IP Library Granted Patent US 10,086,270
Granted Patent B2
US 10,086,270 · App. 14/690,724 · Granted Oct 2, 2018

Computer-readable recording medium that stores game program, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and information processing apparatus

Inventor: Hideki Fujita (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GREE, Inc.
A63F13/2145A63F13/42A63F13/69A63F13/822
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Patent No.
US 10,086,270
App. No.
14/690,724
Granted
Oct 2, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A game program causes a mobile terminal or a server to execute displaying a slide puzzle so that a partial image is movable in a predetermined direction according to a touch operation detected by a predetermined input surface, and retrieving, when a purpose of a game is achieved, a character or an item that is usable in a different game or change information to change information set in a predetermined character or item in the different game, as a reward that is given to a user for progress of the different game and is associated with the image.

Claims (37)

1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a game program configured to provide a user with a puzzle game, the game program causing a computer to execute:

displaying the slide puzzle so that each partial image is movable in a predetermined direction according to a touch operation detected by a predetermined input surface;

arranging the partial images according to the touch operation at predetermined positions to recognizably reconstruct the image;

retrieving| [A1] , when the reconstructing is achieved, a game content that is usable in a different game or change information to change information set in a predetermined game content in the different game, as a reward that is given to the user for progress of the different game and is associated with the image; and

adjusting a difficulty level of the puzzle game by changing the number of the partial images and a restriction on time of the puzzle game according to an attribute of the game content or an attribute of the change information.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the game program causes the computer to further execute:

imposing a second restriction on the number of moves necessary to achieve the purpose.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the game program causes the computer to further execute:

presenting a hint relating to an operation to approach achievement of the reconstruction to the user.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 3 , wherein the presenting is executed to present the hint to the user by letters, or by changing a display mode of a partial image which is a target of the operation.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the game program causes the computer to further execute:

adjusting a difficulty level of the puzzle game by setting a wall that hinders the movement of the partial, image due to the touch operation or the number of minimum moves necessary to achieve the purpose.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the game program causes the computer to further execute:

moving, when a predetermined operation is performed by the user, the partial images to approach the achievement of the reconstruction.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the game program causes the computer to further execute:

selecting the game content retrieved by the retrieving as a game content corresponding to the image according to a predetermined rule.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying is executed to display the image together with the slide puzzle for reference to the achievement of the reconstruction.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the image represents the game content retrieved by the retrieving.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the image includes information capable of associating at least one of the game content, an attribute of the game content, a parameter set in the game content, and a change of the parameter.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the game content represents a character or an item in the different game, which is electronic data used by the user in the different game.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the change information is information to change an attribute of a predetermined game content of the different game or a parameter of the predetermined game content.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1 , wherein the attribute contains at least one of strength or rarity of the retrieved game content.

14. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus configured to provide a user with a puzzle game, the method comprising:

displaying the slide puzzle so that each partial image is movable in a predetermined direction according to a touch operation detected by a predetermined input surface;

arranging the partial images according to the touch operation at predetermined positions to recognizably reconstruct the image;

retrieving, when the purpose is achieved, a game content that is usable in a different game or change information to change information set in a predetermined game content in the different game, as a reward that is given to the user for progress of the different game and is associated with the image; and

adjusting a difficulty level of the puzzle game by changing the number of the partial images and a restriction on time of the puzzle game according to an attribute of the game content or an attribute of the change information.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

imposing a restriction on the number of moves necessary to achieve the reconstruction.

16. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

presenting a hint relating to an operation to approach achievement of the reconstruction to the user.

17. An information processing apparatus configured to provide a user with a puzzle game, comprising:

a display unit that displays the slide puzzle so that each partial image is movable in a predetermined direction according to a touch operation detected by a predetermined input surface and arranges the partial images according to the touch operation at predetermined positions to recognizably reconstruct the image;

a retrieving unit that retrieves, when the purpose is achieved, a game content that is usable in a different game or change information to change information set in a predetermined game content in the different game, as a reward that is given to the user for progress of the different game and is associated with the image; and

a first restriction unit that adjusts a difficulty level of the puzzle game by changing the number of the partial images and a restriction on time of the puzzle game according to an attribute of the game content or an attribute of the change information.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 17 , further comprising:

a second restriction unit that imposes a restriction on the number of moves necessary to achieve the reconstruction.

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 28, 2016
From: FUJITA, HIDEKI
To: GREE, INC.
Reel/Frame 037609/0860 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2014-087037 · Apr 21, 2014 · national
JP 2014-195966 · Sep 26, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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