MOBILE DEVICE INTERFACE FOR ONLINE GAMES

• US 20130079145A1
• Filed: 09/26/2011
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deniz Ersever, Hardik Kheskani, Jackson Wang, Kathleen Auterio, Serena Lam
• Original Assignee: Deniz Ersever, Hardik Kheskani, Jackson Wang, Kathleen Auterio, Serena Lam
• Inventors: Lam, Serena, Auterio, Kathleen, Ersever, Deniz, Wang, Jackson, Mullin, Benjamin, Kheskani, Hardik
• Application Number:
  US13/244,865
• Publication Number:
  US 20130079145A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/352 involving special game server arrangements, e.g. regional servers connected to a national server or a plurality of servers managing partitions of the game world
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/355 Performing operations on behalf of clients with restricted processing capabilities, e.g. servers transform changing game scene into an encoded video stream for transmitting to a mobile phone or a thin client
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/792 for payment purposes, e.g. monthly subscriptions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/402 Communication between platforms, i.e. physical link to protocol
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/513 server hierarchy, e.g. local, regional, national or dedicated for different tasks, e.g. authenticating, billing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/575 for trading virtual items

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to games and applications in general and in particular to computer-implemented online games playable on mobile devices. A mobile server receives a signal from a user to perform a mobile in-game action, where the signal is received at the mobile server via a mobile user interface on a mobile client device. The mobile server automatically performs a particular in-game action with respect to multiple in-game objects responsive to reception of the signal to perform the mobile in-game action. The performance of the particular in-game action with respect to the multiple in-game objects is responsive to user input on a browser user interface requiring multiple signals corresponding to the respective in-game objects.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, at a mobile server, a signal from a user to perform a mobile in-game action, the signal being received at the mobile server from a mobile user interface on a mobile client device; and

automatically performing a particular in-game action with respect to a plurality of in-game objects in response to receiving the signal to perform the mobile in-game action, performance of the particular in-game action with respect to the plurality of in-game objects responsive to user input on a browser user interface requiring a plurality of signals corresponding to the respective in-game objects.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, from the mobile server to the mobile client device, display data associated with displaying game components related to a game state on the mobile user interface in response to performance of the particular in-game action with respect to the plurality of in-game objects.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the mobile user interface allows access to the mobile in-game action subject to a debit charge to a user account of a user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of virtual currency from a game account of the user.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of legal currency from a financial account of the user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the particular in-game action being an initiating action or a collecting action.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the automatically performing a particular in-game action being based on any one or a combination of game rules, player character in-game actions, player character state, game state, and interaction of other players.

8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

sending, to a mobile server from a mobile user interface on a mobile client device, a signal to perform a mobile in-game action; and

receiving, at the mobile client device from the mobile server, display data associated with displaying game components related to a game state on the mobile user interface in response to automatic performance of a particular in-game action with respect to a plurality of in-game objects based on the signal to perform the mobile in-game action, performance of the particular in-game action with respect to the plurality of in-game objects responsive to user input on a browser user interface requiring a plurality of signals corresponding to the respective in-game objects.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the mobile user interface allows access to the mobile in-game action subject to a debit charge to a user account of a user.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of virtual currency from a game account of the user.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of legal currency from a financial account of the user.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, the particular in-game action being an initiating action or a collecting action.

13. A system, comprising:

a mobile server capable of receiving a signal from a user to perform a mobile in-game action, the signal capable of being received at the mobile server from a mobile user interface on a mobile client device; and

a game engine in communication with the mobile server, the game engine being capable of automatically performing a particular in-game action with respect to a plurality of in-game objects in response to receiving the signal to perform the mobile in-game action, performance of the particular in-game action with respect to the plurality of in-game objects responsive to user input on a browser user interface requiring a plurality of signals corresponding to the respective in-game objects.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the mobile server is capable of sending display data associated with displaying game components related to a game state on the mobile user interface in response to performance of the particular in-game action with respect to the plurality of in-game objects.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the mobile user interface allows access to the mobile in-game action subject to a debit charge to a user account of a user.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of virtual currency from a game account of the user.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of legal currency from a financial account of the user.

18. The system of claim 13, the particular in-game action being an initiating action or a collecting action.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:

sending, to a mobile server from a mobile user interface on a mobile client device, a signal to perform a mobile in-game action; and

receiving, at the mobile client device from the mobile server, display data associated with displaying game components related to a game state on the mobile user interface in response to automatic performance of a particular in-game action with respect to a plurality of in-game objects based on the signal to perform the mobile in-game action, performance of the particular in-game action with respect to the plurality of in-game objects responsive to user input on a browser user interface requiring a plurality of signals corresponding to the respective in-game objects.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the mobile user interface allows access to the mobile in-game action subject to a debit charge to a user account of a user.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of virtual currency from a game account of the user.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of legal currency from a financial account of the user.