Mobile device interface for online games

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016296841-A1
Application number	US-201615096875-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 12, 2016
Priority date	Jun 24, 2010
Publication date	Oct 13, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates games and applications in general and in particular to computer-implemented online games playable on mobile devices.

First claim

1 . (canceled)

2 . A system, comprising:
a data store of game state information corresponding to one or more instances of a computer-implemented game; a game engine comprising one or more computer processor devices configured to control elements of the computer-implemented game such that the computer-implemented game comprises a plurality of user-initiated in-game actions to affect the game state information, the plurality of user-initiated in-game actions including a set of browser in-game actions which is available via a browser user interface and including a set of convenience in-game actions which is unavailable via the browser user interface, a single convenience in-game action of the set of convenience in-game actions being capable of producing a particular game result, the single convenience in-game action corresponding to a plurality of browser in-game actions from the set of browser in-game actions, the plurality of browser in-game actions being capable of collectively producing the particular game result; and a mobile server that is implemented using at least one hardware processor that is in communication with the data store and to implement a mobile application for the computer-implemented game on a mobile client device over a computer network, wherein the mobile application allows access to a set of mobile in-game actions, the set of mobile in-game actions including at least a portion of the set of browser in-game actions and including the set of convenience in-game actions, initiation of each convenience in-game action being a user-selectable option for a user only via the mobile application on the mobile client device, each mobile in-game action being presented as one or more display elements via a graphical user interface on the mobile client device.

3 . The system of claim 2 , further comprising:
an Internet server in communication with the data store and operative to implement the browser user interface for the computer-implemented game on one or more client systems over the computer network, wherein the browser user interface allows access to the set of browser in-game actions.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more client systems include the mobile client device, the browser user interface being accessible via an Internet browser of the mobile client device.

5 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the mobile application allows access to the set of convenience in-game actions subject to a debit charge to a user account of a user.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of virtual currency from a game account of the user.

7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of legal currency from a financial account of the user.

8 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of user-initiated in-game actions includes one or more initiating actions and one or more collecting actions.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the set of convenience in-game actions excludes one or more initiating actions.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the mobile application allows access to one or more excluded initiating actions subject to a debit charge to a user account of a user.

11 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
storing, using at least one of one or more hardware processors, game state information corresponding to one or more instances of a computer-implemented game; controlling, using at least one of the one or more hardware processors, elements of the computer-implemented game, the computer-implemented game comprising a plurality of user-initiated in-game actions for affecting the game state information, the plurality of user-initiated in-game actions including a set of browser in-game actions which is available via a browser user interface and including a set of convenience in-game actions which is unavailable via the browser user interface, a single convenience in-game action of the set of convenience in-game actions being capable of producing a particular game result, the single convenience in-game action corresponding to a plurality of browser in-game actions from the set of browser in-game actions, the plurality of browser in-game actions being capable of collectively producing the particular game result; and implementing, using a mobile server in communication with a data store, a mobile application for the computer-implemented game on a mobile client device over a computer network, wherein the mobile application allows access to a set of mobile in-game actions, the set of mobile in-game actions including at least a portion of the set of browser in-game actions and including the set of convenience in-game actions, initiation of each convenience in-game action being a user-selectable option for a user only via the mobile application on the mobile client device, each mobile in-game action being presented as one or more display elements via a graphical user interface on the mobile client device.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising:
implementing, using an Internet server in communication with the data store, the browser user interface for the computer-implemented game on one or more client systems over the computer network, wherein the browser user interface allows access to the set of browser in-game actions.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more client systems include the mobile client device, the browser user interface being accessible via an Internet browser of the mobile client device.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising:
providing, via the mobile application, access to the set of convenience in-game actions subject to a debit charge to a user account of a user.

15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of virtual currency from a game account of the user.

16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein the debit charge is a debiting of an amount of legal currency from a financial account of the user.

17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of user-initiated in-game actions includes one or more initiating actions and one or more collecting actions.

18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , wherein the set of convenience in-game actions excludes one or more initiating actions.

19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , further comprising:
providing, via the mobile application, access to one or more excluded initiating actions subject to a debit charge to a user account of a user.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:
storing game state information corresponding to one or more instances of a computer-implemented game; controlling elements of the computer-implemented game, the computer-implemented game comprising a plurality of user-initiated in-game actions for affecting the game state information, the plurality of user-initiated in-game actions including a set of browser in-game actions which is available via a browser user interface and including a set of convenience in-game actions which is unavailable via the browser user interface, a single convenience in-game action of the set of convenience in-game actions being capable of producing a particular game result, the single convenience in-game action corresp

Assignees

• Zynga Inc

Inventors

• Lam Serena
• Auterio Kathleen
• Ersever Deniz
• Wang Jackson
• Mullin Benjamin
• Kheskani Hardik

Classifications

• A63F2300/402

  Communication between platforms, i.e. physical link to protocol · CPC title

• A63F13/335

  using Internet · CPC title

• A63F13/355 Primary

  Performing operations on behalf of clients with restricted processing capabilities, e.g. servers transform changing game scene into an encoded video stream for transmitting to a mobile phone or a thin client · CPC title

• A63F2300/407

  Data transfer via internet · CPC title

• A63F2300/204

  the platform being a handheld device · CPC title