Patent ID: 8066570
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A network game system comprising a first game machine and a second game machine which are networked and in which the first game machine displays a game screen of a content corresponding to an operation executed in the first game machine and makes the second game machine display a game screen of a content corresponding to an operation executed in the second game machine by exchanging data with the second game machine the second game machine comprises: a second game status information storage unit that stores second game status information indicating a game status; and an operation information acquiring unit that transmits, to the first game machine, operation information corresponding to an operation content executed in the second game machine, the first game machine comprises: a first game status information updating unit that receives the operation information transmitted from the second game machine, generates first game status information indicating a most-recent game status based on an operation content executed in the first game machine and the operation information transmitted from the second game machine, and transmits, to the second game machine, game status updating information for updating the second game status information stored in the second game status information storage unit to the first game status information generated by the first game status information updating unit; and a first display controller that causes the game screen to be displayed based on the first game status information generated by the first game status information updating unit, the second game machine comprises: a second game status information updating unit that receives the game status updating information transmitted from the first game machine, and updates the second game status information stored in the second game status information storage unit based on the game status updating information transmitted from the first game machine; and a second display controller that causes the game screen to be displayed based on the second game status information stored in the second game status information storage unit, the network game system comprises: a data exchange time information acquiring unit that acquires first data exchange time information related to a time period required for transmission of the operation information from the second game machine to the first game machine to generate a first waiting time, and second data exchange time information related to a time period required for transmission of the game status updating information from the first game machine to the second game machine to generate a second waiting time, wherein the first game status information updating unit generates the first game status information, based on the operation content executed in the first game machine, after the first waiting time has elapsed, and wherein the first display controller causes the game screen to be displayed, based on the first game status information generated by the first game status information updating unit based on the operation content executed in the first game machine, after the second waiting time has elapsed.