Program, system, method, and information processing device

Abstract

Provided are a game system, a game method, a game program, and an information processing device that can properly acquire sleep information and progress a game using the sleep information even when a situation occurs in which the user's sleep information cannot be properly measured. [Solution] The game system 1 includes a sleep information acquisition unit 204 that acquires a user's sleep information, a sleep information modification unit 206 that generates modified sleep information by modifying at least a portion of the sleep information based on sleep information with content different from the original sleep information, and a game control unit 210 that determines a first effect of the game based on the sleep information when modified sleep information has not been generated by the sleep information modification unit 206, and determines a second effect different from the first effect based on the modified sleep information when modified sleep information has been generated by the sleep information modification unit 206.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a game system, a game method, a game program, and an information processing device, and more particularly to a game system, a game method, a game program, and an information processing device in which a game progress process is executed using sleep information of a user. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there is known a program that executes a game progress process based on a user's sleep information, and causes a computer to function as a sleep information acquisition unit that acquires sleep information and a determination unit that determines whether the acquired sleep information is the user's sleep information (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The program described in Patent Document 1 makes it possible to prevent the sleep information from being used fraudulently in a game that progresses based on the user's sleep information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-65642 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the program described in Patent Document 1 and the conventional game program using sleep information, sleep information can be acquired by various methods using various devices having various sensors. However, if a program or system is configured on the premise of acquiring highly accurate sleep information, a device capable of acquiring sleep information with high accuracy is required, and the number of users who can enjoy a game using sleep information is limited. On the other hand, if a program or system is configured using sleep information acquired by various devices capable of acquiring sleep information without limiting the accuracy, the number of users who can enjoy the game increases. However, if a device with low accuracy of acquiring sleep information is used, the sleep measurement result may not reflect the actual sleep state of the user. In addition, in a game using sleep information, most users sleep once a day, so the game result can be acquired only once a day. In this case, if some error occurs during sleep and the sleep information cannot be acquired, the game result cannot be acquired, and the user's disadvantage and dissatisfaction may be extremely large compared to a game not using sleep information.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a game system, a game method, a game program, and an information processing device that can properly acquire sleep information and allow a game to proceed using the sleep information even if a situation occurs in which the user's sleep information cannot be properly measured. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides A computer having a processor and a memory Play a game using sleep information The program causes a processor to acquire a time period during which the user sleeps, the time period being acquired by the sensor. Get information a step of storing a time when the sleeping time information was acquired by the sensor and a time when the sleeping time information was not acquired, a step of correcting at least a part of the time when the sleeping time information was not acquired as a changed sleeping time in response to a correction instruction input by a user, and storing the information of the changed sleeping time, and a step of determining a game effect based on the sleeping time information or the changed sleeping time information, the step of determining a game effect being The first game effect, When the sleep time corresponding to the changed sleep time information is the first hour Determine the first and second game effects to be different from each other. program is provided. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the game system, game method, game program, and information processing device of the present invention, it is possible to provide a game system, game method, game program, and information processing device that can properly acquire sleep information and allow a game to proceed using the sleep information even in the event that a situation occurs in which the user's sleep information cannot be properly measured. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the game system according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 3] 4 is a data configuration diagram of each storage section of the storage unit according to the embodiment. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of processing in the game system according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a modified example of the processing in the game system according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] [Embodiment Mode] <Overview of Game System 1> Fig. 1 shows an overview of the game system according to this embodiment. Specifically, Fig. 1(a) shows an overview of the configuration of the game system 1 according to this embodiment, and Fig. 1(b) shows an example of the display flow of the terminal device 10 included in the game system 1 according to this embodiment. Fig. 1(b) shows the passage of time from left to right.

[0010] The game system 1 according to this embodiment is a system that executes a game using sleep information related to a user's sleep. As shown in FIG. 1(a), the game system 1 includes a user's terminal device 10, a sleep measurement unit 11 that measures the user's sleep state, and a server 20 that executes game processing. The terminal device 10 and the server 20 are connected to each other via a communication network 80 so as to be able to communicate with each other bidirectionally. In the game system 1, the server 20 accepts the user's sleep information and progresses the game. The game system 1 may be a server-client type game system. The sleep measurement unit 11 may be a device separate and independent from the terminal device 10, or may be built into the terminal device 10.

[0011] 1(a) shows an example in which one terminal device 10 is connected to the server 20 via a communication network 80, but multiple terminal devices 10 used by different users may each be connected to the server 20 via the communication network 80. In the following explanation, for the sake of simplicity, an example in which one terminal device 10 is connected to the server 20 via the communication network 80 will be explained.

[0012] The game system 1 acquires the user's sleep information (e.g., sleep duration) measured by the sleep measurement unit 11, and determines the effect of the game based on the acquired sleep information. For example, the game system 1 can accumulate the acquired sleep information, output the history of the user's sleep state, and grant the user a reward (for example, experience points, in-game virtual currency, a predetermined character or item, etc.) determined based on the acquired sleep information.

[0013] Specifically, when the user goes to sleep, the game system 1 detects the user's start to go to sleep via the terminal device 10 and starts acquiring the user's sleep information. Then, when the game system 1 detects the user's wakeup via the terminal device 10, it stops acquiring the user's sleep information and determines the effect of the game based on the acquired sleep information. Then, the game system 1 outputs the game result to the terminal device 10.

[0014] For example, when the game system 1 detects that the user has woken up, it displays the acquired sleep information on the display unit 300 of the terminal device 10. As an example, as shown in Fig. 1(b), the game system 1 displays the amount of sleep the user has had in a predetermined display area 310 of the display unit 300 together with predetermined information such as the current time, date information, and the number of consecutive days for which sleep information has been acquired (in the example of Fig. 1(b), "Today's sleep time" is displayed as "3 hours and 3 minutes").

[0015] Here, the game system 1 can accept a user's operation input to accept the correction of the sleep information. For example, when the user judges that the sleep time displayed in the display area 310 is not a correct sleep time, the game system 1 accepts the user's operation input and enables the user to correct the sleep time. Note that, when the game system 1 refers to the user's past sleep history and judges that the acquired sleep time has a predetermined abnormality, the game system 1 may prompt the user to correct the sleep time from the game system 1 side. For example, when the sleep time displayed in the display area 310 differs from the average value of the user's past sleep time (e.g., the arithmetic mean of the past sleep time) by a predetermined time or more, the game system 1 can prompt the user to correct the sleep time from the game system 1 side. Then, as shown in FIG. 1(b), the game system 1 accepts a predetermined operation input from the user and displays a form for accepting a correction input of the sleep time in a predetermined display area 310a of the display unit 300. Then, the game system 1 accepts the user's operation input on the form and corrects the sleep time. In the example of FIG. 1(b), the sleep time has been corrected to "8 hours 0 minutes" as shown in the display area 310b of the display unit 300. The game system 1 determines the game effect based on the corrected sleep time. Then, the game system 1 outputs the game result according to the determined game effect to the terminal device 10.

[0016] Furthermore, the game system 1 may display, in a comparable manner, on the display unit 300, both the game effect determined based on the sleep information measured by the sleep measurement unit 11 and the game effect determined based on the sleep information corrected in response to a user's operational input. The game system 1 may then accept a user's operational input and determine the game effect based on either the sleep information measured by the sleep measurement unit 11 or the corrected sleep information.

[0017] In this way, the game system 1 acquires sleep information from the time the user goes to sleep until the user wakes up, and allows the user to modify part of the sleep information after the user wakes up. When the sleep information is modified, the game system 1 can use the modified sleep information to determine the effect of the game. As a result, even if there is a problem in the sleep measurement unit 11 acquiring the sleep information or if the sleep information cannot be properly acquired due to some error, the game system 1 allows the user to modify the sleep information and can execute game processing using the modified sleep information. Therefore, according to the game system 1, since the sleep information related to the sleep taken by the user can be modified to appropriate content, the user's motivation to continue playing the game can be maintained even if the sleep information cannot be acquired due to some problem.

[0018] The terminal device 10 may be connected to one or more sleep measurement units 11 by wire or wirelessly. Although one sleep measurement unit 11 is shown in Fig. 1(a), multiple sleep measurement units 11 may be connected to the terminal device 10. Furthermore, one or more sleep measurement units 11 may be built into the terminal device 10.

[0019] The terminal device 10 is a device that can be operated by a user. The terminal device 10 may be, for example, a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet compatible with a mobile communication system. In addition, the terminal device 10 may be, for example, a stationary personal computer (PC), a laptop PC, a notebook PC, a portable game machine, and / or a home game machine or a dedicated game machine. The communication network 80 is a communication network such as a mobile phone network and / or the Internet. The communication network 80 may also include a communication network such as a wired LAN and a wireless LAN. The game system 1 according to this embodiment will be described in detail below, but the names and numerical values ​​in the above and following descriptions are merely examples, and it is noted that the present invention is not limited to these proper names and numerical values, and that these proper names and numerical values ​​do not necessarily relate to real proper names and numerical values.

[0020] <Details of Game System 1> Fig. 2 shows an example of the functional configuration of the game system according to this embodiment, and Fig. 3 shows an example of the data configuration of each storage section of a storage unit included in the game system according to this embodiment.

[0021] [Game System 1 Configuration Overview] The game system 1 according to the present embodiment is a system for executing a game using sleep information related to the user's sleep. The game system 1 includes an output unit 100 for outputting various information, an input unit 102 for receiving input from the user, a sleep measurement unit 11 for measuring the user's sleep state, an input acquisition unit 200 for acquiring information related to the input received from the user, an output control unit 202 for controlling the output of information to the output unit 100, a sleep information acquisition unit 204 for acquiring the user's sleep information, a sleep information change unit 206 for changing the sleep information, a sleep information determination unit 208 for determining the sleep information, a game control unit 210 for controlling various processes of the game including the determination of the game effect, and a storage unit 216 for storing various information. The storage unit 216 includes a user information storage unit 218 for storing information related to the user, and a game information storage unit 220 for storing information related to the game.

[0022] In the game system 1, for example, a game is executed on a terminal device 10 used by a user. In this case, the terminal device 10 is configured to have at least an output unit 100 and an input unit 102.

[0023] The game system 1 may have the above-mentioned multiple components in the same device or location, and some of the above-mentioned multiple components may be installed in physically separate locations. In this case, each component may be connected by a communication network such as the Internet. For example, the game system 1 may have an external server perform some of the functions of the components. The game system 1 may also be configured as one or more servers. In this case, the game system 1 is configured by combining a terminal device, components of one server, and components of another server. In this embodiment, each device (terminal device, server, etc.) can also be understood as an information processing device. That is, a collection of each device (a collection of predetermined components) can be understood as one "information processing device," and the game system 1 may be formed as a collection of multiple information processing devices. The method of allocating multiple functions required to realize the game system 1 according to this embodiment to one or multiple hardware devices can be appropriately determined in consideration of the processing capacity of each hardware device and / or the specifications required for the game system 1. In addition, the various information stored in the storage unit 216 may be updated based on user instructions or information received via the input unit 102, or may be updated at any time by obtaining specified information from a specified server located outside the game system 1.

[0024] [Gaming System 1 Configuration Details] In the following description, a case will be described in which a user mainly uses a terminal device 10 (e.g., a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a PC, etc.) to execute a game provided by the game system 1. The server 20 manages user information in the game system 1 and executes game processing. Examples of user information include game characters, game items, and amounts of virtual currency held by the user (including virtual currency given to the user free of charge and virtual currency given to the user for a fee), and user sleep information measured by the sleep measurement unit 11.

[0025] (Game control unit 210) The game control unit 210 communicates between the terminal device 10 and the server 20, and progresses the user's game play based on the user's sleep information received from the terminal device 10. For example, the game control unit 210 determines game objects such as characters and items to be featured in the user's game play by drawing lots in order to progress the game play. The determined characters, items, etc. may appear in the game play, not as the user's possessions. This allows the user to have the experience of discovering a new game character based on the sleep information. In addition, the game control unit 210 may draw lots for game objects such as characters and items, and grant them to the user. For example, the game control unit 210 receives information on the sleep time and the sleep quality as the user's sleep information from the user's terminal device 10, and draws lots for items and grants them to the user based on the user's sleep information. Here, the game control unit 210 may change the lottery table used in the lottery and the number of lotteries according to the user's sleep information. This means that if the sleep information differs, the lottery algorithm will also differ, and the game progress will change when the user wakes up, providing the user with a variety of fun when they wake up.

[0026] Furthermore, the game control unit 210 executes various kinds of game processing in response to user operation input received via the input unit 102. For example, the game control unit 210 executes game processing such as processing for giving a predetermined item to a character, processing for a character's action in the in-game virtual space when the character is designated by the user, processing for the user to acquire items with or without payment or to acquire virtual currency, and processing for consuming items owned by the user.

[0027] (output unit 100, output control unit 202) The output unit 100 is controlled by the output control unit 202 and outputs various information related to the execution of the game (for example, text information, image information of still images and moving images, audio information, etc.). The output unit 100 outputs various processing results and information stored in the storage unit 216 in a manner that allows the user to perceive them. Specifically, the output control unit 202 causes the output unit 100 to output various processing results in each component and information stored in the storage unit 216 as data in a predetermined format, still images, moving images, and / or text, etc. The output unit 100 may output information received from an external server. The output unit 100 may be configured to include a display unit that displays various information, an audio output unit such as a speaker that outputs audio, etc. The display unit may be, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display.

[0028] Furthermore, the output control unit 202 controls the output of predetermined information to the output unit 100. For example, the output control unit 202 causes the output unit 100 to output various types of information on the game, such as the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204, the sleep information changed in response to a user's operational input (hereinafter referred to as "changed sleep information"), and / or the game effect determined by the game control unit 210.

[0029] (Input unit 102, input surface 104, input control unit 106) The input unit 102 accepts inputs such as predetermined instructions and operations from a user. The input unit 102 supplies the instructions to predetermined components of the game system 1. Each component that accepts the instructions performs a predetermined function. The input unit 102 is an input device (for example, a touch panel, a touch pad, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a motion sensor, etc.) for accepting operation inputs from a user. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the input unit 102 is a touch panel provided in the terminal device 10. Note that the touch panel may be capable of detecting multi-touch. Specifically, the touch panel as the input unit 102 has an input surface 104 to which operations and the like from a user are input, and an input control unit 106 that acquires information regarding the operations input to the input surface 104. The touch panel is arranged overlaid on the display unit that is the output unit 100, and the surface of the touch panel corresponds to the input surface 104.

[0030] For example, an area for accepting a predetermined instruction is displayed on the display unit, and the input surface 104 detects the predetermined instruction at a position designated by a user's operation (e.g., a touch operation, a tap operation, a slide operation, etc.) on that area of ​​the input surface 104. The input surface 104 supplies the detected information, i.e., information indicating the predetermined instruction at the detected position, to the input control unit 106. As an example, the display unit displays an area for accepting an instruction for the user to start sleeping, an area for accepting an instruction for the user to wake up, etc. The input control unit 106 obtains the information indicating the predetermined instruction from the input surface 104, and supplies the information to a predetermined component of the game system 1.

[0031] (Sleep measurement section 11) The sleep measurement unit 11 acquires information related to the sleep of the user of the terminal device 10. The sleep measurement unit 11 supplies the acquired information to the sleep information acquisition unit 204. When the terminal device 10 and the sleep measurement unit 11 are separate and independent devices, the terminal device 10 communicates with the sleep measurement unit 11 by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or Wi-Fi, and receives the sensing result of the sleep measurement unit 11. The sleep measurement unit 11 may also be compatible with a communication standard of a mobile communication system such as 5G, and transmit the sensing result to the server 20 without using short-range wireless communication. In this case, the terminal device 10 may receive and store the sleep information acquired by the server 20 that has received the sensing result from the sleep measurement unit 11 from the server 20.

[0032] The sleep measurement unit 11 is realized, for example, by a motion sensor built into the terminal device 10. That is, the terminal device 10 and the sleep measurement unit 11 may be in the same device. In this case, the terminal device 10 also functions as the sleep measurement unit 11. The sleep measurement unit 11 may be, for example, a wearable device such as a wristwatch type, a finger ring type, or an eye mask type that is worn on the user's body, and may be configured to have a motion sensor such as a gyro sensor as a device independent of the terminal device 10. The sleep measurement unit 11 may also be a device placed on a mattress or pillow on which the user sleeps.

[0033] Here, the motion sensor may include an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, etc., and senses the movement of the terminal device 10 and outputs the sensing result. For example, by placing the terminal device 10 on the mattress of a bed on which the user sleeps, the motion sensor can detect the movement of the sleeping user when the sleeping user moves on the mattress. By using the sensing result of the motion sensor, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 described later can determine whether the user is asleep or awake, and whether the sleeping user is in light sleep, deep sleep, REM sleep, or non-REM sleep, and acquire the sleep information.

[0034] In addition, the user may use two or more sleep measurement units 11 at the same time. For example, the user may wear two wristwatch-type sleep measurement units 11, or the user may wear a wristwatch-type sleep measurement unit 11 and use a smartphone as the sleep measurement unit 11. This allows the user's body movements during sleep to be detected by a gyro sensor or the like. By accumulating the sensing results sensed by various sensors while the user is sleeping, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 can determine whether the user is sleeping, in a light sleep state, in a deep sleep state, in REM sleep, in non-REM sleep, and the like, and acquire the results as sleep information. In this way, the quality of the user's sleep can be evaluated by, for example, distinguishing the waveforms of REM sleep and non-REM sleep. For example, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 has a preset cycle of REM sleep and non-REM sleep for good quality sleep, and can evaluate the quality of the user's sleep by comparing the waveforms of REM sleep and non-REM sleep during the user's sleep, and acquire the results as sleep information.

[0035] The sleep information acquiring unit 204 can also detect that the user has gone to bed (for example, lay down on the bed) and fallen asleep after going to bed, based on the output of a motion sensor of the sleep measuring unit 11 or the like. The sleep information acquiring unit 204 can also determine whether the user has performed an input operation on the terminal device 10 or whether the user has perceived information output to the output unit 100 of the terminal device 10 after going to bed and before falling asleep. That is, the sleep information acquiring unit 204 can determine whether a user who is about to go to sleep has operated the terminal device 10 before going to sleep.

[0036] Furthermore, the sleep measuring units 11 that are expected to be used in advance by the game system 1 may be managed in a whitelist format. When the sleep information acquiring unit 204 described below acquires sleep information from a sleep measuring unit 11 that is not managed by the game system 1, the server 20 may regard the sleep measuring unit 11 as an unidentifiable sleep measuring unit and not accept the sleep information, and may execute subsequent processing using parameters for the unidentifiable sleep measuring unit 11, etc.

[0037] In addition, the difference in the type of the sleep measurement unit 11 does not necessarily have to be a difference in the device. That is, even if the sleep measurement unit 11 has the same device configuration, it may be managed as a different sleep measurement unit 11 in the game system 1 depending on the type of software or application used before supplying the sleep information to the server 20. For example, even if the sleep information is detected using the same sleep measurement unit 11, it can be managed as a different "sleep measurement unit ID" when a sleep measurement application A is used to process the sleep information and when a sleep measurement application B different from the sleep measurement application A is used to process the sleep information. In this way, by managing as a different "sleep measurement unit ID" depending on the combination of the type of device as the device configuration and the application used, more flexible generation of sleep information is possible, and as a result, the interest of the game according to the sleep state can be fully demonstrated.

[0038] (Input Acquisition Unit 200) The input acquisition unit 200 acquires a user's operation input. That is, the input acquisition unit 200 acquires information indicating the user's operation input inputted to the input surface 104 via the input control unit 106. The input acquisition unit 200 supplies the information indicating the acquired operation input to other predetermined components.

[0039] (Sleep information acquisition unit 204) The sleep information acquisition unit 204 acquires the user's sleep information and / or error information (information indicating the occurrence of an unexpected malfunction or a malfunction of the sleep measurement unit 11, etc.). Specifically, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 acquires information related to the user's sleep acquired by the sleep measurement unit 11, that is, sleep information, from the sleep measurement unit 11. The sleep information is, for example, information such as the user's awake / sleep state, date information, time of going to bed, time of falling asleep, time of going to bed, time of waking up, duration of sleep, and / or quality of sleep. For example, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 acquires sleep information from the start of the user's sleep (or going to bed or starting to sleep) to waking up.

[0040] Furthermore, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 judges whether the user has started to sleep and whether the user has woken up based on the sleep information. That is, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 judges the time when the user started to sleep and the time when the user started to wake up based on the sleep information acquired by the sleep measurement unit 11. The sleep information acquisition unit 204 supplies the acquired sleep information to the sleep information change unit 206 and the game control unit 210.

[0041] When the input acquisition unit 200 acquires an operation input of the user starting to sleep via the input unit 102, the sleep measurement unit 11 can start acquiring information related to the user's sleep. In this case, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 determines that the user has started to sleep in response to this operation input or based on the sleep information acquired by the sleep measurement unit 11 (for example, information such as the sensing result of the motion sensor). Then, when the input acquisition unit 200 acquires an operation input of the user to wake up via the input unit 102, the sleep measurement unit 11 stops acquiring the sleep information of the user. In this case, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 determines that the user has woken up in response to this operation input or based on the sleep information acquired by the sleep measurement unit 11. The sleep information acquisition unit 204 acquires the sleep information from the start of sleep to the wakeup of the user measured by the sleep measurement unit 11 in response to the judgment of the user's sleep start and the judgment of the wakeup of the user.

[0042] Furthermore, the sleep measurement unit 11 may constantly acquire information related to the user's sleep. In this case, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 determines that the user has started sleeping when the input acquisition unit 200 acquires an operation input from the user to start sleeping via the input unit 102, or based on the sleep information acquired by the sleep measurement unit 11. Then, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 determines that the user has woken up when the input acquisition unit 200 acquires an operation input from the user to wake up via the input unit 102, or based on the sleep information acquired by the sleep measurement unit 11. The sleep information acquisition unit 204 acquires the sleep information of the user measured by the sleep measurement unit 11 from the time when it is determined that the user has started sleeping to the time when it is determined that the user has woken up.

[0043] (Sleep information change unit 206) The sleep information change unit 206 generates changed sleep information by changing at least a part of the sleep information. That is, the changed sleep information is generated by changing at least a part of the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204. The sleep information change unit 206 acquires sleep information with contents different from the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204 through the user's operation input, and changes at least a part of the sleep information using the acquired information to generate changed sleep information. The sleep information change unit 206 may generate changed sleep information by changing at least a part of the sleep information not acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204. For example, when the user goes to bed and wakes up while forgetting to start the operation of the sleep measurement unit 11, the sleep time is not acquired. In this case, the sleep information change unit 206 acquires information on the sleep time through the user's operation input, and generates changed sleep information including the acquired information on the sleep time. The sleep information change unit 206 supplies the changed sleep information to the game control unit 210. The game control unit 210 determines the effect of the game based on the changed sleep information.

[0044] Specifically, when the sleep information acquisition unit 204 determines that the user has woken up, the output control unit 202 causes the output unit 100 to output the sleep information or error information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204. Thereafter, when the user determines that the sleep information needs to be changed, the input acquisition unit 200 accepts an input instruction (e.g., an instruction to correct or register) for at least a part of the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204, which is different from the acquired sleep information. The game control unit 210 can calculate the average value of the user's sleep time by referring to the user's past sleep information included in the user's sleep information stored in the user information storage unit 218. Then, the game control unit 210 compares the calculated average value (average sleep time) with the sleep time included in the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204. When the comparison result shows that the sleep time included in the sleep information is longer or shorter than the average sleep time by a predetermined time or more, the game control unit 210 may instruct the output control unit 202 to output information to prompt the user to correct the sleep time to the output unit 100, regardless of the presence or absence of an instruction from the user.

[0045] For example, the game control unit 210 instructs the output control unit 202 to output a form in which sleep information can be input to the output unit 100. Then, the input acquisition unit 200 acquires information about the user's operation input to the form via the input unit 102. As an example, the input acquisition unit 200 acquires sleep information from the user via the input unit 102, the sleep information being different from the sleep information output by the output unit 100 for at least a part of the sleep information (e.g., sleeping hours). Then, the input acquisition unit 200 supplies the acquired information to the sleep information change unit 206. The sleep information change unit 206 generates changed sleep information based on the information acquired by the input acquisition unit 200. For example, the sleep information change unit 206 changes the sleeping hours acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204 by replacing them with the sleeping hours according to the user's input instruction acquired by the input acquisition unit 200, and generates changed sleep information.

[0046] Here, the sleep information changing unit 206 can generate changed sleep information by changing information that the user can be aware of among the sleep information. Examples of the sleep information that the user can be aware of include the time related to sleep and the quality of sleep. As an example, the sleep information changing unit 206 can generate changed sleep information by changing the time related to sleep as the sleep information. The time related to sleep may be the sleeping time, the time when the user goes to bed, the time when he / she goes to bed, the time when he / she falls asleep, and / or the time when he / she wakes up.

[0047] Furthermore, the sleep information changing unit 206 may generate changed sleep information in which information on sleep quality is changed as the sleep information. That is, when information on sleep quality is output to the output unit 100 as the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquiring unit 204, the sleep quality indicated by the information may differ from the sleep quality recognized by the user. In this case, the game control unit 210 instructs the output control unit 202 to output a form in which information on sleep quality can be input to the output unit 100. Then, the input acquiring unit 200 acquires information on the user's operation input to the form via the input unit 102. The input acquiring unit 200 supplies information on the acquired operation input to the sleep information changing unit 206. The sleep information changing unit 206 generates changed sleep information including the sleep quality indicated by the information.

[0048] When the input acquiring unit 200 receives an input instruction to change the user's sleeping time as sleep information, it is preferable that the sleep information changing unit 206 receives a change to the sleeping time by the input instruction to a predetermined upper limit of the sleep time that can be changed and generates the changed sleep information. This can prevent the sleep time as sleep information from being extended indefinitely. The sleep information changing unit 206 may set an upper limit on the number of times changed sleep information is generated. For example, the sleep information changing unit 206 may set an upper limit on the number of times changed sleep information can be generated within a predetermined period (one week, as an example).

[0049] (Determining the game's effects) The game control unit 210 determines the effect of the game based on the sleep information or the changed sleep information. For example, the game control unit 210 determines the reward content to be given to the user. The game control unit 210 can make the reward content as the effect of the game determined based on the sleep information different from or the same as the reward content as the effect of the game determined based on the changed sleep information. That is, when the sleep information is the sleep time, the sleep quality, etc., and when the sleep time, the sleep quality, etc. indicated by the sleep information are the same as the sleep time, the sleep quality, etc. indicated by the changed sleep information, the rewards given to the user can be made different from or the same as the reward content as the effect of the game. From the viewpoint of avoiding as much as possible an instruction by the user to correct at least a part of the sleep information, it is preferable to make the reward content as the effect of the game determined based on the sleep information different from the reward content as the effect of the game determined based on the changed sleep information. That is, when the changed sleep information has not been generated by the sleep information change unit 206, the game control unit 210 determines the first effect of the game based on the sleep information, and when the changed sleep information has been generated by the sleep information change unit 206, determines the second effect different from the first effect based on the changed sleep information.

[0050] As an example, assume that the user's original sleep time is "8 hours", but the sleep time included in the sleep information is "3 hours", so that the user operates to correct the sleep time to "8 hours", and modified sleep information with the sleep time of "8 hours" is generated. In this case, the reward given to the user when the sleep time included in the sleep information is "8 hours" and when the sleep time included in the modified sleep information is "8 hours" can be different or the same. However, when the reward content is the same, when determining the effect of the game based on the modified sleep information, the game control unit 210 may impose a predetermined penalty or burden on the user with respect to parameters in the game other than the reward. The penalty or burden may be, for example, a penalty or burden that allows the generation of modified sleep information when the consumption of a predetermined item is accepted from the user, a penalty or burden that reduces a predetermined parameter of a character owned by the user, and / or a penalty or burden that prohibits game play for a predetermined period of time.

[0051] An example of how the game control unit 210 determines the effect of the game will be described below.

[0052] (Example 1 of determining game effects) When the sleep information acquisition unit 204 acquires sleep information, the game control unit 210 may provisionally determine an effect of the game (first effect) based on the sleep information, and when the sleep information change unit 206 generates changed sleep information, the game control unit 210 may provisionally determine an effect of the game (second effect) based on the changed sleep information. Then, the game control unit 210 may instruct the output control unit 202 to output the first effect and the second effect to the output unit 100 so as to be comparable. When the input acquisition unit 200 acquires a user's selection instruction to select either the first effect or the second effect via the input unit 102, the game control unit 210 may officially determine the effect selected by the user as the effect of the game, and proceed with the game.

[0053] (Game Effect Determination Example 2) When the sleep information acquisition unit 204 acquires the sleep information and the sleep information change unit 206 generates the changed sleep information, the game control unit 210 may instruct the output control unit 202 to output the sleep information and the changed sleep information to the output unit 100. Then, when the input acquisition unit 200 acquires a user's selection instruction to select either the sleep information or the changed sleep information via the input unit 102, the game control unit 210 may determine the effect of the game using the information selected by the user.

[0054] (Game Effect Determination Example 3) The sleep information change unit 206 may generate modified sleep information when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined condition may be, for example, detection of a pre-determined error or an unexpected error, receipt of an instruction from the user to consume a predetermined item, etc. In this way, even if data that would not be possible on the game system 1 is detected due to a predetermined cause, or an obvious error occurs and the sleep information acquisition unit 204 is unable to acquire appropriate sleep information, the game control unit 210 can use the modified sleep information as appropriate sleep information and determine the effect of the game.

[0055] In addition, when the sleep information changing unit 206 enables the generation of changed sleep information upon receiving a request from the user to consume a predetermined item, the predetermined item is an item (including in-game virtual currency) owned by the user. This limits the number of times that changed sleep information can be generated. For example, the sleep information changing unit 206 may enable the generation of changed sleep information in exchange for consumption of a predetermined amount of the user's owned items and / or in-game virtual currency, etc., stored in the user information storage unit 218. As an example, the sleep information changing unit 206 instructs the output control unit 202 to output a button or the like that accepts an operation input from the user regarding whether or not the user wishes to generate changed sleep information in exchange for consumption of the predetermined item or the like, to the output unit 100. Then, when the input acquisition unit 200 acquires an operation input to the button via the input unit 102, the sleep information changing unit 206 enables the generation of changed sleep information.

[0056] (Game Effect Determination Example 4) The game control unit 210 can determine the effect based on the changed sleep information as an effect with content different from the effect based on the sleep information (i.e., the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204). For example, the game control unit 210 can determine a reward for the user as the effect to be determined. In this case, the game control unit 210 may reduce the reward determined based on the changed sleep information compared to the reward determined based on the sleep information. Alternatively, the game control unit 210 can set the effect determined based on the changed sleep information to a constant effect regardless of the content of the changed sleep information (for example, a reward determined according to the length of sleep time as sleep information may be set to a constant reward regardless of the length of sleep time).

[0057] (Game Effect Determination Example 5) The game control unit 210 can store the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204 in the user information storage unit 218 in association with the date on which the sleep information was acquired. The game control unit 210 may refer to the information stored in the user information storage unit 218, and when the sleep information is acquired continuously, may provide the user with a predetermined reward according to information indicating the continuity (typically, the number of consecutive days). The sleep information modification unit 206 may enable the generation of modified sleep information on the condition that the provision of the predetermined reward granted according to the number of consecutive days on which the sleep information is acquired is stopped or reset, or the reward is reduced.

[0058] (Game Effect Determination Example 6) When the sleep information or the changed sleep information includes information on the quality of sleep, the game control unit 210 may determine different game effects according to the quality of sleep. For example, the game control unit 210 may give different rewards (e.g., characters, items, in-game virtual currency, etc.) to the user when the information on the quality of sleep includes information indicating that the user has had a deep sleep compared to a predetermined standard and when the information includes information indicating that the user has had a light sleep compared to a predetermined standard. In this way, the game system 1 can give different rewards to the user depending on whether the user has had a deep sleep or a light sleep, thereby enriching the variety of game developments.

[0059] (Game Effect Determination Example 7) When the sleep information change unit 206 generates changed sleep information including at least a part of the sleep information not acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204, the effect of the game determined based on the sleep information when the sleep information acquisition unit 204 has acquired the sleep information may be made different from the effect of the game determined based on the changed sleep information. For example, when the sleep information acquisition unit 204 has not acquired the sleeping time, the sleep information change unit 206 acquires information on the sleeping time (for example, x hours) through a user's operation input and generates changed sleep information including the acquired information on the sleeping time. In this case, the game control unit 210 can make the effect of the game (third effect) determined based on the sleep information acquired when the sleep information acquisition unit 204 measures the user's sleep for "x hours" different from the effect of the game (fourth effect) determined based on the changed sleep information including the information on "x hours" acquired through a user's operation input. For example, the reward to be granted to the user determined based on the fourth effect can be increased or decreased relative to the reward to be granted to the user determined based on the third effect (typically, the reward determined based on the fourth effect can be reduced).

[0060] (Sleep information confirmation section 208) After the effect of the game is officially determined, the sleep information determination unit 208 determines the content of the sleep information or the changed sleep information. That is, after the effect of the game is officially determined by the game control unit 210 (i.e., after the effect of the game is confirmed), the sleep information determination unit 208 receives information from the game control unit 210 that the effect of the game has been officially determined. Then, the sleep information determination unit 208 instructs the sleep information change unit 206 to prohibit further modification and / or registration of part or all of the sleep information or the changed sleep information used in determining the effect of the game. The sleep information determination unit 208 continues this prohibition process until the sleep information acquisition unit 204 next determines that the user has started sleeping.

[0061] The sleep information determination unit 208 may stop the prohibition process when a predetermined release condition is met after the effect of the game is officially determined. The predetermined release condition may be, for example, a condition that places a greater burden on the user than a predetermined condition for enabling the sleep information change unit 206 to generate changed sleep information. For example, if the condition for enabling the generation of changed sleep information requires consumption of a predetermined amount (first amount) of a predetermined item, the sleep information determination unit 208 stops the prohibition process when the user instructs consumption of an amount (second amount) of an item that is greater than the first amount.

[0062] (Storage Unit 216) The storage unit 216 stores various information related to the game system 1. Each storage section included in the storage unit 216 supplies predetermined information to other components of the game system 1 in response to a request from the other components.

[0063] (Storage unit 216: User information storage section 218) The user information storage unit 218 stores user information, game history information, information on owned items, information on owned characters, and / or sleep information, etc., in association with a user ID for identifying a user. Examples of the user information include a user name, which is a name set by the user, a login ID, a password, and / or information on in-game virtual currency held by the user. The user information may include information on the time of an alarm set by the user. Examples of the game history information include information on an operation input performed by the user in the game (typically, an operation input in a non-acquired mode). Examples of the information on owned items include information on game items held by the user. The game items are, for example, items that the game control unit 210 has awarded to the user by drawing lots based on the user's sleep information. The information on owned items includes information on the type and number of each game item. Examples of the information on owned characters include information on characters acquired by the user in the game. Examples of the sleep information include sleep information on the user's sleep measured by the sleep measurement unit 11 (including the number of consecutive measurement days on which the sleep information was acquired). The sleep information may be associated with the date and time when the sleep information acquisition unit 204 acquired the sleep information. For example, the user information storage section 218 can store the user's sleeping hours as sleep history in association with the date and time as sleep information.

[0064] (Storage unit 216: Game information storage section 220) The game information storage unit 220 stores game information in association with a game information ID. Examples of game information include information on characters appearing in a game, information on items, information on item lotteries, information on in-game virtual currency, and / or predetermined sound or music information. For example, when the game information storage unit 220 stores information on characters as game information, it stores the character information as game information in association with a character ID as a game information ID. Similarly, various other pieces of information are stored in association with the IDs of the various pieces of information.

[0065] [Processing flow of game system 1] FIG. 4 shows an example of the flow of processing in the game system according to this embodiment.

[0066] First, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 judges whether or not the user has started to sleep based on the measurement by the sleep measurement unit 11 or the instruction of the user to start sleeping received via the input unit 102 (step 10. Hereinafter, step is represented as "S"). If the sleep information acquisition unit 204 judges that the user has not started to sleep (No in S10), the sleep information acquisition unit 204 waits to acquire the sleep information until the user starts to sleep. On the other hand, if the sleep information acquisition unit 204 judges that the user has started to sleep (Yes in S10), the sleep information acquisition unit 204 starts acquiring the sleep information of the user measured by the sleep measurement unit 11 (S12). Note that, if the sleep measurement unit 11 is not performing measurement, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 starts measurement by the sleep measurement unit 11, and if the sleep measurement unit 11 is constantly measuring, starts acquiring the sleep information measured by the sleep measurement unit 11 from the start of the user's sleep.

[0067] Then, the sleep information acquisition unit 204 determines whether the user has woken up based on the measurement by the sleep measurement unit 11 or the user's wake-up instruction received via the input unit 102 (S14). If the sleep information acquisition unit 204 determines that the user has not woken up (No in S14), the sleep information acquisition unit 204 continues acquiring sleep information. On the other hand, if the sleep information acquisition unit 204 determines that the user has woken up (Yes in S14), the sleep information acquisition unit 204 stops acquiring the user's sleep information measured by the sleep measurement unit 11 (S16). The sleep information acquisition unit 204 supplies the acquired sleep information to the output control unit 202 and the game control unit 210.

[0068] The output control unit 202 causes the output unit 100 to output at least a part of the received sleep information (S18). For example, the output control unit 202 causes the output unit 100 to output the user's sleeping time as sleep information. The sleep information change unit 206 then instructs the output control unit 202 to output a predetermined operator for accepting a request / unnecessity to correct or register at least a part of the sleep information to the output unit 100. When the input acquisition unit 200 accepts an operation input for the operator that corresponds to a request to correct or register at least a part of the sleep information via the input unit 102 (Yes in S20), the sleep information change unit 206 instructs the output control unit 202 to output a form for accepting the contents of the correction or registration to the output unit 100. When the input acquisition unit 200 acquires the user's input contents for the form via the input unit 102, the sleep information change unit 206 generates changed sleep information based on the input contents (S22). Next, the game control unit 210 formally determines the effect of the game based on this changed sleep information (S24).

[0069] On the other hand, when the input acquisition unit 200 receives an operation input for the relevant operator through the input unit 102, which corresponds to the operation input for the operator that does not require correction or registration of at least a part of the sleep information (No in S20), the game control unit 210 formally determines the effect of the game based on the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204 (S24). Then, after the effect of the game is formally determined based on the sleep information or the changed sleep information, the sleep information determination unit 208 determines the contents of the sleep information or the changed sleep information used to determine the effect of the game, and prohibits partial or whole correction and / or registration until the user starts sleeping again next time (S26). In other words, after the effect of the game on the day the user wakes up is once determined, the sleep information determination unit 208 prohibits the sleep information change unit 206 from generating changed sleep information by again correcting the sleep information or the changed sleep information used to determine the effect. This makes it possible to prevent an act of rewriting the sleep information to appropriate contents again after the effect of the game is determined based on the changed sleep information using inappropriate sleep information and a reward is obtained. Thereafter, the process from S10 onwards is repeated.

[0070] [Modification of the processing flow of the game system 1] Fig. 5 shows an example of a modified processing flow in the game system according to the present embodiment. Note that in Fig. 5, steps with the same numbers as those in Fig. 4 are substantially the same as those in Fig. 4, and therefore detailed explanations will be omitted except for the differences.

[0071] Steps S10 to S22 are the same as the process flow described in FIG. 4. In the modification of FIG. 5, after the sleep information changing unit 206 generates changed sleep information, the effect of the game determined based on the sleep information and the effect of the game determined based on the changed sleep information are output in a comparable manner (S30). That is, the game control unit 210 provisionally determines the effect of the game (first effect) based on the sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition unit 204, and provisionally determines the effect of the game (second effect) based on the changed sleep information generated by the sleep information changing unit 206. Then, the game control unit 210 instructs the output control unit 202 to output the first effect and the second effect to the output unit 100 in a comparable manner. For example, the first effect and the second effect are displayed side by side on the display unit serving as the output unit 100 of the terminal device 10.

[0072] When the input acquisition unit 200 acquires a user's selection instruction to select either the first effect or the second effect via the input unit 102 (S32), the game control unit 210 officially determines the effect selected by the user as the effect of the game and proceeds with the game (S34). After the effect of the game is officially determined based on the sleep information or the changed sleep information, the sleep information determination unit 208 determines the content of the sleep information or the changed sleep information used to determine the effect of the game, and prohibits any modification and / or registration of part or all of the sleep information or the changed sleep information until the user next starts sleeping again (S36). Then, the process from S10 onwards is repeated again.

[0073] [Game Program] Each of the components of the game system 1 according to this embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 5 can be realized by having a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) execute a program (i.e., a game program), that is, by software processing. Also, each of the components can be realized by writing a program in advance into hardware such as an integrated circuit (IC) or other electronic component. Note that software and hardware can also be used in combination.

[0074] The game program according to this embodiment can be incorporated in advance, for example, in an IC or a ROM. The game program can also be provided as a computer program by recording it in an installable or executable file format on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or a semiconductor recording medium. The recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD. Furthermore, the game program can be stored in advance in a computer connected to a communication network such as the Internet, and provided by downloading it via the communication network.

[0075] The game program of this embodiment acts on the CPU and the like to cause the game program to function as the sleep measurement unit 11, output unit 100, input unit 102, input surface 104, input control unit 106, input acquisition unit 200, output control unit 202, sleep information acquisition unit 204, sleep information change unit 206, sleep information confirmation unit 208, game control unit 210, storage unit 216, user information storage unit 218, and game information storage unit 220, which are described in Figures 1 to 5.

[0076] [Effects of the embodiment] Even if the user's sleep information cannot be acquired appropriately, the game system 1 according to the present embodiment can change at least a part of the sleep information to appropriate information after the user wakes up. As a result, even if the sleep information cannot be acquired due to an error in the sleep measurement unit 11 or the like, or even if the user is careless and forgets to start the sleep measurement unit 11 that acquires the sleep information, the game system 1 can acquire appropriate sleep information and determine the effect of the game based on the acquired sleep information. Therefore, according to the game system 1, even if the sleep information cannot be measured appropriately, appropriate sleep information can be input or registered, thereby improving the user's satisfaction with the game.

[0077] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above-described embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. It should be noted that not all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the means for solving the problems of the invention. Furthermore, the technical elements of the above-described embodiments may be applied alone, or may be divided into multiple parts such as program parts and hardware parts and applied. [Explanation of symbols]

[0078] 1. Game System 10 Terminal Equipment 11 Sleep measurement section 20 Servers 80 Communication Networks 100 Output section 102 Input section 104 Input Surface 106 Input control section 200 Input acquisition unit 202 Output control section 204 Sleep information acquisition unit 206 Sleep Information Change Section 208 Sleep information confirmation section 210 Game control unit 216 Storage Unit 218 User information storage section 220 Game information storage section 300 Display 310, 310a, 310b display area

Claims

1. A program for causing a computer having a processor and a memory to execute a game using sleep information, The program causes the processor to: acquiring information on a user's sleep time acquired by a sensor; storing a time when the sleep time information was acquired by the sensor and a time when the sleep time information was not acquired by the sensor; correcting at least a part of the time for which the sleep time information was not acquired as a changed sleep time in response to a correction instruction input by the user, and storing the information on the changed sleep time; determining a game effect based on the sleep time information or the changed sleep time information; Run the command, The step of determining the game effect includes a program for determining a first game effect when the sleep time corresponding to the sleep time information is a first hour, and a second game effect when the sleep time corresponding to the changed sleep time information is the first hour, which are different effects.

2. the game is executed on a terminal device having an output unit and an input unit; acquiring an input instruction from the user to the input unit; outputting information about the sleeping time to the output unit; Then, The program according to claim 1 , wherein the step of acquiring the input instruction includes accepting the correction instruction input after the output unit outputs the information on the sleeping time.

3. 3. The program according to claim 1, further comprising: outputting the first game effect and the second game effect in a comparable manner.

4. A program as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the correction step, when receiving the correction instruction input from the user, accepts a correction to a predetermined upper limit of changeable sleep time or less, and corrects at least a portion of the time for which sleep time information was not obtained to the changed sleep time.

5. A program as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the correction step enables correction of at least a portion of the time for which the sleep time information was not obtained to the changed sleep time when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

6. determining the content of the sleep time information after the step of determining the game effect determines the first game effect; Then, 6. The program according to claim 1, wherein after the sleep time information is confirmed, a correction to the changed sleep time is restricted.

7. A system comprising means for carrying out all the steps performed in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A method implemented on a computer having a processor and a memory, the processor performing all of the steps performed in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

9. 7. An information processing apparatus comprising means for executing all the steps executed in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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