Gameplay in a Chat Thread

• US 20160092035A1
• Filed: 09/29/2014
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Crocker, John, Shively, Orrin, Heatherly, Christopher W., Davis, Randall, Molinets, James
• Granted Patent: US 10,361,986 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

There is provided a system and method for user generated gameplay in chat. The system including a memory storing a text and multimedia messaging software application, and a processor configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to initiate a message exchange session with a remote mobile device, in response to a request received from a user of the mobile device, the message exchange session displaying a user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, provide a plurality of games for selection by the user to be played during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages, receive a selection of one of the plurality of games by the user after initiating the message exchange session, and initiate the one of the plurality of games for playing within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a memory storing a text and multimedia messaging software application; and

a processor configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to;

initiate a message exchange session with a remote mobile device, in response to a request received from a user of the mobile device, the message exchange session displaying a user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages;

provide a plurality of games for selection by the user to be played during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages;

receive a selection of one of the plurality of games by the user after initiating the message exchange session; and

initiate the one of the plurality of games for playing within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein before the initiating of the one of the plurality of games, the processor is further configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to:

send a game request to the remote user device using the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein before the initiating of the one of the plurality of games, the processor is further configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to:

receive a game acceptance from the remote user device using the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages in response to the sending of the game request.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the user plays the one of the plurality of games using the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to:

generate a game level for the one of the plurality of games within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

6. The mobile device of claim 5, wherein the game level is generated using text bubbles, the text bubbles used to display messages exchanged with the remote mobile device during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the text and multimedia messaging software application to:

provide a plurality of objects for selection by the user to be used during the playing of the one of the plurality of games;

receive a selection of one of the plurality of objects by the user; and

post the one of the plurality of objects within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages during the playing of the game.

8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the one of the plurality of games includes shooting the one of the plurality of objects using the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

9. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the text and multimedia software application to:

receive a user input from the user during the playing of the one of the plurality of games, the user input corresponding to a move made by the user for the one of the plurality of games; and

post the move within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

10. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the one of the plurality of games is displayed simultaneously with messages exchanged with the remote mobile device during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

11. A method for using a mobile device to generate a game during a message exchange session with a remote mobile device, the method comprising:

initiating the message exchange session with the remote mobile device, in response to a request received from a user of the mobile device, the message exchange session displaying a user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages;

providing a plurality of games for selection by the user to be played during the message exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages;

receive a selection of one of the plurality of games by the user after initiating the message exchange session; and

initiate the one of the plurality of games for playing within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

sending a game request to the remote user device using the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

receiving a game acceptance from the remote user device using the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages in response to the sending of the game request.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the user plays the one of the plurality of games using the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

generating a game level for the one of the plurality of games within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the game level is generated using text bubbles, the text bubbles used to display messages exchanged with the remote mobile device during the exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

17. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

providing a plurality of objects for selection by the user to be used during the playing of the one of the plurality of games;

receiving a selection of one of the plurality of objects by the user; and

posting the one of the plurality of objects within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages during the playing of the game.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the one of the plurality of games includes shooting the one of the plurality of objects using the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

19. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

receiving a user input from the user during the playing of the one of the plurality of games, the user input corresponding to a move made by the user for the one of the plurality of games; and

posting the move within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.

20. The method of claim 11, wherein the one of the plurality of games is displayed simultaneously with messages exchanged with the remote mobile device during the exchange session and within the user interface for exchanging text and multimedia messages.