Game System Benefit Retention via Server Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Players without game software cannot retain benefits, such as items, obtained during communication play, as the download program is erased after the play ends, limiting their gaming experience and motivation to purchase the software.
Innovation Solution
A game system where a first game apparatus with the game program transmits a communication play program to a second apparatus without the game program, allowing both to play together, and upon reconnection, the second apparatus can receive and store benefit information associated with the play, enabling the retention of benefits like items even after the initial play session.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a player without game software performs download play to participate in communication play, then the player can temporarily play the game and communicate with other players, but the player cannot retain benefits such as items obtained during the play session
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by storing benefit information in advance on the server before the download play session ends. When the player reconnects with full game software, the server has already prepared the benefit information ready for transfer, ensuring no loss of benefits despite the temporary nature of download play.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between the game apparatus and the player's benefit information. It receives, stores, and manages benefit information during download play sessions, then transfers it to the player when they reconnect with full software, preventing information loss without requiring the player to retain data locally.
2Quantity of substance
If the download program is erased after communication play ends, then the game apparatus can free memory resources, but the player cannot obtain benefits such as items that were originally obtained during the play
Solution Approach 1:
The server serves as an intermediary storage medium that compensates for the erasure of local download programs. It maintains benefit information independently, allowing players to retrieve their benefits after reconnecting with full software, thus decoupling benefit retention from local program storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of benefit information on the server that is independent of the local download program. This copy persists even after the local program is erased, allowing players to recover their benefits by reconnecting and requesting the stored information from the server.
3Adaptability or versatility
If players without game software can play through download play, then more players can participate in communication play, but the entertainment potential is limited due to inability to retain benefits
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs preliminary action by pre-storing benefit information during and after download play sessions. This ensures that when players later install full software and reconnect, their benefits are already prepared and waiting, fully realizing the entertainment potential without limiting accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by tracking and remembering the benefits earned during download play sessions. When players reconnect with full software, the server provides feedback by transferring the stored benefit information, creating a continuous and satisfying gaming experience that encourages further participation.
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AI summary
It is an object of the present invention to provide a game apparatus and a game system in which a player who operates a game apparatus without having a game program can obtain the same benefit such as an item which is originally obtained through a communication play, when the game apparatus which does not have the game program downloads a part of the game program from a game apparatus which has the game program and performs the communication play with the game apparatus having the game program.