Virtual Opening of Boxes and Packs of Cards

• US 20130205255A1
• Filed: 02/06/2013
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hothead Games Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hothead Games Inc.
• Inventors: We, Art, Lim, Trevor, Dunn, Gregan
• Granted Patent: US 9,195,369 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites

Abstract

Systems and methods for virtual opening of packages such as boxes and packs of cards are provided herein. Exemplary systems may execute methods via one or more processors, which are programmed to generate a visual representation of a package, receive input from the user, the input indicating opening of the package, and provide feedback to the user corresponding to the opening of the package that at least partially mimics a physical opening of the package.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising;

generating a visual representation of a package;

receiving input from a user, the input indicating opening of the package; and

providing feedback to the user corresponding to the opening of the package that at least partially mimics a physical opening of the package.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein feedback comprises an animation that represents opening of the package.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein feedback comprises a sound associated with the opening of the package.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein feedback comprises haptic feedback and any of an animation and audio feedback.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the logic when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising providing a plurality of selections of packages to user, each of the selections comprising a visual representation of a package;

and receiving a selection of at least one of the plurality of selections of packages.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the logic when executed is further operable to perform operations comprising defining a plurality of touch-based inputs, each of the plurality of touch-based inputs being associated with an action for opening of a package.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein one of the plurality of touch-based inputs comprises a tap input relative to the package, the tap input causing the one or more processors to execute logic to perform operations comprising a tearing animation at least a portion of the package.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein one of the plurality of touch-based inputs comprises a swipe input relative to the package, the swipe input tracing a path across at least a portion of the package, the swipe input causing the one or more processors to execute logic to perform operations comprising executing a tearing animation of the package along the path.

9. The system according to claim 6, wherein one of the plurality of touch-based inputs comprises receiving two touch-based inputs relative to the package at the same time, wherein subsequent expand gesture of the two touch-based inputs causes the one or more processors to execute logic to perform operations comprising a tearing animation of the package in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the direction of the expand gesture.

10. The system according to claim 6, wherein one of the plurality of touch-based inputs comprises receiving touch-based inputs relative a corner of the package followed by a drag gesture, which causes the one or more processors to execute logic to perform operations comprising a peeling animation of the package in a direction that is substantially aligned to the direction of the drag gesture.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the package comprises a box of cards and the opening of the box of cards exposes one or more of the cards within the box.

12. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising;

executing a program environment that includes a virtual store;

providing a plurality of packs of cards in the virtual store, each of the plurality of packs of cards comprising a visual representation;

receiving selection of one or more of the plurality of packs of cards;

providing the selection of the one or more the plurality of packs of cards;

receiving input from a user, the input indicating opening of the selected pack of cards; and

causing feedback for the user corresponding to the opening of the selected pack of cards that at least partially mimics a physical opening of the selected pack of cards.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein feedback comprises an animation that represents opening of the selected pack of cards.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein feedback comprises a sound associated with the opening of the selected pack of cards.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein feedback comprises haptic feedback associated with the opening of the selected pack of cards.