METHOD OF PROCESSING USER GESTURE INPUTS IN ONLINE GAME

• US 20150157932A1
• Filed: 11/09/2012
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wemade Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Wemade Entertainment Company Limited A Corporation
• Inventors: Park, Jae Hyun, Kwon, Won Suk, Kim, Jae Yoon
• Application Number:
  US14/412,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20150157932A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/2145 the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H

Abstract

A method of processing user gestures in an online game. A method of processing user gestures in an online game performed via a mobile terminal capable of receiving a touch-drag input according to an embodiment of the present invention may minimize the number of touches required for performing efficient and rapid operations, improve operating convenience, and provide pleasant view.

Claims

1. A method of processing user gestures in an online game performed via a mobile terminal capable of receiving a touch-drag input, the method comprising:

determining whether a target character of the online game is targeted; and

performing a function corresponding to a gesture comprising at least one dragging direction in case where the target character is targeted or moving a user'"'"'s character based on the touch-drag input in case where the target is not targeted.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if the target character is targeted, determining a valid range of the gesture input; and

if the gesture input is within the valid range, performing a function corresponding to the input gesture,

wherein the valid range is within the playing area of the user'"'"'s character and the target character in the display area of the mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, if the starting point of a drag constituting the gesture is located within the valid range, the gesture is determined as a gesture input within the valid range.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein, if the starting point of a drag constituting the gesture is located within the valid range, the gesture is determined as a gesture input within the valid range regardless of location of the end point of the gesture.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a trail of the gesture from a location in the display area of the mobile terminal, the location corresponding to the starting point of a drag constituting the gesture.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, if a function corresponding to the gesture is performed, an icon corresponding to the performed function and a shape indicating the gesture are displayed in the display area of the mobile terminal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises a unidirectional drag, and

the gesture is determined as a gesture input within a valid range if the gesture is located within at least one from between valid ranges respectively set with respect to the X-axis and the Y-axis.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises drags in multiple directions,

if each of drags in first through N^th directions, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 2, is within at least one from between valid ranges respectively set with respect to the X-axis and the Y-axis, and,

if N−

1 drags are valid, the gesture is determined as a gesture input within a valid range.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein it is determined whether the gesture consisting of drags in multiple directions including the drags in the first through N^th directions is a gesture input within a valid range, regardless of a direction corresponding to the initially input drag.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, if the gesture is not one within a valid range, a function corresponding to a gesture similar to the gesture is performed.

11. The method of claim 1, where the function comprises at least one skill to be used by the user'"'"'s character.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein a gesture guide, which comprises at least one function to be used by the user'"'"'s character and gestures including the at least one dragging direction mapped to the function, is displayed in the display area of the mobile terminal.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the online game is a RPG game including a MMORPG/MORPG, an aeon of strife (AOS) game, a real time strategy (RTS) game, a first/third person shooters (FPS/TPS) game, or a sport game.

14. A method of processing user gestures in an online game performed via a mobile terminal capable of receiving a touch-drag input, the method comprising:

determining whether a target character of the online game is targeted;

if the target character is targeted, determining a gesture input based on at least one from between dragging directions and the number of drags; and

if it is determined that a valid gesture is input, performing a function corresponding to the input gesture.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising, if the target character is not targeted, moving a user'"'"'s character based on the touch-drag input.

16. A mobile terminal for processing user gesture inputs in an online game, wherein the mobile terminal is capable of receiving touch-drag inputs and comprises:

a targeting determining unit, which determines whether a target character is targeted in the online game; and

a control unit, which performs a function corresponding to a gesture comprising at least one dragging direction

if the target character is targeted, determining valid range of the gesture input; and

performing a function corresponding to the input gesture in case where the gesture input is within the valid range or moving a user'"'"'s character based on the touch-drag input in case where the target character is not targeted.

17. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program for implementing a method of processing user gestures in an online game performed via a mobile terminal capable of receiving a touch-drag input, the computer readable recording medium comprising:

a first program code for determining whether a target character of the online game is targeted;

a second program code for performing a function corresponding to a gesture comprising at least one dragging direction in case where the target character is targeted; and

a third program code for moving a user'"'"'s character based on the touch-drag input in case where the target is not targeted.