Method and apparatus for providing a computer implemented game

    公开(公告)号:US12076647B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-03

    申请号:US17826514

    申请日:2022-05-27

    申请人: KING.COM LIMITED

    发明人: Borja Guillan

    IPC分类号: A63F13/80 A63F13/69

    摘要: A computer device is configured to provide a computer implemented game. A display displays a game play screen comprising a first area and a second area, the first area of the game play screen comprising a game board comprising one or more first game objects to be collected in response to user interaction. A processor causes items to be provided in the second area of the game play screen in response to the user interaction to satisfy game objectives associated with the second area of the game play screen. The processor determines a first contribution associated with an in-game currency to upgrade an upgradeable image associated with the second area of the game play screen and whether the respective level has been completed and to determine a second contribution; and if an accumulated second contribution from the completion of levels satisfies a criteria, provides inventory items which are usable to unlock or upgrade a respective item.

    Testing systems and methods
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11940903B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17961786

    申请日:2022-10-07

    申请人: KING.COM LIMITED

    发明人: Simon Woodward

    IPC分类号: G06F9/44 G06F11/36

    摘要: A computer implemented method, system and computing device for identifying a test option associated with an application for a user is described. The method comprises selecting a predefined test indicated by a test identifier associated with the requested application, the test having more than one test option associated therewith, generating a hash of the test identifier and a user identifier associated with the user, processing the hash to generate an index, comparing said index with a distribution of numbers divided into multiple ranges, each range being associated with a test option, and selecting a test option associated with the range into which the index falls. The applications may be computer gaming applications.

    Controlling a user interface
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11872489B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US17452134

    申请日:2021-10-25

    申请人: KING.COM LIMITED

    发明人: Mick Heijkens

    IPC分类号: A63F13/537 G06F3/0488

    CPC分类号: A63F13/537 G06F3/0488

    摘要: A set of levels of a game is displayed and a user selection of one of the levels detected. It is determined that the user is partaking in a fragment collection event, the fragment collection event defining a set of collection conditions, and that one of the collection conditions is satisfied. Fragments are assigned to the user, the fragments having no utility within a game environment, wherein only one collection condition can be satisfied per level selection. A fragment count is stored, where assigning the one or more fragments to the user comprises incrementing the fragment count associated with the user by a predefined amount associated with the satisfied collection condition. When the fragment count is equal to or greater than a threshold fragment count, the fragment count is decreased by an amount equal to the threshold fragment count and a utility object assigned to the user.

    CONTROLLING A USER INTERFACE OF A COMPUTER DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240009567A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US18473611

    申请日:2023-09-25

    申请人: KING.COM LIMITED

    摘要: A computer device has a user interface configured to present to a user a selected one of a plurality of game levels. Each game level is associated with a set of rules which control the display of game outcomes. A pre-level screen is displayed to the user comprising selectable objects, each of which is associated with a set of rule modifications. The user selects one of the selectable objects. The set of rules associated with the game level is modified according to the rule modifications associated with the selected selectable object. The level is presented to the user for interaction according to the modified set of rules. A corresponding method and computer program is provided.

    Controlling a user interface
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11745111B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US17452471

    申请日:2021-10-27

    申请人: KING.COM LIMITED

    摘要: According to a first aspect, there is provided a computer device having a user interface and a processor. The user interface is configured to provide a gameboard comprising tiles supporting game objects. A pre-defined plurality of the tiles constitutes a segment of the gameboard supporting a group of game objects. The user interface is configured to detect user input when a user engages with a user activatable game element. The processor is configured to receive a detected user input, detect a match game condition of a plurality of adjacent game elements having matching characteristics, and, if the match condition is detected, remove the plurality of game elements and generate new game elements to replenish the gameboard. The processor is further configured to detect a segment condition associated with the segment, and, if detected, to replace the group of game objects of the segment with a replacement group of game objects.

    CONTROLLING A USER INTERFACE
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230211230A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US18121924

    申请日:2023-03-15

    申请人: KING.COM LIMITED

    摘要: A computer device comprising a user interface and a processor. A first tier of a whole rewardable object is rendered, each tier of the rewardable object comprising a set of visual objects, each visual object representing a respective game level having an associated game objective. Each visual object is associated with an object status selected from a completed status and a playable status. A completed status is assigned to the visual object when either the user has attained the associated game objective of the game level, or an indication has been received that the associated game objective of the game level has been attained at a remote user device. When all visual objects of the first tier have been assigned a completion status, it is determined that at least one virtual object of the whole rewardable object is not associated with a completed status and a second tier is rendered.

    Controlling a user interface providing a gameboard and tiles

    公开(公告)号:US11623148B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US17505231

    申请日:2021-10-19

    申请人: KING.COM LIMITED

    发明人: Issa Afram

    IPC分类号: A63F13/537

    摘要: A computer device having a user interface, a processor, and computer storage. The user interface provides a gameboard comprising tiles supporting game objects, the tiles comprising predefined sets of tiles which are available to support spreading blocking elements. The processor receives a detected user input. If it detects a match condition, the processor removes the game elements of the match condition and generates and displays new game objects to replenish the gameboard. A data structure having tile data is stored in the computer storage. Tile data for tiles of the predefined set(s) comprises a set indicator which indicates whether a tile is in one of the predefined sets. If a blocker spreading mode has been triggered, the processor selects an origin tile which supports a spreading blocking element, identifies a target tile to which the spreading blocking element may spread and generates a blocking element for the target tile.