IP Library Granted Patent US 11,389,734
Granted Patent B2
US 11,389,734 · App. 16/800,937 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Method, system and computer readable recording medium for providing a game ranking in a game service platform

Inventors: Seong Youn Joo (Seongnam-si, KR); Kyung E Moon (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: K-INNOVATION
A63F13/798A63F13/335A63F13/46A63F13/537A63F13/795A63F2300/556A63F2300/558A63F2300/61
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Patent No.
US 11,389,734
App. No.
16/800,937
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A game service platform server for providing a game service platform includes: a game association module to allow a first user device of a first user to access each of a plurality of games provided by the game service platform server; and a friend management module to: receive a service request from the first user device to access a game, associated with account information of a social network service (SNS) subscribed by the first user; inquire an acquaintance list of the first user to determine whether SNS acquaintances of the first user have joined the game; register, automatically, an SNS acquaintance as a game friend of the first user in response to a determination that the SNS acquaintance has joined the game; and transmit, to the first user device, game group information including results of the determination for each of the SNS acquaintances of the user.

Claims (17)

1. A game service platform server, configured to provide a game service platform in connection with a first user device of a first user, and a game server, comprising:

a game association module configured to allow the first user device to access each of a plurality of games provided by the game service platform server; and

a friend management module configured to:

receive a service request over a communication network to access a game of the plurality of games from the first user device, the service request being associated with account information of a social network service (SNS) subscribed by the first user;

inquire an acquaintance list, which contains SNS acquaintances of the first user for the SNS, to determine whether SNS acquaintances of the first user have joined the game;

register, automatically, an SNS acquaintance as a game friend of the first user in response to a determination that the SNS acquaintance has joined the game; and

transmit, to the first user device, game group information comprising results of determining whether SNS acquaintances of the user have joined the game for each of the SNS acquaintances of the user.

2. The game service platform server of claim 1 , the game group information comprises a first group of the SNS acquaintances, wherein each of the first group of the SNS acquaintances has joined the requested game.

3. The game service platform server of claim 1 further comprising an SMS transmission processing unit configured to transmit an invitation message to an SNS acquaintance who has not joined the game.

4. The game service platform server of claim 3 , wherein the invitation message comprises a direct link to a page for installation of the game.

5. The game service platform server of claim 1 , the first user device is configured to receive a score of the game friend.

6. The game service platform server of claim 1 , the first user device is configured to display a ranking of the automatically registered game friend.

7. The game service platform server of claim 1 , further comprising a member management module configured to:

receive, from the first user device, a request to access the game service platform server;

determine whether the first user is a subscriber of the game service platform; and

authorize execution of a game service platform software installed on the first user device,

wherein the game association module is configured to transmit, to the first user device, a game list including the game provided in association with the game service platform server in response to the first user being determined as a subscriber of the game service platform.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2022
From: K-INNOVATION
To: NHN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061705/0151 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2011-0058659 · Jun 16, 2011 · national
KR 10-2011-0058975 · Jun 17, 2011 · national
Continuity (8)
Continuation 16218392 · Dec 12, 2018
Continuation 15880525 · Jan 25, 2018
Continuation 15139945 · Apr 27, 2016
Continuation In Part 14858579 · Sep 18, 2015
Continuation 14167872 · Jan 29, 2014
Continuation 13526465 · Jun 18, 2012
Continuation In Part 13495422 · Jun 13, 2012
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