Method and apparatus for controlling game

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020254339-A1
Application number	US-201916662202-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 24, 2019
Priority date	Feb 7, 2019
Publication date	Aug 13, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling a game are provided. The method for controlling a game according to one embodiment includes receiving state information of one or more applications installed in a first user terminal from the first user terminal, displaying a selection screen to receive a user's selection of a target application to be controlled from among the one or more applications, and transmitting control information for controlling a state of the target application selected by the user from among the one or more applications through the selection screen to the first user terminal based on the state information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for controlling a game comprising:
receiving state information of one or more applications installed in a first user terminal from the first user terminal; displaying a selection screen to receive a user's selection of a target application to be controlled from among the one or more applications; and transmitting control information for controlling a state of the target application selected by the user from among the one or more applications through the selection screen to the first user terminal based on the state information.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting to the first user terminal comprises transmitting control information for controlling at least one of an execution state of the selected target application and transmission of an execution screen of the selected target application to the first user terminal.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the state information includes information regarding an execution state of each of the one or more applications, and
wherein the control information includes at least one of information for controlling the target application to be executed in the first user terminal, information for enabling an execution state of the target application to be switched to foreground execution state in the first user terminal, and information for enabling at least one of a size, position, display mode, and arrangement order of an execution screen of the target application to be changed in the first user terminal.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the control information includes information for controlling a streaming transmission quality for an execution screen of the target application.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving streaming data for an execution screen of the target application from the first user terminal; reproducing the execution screen of the target application using the streaming data; and in response to a user input for the reproduced execution screen being detected, providing input information regarding the user input to the first user terminal.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the first user terminal, event information which includes at least one of event occurrence information of an event of interest that occurs during execution of the target application and a video related to the event of interest; and providing a user interface which allows the user to check the event information.

7 . A method for controlling a game comprising:
providing state information of one or more applications installed in a first user terminal to a second user terminal; receiving control information for controlling a state of a target application among the one or more applications from the second user terminal; and controlling the state of the target application based on the control information.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the receiving of the control information comprises receiving control information for controlling at least one of an execution state of the target application and transmission of an execution screen of the selected target application, and
wherein the controlling of the state of the target application comprises controlling at least one of the execution state of the target application and the transmission of the execution screen of the selected target application based on the control information.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the state information includes information regarding an execution state of each of the one or more applications, and
wherein the control information includes at least one of information for controlling the target application to be executed in the first user terminal, information for enabling an execution state of the target application to be switched to foreground execution state in the first user terminal, and information for enabling at least one of a size, position, display mode, and arrangement order of an execution screen of the target application to be changed in the first user terminal.

10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the control information includes information for controlling a streaming transmission quality for an execution screen of the target application.

11 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
transmitting streaming data for an execution screen of the target application to the second user terminal; receiving, from the second user terminal, input information regarding the execution screen of the target application reproduced on the second user terminal using the transmitted streaming data; and controlling an operation corresponding to the input information to be executed in the target application.

12 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
determining whether an event of interest occurs in the target application; and in response to the event of interest occurring, transmitting event information which includes at least one of event occurrence information of the event of interest and a video related to the event of interest to at least one of the second user terminal and an event sharing server.

13 . An apparatus comprising:
a communication interface; and is at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: provide state information of one or more applications installed in a first user terminal to a second user terminal through the communication interface, receive control information for controlling a state of a target application among the one or more applications from the second user terminal through the communication interface, and control the state of the target application based on the control information.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
receive control information for controlling at least one of an execution state of the target application and transmission of an execution screen of the selected target application, and control at least one of the execution state of the target application and the transmission of the execution screen of the selected target application based on the control information.

15 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the state information includes information regarding an execution state of each of the one or more applications, and
wherein the control information includes at least one of information for controlling the target application to be executed in the first user terminal, information for enabling an execution state of the target application to be switched to foreground execution state in the first user terminal, and information for enabling at least one of a size, position, display mode, and arrangement order of an execution screen of the target application to be changed in the first user terminal.

16 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the control information includes information for controlling a streaming transmission quality for an execution screen of the target application.

17 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
transmit streaming data for an execution screen of the target application to the second user terminal through the communication interface, receive input information regarding the execution screen of the target application reproduced on the second user terminal using the transmitted streaming data from the second user terminal through the communication interface, and control an operation corresponding to the input information to be executed in the target application.

18 . The appara

Assignees

• Ncsoft Corp

Inventors

• Lee Yun Suk
• Son Pyung Ki
• Kim Sang Hee
• Kim Tae Jun
• An Chang Hwan
• Kim Hye Rim

Classifications

• H04L67/131

  Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality · CPC title

• G09G2370/04

  Exchange of auxiliary data, i.e. other than image data, between monitor and graphics controller · CPC title

• G06F3/1454 Primary

  involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay · CPC title

• A63F13/26

  having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth · CPC title

• A63F13/55

  Controlling game characters or game objects based on the game progress · CPC title