IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,766,617
Granted Patent B2
US 11,766,617 · App. 17/446,272 · Granted Sep 26, 2023

Non-transitory medium and video game processing system

Inventor: Shinpei Sakata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
A63F13/57A63F13/35
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Patent No.
US 11,766,617
App. No.
17/446,272
Granted
Sep 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bubble creation method to be implemented by a server controls a progress of a video game. The bubble creation method includes a calculation formula specifying portion that is configured to specify one or more calculation formulas, and a bubble creation portion that is configured to create a bubble having an appearance defined by the calculation formula. The calculation formula has variables. The bubble creation portion creates a bubble whose appearance changes in accordance with a change of a value of the variable.

Claims (44)

1. A computer readable non-transitory medium storing therein a bubble creation program which, when executed by a processor of a server, causes the processor to execute functions comprising:

communicating with one or more user terminals via a communication network;

specifying one or more calculation formulas among a plurality of predefined calculation formulas based on one or more consideration elements, the predefined calculation formulas stored in a storage unit; and

creating a bubble having an appearance defined by the one or more calculation formulas, the one or more calculation formulas including a plurality of variables, wherein

creating the bubble includes dynamically creating a bubble image by calculation based on the one or more calculation formulas without the bubble image being statically stored in the storage unit, and

the calculation includes changing values of the variables based on the one or more consideration elements.

2. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 1 , wherein creating the bubble includes changing the appearance of the bubble in accordance with the changed values of the variables.

3. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 1 , wherein the functions further include displaying the bubble image on a game screen.

4. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more consideration elements include a numerical value indicating content of a line combined with the bubble.

5. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more consideration elements include a number of characters or words in a line combined with the bubble.

6. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more consideration elements include a volume or voice quality of voice data corresponding to a line combined with the bubble.

7. A video game processing system configured to control a progress of a video game, the system comprising:

a communication network;

a server;

a user terminal; and

a processor configured to:

communicate between the server and the user terminal via the communication network;

specify one or more calculation formulas among a plurality of predefined calculation formulas based on one or more consideration elements, the predefined calculation formulas stored in a storage unit; and

create a bubble having an appearance defined by the one or more calculation formulas, the one or more calculation formulas including a plurality of variables, wherein

creating the bubble includes dynamically creating a bubble image by calculation based on the one or more calculation formulas without the bubble image being statically stored in the storage unit, and

the calculation includes changing values of the variables based on the one or more consideration elements.

8. A computer readable non-transitory medium storing therein a bubble creation program which, when executed, causes a user terminal to execute functions comprising:

specifying one or more calculation formulas among a plurality of predefined calculation formulas based on one or more consideration elements, the predefined calculation formulas stored in a storage unit; and

creating a bubble having an appearance defined by the one or more calculation formulas, the one or more calculation formulas including a plurality of variables, wherein

creating the bubble includes dynamically creating a bubble image by calculation based on the one or more calculation formulas without the bubble image being statically stored in the storage unit, and

the calculation includes changing values of the variables based on the one or more consideration elements.

9. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of predefined calculation formulas define a plurality of basic shapes of a bubble, and

creating the bubble image includes changing the values of the valuables of the specified one or more calculation formulas based on the one or more consideration elements to change the basic shapes of the bubble.

10. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 1 , wherein the consideration elements are classified in a plurality of categories.

11. The video game processing system according to claim 7 , wherein creating the bubble includes changing the appearance of the bubble in accordance with the changed values of the variables.

12. The video game processing system according to claim 7 , wherein the functions further include displaying the bubble image on a game screen.

13. The video game processing system according to claim 7 , wherein the one or more consideration elements include at least one of a numerical value indicating content of a line combined with the bubble, a number of characters or words in a line combined with the bubble, and a volume or voice quality of voice data corresponding to a line combined with the bubble.

14. The video game processing system according to claim 7 , wherein

the plurality of predefined calculation formulas define a plurality of basic shapes of a bubble, and

creating the bubble image includes changing the values of the valuables of the specified one or more calculation formulas based on the one or more consideration elements to change the basic shapes of the bubble.

15. The video game processing system according to claim 7 , wherein the consideration elements are classified in a plurality of categories.

16. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 8 , wherein creating the bubble includes changing the appearance of the bubble in accordance with the changed values of the variables.

17. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 8 , wherein the functions further include displaying the bubble image on a game screen.

18. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 8 , wherein the one or more consideration elements include at least one of a numerical value indicating content of a line combined with the bubble, a number of characters or words in a line combined with the bubble, and a volume or voice quality of voice data corresponding to a line combined with the bubble.

19. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 8 , wherein

the plurality of predefined calculation formulas define a plurality of basic shapes of a bubble, and

creating the bubble image includes changing the values of the valuables of the specified one or more calculation formulas based on the one or more consideration elements to change the basic shapes of the bubble.

20. The computer readable non-transitory medium according to claim 8 , wherein the consideration elements are classified in a plurality of categories.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: SAKATA, SHINPEI
To: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057315/0622 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-146126 · Aug 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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