Non-transitory computer-readable medium storing game program, and game system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12485341-B2
Application number	US-202217808846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2022
Priority date	Dec 27, 2019
Publication date	Dec 2, 2025
Grant date	Dec 2, 2025

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a game program causing a processor of a terminal device used by a user to execute: displaying an indication object 50 including an indication relating to a shot of a ball 31 ; receiving a first input operation performed by the user on a display screen; determining a position of a moving object 40 based on the first input operation; moving the moving object 40 toward the indication object 50 when the first input operation is released; and executing the shot in accordance with a release position of the first input operation and the indication determined by a positional relationship between the indication object 50 and the moving object after movement.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a game program, the game program causing a processor of a terminal device used by a user to execute:
displaying an indication object including an indication relating to a shot of a ball; reciprocating the indication object back and forth in a direction intersecting with a moving direction of the ball; receiving a first input operation performed by the user on a display screen; determining a position of a moving object based on the first input operation; moving the moving object toward the indication object when the first input operation is released; and executing the shot in accordance with a release position of the first input operation and the indication determined by a positional relationship between the indication object and the moving object after movement.

2 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving the first input operation comprises:
receiving selection of an arbitrary position on the display screen by the user; and receiving a swipe operation from the selected arbitrary position.

3 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 2 , wherein the swipe operation comprises an operation of moving away from the indication object.

4 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 3 , wherein the executing the shot comprises increasing power of the shot as a distance from the indication object to the moving object determined by an end point of the swipe operation increases.

5 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the indication comprises an indication relating to accuracy of the shot determined in accordance with the release position.

6 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the moving the moving object toward the indication object comprises moving the moving object in a fixed direction irrespective of the release position of the first input operation.

7 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the moving the moving object toward the indication object comprises changing a moving direction of the moving object in accordance with the release position of the first input operation.

8 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 7 , wherein a trajectory of the shot ball is changed in accordance with the moving direction of the moving object.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the moving the moving object toward the indication object comprises increasing a moving speed of the moving object as a distance from the indication object to the release position of the first input operation increases.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1 , wherein the moving the moving object toward the indication object comprises increasing a moving speed of the moving object as the moving object approaches the indication object from the release position of the first input operation.

11 . A game system, comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
display an indication object including an indication relating to a shot of a ball;
reciprocate the indication object back and forth in a direction intersecting with a moving direction of the ball;
receive a first input operation performed by a user on a display screen;
determine a position of a moving object based on the first input operation;
move the moving object toward the indication object when the first input operation is released; and
execute the shot in accordance with a release position of the first input operation and the indication determined by a positional relationship between the indication object and the moving object after movement.

Assignees

• Colopl Inc

Inventors

• Fukutsuka Tsubasa
• Tsunoda Ryoji

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• A63F13/812

  Ball games, e.g. soccer or baseball · CPC title

• A63F13/57

  Simulating properties, behaviour or motion of objects in the game world, e.g. computing tyre load in a car race game (A63F13/56 takes 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