IP Library Granted Patent US 11,115,495
Granted Patent B2
US 11,115,495 · App. 16/151,806 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

Server, method of controlling server, and program

Inventor: Takashi Matsumoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GREE, Inc.
H04L67/32H04L51/04H04L51/046H04L51/08H04L51/10H04L51/18H04L51/32H04L67/02H04N21/2353H04N21/2393H04N21/4788
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Patent No.
US 11,115,495
App. No.
16/151,806
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a system that includes circuitry that transmits first image data to a second communication terminal in response to a first request for image transmission from a first communication terminal; transmits second image data to the first communication terminal in response to a second request for image transmission from the second communication terminal; and transmits, in a case that the first request for image transmission and the second request for image transmission are a predetermined combination, third image data corresponding to the predetermined combination to the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal.

Claims (60)

1. A server comprising

circuitry configured to:

receive a first signal relating to a first image from a first communication terminal;

receive a second signal relating to a second image from the first communication terminal or from a second communication terminal different form the first communication terminal; and

transmit third image data corresponding to a third image different from the first image and the second image to an origin communication terminal which has transmitted the first signal and the second signal to the server when the first image and the second image satisfy a certain combination requirement that is determined by comparing a combination of the first and second images against a plurality of predetermined combinations of images to determine whether the certain combination requirement is satisfied, wherein

when the server receives the second signal from the first communication terminal, the origin communication terminal is the first communication terminal, and

when the server receives the second signal from the second communication terminal, the origin communication terminal is both the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal,

wherein the third image is different from the first image and second image at least in that neither of the first and second images are included in the third image.

2. The server according to claim 1 , wherein

the first signal and the second signal are consecutively transmitted, and

when the consecutively transmitted first signal and the second signal satisfy the certain combination, the circuitry is configured to transmit a third signal.

3. The server according to claim 1 , wherein

the first signal is a signal to request the first image,

the second signal is a signal to request the second image,

the circuitry is further configured to:

transmit, to the first communication terminal, a first image data corresponding to the first image when the circuitry receives the first signal; and

transmit, to the origin communication terminal, a second image data corresponding to the second image when the circuitry receives the second signal.

4. A communication terminal comprising circuitry configured to:

transmit a first signal relating to a first image;

transmit a second signal relating to a second image; and

receive a third image data corresponding to a third image different from the first image and the second image when the first image and the second image satisfy a certain combination requirement that is determined by comparing a combination of the first and second images against a plurality of predetermined combinations of images to determine whether the certain combination requirement is satisfied,

wherein the third image is different from the first image and second image at least in that neither of the first and second images are included in the third image.

5. The communication terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to consecutively transmit the first signal and the second signal.

6. The communication terminal according to claim 4 , wherein

the first signal is a signal to request the first image,

the second signal is a signal to request the second image,

the circuitry is further configured to receive a first image data corresponding to the first image and a second image data corresponding to the second image.

7. The communication terminal according to claim 6 , wherein the first image, the second image and the third image are displayed in this order.

8. The communication terminal according to claim 6 , wherein

the first image is displayed,

the second image is displayed below the first image, and

the third image is displayed below the second image.

9. The communication terminal according to claim 4 , wherein

a plurality of images are displayed, and

the circuitry is configured to set an image selected by a user among the plurality of images as the first image.

10. A method comprising:

receiving, using circuitry, a first signal relating to a first image from a first communication terminal;

receiving, using the circuitry, a second signal relating to a second image from the first communication terminal or from a second communication terminal different form the first communication terminal; and

transmitting, using the circuitry, third image date corresponding to a third image different from the first image and the second image to an origin communication terminal which has transmitted the first signal and the second signal to server when the first image and the second image satisfy a certain combination requirement that is determined by comparing a combination of the first and second images against a plurality of predetermined combinations of images to determine whether the certain combination requirement is satisfied, wherein

when the circuitry receives the second signal from the first communication terminal, the origin communication terminal is the first communication terminal, and

when the circuitry receives the second signal from the second communication terminal, the origin communication terminal is both the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal,

wherein the third image is different from the first image and second image at least in that neither of the first and second images are included in the third image.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a computing device, control the computing device to be configured to:

receive a first signal relating to a first image from a first communication terminal;

receive a second signal relating to a second image from the first communication terminal or from a second communication terminal different form the first communication terminal; and

transmit third image date corresponding to a third image different from the first image and the second image to an origin communication terminal which has transmitted the first signal and the second signal to server when the first image and the second image satisfy a certain combination requirement that is determined by comparing a combination of the first and second images against a plurality of predetermined combinations of images to determine whether the certain combination requirement is satisfied,

wherein

when the computing device receives the second signal from the first communication terminal, the origin communication terminal is the first communication terminal, and

when the computing device receives the second signal from the second communication terminal, the origin communication terminal is both the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal,

wherein the third image is different from the first image and second image at least in that neither of the first and second images are included in the third image.

12. A method comprising:

transmitting, using circuitry, a first signal relating to a first image;

transmitting, using the circuitry, a second signal relating to a second image; and

receiving, using the circuitry, a third image data corresponding to a third image different from the first image and the second image when the first image and the second image satisfy a certain combination requirement that is determined by comparing a combination of the first and second images against a plurality of predetermined combinations of images to determine whether the certain combination requirement is satisfied,

wherein the third image is different from the first image and second image at least in that neither of the first and second images are included in the third image.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a computing device, control the computing device to be configured to:

transmit a first signal relating to a first image;

transmit a second signal relating to a second image; and

receive a third image data corresponding to a third image different from the first image and the second image when the first image and the second image satisfy a certain combination requirement that is determined by comparing a combination of the first and second images against a plurality of predetermined combinations of images to determine whether the certain combination requirement is satisfied,

wherein the third image is different from the first image and second image at least in that neither of the first and second images are included in the third image.

Priority Claims (1)
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