Patent ID: 8684834
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A game device, comprising: an application executing unit operative to execute a game program; a game requirement achievement determining unit operative in response to the game program to determine whether or not a predetermined requirement of gameplay that is established by the game program, is achieved based on a progress status of the game; a playing item acquisition processing unit operative to generate item acquisition information on a playing item by using an item ID associated with the achieved requirement of gameplay; an item acquisition status examining unit operative to examine an acquisition status of playing items; a special item acquisition determining unit operative under the control of a system software program to determine whether or not a requirement for acquiring a special item that is established by the system software program, which is different from the playing item and which is not one of the predetermined requirements of gameplay established by the game program, is achieved based on the examination result by the item acquisition status examining unit; a special item acquisition processing unit operative to generate item acquisition information on the special item by using an item ID associated with the special item in case the requirement for acquiring a special item is achieved, where the special item acquisition processing unit is not associated with the predetermined requirement of gameplay; and a storage device operative to store the generated item acquisition information.