Game program and information processing device

• US 10,335,678 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2015
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DENA Company Limited
• Original Assignee: DENA Company Limited
• Inventors: Takahashi, Kenichi, Shoji, Miyako, Suzuki, Shiina
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis, David L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hoel, Matthew D
• Application Number:
  US14/863,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20160124518A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,378 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/426 involving on-screen location information, e.g. screen coordinates of an area at which the player is aiming with a light gun
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/44 involving timing of operations, e.g. performing an action within a time slot
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/69 by enabling or updating specific game elements, e.g. unlocking hidden features, items, levels or versions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A screen generation process is provided that generates a game screen having disposed thereon multiple selectable objects that a player is allowed to select; an acceptance process that accepts the selection operation input on said selectable objects when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of a selectable object disposed on the game screen while the movement of the pointing location on the game screen is maintained by the player'"'"'s operations, and said acceptance process accepts the selection operation input in a sequential manner, starting with the selectable object at which the pointing location arrives the earliest; and a special effect generation process that generates special effects in the course of a game driven by the player'"'"'s operations based on the moment when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of the selectable object, and/or the order of acceptance of the selection operation input on the selectable objects.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having machine-executable instructions with which a computer having a storage and a hardware processor, for providing a service, said machine-executable instructions comprising:

a screen generation process that generates a game screen having disposed thereon multiple selectable objects that a player is allowed to select;

an acceptance process that accepts selection operation input on said selectable objects at the moment when a pointing location initially arrives at the location of a selectable object disposed on the game screen while the movement of said pointing location on the game screen is maintained by the player'"'"'s operations, and said acceptance process accepts the selection operation input in a sequential manner, starting with the selectable object at which the pointing location arrives the earliest;

a special effect generation process that generates special effects in the course of a game driven by the player'"'"'s operations based on at least one of the moment when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of the selectable object, or the order in which the selection operation input on the selectable objects is accepted;

a counting process that starts counting standby time associated with each of the selectable objects in the order of acceptance of the selection operation input, and

an action control process that establishes control over the actions of controlled objects associated with each of the selectable objects upon the elapse of the respective standby time, and

the special effect generation process

determines whether nor not a time difference between an earlier action of a controlled object associated with a certain selectable object and a later action of a controlled object associated with another selectable object is within a predetermined period of time and

generates special effects in the course of a game driven by the player'"'"'s operations if it is determined to be within the predetermined period of time;

wherein the screen generation process generates a game screen including a control area where the multiple selectable objects are disposed, and

the acceptance process accepts the selection operation input on said selectable objects at the moment when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of a selectable object disposed in the control area, regardless of whether or not the pointing location has been located outside the control area, while the movement of the pointing location on the game screen is maintained by the player'"'"'s operations.

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

wherein

the action control process exercises control based on action frequencies associated with each of the controlled objects such that said controlled objects successively perform actions, and

the special effect generation process uses the action frequencies to determine whether or not the time difference is within the predetermined period of time whenever each one of the successive actions is carried out by a controlled object associated with said certain selectable object.

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

the special effect generation process increases the benefits provided to the controlled objects associated with the selectable objects selected by the selection operations of the player if the order of acceptance of the selection operation input for said selectable objects is comparatively late.

4. A non-transitory computer readable medium having machine-executable instructions with which a computer having a storage and a hardware processor, for providing a service, said machine-executable instructions comprising:

a screen generation process that generates a game screen having disposed thereon multiple selectable objects that a player is allowed to select;

an acceptance process that accepts selection operation input on said selectable objects at the moment when a pointing location initially arrives at the location of a selectable object disposed on the game screen while the movement of said pointing location on the game screen is maintained by the player'"'"'s operations, and said acceptance process accepts the selection operation input in a sequential manner, starting with the selectable object at which the pointing location arrives the earliest; and

a special effect generation process that generates special effects in the course of a game driven by the player'"'"'s operations based on at least one of the moment when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of the selectable object, or the order in which the selection operation input on the selectable objects is accepted; and

wherein

the special effect generation process increases the benefits provided to the controlled objects associated with the selectable objects selected by the selection operations of the player if the order of acceptance of the selection operation input for said selectable objects is comparatively late;

wherein the screen generation process generates a game screen including a control area where the multiple selectable objects are disposed, and

the acceptance process accepts the selection operation input on said selectable objects at the moment when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of a selectable object disposed in the control area, regardless of whether or not the pointing location has been located outside the control area, while the movement of the pointing location on the game screen is maintained by the player'"'"'s operations.

5. An information processing device which is provided with:

a screen generation module that generates a game screen having disposed thereon multiple selectable objects that a player is allowed to select;

an acceptance module that accepts the selection operation input on said selectable objects at the moment when a pointing location initially arrives at the location of a selectable object disposed on the game screen while the movement of the pointing location on the game screen is maintained by the player'"'"'s operations, and said acceptance module accepts the selection operation input in a sequential manner, starting with the selectable object at which the pointing location arrives the earliest;

a special effect generation module that generates special effects in the course of a game driven by the player'"'"'s operations based on at least one of the moment when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of the selectable object, or the order in which the selection operation input on the selectable objects is accepted;

a counting module that starts counting the standby time associated with each of the selectable objects in the order of acceptance of the selection operation input; and

an action control module that establishes control over the action of the controlled objects associated with each of the selectable objects upon the elapse of the respective standby time; and

in which

the special effect generation module

determines whether or not a time difference between an earlier action of a controlled object associated with a certain selectable object and a later action of a controlled object associated with another selectable object is within a predetermined period of time and

generates special effects in the course of a game driven by the player'"'"'s operations if it is determined to be within the predetermined period of time;

wherein the screen generation module generates a game screen including a control area where the multiple selectable objects are disposed, and

the acceptance module accepts the selection operation input on said selectable objects at the moment when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of a selectable object disposed in the control area, regardless of whether or not the pointing location has been located outside the control area, while the movement of the pointing location on the game screen is maintained by the player'"'"'s operations.

6. An information processing device which is provided with:

a screen generation module that generates a game screen having disposed thereon multiple selectable objects that a player is allowed to select;

an acceptance module that accepts the selection operation input on said selectable objects at the moment when a pointing location initially arrives at the location of a selectable object disposed on the game screen while the movement of said pointing location on the game screen is maintained by the player'"'"'s operations, and

said acceptance module accepts the selection operation input in a sequential manner, starting with the selectable object at which the pointing location arrives the earliest; and

a special effect generation module that generates special effects in the course of a game driven by the player'"'"'s operations based on at least one of the moment when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of the selectable object, or the order in which the selection operation input on the selectable objects is accepted; and

in which

the special effect generation module increases the benefits provided to the controlled objects associated with the selectable objects selected by the selection operations of the player if the order of acceptance of the selection operation input for said selectable objects is comparatively late;

wherein the screen generation module generates a game screen including a control area where the multiple selectable objects are disposed, and

the acceptance module accepts the selection operation input on said selectable objects at the moment when the pointing location initially arrives at the location of a selectable object disposed in the control area, regardless of whether or not the pointing location has been located outside the control area, while the movement of the pointing location on the game screen is maintained by the player'"'"'s operations.