MOBILE DEVICE GAMING IMPROVEMENTS

• US 20120315993A1
• Filed: 06/08/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zynga Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Zynga Incorporated
• Inventors: Dumont, Jon-Paul Emile, Ghamaty, Siavash, Dansingani, Laura, Zhang, Live, Mine, Genki
• Granted Patent: US 9,361,752 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• 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: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users

Abstract

Disclosed in some examples is a method of providing a computer implemented game comprising: displaying one or more on-screen objects in accordance with the computer implemented game; accepting input from a user of the computer implemented game; responsive to receiving input from the user, updating the one or more on-screen objects according to one or more game rules using one or more computer processors; receiving a notification from a game server, over a network, that the user of the computer implemented game has completed a gameplay specific task in a second computer implemented game, wherein the second computer implemented game is provided on a separate platform from the computer implemented game; and responsive to receiving the notification from the game server, providing a reward to the user in the computer implemented game.

Claims

1. A method of providing a computer implemented game comprising:

displaying one or more on-screen objects in accordance with the computer implemented game;

accepting input from a user of the computer implemented game;

responsive to receiving input from the user, updating the one or more on-screen objects according to one or more game rules using one or more computer processors;

receiving a notification from a game server, over a network, that the user of the computer implemented game has completed a gameplay specific task in a second computer implemented game, wherein the second computer implemented game is provided on a separate platform from the computer implemented game; and

responsive to receiving the notification from the game server, providing a reward to the user in the computer implemented game.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer implemented game is a non-mobile version of a game and the second computer implemented version of the game is a mobile version of the game.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the accomplishment is one of:

completing a predetermined task in the second computer implemented game or playing the second computer implemented game for more than a predetermined time period.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second computer implemented game is the same game as the first computer implemented game.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the reward comprises displaying a message on a screen to the user notifying the user that the reward is available.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein responsive to displaying the notification, the computer-implemented game presents an input configured to allow the user to accept the reward.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the gameplay specific task is a task which is defined by one or more gameplay rules of the second computer implemented game.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the gameplay specific task includes completion of an accomplishment in the second computer implemented game, the accomplishment defined by one or more gameplay rules of the second computer implemented game.

9. A system for providing a computer implemented game comprising:

a display module configured to display one or more on-screen objects in accordance with the computer implemented game;

an input module configured to;

accept input from a user of the computer implemented game; and

receive a notification from a game server, over a network, that the user of the computer implemented game has completed a gameplay specific task in a second computer implemented game, wherein the second computer implemented game is provided on a separate platform from the computer implemented game; and

a gameplay module, configured to;

update the one or more on-screen objects according to one or more game rules using one or more computer processors responsive to receiving input from the user; and

provide a reward to the user in the computer implemented game responsive to receiving the notification from the game server.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer implemented game is a non-mobile version of a game and the second computer implemented version of the game is a mobile version of the game.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the accomplishment is one of:

completing a predetermined task in the second computer implemented game or playing the second computer implemented game for more than a predetermined time period.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the second computer implemented game is the same game as the first computer implemented game.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the gameplay module is configured to provide the reward by at least causing the output module to displaying a message on a screen to the user notifying the user that the reward is available.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the gameplay module is configured to present an input configured to allow the user to accept the reward in response to displaying the notification.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the gameplay specific task is a task which is defined by one or more gameplay rules of the second computer implemented game.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the gameplay specific task includes completion of an accomplishment in the second computer implemented game, the accomplishment defined by one or more gameplay rules of the second computer implemented game.

17. A machine readable medium that stores instructions which when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

displaying one or more on-screen objects in accordance with a computer implemented game;

accepting input from a user of the computer implemented game;

responsive to receiving input from the user, updating the one or more on-screen objects according to one or more game rules using one or more computer processors;

receiving a notification from a game server, over a network, that the user of the computer implemented game has completed a gameplay specific task in a second computer implemented game, wherein the second computer implemented game is provided on a separate platform from the computer implemented game; and

responsive to receiving the notification from the game server, providing a reward to the user in the computer implemented game.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the computer implemented game is a non-mobile version of a game and the second computer implemented version of the game is a mobile version of the game.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the accomplishment is one of:

completing a predetermined task in the second computer implemented game or playing the second computer implemented game for more than a predetermined time period.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the second computer implemented game is the same game as the first computer implemented game.

21. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions for providing the reward comprises instructions, which when executed by the machine, cause the machine to:

display a message on a screen to the user notifying the user that the reward is available.

22. The machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions including instructions which when performed by the machine, cause the machine to:

present an input configured to allow the user to accept the reward responsive to displaying the notification.

23. The machine-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the gameplay specific task is a task which is defined by one or more gameplay rules of the second computer implemented game.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the gameplay specific task includes completion of an accomplishment in the second computer implemented game, the accomplishment defined by one or more gameplay rules of the second computer implemented game.