Game methods for controlling game using virtual buttons and systems for performing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016199728-A1
Application number	US-201514837826-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 27, 2015
Priority date	Jan 8, 2015
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Game methods for controlling a game using virtual buttons and/or systems for performing the same are provided. The game method includes determining, by a processor of the computer, whether a virtual button is selected by a user from among one or more virtual buttons displayed on a touch screen of the game system, controlling, by the processor, a game in progress according to an input event of the user, which is input through a second portion of the touch screen, the second portion being different from the first portion, and performing, by the processor, different controls according to the virtual buttons respectively selected by the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A game method in a game system implemented with a computer, the method comprising:
determining, by a processor of the computer, whether a virtual button is selected by a user from among one or more virtual buttons displayed on a first portion of a touch screen of the game system; controlling, by the processor, a game in progress according to an input event of the user, which is input through a second portion of the touch screen, the second portion being different from the first portion; and performing, by the processor, different controls according to the virtual buttons respectively selected by the user.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more virtual buttons comprises a plurality of virtual buttons displayed on different regions, and
the performing different controls include performing the different controls per pairs, respectively, in each of which the virtual button selected among the plurality of virtual buttons and the input event of the user are combined.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more virtual buttons are associated with one or more skills used on the game, respectively, and
the performing different controls include performing the different controls, for a same input event of the user, according to different skills associated with the one or more virtual buttons selected by the user, respectively.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing different controls comprises:
when the selection of the virtual button is verified and when an activation condition for the input event of the user is satisfied, performing a first control of activating a skill associated with the selected virtual button; and when the selection for the virtual button is released before the activation condition for the input event of the user is satisfied, performing a second control of cancelling the activation of the skill associated with the selected virtual button.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing different controls comprises:
when the selection for the virtual button is verified and when a continuous touch input, as the input event of the user, on the touch screen is verified, performing control of targeting an object from among objects displayed on the touch screen.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the performing different controls comprises:
when the touch input verified as the input event of the user is dragged while continuously touching the touch screen, performing a control of changing a targeted object.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the object to be targeted among the objects displayed on the touch screen is selected according to a distance from a character of the user.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing different controls comprises:
when the selection for the virtual button is verified and when a continuous touch input, as the input event of the user, on the touch screen is verified, displaying an application range of a skill associated with the selected virtual button around a touch point on the touch screen; moving the application range of the skill by dragging the touch input on the touch screen in a continuous manner; and displaying the moved application range of the skill on the touch screen.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing different controls comprises:
when the selection for the virtual button is verified and when a continuous touch input, as the input event of the user, on the touch screen is verified, displaying an application range of a skill associated with the selected virtual button around a position of a character of the user on the touch screen.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the performing different controls further comprises:
activating the skill associated with the selected virtual button when the continuous touch input on the touch screen is ended; and applying the activated skill to the application range of the skill.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing different controls comprises:
when the selection for the virtual button is verified and when a continuous touch input, as the input event of the user, on the touch screen is verified, verifying a direction of the touch input relative to a character of the user; and applying a skill associated with the selected virtual button according to the verified direction or applying the skill according to the verified direction when the touch input is ended.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the performing different controls comprises:
changing an application range of a skill associated with the selected virtual button or a value corresponding to the skill associated with the selected virtual button according to duration of the touch input.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the virtual button is on one side of the touch screen.

14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon instructions that when executed by a processor to cause the processor to perform the method of claim 1 .

15 . A game system implemented with a computer, the system comprising:
at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions which configure the processor to, determine whether a virtual button displayed on a first portion of a touch screen is selected by a user from among one or more virtual buttons, control a game in progress according to an input event of the user, which is input through a second portion of the touch screen, the second portion being different from the first portion, and perform different controls according to the virtual buttons respectively selected by the user.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more virtual button comprises a plurality of virtual buttons displayed on different regions, and
wherein the processor is further configured to perform the different controls per pairs, respectively, in each of which the virtual button selected among the plurality of virtual buttons and the input event of the user are combined.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more virtual buttons are associated with one or more skills used on the game, respectively, and
wherein the processor is further configured to perform the different controls for a same input event of the user, according to skills associated with the one or more virtual buttons selected by the user, respectively.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein when the selection of the virtual button is verified and when an activation condition for the input event of the user is satisfied, the processor is further configured to perform a first control of activating a skill associated with the selected virtual button, and
wherein when the selection of the virtual button is released before the activation condition for the input event of the user is satisfied, the processor is further configured to perform a second control of cancelling the activation of the skill associated with the selected virtual button.

19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein when the selection of the virtual button is verified and when a continuous touch input, as the input event of the user, on the touch screen is verified, the processor is further configured to perform control of targeting an object from among objects displayed on the touch screen.

20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein when the selection of the virtual button is verified and when a continuous touch input, as the input event of the user, on the touch screen is verified, the processor is further configured

Assignees

• Line Plus Corp

Inventors

• Yoon Kyoung Ho

Classifications

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• A63F13/2145 Primary

  the surface being also a display device, e.g. touch screens · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• A63F13/426

  involving on-screen location information, e.g. screen coordinates of an area at which the player is aiming with a light gun · CPC title

• A63F13/40 Primary

  Processing input control signals of video game devices, e.g. signals generated by the player or derived from the environment · CPC title