In-game building that receives stat boosts from troops

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10016682-B1
Application number	US-201715607310-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	May 26, 2017
Priority date	Sep 5, 2013
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

A system and method for garrisoning virtual units in virtual structures such that the attributes of the virtual structure are modified to reflect the garrisoning of the virtual unit inside the virtual structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for modifying attributes of a game space, the system comprising:
one or more physical processors configured to execute non-transitory machine-readable instructions to:
execute an instance of a game space, and to use the instance to effectuate transmission over a network of game state information derived from the instance of the online game to facilitate presentation of views of the game to users on client computing platforms associated with the users, wherein the game space is configured to facilitate interaction of the users with virtual structures and units;
manage a virtual unit associated with a user;
manage a virtual structure associated with a user;
impart combat attributes on the virtual structure in response to virtually garrisoning the virtual unit in the virtual structure; and
remove the virtual unit from a pool of virtual units associated with the user in response to virtually garrisoning the virtual unit in the virtual structure.

2. A system of claim 1 , wherein the modification of the combat attributes of the virtual structure is based on the virtual unit garrisoned in the virtual structure.

3. A system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by non-transitory machine-readable instructions to allow a user to purchase upgrades for virtual units, structures, or units and structures, wherein upgrades modify attributes associated with the virtual unit, structure, or unit and structure being upgraded.

4. A system of claim 1 , wherein an image representing a virtual structure changes to reflect the modified combat attributes of the virtual structure.

5. A system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical processors are further configured by non-transitory machine-readable instructions to generate virtual units, structures, or units and structures.

6. A system of claim 1 , wherein the combat attributes imparted associated with garrisoning a virtual unit in a virtual structure cannot be reversed.

7. A system of claim 1 , wherein the combat attributes are at least one of: an ability to fire on infantry, an ability to fire on aircraft, ability to repair health, a rate of fire, or an amount of damage.

8. A system of claim 1 , wherein virtual units are configured to, when not garrisoned in a virtual structure, be deployed to battle opposing forces or positioned to defend a location, or both.

9. A computer implemented method for modifying combat attributes of a virtual structure in a game space, the method being implemented in a computer system that includes one or more physical processors configured by non-transitory machine-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more physical processors perform the method, the method comprising:
executing, by the one or more physical processors, an instance of a game space, and using the instance to effectuate transmission over a network of game state information derived from the instance of the game to facilitate presentation of views of the online game to users on client computing platforms associated with the users, wherein the game space facilitates interaction of the users with the game spaces in response to commands received from the users;
receiving, at the one or more physical processors, a request over a network from a client computing platform associated with a user to garrison a virtual unit in a virtual structure;
imparting, by the one or more physical processors, a combat attribute on the virtual structure in response to the request to virtually garrison the virtual unit in the virtual structure; and
removing, by the one or more physical processors, the virtual unit from a pool of virtual units associated with the user in response to virtually garrisoning the virtual unit in the virtual structure.

10. A method of claim 9 , wherein imparting the combat attributes of the virtual unit on the virtual structure is based on the virtual unit garrisoned in the virtual structure.

11. A method of claim 9 , further comprising allowing a user to purchase upgrades for virtual units, structures, or units and structures, wherein upgrades modify attributes associated with the virtual unit, structure, or unit and structure being upgraded.

12. A method of claim 9 , further comprising changing, by the one or more physical processors, an image representing a virtual structure to reflect the modified combat attributes of the virtual structure.

13. A method of claim 9 , further comprising generating, by the one or more physical processors, virtual units, structures, or units and structures.

14. A method of claim 9 , wherein imparting attributes associated with garrisoning a virtual unit in a virtual structure cannot be reversed.

15. A method of claim 9 , wherein the combat attributes are at least one of: an ability to fire on infantry, an ability to fire on aircraft, ability to repair health, a rate of fire, or an amount of damage.

16. A method of claim 9 , wherein virtual units are configured to, when not garrisoned in a virtual structure, be deployed, by the one or more physical processors, to battle opposing forces or positioned to defend a location, or both.

Assignees

• Electronic Arts Inc
• Electronics Arts Inc

Inventors

• Mcneill David
• Chanthasiriphan Kevin
• Tsao Bryan
• Kim John

Classifications

• A63F13/822

  Strategy games; Role-playing games (A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence) · CPC title

• A63F13/56

  Computing the motion of game characters with respect to other game characters, game objects or elements of the game scene, e.g. for simulating the behaviour of a group of virtual soldiers or for path finding · CPC title

• A63F13/58 Primary

  by computing conditions of game characters, e.g. stamina, strength, motivation or energy level · CPC title

• G07F17/3262

  Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played · CPC title

• A63F13/525

  Changing parameters of virtual cameras · CPC title