Patent ID: 8301708
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A63F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication system comprising a server and a plurality of communication apparatuses connected with each other via a network, the server and communication apparatuses configured to control messages between the communication apparatuses during a network game, each message including message data; wherein the server comprises: a determining unit that monitors play of the network game, detects an occurrence of a predetermined network game event during play of a session of the network game and determines whether to allow or disallow each of the plurality of communication apparatuses to send message data as a function of the occurrence of the predetermined network game event; and a notice sending unit that sends a disallowance notice including a predetermined period of time, the notice indicating that transmission of message data is temporarily disallowed during the play of the session of the network game for the predetermined period of time, to communication apparatuses that have been determined to be disallowed by the determining unit, of all the plurality of communication apparatuses; each of the communication apparatuses comprises: a notice receiving unit that receives the disallowance notice from the server; a message accepting unit that accepts an input of the message data from a user when the notice receiving unit is not in receipt of the disallowance notice; and a message sending unit that sends the server the message data accepted by the message accepting unit; the server further comprises: a message receiving unit that receives the message data from the communication apparatuses; and a distributing unit that distributes the message data received by the message receiving unit to each of the communication apparatuses; and each of the communication apparatuses further comprises: an output unit that outputs message data distributed by the server.