Information terminal, information providing server, online game method and recording medium

Abstract

An online game method provides an online game using game related parameters. When a game machine utilizes an information service provided by a server group, it monitors the utilization condition of the information service, and transmits the monitored result to the profile server. The profile server updates the game related parameters in response to the monitored result, and the game server that provides the online game provides the online game using the game related parameters.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An information terminal that enables a game, and is connected to an information providing server providing information services, to receive the information services including an online game, said information terminal comprising: 
 a monitor that monitors utilization conditions of the information services; and    a transmitter that transmits results of the monitoring to said information providing server,    wherein said information providing server updates parameters used by the online game in response to the results of the monitoring.    
     
     
         2 . The information terminal as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said monitor monitors an information service other than the online game.  
     
     
         3 . The information terminal as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said monitor monitors the utilization condition of mail among the information services.  
     
     
         4 . The information terminal as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said parameters include parameters of a game character operated by a user through said information terminal.  
     
     
         5 . An information terminal that enables a game, and is connected to an information providing server providing information services, to receive the information services including an online game, said information providing server comprising: 
 a monitor that monitors utilization conditions of the information services; and    a system that updates parameters used by the online game in response to the results of the monitoring.    
     
     
         6 . An information terminal that enables a game, and is connected to an information providing server providing information services, to receive the information services, said information terminal comprising: 
 a monitor that monitors utilization conditions of the information services; and    a system that updates parameters used by an online game in response to the results of the monitoring.    
     
     
         7 . An information providing server that provides an information terminal with information services including an online game, said information providing server comprising: 
 a receiver that receives utilization conditions of information services other than the online game, which are utilized by the information terminal; and    a system that updates parameters used by the online game in response to the utilization conditions,    wherein said information providing server provides the online game with the parameters.    
     
     
         8 . An information providing server that provides a client with information services including an online game, said information providing server comprising: 
 a monitor that monitors utilization conditions of lo information services other than an online game from an information terminal side; and    a system that updates parameters used by the online game in response to the utilization conditions of the information services,    wherein said information providing server provides the online game with the parameters.    
     
     
         9 . An online game method that connects an information terminal capable of playing a game to an information providing server providing information services including an online game, so that said information terminal can receive the information services, said online game comprising: 
 monitoring utilization conditions of the information services by using said information terminal or said information providing server; and    updating parameters used by the online game in response to results of the monitoring by using said information providing server.    
     
     
         10 . A recording medium recording a program to be executed by an information terminal that enables a game, and is connected to an information providing server providing information services, to receive the information services including an online game, said program comprising: 
 monitoring utilization conditions of the information services; and    transmitting results of the monitoring to said information providing server,    wherein said information providing server updates parameters used by the online game in response to the results of the monitoring.    
     
     
         11 . The recording medium as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein monitoring monitors an information service other than the online game.  
     
     
         12 . The recording medium as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein monitoring monitors the utilization condition of mail among the information services.  
     
     
         13 . The recording medium as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein said parameters include parameters of a game character operated by a user through said information terminal.