IP Library Granted Patent US 9,968,843
Granted Patent B2
US 9,968,843 · App. 14/163,414 · Granted May 15, 2018

Communication system, method for controlling communication system, and program

Inventor: Takayuki Sano (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GREE, INC.
A63F13/12A63F13/5375A63F13/822A63F2300/305A63F2300/6054A63F2300/61A63F2300/807
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Patent No.
US 9,968,843
App. No.
14/163,414
Granted
May 15, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a communication system including a server ( 1 ) and a plurality of communication terminals ( 2 ) capable of communication with the server ( 1 ), based on a variety of parameters indicating the status of a space formed within a game playable by the user of each communication terminal ( 2 ) over the communication system, the server ( 1 ) transmits advisory information ( 132 ), which suggests the next action for the space, to the communication terminal ( 2 ). The communication terminal ( 2 ) displays a screen including the received advisory information ( 132 ).

Claims (24)

1. A communication system comprising:

a server; and

a plurality of communication terminals configured to communicate with the server during gameplay of a game playable over the communication system, wherein

the server identifies an action that a user has not taken based on a plurality of parameters indicating a status of a space formed by the user of each communication terminal within the game,

the server determines a result of a predetermined computation using the plurality of parameters, the result of the predetermined computation including scoring information,

the server transmits the scoring information and transmits advisory information to the communication terminal based on the identified action and on the result of the predetermined computation, the advisory information suggesting the identified action as a next action, and

the communication terminal displays a screen including the advisory information and content of the scoring information received from the server.

2. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the scoring information includes a ranking based on a comparison with scoring information of other users.

3. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of parameters indicate the status of a plurality of spaces for a plurality of users.

4. A method for controlling a communication system comprising a server and a plurality of communication terminals configured to communicate with the server during gameplay of a game playable over the communication system, comprising:

identifying, by the server, an action that a user has not taken based on a plurality of parameters indicating a status of a space formed by the user of each communication terminal within the game,

determining, by the server, a result of a predetermined computation using the plurality of parameters, the result of the predetermined computation including scoring information,

transmitting, by the server, the scoring information and advisory information to the communication terminal based on the identified action and on the result of the predetermined computation, the advisory information suggesting the identified action as a next action; and

displaying, by the communication terminal, a screen including the advisory information and content of the scoring information received from the server.

5. The method for controlling a communication system according to claim 4 , wherein

the scoring information includes a ranking based on a comparison with scoring information of other users.

6. The method for controlling a communication system according to claim 4 , wherein

the plurality of parameters indicate the status of a plurality of spaces for a plurality of users.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which, when executed by a computer functioning as a server in a communication system comprising the server and a plurality of communication terminals configured to communicate with the server during gameplay of a game playable over the communication system, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:

identifying an action that a user has not taken based on a plurality of parameters indicating a status of a space formed by the user of each communication terminal within the game,

determining a result of a predetermined computation using the plurality of parameters, the result of the predetermined computation including scoring information, and

transmitting the scoring information and advisory information to the communication terminal based on the identified action and on the result of the predetermined computation, the advisory information suggesting the identified action as a next action.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE STREET ADDRESS AND ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 71303 FRAME: 337. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071611/0102 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 16, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071303/0337 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2014
From: SANO, TAKAYUKI
To: GREE, INC.
Reel/Frame 032127/0075 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-017917 · Jan 31, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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