DEVICE, GAME AND METHODS THEREFOR

• US 20150290541A1
• Filed: 04/15/2014
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: King.com, Ltd (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: King.com, Ltd (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Jornow, Lars, Ahmed, Rakiv
• Application Number:
  US14/253,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20150290541A1
• 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 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/5378 for displaying an additional top view, e.g. radar screens or maps using two or more virtual cameras concurrently A63F13/5252
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/573 using trajectories of game objects, e.g. of a golf ball according to the point of impact
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition

Abstract

A method comprises displaying a map on a display of a user device, the map comprising a destination; generating one or more entities to be displayed on the map and selecting one of the entities and guiding the selected entity along a route of the map to the destination.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a map on a display of a user device, the map comprising a destination;

generating one or more entities to be displayed on the map;

selecting one of the entities and guiding the selected entity along a route of the map to the destination.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, comprising determining a location of the user device and wherein the map displayed is dependent on a location of the user device.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, comprising displaying said map with the location of the user device.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the map displayed is at least partially a real world map.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the map has one or more other destinations associated with other users.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the route comprises one or more roads or paths of the map.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the destination is associated with a user of the user device.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, comprising providing a reward when the entity is guided to the destination.

9. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more entities are generated by the user device.

10. A method as claimed in claim, 1, wherein the display is a touch screen and the selecting comprises touching the touch screen on the entity to be selected.

11. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding of the selected entity comprises causing the selected entity to follow a route defined by interaction with said user device.

12. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding comprises guiding by a controller of said user device of the selected entity to said destination.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display a map, the map comprising a destination;

a controller configured to generate one or more entities to be displayed on the map on the display; and

an input configured such that one or more of said entities is selected and the selected one or more entities is guided along a route of the map to the destination.

14. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13, comprising a location determiner configured to determine a location of the user device and wherein the map displayed is dependent on a location of the user device.

15. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the display is configured to display said map with the location of the user device.

16. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the display is configured to display at least partially a real world map.

17. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the route comprises one or more roads or paths of the map.

18. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the destination is associated with a user of the user device.

19. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the controller is configured to provide a reward when the entity is guided to the destination.

20. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the display is a touch screen and the input is provided by the touch screen such that when the entity is to be selected, said displayed entity is selected by a touch of said display at a location at which said entity is displayed.

21. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the guiding of the selected entity comprises causing the selected entity to follow a route defined by interaction with said user device.

22. An apparatus as claimed in claim 13 wherein the controller is configured to guide the selected entity to said destination.

23. A program comprising program code instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to perform the following steps

display a map on a display of a user device, the map comprising a destination;

generating one or more entities to be displayed on the map; and

guide the selected entity along a route of the displayed map to the destination.

24. A computer readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to perform the following steps:

display a map on a display of a user device, the map comprising a destination;

generating one or more entities to be displayed on the map; and

guide the selected entity along a route of the displayed map to the destination.