Game accessing method and processing method, server, terminal, and system

• US 9,925,465 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2014
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Yan, Min, Guo, Yiping, Zhu, Jianghao, Chen, Siquan, Zhang, Jun, Fan, Yong, Yuan, Jun, Zhang, Xin
• Primary Examiner(s): RENWICK, REGINALD A
• Application Number:
  US14/418,538
• Publication Number:
  US 20160101360A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,372 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/71 using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 999/99 dummy group

Abstract

A method including generating, by a terminal, a creation request containing game information, sending, by the terminal, the creation request to a game server, receiving, by the terminal, a graphic information code generated by a management server according to the game information, and displaying the graphic information code on the terminal.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating, by a terminal, a creation request containing game information;

sending, by the terminal, the creation request to a game server;

receiving, by the terminal, a graphic information code generated by a management server according to the game information; and

displaying the graphic information code on the terminal,

wherein the terminal is a first terminal, and the method further comprising;

scanning, by a second terminal, the graphic information code displayed on the first terminal to obtain the game information; and

joining, by the second terminal, the game indicated by the game information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating, by the game server, a game indicated by the game information;

generating, by the game server, a notification message containing the game information and a user identification of the terminal;

sending, by the game server, the notification message to the management server;

generating, by the management server, the graphic information code according to the game information; and

sending, by the management server, the graphic information code to the terminal according to the user identification.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, by the second terminal, a game access user interface including a button that, when selected, prompts to scan the graphic information code to join the game.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, by the terminal, an initial creation request to the management server, the initial creation request carrying a game identifier;

receiving, by the terminal, the game information generated by the management server, the game information;

being associated with the game indicated by the game identifier, and

including the game identifier and a game address.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, by the terminal, a game access user interface including a button that, when selected, prompts to create a new game.

6. A game processing method comprising:

receiving, by a management server, a notification message sent by a game server, the notification message carrying a user identification of a terminal and game information identifying a game created by the game server for the terminal;

generating, by the management server, a graphic information code according to the game information; and

sending, by the management server, the graphic information code to the terminal according to the user identification,

wherein the terminal is a first terminal, and the method further comprising;

receiving, by the game server, an access request according to the game information from a second terminal, wherein the second terminal obtains the game information by scanning the graphic information code displayed on the first terminal; and

enabling, by the game server, the second terminal to join the game indicated by the game information.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, by the management server, an initial creation request sent by the terminal, the initial creation request carrying a game identifier;

generating, by the management server, the game information associated with the game indicated by the game identifier according to the initial creation request, the game information including the game identifier and a game address; and

sending, by the management server, the game information to the terminal.

8. A management server comprising:

a receiving module to receive a notification message sent by a game server, the notification message carrying a user identification of a terminal and game information identifying a game created by the game server for the terminal;

a sending module to;

generate a graphic information code according to the game information specified in notification information, and

send the graphic information code to the terminal according to the user identification;

wherein;

the terminal is a first terminal,

a second terminal scans the graphic information code displayed on the first terminal to obtain the game information; and

the second terminal joins the game indicated by the game information.

9. The management server of claim 8,

wherein the receiving module is further configured to receive an initial creation request sent by the terminal, the initial creation request carrying a game identifier,

the management server further comprising:

a game information generation module configured to generate, according to the initial creation request, the game information associated with the game indicated by the game identifier, the game information including the game identifier and a game address.

10. The management server of claim 9, wherein the sending module is further configured to send the game information to the terminal.

11. A terminal comprising:

a request generation module to;

generate a creation request containing game information, and send the creation request to a game server; and

a display module configured to display a graphic information code received from a management server, the graphic information code being generated according to the game information,

wherein the display module is further configured to display a game access user interface including;

a first button that, when selected, prompts to create a new game, and a second button that, when selected, prompts to scan another graphic information code to join an existing game,

the terminal further comprising;

a processing module to;

notify the generation module to generate the creation request when detecting that the first button has been selected, and

start a camera module to scan the another graphic information code to join the existing game indicated by other game information obtained by scanning the another graphic information code, when detecting that the second button has been selected.

12. The terminal of claim 11, wherein before the creation request is generated, the terminal is configured to:

send an initial creation request to the management server, the initial creation request carrying a game identifier; and

receive the game information generated by the management server, the game information;

being associated with the game indicated by the game identifier, and including the game identifier and a game address.