IP Library Granted Patent US 10,799,793
Granted Patent B2
US 10,799,793 · App. 16/215,343 · Granted Oct 13, 2020

Non-transitory computer readable medium, method of controlling a game, and information processing system

Inventor: Tomoaki Nishikawa (Minato-ku, JP)
Assignee: GREE, Inc.
A63F13/42A63F13/25A63F13/335A63F13/35A63F13/533A63F13/79A63F13/822A63F2300/407
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Patent No.
US 10,799,793
App. No.
16/215,343
Granted
Oct 13, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system that stores information related to a first plurality of game contents; receives a first user operation to select a second plurality of game contents from among the first plurality of game contents; controls a display to display a plurality of identification images based on information corresponding to the second plurality of game contents; receives a second user operation to change a first parameter corresponding to the second plurality of game contents; and modifies each of the plurality of identification images in accordance with the change to the first parameter.

Claims (50)

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which causes an information processing apparatus for executing a game to execute:

displaying a first interface to vary a first parameter;

displaying a graphical indicator indicating a plurality of second parameters relating to a plurality of game contents, a first reference value smaller than a second parameter of the plurality of second parameters at a certain time and a second reference value greater than the second parameter at the certain time being set in accordance with the graphical indicator;

changing the first parameter and the plurality of second parameters relating to the plurality of game contents in conjunction with each other in response to an operation to the first interface by a user; and

updating the graphical indicator according to a variation of the second parameter,

wherein upon updating the graphical indicator, an amount of the variation of the second parameter is identifiably displayed.

2. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein a rate of the variation of the second parameter with regard to a rate of the variation of the first parameter is determined based on information relating to the plurality of game contents.

3. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the program further causes the information processing apparatus to execute, before changing the second parameter, selecting at least one of the plurality of game contents according to a second operation by the user, and

a rate of the variation of the second parameter with regard to a rate of the variation of the first parameter depends on whether the game content is selected one or non-selected one.

4. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the program further causes the information processing apparatus to execute, before changing the second parameter, selecting at least one of the plurality of game contents according to a second operation by the user,

wherein upon changing the second parameter,

in response to an increase of the second parameter, the second parameter relating to selected game content is increased and the second parameter relating to non-selected game content is decreased, and

in response to a decrease of the first parameter, the second parameter relating to the selected game content is decreased and the second parameter relating to the non-selected game content is increased.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein upon changing the second parameter, each time when the first parameter is varied, the second parameter relating to at least one of the plurality of game contents is varied, the at least one of plurality of game contents being selected in a first order or a first frequency.

6. A method comprising:

displaying a first interface to vary a first parameter;

displaying, using circuitry, a graphical indicator indicating a plurality of second parameters relating to a plurality of game contents, a first reference value smaller than a second parameter of the plurality of second parameters at a certain time and a second reference value greater than the second parameter at the certain time being set in accordance with the graphical indicator;

changing, using the circuitry, the first parameter and the plurality of second parameters relating to the plurality of game contents in conjunction with each other in response to an operation to the first interface by a user; and

updating, using the circuitry, the graphical indicator according to a variation of the second parameter,

wherein upon updating the graphical indicator, an amount of the variation of the second parameter is identifiably displayed.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a rate of the variation of the second parameter with regard to a rate of the variation of the first parameter is determined based on information relating to the plurality of game contents.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising, before changing the second parameter, selecting at least one of the plurality of game contents according to a second operation by the user, and

a rate of the variation of the second parameter with regard to a rate of the variation of the first parameter depends on whether the game content is selected one or non-selected one.

9. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising, before changing the second parameter, selecting at least one of the plurality of game contents according to a second operation by the user,

wherein upon changing the second parameter,

in response to an increase of the first parameter, the second parameter relating to selected game content is increased and the second parameter relating to non-selected game content is decreased, and

in response to a decrease of the first parameter, the second parameter relating to the selected game content is decreased and the second parameter relating to the non-selected game content is increased.

10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein upon changing the second parameter, each time when the first parameter is varied, the second parameter relating to at least one of the plurality of game contents is varied, the at least one of plurality of game contents being selected in a first order or a first frequency.

11. An information processing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to

display a first interface to vary a first parameter;

display a graphical indicator indicating a plurality of second parameters relating to a plurality of game contents, a first reference value smaller than a second parameter of the plurality of second parameters at a certain time and a second reference value greater than the second parameter at the certain time being set in accordance with the graphical indicator;

change the first parameter and the plurality of second parameters relating to the plurality of game contents in conjunction with each other in response to an operation to the first interface by a user; and

update the graphical indicator according to a variation of the second parameter,

wherein upon updating the graphical indicator, an amount of the variation of the second parameter is identifiably displayed.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein a rate of the variation of the second parameter with regard to a rate of the variation of the first parameter is determined based on information relating to the plurality of game contents.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to select, before changing the second parameter, at least one of the plurality of game contents according to a second operation by the user, and

a rate of the variation of the second parameter with regard to a rate of the variation of the first parameter depends on whether the game content is selected one or non-selected one.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to select, before changing the second parameter, at least one of the plurality of game contents according to a second operation by the user,

wherein upon changing the second parameter,

in response to an increase of the first parameter, the second parameter relating to selected game content is increased and the second parameter relating to non-selected game content is decreased, and

in response to a decrease of the first parameter, the second parameter relating to the selected game content is decreased and the second parameter relating to the non-selected game content is increased.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein upon changing the second parameter, each time when the first parameter is varied, the second parameter relating to at least one of the plurality of game contents is varied, the at least one of plurality of game contents being selected in a first order or a first frequency.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein upon updating the graphical indicator,

when the second parameter after the variation is smaller than the first reference value, the first reference value is updated, and

when the second parameter after the variation is greater than the second reference value, the second reference value is updated.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the program further causes the information processing apparatus to execute displaying a second interface for identifying a type of the plurality of game contents, and

wherein upon changing the plurality of second parameters, the plurality of second parameters, relating to second game contents whose type is the type identified by the second interface, are changed.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17 , wherein

the second interface is at least one of the plurality of game contents arranged on a game field, and

the type of selected game contents is identified.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA AND ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 71303 FRAME: 640. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071611/0161 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 16, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071303/0640 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-197843 · Oct 5, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
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