IP Library Granted Patent US 11,364,439
Granted Patent B2
US 11,364,439 · App. 17/126,374 · Granted Jun 21, 2022

Game processing system, game processing program, and game processing method

Inventor: Ryosuke Inamori (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GREE, INC.
A63F13/537A63F13/2145A63F13/426A63F13/5375A63F13/69
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Patent No.
US 11,364,439
App. No.
17/126,374
Granted
Jun 21, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A game processing system that controls a display to display a plurality of graphic forms each indicating an identifier; identifies a trajectory of a continuously drawn input selecting a plurality of the graphic forms; identifies the identifiers of the graphic forms corresponding to the input trajectory; identifies at least a first command based on an arrangement of the identifiers when detecting an end of the input; and controls a game operation of attacking an opponent based on the command.

Claims (40)

1. A system for providing a game, comprising:

a user interface including a touch panel display; and

circuitry configured to:

control the touch panel display to display a plurality of graphic forms, a hidden first command being allocated to at least one of the plurality of graphic forms;

identify a trajectory continuously drawn on the touch panel display as input to select one or more first graphic forms of the plurality of the graphic forms;

responsive to detecting an end of the input, control the touch panel display to erase the one or more first graphic forms in the identified trajectory; and

control the touch panel display to display one or more new graphic forms together with remaining graphic forms of the plurality of graphic forms that are not erased, the hidden first command being allocated to the one or more new graphic forms.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the touch panel display to display a hint for the hidden first command on one or more second graphic forms adjacent to the one or more first graphic forms in the trajectory.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the hint represents a number of graphic forms, to which the hidden first command is allocated, among graphic forms adjacent to the one or more second graphic forms.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

identify a game command based on the identified trajectory; and

responsive to the identified game command including the hidden first command, control a game operation to progress the game unfavorably.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein

each of the one or more first graphic forms in the identified trajectory indicates a type of identifier of a plurality of identifiers; and

the circuitry is further configured to identify the game command based on an arrangement of identifiers via the identified trajectory.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control the touch panel display to change identifiers of the selected first graphic forms.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

detect a tap operation on the touch panel display; and

control the touch panel display to change identifier of a graphic form corresponding to the tap operation.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

allocate a second command to the graphic form corresponding to the tap operation;

identify a game command based on the identified trajectory; and

responsive to the identified game command including the second command, control a game operation to progress the game unfavorable to an opponent.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

select at least one of the new graphic forms; and

allocate the hidden first command to the selected at least one of the new graphic forms.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to randomly select the at least one of the new graphic forms.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

control the touch panel display to move at least a part of the remaining graphic forms of the plurality of graphic forms from first positions where the remaining graphic forms are currently displayed to second positions where the one or more first graphic forms have been erased; and

control the touch panel display to display the one or more new graphic forms at the first positions.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a system comprising circuitry and a user interface including a touch panel display, cause the circuitry the circuitry of the system to perform a method comprising:

controlling the touch panel display to display a plurality of graphic forms, a hidden first command being allocated to at least one of the plurality of graphic forms;

identifying a trajectory continuously drawn on the touch panel display as input to select one or more first graphic forms of the plurality of the graphic forms;

responsive to detecting an end of the input, control the touch panel display to erase the one or more first graphic forms in the identified trajectory; and

control the touch panel display to display one or more new graphic forms together with remaining graphic forms of the plurality of graphic forms that are not erased, the hidden first command being allocated to the one or more new graphic forms.

13. A game processing method performed by a system comprising circuitry and a user interface including a touch panel display, the method comprising:

controlling, by the circuitry, the touch panel display to display a plurality of graphic forms, a hidden first command being allocated to at least one of the plurality of graphic forms;

identifying, by the circuitry, a trajectory continuously drawn on the touch panel display as input to select one or more first graphic forms of the plurality of the graphic forms;

responsive to detecting an end of the input, controlling, by the circuitry, the touch panel display to erase the one or more first graphic forms in the identified trajectory; and

controlling, by the circuitry, the touch panel display to display one or more new graphic forms together with remaining graphic forms of the plurality of graphic forms that are not erased, the hidden first command being allocated to the one or more new graphic forms.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY STREET ADDRESS AND ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 71293 FRAME: 608. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071611/0221 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 16, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071293/0608 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-032662 · Feb 24, 2014 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16269069 · Feb 6, 2019
Continuation 15915117 · Mar 8, 2018
Continuation 14627157 · Feb 20, 2015
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