IP Library Granted Patent US 10,335,683
Granted Patent B2
US 10,335,683 · App. 16/111,966 · Granted Jul 2, 2019

Computer control method, control program and computer

Inventor: Taiki Eda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GREE, INC.
A63F13/537A63F13/31A63F13/55A63F13/63A63F13/822A63F13/92
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,335,683
App. No.
16/111,966
Granted
Jul 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method for controlling a computer, etc., which makes it possible to improve the usability of city building games. The computer is provided with a storage unit configured to store game contents arranged within a game space, positions of the game contents, and a template defining positions of one or more of game contents, and progresses a game by arranging the game contents within the game space based on a command by a player. The method includes when the template is applied to a predetermined area within the game space based on the command by the player, moving, by the computer, the game contents arranged within the game space to the positions of the game contents defined by the template.

Claims (22)

1. A server connected to a first terminal used by a first player and a second terminal used by a second player different from the first player, the server comprising:

circuitry configured to:

receive first information from the first terminal, the first information identifying the second player;

receive second information from the second terminal, the second terminal executing a game, the second information being associated with the second player and the second information indicating types and positions of at least one of a set of game contents arranged within at least a part of a game space associated with the second player; and

transmit third information to the first terminal based on the received first information, the third information being associated with the second player, the third information being related to the second information, and the third information being used for reproducing the types and the positions of the at least one of the set of game contents arranged within the at least a part of the game space in the first terminal.

2. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the first terminal is configured to execute the game based on a first command from the first player by arranging a first set of game contents within a first game space to increase a first number of the game contents arranged within the first game space, the first set of game contents including at least one facility for defending from another player's attack.

3. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the second terminal is configured to execute the game based on a second command from the second player by arranging a second set of game contents within a second game space to increase a second number of the game contents arranged within the second game space, the second set of game contents including at least one facility for defending from another player's attack.

4. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the first information identifies the second player and the game space.

5. A method performed by a server connected to a first terminal used by a first player and a second terminal used by a second player which is different from the first player, the method comprising:

receiving first information from the first terminal, the first information identifying the second player;

receiving second information from the second terminal, the second terminal executing a game, the second information being associated with the second player and the second information indicating types and positions of at least one of a set of game contents arranged within at least a part of a game space associated with the second player; and

transmitting third information to the first terminal based on the received first information, the third information being associated with the second player, the third information being related to the second information, and the third information being used for reproducing the types and the positions of the at least one of the set of game contents arranged within the at least a part of the game space in the first terminal.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first terminal is configured to execute the game based on a first command from the first player by arranging a first set of game contents within a first game space to increase a first number of the game contents arranged within the first game space, the first set of game contents including at least one facility for defending from another player's attack.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the second terminal is configured to execute the game based on a second command from the second player by arranging a second set of game contents within a second game space to increase a second number of the game contents arranged within the second game space, the second set of game contents including at least one facility for defending from another player's attack.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first information identifies the second player and the game space.

9. One or more non-transitory computer readable media, including computer-program instructions, which when executed by a server connected to a first terminal used by a first player and a second terminal used by a second player which is different from the first player, cause the server to:

receive first information from the first terminal, the first information identifying the second player;

receive second information from the second terminal, the second terminal executing a game, the second information being associated with the second player and the second information indicating types and positions of at least one of a set of game contents arranged within at least a part of a game space associated with the second player; and

transmitting third information to the first terminal based on the received first information, the third information being associated with the second player, the third information being related to the second information, and the third information being used for reproducing the types and the positions of the at least one of the set of game contents arranged within the at least a part of the game space in the first terminal.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media according to claim 9 , wherein the first terminal is configured to execute the game based on a first command from the first player by arranging a first set of game contents within a first game space to increase a first number of the game contents arranged within the first game space, the first set of game contents including at least one facility for defending from another player's attack.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media according to claim 9 , wherein the second terminal is configured to execute the game based on a second command from the second player by arranging a second set of game contents within a second game space to increase a second number of the game contents arranged within the second game space, the second set of game contents including at least one facility for defending from another player's attack.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media according to claim 9 , wherein the first information identifies the second player and the game space.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA AND ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 71296 FRAME: 482. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071611/0140 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 16, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071296/0482 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2021
From: GREE, INC.
To: NSF I LLC
Reel/Frame 055551/0834 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-202721 · Sep 27, 2013 · national
JP 2014-080554 · Apr 9, 2014 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15393646 · Dec 29, 2016
Continuation 14963984 · Dec 30, 2015
Continuation PCTJP2014075673 · Sep 26, 2014
Related Publication 20180361243A1 · Dec 20, 2018
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