COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED GAME

• US 20160220907A1
• Filed: 10/16/2015
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: King.com, Ltd (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: King.com, Ltd (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Ikonen, Teemu, XUAN HUI TAN, Abel
• Application Number:
  US14/884,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20160220907A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/57 Simulating properties, behaviour or motion of objects in the game world, e.g. computing tyre load in a car race game A63F13/56 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/577 using determination of contact between game characters or objects, e.g. to avoid collision between virtual racing cars

Abstract

A device has a display which displays game objects. The device also has a user interface which is able to receive an input from a user to select one speed mode for the one or more game objects. A processor determines if one or more conditions are satisfied. If so, movement of at least one of the game objects is controlled when displayed on the display in dependence on the speed mode selected by the user input.

Claims

1. A device for providing a computer implemented game having a plurality of game objects which in use are displayed on a display of the device, the device comprising:

a user interface configured to receive an input from a user to select one of a plurality of speed modes for one or more game objects;

a display configured to display the plurality of game objects

at least one processor configured to;

responsive to the received input to select one of a plurality of speed modes, determine if one or more conditions are satisfied; and

if the one more conditions are satisfied, control movement of at least one of the plurality of game objects when displayed on the display in dependence on the speed mode selected by the user input.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect at least one event associated with at least one object, the one or more conditions being associated with the at least one event.

3. The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is configured to detect at least one event by determining a collision of at least one object with at least one other object.

4. The device as claimed in claim 2, comprising a memory, the at least one processor being configured to store information associated with at least one of a number of events and a value associated with the one or more events in the memory.

5. The device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine if the number of events or the value satisfies the one or more conditions.

6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to select a slower one of the speed modes, on receiving the input from the user to select one of the plurality of speed modes.

7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to initiate a timer on receiving the user input to select one of the plurality of speed modes and the one more conditions are satisfied.

8. The device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine that a predetermined amount of time, determined by the timer, has lapsed and in response thereto to change the speed mode to a different or stationary speed mode.

9. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine that the user input to select one of the plurality of speed modes when the one or more conditions are satisfied has ended and in response thereto to change the speed mode to a different or stationary speed mode.

10. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine that the use of the selected speed mode has ended and in response thereto to trigger an effect associated with at least one game object

11. The device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the received input to select one of the plurality of speed modes selects one of the game objects to have the selected speed mode and the at least one processor is configured to trigger the effect associated with the selected one game object.

12. A computer implemented method for providing a computer implemented game having a plurality of game objects which in use are displayed on a display of a computer implemented device, the method comprising:

receiving an input from a user to select one of a plurality of speed modes for one or more game objects;

causing a display to display the plurality of game objects

responsive to the received input to select one of a plurality of speed modes, determining if one or more conditions are satisfied; and

if the one more conditions are satisfied, controlling movement of at least one of the plurality of game objects when displayed on the display in dependence on the speed mode selected by the user input.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, comprising detecting at least one event associated with at least one object, the one or more conditions being associated with the at least one event.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, comprising detecting at least one event by determining a collision of at least one object with at least one other object.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, comprising storing information associated with at least one of a number of events and a value associated with the one or more events in a memory.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, comprising determining if the number of events or the value satisfies the one or more conditions.

17. The method as claimed in claim 12, comprising selecting a slower one of the speed modes, on receiving the input from the user to select one of the plurality of speed modes.

18. The method as claimed in claim 12, comprising initiating a timer on receiving the user input to select one of the plurality of speed modes and the one more conditions are satisfied, and determining that a predetermined amount of time, determined by the timer, has lapsed and in response thereto to changing the speed mode to a different or stationary speed mode.

19. The method as claimed in claim 12, comprising selecting one or the game objects to have the selected one of the plurality of speed modes in response to the input from the user, determining that the selected speed mode has ended and the at least one processor is configured to trigger an effect associated with the selected one game object.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions which when run by at least one processor are configured to:

receive an input from a user to select one of a plurality of speed modes for one or more game objects;

cause a display to display the plurality of game objects

responsive to the received input to select one of a plurality of speed modes, determine if one or more conditions are satisfied; and

if the one more conditions are satisfied, control movement of at least one of the plurality of game objects when displayed on the display in dependence on the speed mode selected by the user input.