Battle-attribute-based arrangement of map areas

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10286316-B2
Application number	US-201815861931-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2018
Priority date	Jan 9, 2013
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

An approach to facilitating battle-attribute-based arrangement of map areas is provided. Battle-related records that indicate battle attribute values associated with users of a game space may be maintained. Responsive to the battle attribute values associated with individual ones of the users corresponding to the battle attribute values associated with other ones of the users, generation of one or more secondary maps having secondary areas associated with the individual users that are arranged together with secondary areas associated with the other users may be initiated. For example, the secondary area associated with a first user and the secondary area associated with a second user may be arranged together in one of the secondary maps responsive to a first battle attribute value associated with the first user corresponding to a second battle attribute value associated with the second user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for facilitating battle-attribute-based arrangement of map areas, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
execute an instance of a game space, and to facilitate presentation of views of the game space to users, wherein the game space is configured to facilitate interaction of the users with the game space and/or each other by performing operations in the game space in response to commands received from the users, wherein the game space includes a map having areas that are associated with the users, wherein the users include a first user and a second user, wherein the areas include a first area associated with the first user and a second area associated with the second user, and wherein a first distance separates the first area from the second area in the map;
obtain records that indicate values associated with the users, wherein the records include a first record indicating a first value associated with the first user and a second record indicating a second value associated with the second user; and
modify the map such that the first area and the second area are re-arranged in the map based on the first value associated with the first user and the second value associated with the second user, wherein the map within the game space is updated to display the rearrangement of the first area and the second area, wherein a second distance separates the first area from the second area in the map responsive to the first area and the second area being re-arranged in the map, and wherein the first distance is different than the second distance.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the records are battle-related records, and wherein the values are battle attribute values.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein use by the users of the map that is re-arranged is available to the users for a limited duration.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first area and the second area are re-arranged to be closer together responsive to the first value corresponding to the second value.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the users further include a third user, wherein the areas further include a third area associated with the third user, wherein a third distance separates the third area from the second area in the map, wherein the records include a third record indicating a third value associated with the third user, wherein a fourth distance separates the third area from the second area in the map responsive to modification of the map,
wherein, responsive to the second value being closer to the first value than to the third value, re-arrangement of the first area, the second area, and the third area is such that the second distance is smaller than the fourth distance, and
wherein responsive to the second value being closer to the first value than to the third value, re-arrangement of the first area, the second area, and the third area is such that the fourth distance is smaller than the second distance.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the users further include a third user, wherein the areas further include a third area associated with the third user, wherein a third distance separates the third area from the second area in the map, wherein the records include a third record indicating a third value associated with the third user, wherein a fourth distance separates the third area from the second area in the map responsive to modification of the map,
wherein, responsive to the second value being closer to the first value than to the third value, re-arrangement of the first area, the second area, and the third area is such that the second distance is smaller than the first distance, and
wherein, responsive to the second value being closer to the first value than to the third value, re-arrangement of the first area, the second area, and the third area is such that the fourth distance is smaller than the third distance.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured by machine-readable instructions such that at least some characters, structures, items, and/or resources associated with the first user are represented in the first area, and at least some characters, structures, items, and/or resources of the area associated with the second user are represented in the second area.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured by machine-readable instructions to determine that the first value corresponds to the second value responsive to one or more of the first and second values being within a predetermined category of values or the first and second values being within a predetermined range from one another.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured by machine-readable instructions such that the map is modified based on one or more of gains or losses incurred by the users while interacting with each other in the areas.

10. A method for facilitating battle-attribute-based arrangement of map areas, the method being implemented in a computer system that includes one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:
executing an instance of a game space, and to facilitate presentation of views of the game space to users, wherein the game space is configured to facilitate interaction of the users with the game space and/or each other by performing operations in the game space in response to commands received from the users, wherein the game space includes a map having areas that are associated with the users, wherein the users include a first user and a second user, wherein the areas include a first area associated with the first user and a second area associated with the second user, and wherein a first distance separates the first area from the second area in the map;
obtaining records that indicate values associated with the users, wherein the records include a first record indicating a first value associated with the first user and a second record indicating a second value associated with the second user; and
modifying the map such that the first area and the second area are re-arranged in the map based on the first value associated with the first user and the second value associated with the second user, wherein the map within the game space is updated to display the rearrangement of the first area and the second area, wherein a second distance separates the first area from the second area in the map responsive to the first area and the second area being re-arranged in the map, and wherein the first distance is different than the second distance.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the records are battle-related records, and wherein the values are battle attribute values.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein use by the users of the map that is re-arranged is available to the users for a limited duration.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first area and the second area are re-arranged to be closer together responsive to the first value corresponding to the second value.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the users further include a third user, wherein the areas further include a third area associated with the third user, wherein a third distance separates the third area from the second area in the map, wherein the records include a third record indicating a third value associated with the third user, wherein a fourth distance separates the third area from the second area in the map responsive to modification of the map,
wherein, responsive to the second value being closer to the first value than to the third value, re-arrangement of the fi

Assignees

• Electronic Arts Inc

Inventors

• Sellers Michael

Classifications

• A63F13/005

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A63F13/5378

  for displaying an additional top view, e.g. radar screens or maps · CPC title

• A63F13/80

  Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode · CPC title

• A63F13/35 Primary

  Details of game servers · CPC title

• A63F13/335

  using Internet · CPC title