公开(公告)号：US20190176044A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16276017

申请日：2019-02-14

申请人： Zynga Inc.

发明人： Samuel Lavery ,  Rahul Kapur ,  Mohan Reddy ,  Scott D. MacGregor ,  Jeffrey Zakrzewski

IPC分类号： A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/73 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/73 ,  A63F2300/201 ,  A63F2300/407 ,  A63F2300/532 ,  A63F2300/535 ,  A63F2300/5533 ,  A63F2300/5546 ,  A63F2300/5586 ,  A63F2300/636

摘要： A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method to provide efficient game access is described. A request to access a first game using a first primary identifier is received. An internal identifier and a game identifier associated with the first primary identifier are accessed. A request to access a second game using a second primary identifier is received. An internal identifier and a game identifier associated with the second primary identifier are accessed. A determination that the first and second primary identifiers are associated with a particular player is made. An association between the internal identifiers is stored.

公开(公告)号：US20180321895A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US16033576

申请日：2018-07-12

申请人： STEELSERIES ApS

发明人： Bruce Hawver ,  Jacob Wolff-Petersen

IPC分类号： G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/428 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/038 ,  A63F13/355 ,  G09G5/12 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/0484

CPC分类号： G06F3/1454 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/355 ,  A63F13/42 ,  A63F13/428 ,  A63F13/50 ,  A63F2300/204 ,  A63F2300/538 ,  A63F2300/6045 ,  A63F2300/636 ,  G06F3/0238 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/1423 ,  G06F3/165 ,  G06F9/485 ,  G09G5/005 ,  G09G5/12 ,  G09G2340/145 ,  G09G2370/02

摘要： A method and apparatus that incorporate teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving at a mobile communication device a video stream from a computing device. The video stream is associated with images generated by a software application and is transmitted by the computing device responsive to a request to redirect control of the software application to the mobile communication device. The method may also include presenting the streamed video at the mobile communication device and transmitting to the computing device a stimulation of a remote user input function associated with the mobile communication device, where the transmitted stimulation corresponds to at least one action of a plurality of associable actions that can be executed by the software application. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10071308B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15614206

申请日：2017-06-05

申请人： Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC

发明人： Stephen G. Perlman

IPC分类号： A63F13/12 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/30 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/2381 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/6377 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04L29/06 ,  A63F13/40 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/107 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/146 ,  H04N19/166 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/169 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04L29/08 ,  A63F13/31 ,  H04N7/10

CPC分类号： A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F2300/209 ,  A63F2300/402 ,  A63F2300/407 ,  A63F2300/534 ,  A63F2300/552 ,  A63F2300/554 ,  A63F2300/556 ,  A63F2300/572 ,  A63F2300/577 ,  A63F2300/636 ,  A63F2300/69 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4007 ,  H04L65/4015 ,  H04L65/403 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L67/025 ,  H04L67/38 ,  H04L67/42 ,  H04N7/106 ,  H04N19/107 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/146 ,  H04N19/166 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/188 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/2381 ,  H04N21/4781 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6377 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/6587

摘要： A system and method for entering text within a video game application are described. For example, a system according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: a video game hosting service to execute a video game in response to user input; a client device to communicate with the video game hosting service over a first communication channel, wherein the client device has a first user input device communicatively coupled thereto, and wherein control signals for the video game are generated in response to input from the first user input device and transmitted from the client device to the video game hosting service over the first communication channel, the video game hosting service controlling a video game in response to receipt of the control signals; a display device communicatively coupled to the client device, the display device to display video of the video game; wherein the video game hosting service further includes program code to open a second communication channel to receive text input, the second communication channel being separate and independent from the first communication channel and usable by a data processing device capable of generating text input, wherein in response to receipt of text input over the second communication channel, the video game hosting service causes the text input to be displayed on the display device communicatively coupled to the client device.

公开(公告)号：US10010790B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US15255691

申请日：2016-09-02

申请人： MQ Gaming, LLC

发明人： Denise Chapman Weston ,  Jonathan A. Barney

IPC分类号： A63F9/00 ,  A63F13/245 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/71

CPC分类号： A63F13/245 ,  A63F3/00145 ,  A63F13/06 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/21 ,  A63F13/235 ,  A63F13/71 ,  A63F13/73 ,  A63F13/80 ,  A63F13/95 ,  A63F2300/201 ,  A63F2300/206 ,  A63F2300/636 ,  A63F2300/807

摘要： An interactive treasure hunt game is provided. Game participants receive a card, map and/or identification badge configured with an RFID tag, bar-code or a magnetic “swipe” strip or the like. The RFID tag or other identifying device is used to store certain information identifying each play participant and/or describing certain powers or abilities possessed by an imaginary character that the card may represent. Players advance in the game by finding clues and solving various puzzles presented by the game. Players may also gain (or lose) certain attributes, such as magic skills, magic strength, fighting ability, various spell-casting abilities, etc. All of this information is preferably stored on the RFID tag or card so that the character attributes may be easily and conveniently transported to other similarly-equipped play facilities, computer games, video games, home game consoles, hand-held game units, and the like. In this manner, the game can seamlessly transcend from one play environment and/or entertainment medium to the next.

公开(公告)号：US20180093175A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15832554

申请日：2017-12-05

申请人： Zynga Inc.

发明人： Samuel Lavery ,  Rahul Kapur ,  Mohan Reddy ,  Scott D. MacGregor ,  Jeffrey Zakrzewski

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/73 ,  A63F2300/201 ,  A63F2300/407 ,  A63F2300/532 ,  A63F2300/535 ,  A63F2300/5533 ,  A63F2300/5546 ,  A63F2300/5586 ,  A63F2300/636

摘要： A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method to provide efficient game access is described. A request to access a first game using a first primary identifier is received. An internal identifier and a game identifier associated with the first primary identifier are accessed. A request to access a second game using a second primary identifier is received. An internal identifier and a game identifier associated with the second primary identifier are accessed. A determination that the first and second primary identifiers are associated with a particular player is made. An association between the internal identifiers is stored.

公开(公告)号：US20170296920A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-19

申请号：US15635835

申请日：2017-06-28

申请人： KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)

发明人： Yoichi KURODA ,  Ryoko KATO

IPC分类号： A63F13/493 ,  A63F13/44 ,  A63F13/847 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/822 ,  A63F13/335

CPC分类号： A63F13/493 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/44 ,  A63F13/537 ,  A63F13/822 ,  A63F13/847 ,  A63F2300/407 ,  A63F2300/534 ,  A63F2300/5533 ,  A63F2300/5566 ,  A63F2300/5593 ,  A63F2300/636 ,  A63F2300/8029 ,  A63F2300/807 ,  A63F2300/8076

摘要： A network game system includes a server apparatus and a plurality of video game apparatuses connected to the server apparatus. A party includes player characters of a plurality of players. When the party battles with an opponent character, the server apparatus simultaneously transmits movie playback information to each video game apparatus for starting playback of a movie. Each of the players can skip the movie at a desired timing. A screen is displayed on each video game apparatus that has skipped the movie until the battle starts. When information is received from each video game apparatus that indicates playback of the movie has ended, the server apparatus simultaneously transmits battle start information to each video game apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US09782677B1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US14677949

申请日：2015-04-02

申请人： KABAM, INC.

发明人： Benjamin Topkins ,  Gaoqi Zheng ,  Devin Nambiar

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/45 ,  A63F13/35

CPC分类号： A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/493 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/822 ,  A63F2300/636 ,  A63F2300/638

摘要： User log-in to a user account of an online game may be incentivized by providing awards to the users for logging in. Reengagement time periods for individual ones of the user accounts may be determined. The reengagement time periods may be determined to expire at times when a user may be logged out and/or may be expected to be logged out. By way of non-limiting example, the reengagement time periods may expire during wait periods for ongoing in-game tasks. The awards may be provided based on the expiration of the reengagement time periods and the user accounts conveying satisfaction of award redemption criteria.

公开(公告)号：US09751020B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US15214166

申请日：2016-07-19

申请人： Zynga Inc.

发明人： Raja Ramachandran ,  Ross W. Danielson ,  Sachin B. Pansuria ,  Dylan A. Tarre

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/87 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/79

CPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/23 ,  A63F13/25 ,  A63F13/32 ,  A63F13/335 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/795 ,  A63F13/87 ,  A63F2300/308 ,  A63F2300/556 ,  A63F2300/636

摘要： A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method to display icons based on messaging activity is provided. A request to access a game user interface of the first player is received from a client device of a first player, the game user interface being associated with a computer-implemented game. First player messaging activity information associated with messaging activity of the first player is accessed, the messaging activity of the first player including receipt of a message from one or more players associated with the computer-implemented game. A first manner of displaying one or more icons each identifying the one or more players is determined including determining the first manner based on the first player messaging information. Display data to display the one or more icons in the first manner within the game user interface is provided to the client device.

公开(公告)号：US20170225074A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15494983

申请日：2017-04-24

申请人： KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX (also trading as SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.)

发明人： Yoshiki KASHITANI

IPC分类号： A63F13/47 ,  A63F13/58 ,  A63F13/822

CPC分类号： A63F13/47 ,  A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/45 ,  A63F13/49 ,  A63F13/493 ,  A63F13/497 ,  A63F13/58 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F13/822 ,  A63F2300/5526 ,  A63F2300/5533 ,  A63F2300/554 ,  A63F2300/636 ,  A63F2300/65 ,  A63F2300/807

摘要： Video game processing apparatuses, media, and methods are provided for controlling progress of a video game. Player character related information is stored in a memory and changes in accordance with progress of the video game. Initial area information is stored in the memory and indicates an initial state of each of a plurality of areas. Updated area information is stored in the memory and indicates a progress status of the video game in each of the areas. The updated area information is updated in accordance with the progress of the video game. It is determined whether to use the initial area information or the updated area information corresponding to a selected area in response to an operation of the player character. The game is progressed in the selected area using a corresponding one of the initial area information and the updated area information.

公开(公告)号：US09707484B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US14380376

申请日：2013-02-22

申请人： KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD.

发明人： Kensuke Kokami ,  Kenichi Miyaji

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/48 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/58 ,  A63F13/822 ,  A63F13/828

CPC分类号： A63F13/48 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/58 ,  A63F13/822 ,  A63F13/828 ,  A63F2300/5593 ,  A63F2300/636

摘要： A game control device capable of giving at least one of a plurality of game data sets that are members of an opponent game data group to a user. A match request receiving unit receives a match request sent from a user terminal. An opponent game data group determination unit determines a plurality of game data sets as members of the opponent game data group. In a case where the match request is received, a match executing unit executes a match based on one of the game data group and the game data of the user, and the opponent game data group. In a case where the match is executed, a game data giving unit gives at least one of the plurality of game data sets that are members of the opponent game data group to the user.