Patents Assigned to Gree Inc
  • Publication number: 20220184490
    Abstract: A shooting game control method, which is executed by a computer incorporated in a device including a display and a touch panel, includes accepting a touch operation on the touch panel; displaying a first frame indicative of a shooting effective range on the display in accordance with a position of the touch operation; accepting an instruction for an attack on an attack target in a state in which the first frame is displayed; determining whether the attack target in a game image displayed on the display is within the first frame or not, at a time point when the instruction for the attack has been accepted; and controlling the attack on the attack target in the game image in accordance with a result of the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Yuichi TSUCHIYA, Norihiro SAWADA, Tadashi NAGANO, Takeshi ARAKAWA
  • Publication number: 20220184496
    Abstract: A social game capable of informing a player of the attractiveness of a group fighting event is disclosed herein. A server device comprises: an information storage unit that stores information on the game; and a control unit that executes an arithmetic operation relating to the game and performs processing to display an image of the game at the terminal devices. The information storage unit stores, as a part of the information on the game, information on a fighting event, and the control unit performs processing to, in accordance with an instruction from a player, display the information on the fighting event at a terminal device operated by the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomoki Yasuhara
  • Patent number: 11360548
    Abstract: A system for displaying an image of a virtual space on a display obtains detection data from position detection sensors, the position detection sensors including a position detection sensor attached to a user. The system calculates a distance between a pair of the position detection sensors based on the detection data, and sets, based on the distance, a boundary for determining a motion of the user. The system determines, when the motion of the user occurs, whether a positional relationship between one of the position detection sensors and the boundary satisfies a condition, and, responsive to the positional relationship satisfying the condition, executes an action corresponding to the motion of the user in the virtual space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Robin Boucher
  • Publication number: 20220176246
    Abstract: A game program causes a computer to implement: a screen information generating function of generating information for displaying, in a display area of a game screen, a field where a plurality of objects is arranged, a character capable of moving in the field, and a game medium having certain status information; and an instruction accepting function of accepting from a user an instruction regarding an operation of the character. The screen information generating function further includes a preceding object information generating function of generating information for displaying, in the display area of the game screen, preceding object information regarding a plurality of objects arranged in the display area as the character moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Shota SHIMODA
  • Publication number: 20220168632
    Abstract: A recording medium and server provide a game that improves the interest in and taste of a battle event and increases the interest in and real enjoyment of the entire game. The recording medium provides a game including a predetermined battle event comprising at least one battle. In a battle event of this game, game contents are displayed in a first field, and a player selects therefrom a game content to be used for a battle with an enemy character. The first field is replenished with another game content alternative to the selected game content as needed so that the player can further select an additional game content therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Yusuke Hisaoka, Makiko Tamura, Yuji Okada, Takahiro Mori, Mitsuo lwao
  • Publication number: 20220167044
    Abstract: A video distribution device includes processing circuitry configured to receive first information, from a first terminal device, corresponding to motion of a first user of the first terminal device; distribute second information to a second terminal device of a second user being different from the first user, the second information for displaying a video including a first character object generated based on the first information; receive, from a second terminal device in a case that a second terminal device displays the video, a request for a first gift for the first character object; and distribute, to a second terminal device in response to a request, third information for displaying video that includes the first character object and a first object corresponding to a first gift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Aya KURABUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220161142
    Abstract: A server device that provides a plurality of client devices with a game obtains a first request from a first client device of a first user. Responsive to obtaining the first request, the server device outputs first identification information corresponding to the first user. The server device obtains a second request including the first identification information from a second client device of a second user. Responsive to obtaining the second request, the server device corrects second user information on the second user using correction data based on first user information on the first user. The server device causes the second client device to display at least part of the corrected second user information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Jun SAITO
  • Patent number: 11341521
    Abstract: A system and a method allow for the provision of an incentive between different applications. A server stores information including, in association, a user identifier, a first identifier, and a second identifier received from a client terminal, and when receiving an incentive request, causes an application server to provide an incentive to the user pertaining to the first identifier corresponding to the second identifier based on the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventors: Yuichi Ono, Takuya Watabe, Yugo Takino
  • Publication number: 20220152488
    Abstract: Provided is a server device, etc., capable of enhancing flexibility of a reward winning game and maintaining a user's interest in the game. The server device manages rewards to be given to a user, and includes a storage unit for storing a package as a set of data concerning rewards to be given to the user and a modified package as a set of data concerning rewards used to update the package, a communication unit for communicating with a user device of the user, and a package updating unit for updating the package by modifying the data concerning the rewards included in the package by using the data concerning the rewards included in the modified package when a package update request is received from the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Takayuki SANO
  • Publication number: 20220152515
    Abstract: A computer is configured to receive an input operation from a distribution user and connect to game circuitry that manages progress of a game, and to video distribution circuitry. The computer sends, to the video distribution circuitry, display control data for displaying, on a viewing user device, a video of the game. The computer receives, from the game circuitry, gift data that is based on a gift output request sent from the viewing user device. The computer displays a gift that is based on the gift data. An image corresponding to consecutive behaviors of the game is displayed on the screen of the game, when a specified command included in game operation data sent from a user device used by any of the users participating in the game and the gift output request sent from the viewing user device cause the consecutive behaviors to be established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Yosuke KANAYA
  • Patent number: 11336969
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention relates to a video distribution system for live distributing a video containing animation of a character object generated based on a motion of a distributor user. The video distribution system includes one or more computer processors that execute computer-readable instructions to: display a display instruction object on a distributor user device that is used by the distributor user in response to reception of a first display request for a first gift from a viewing user; and display the first gift in the video in response to operation on the display instruction object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Aya Kurabuchi
  • Publication number: 20220143506
    Abstract: A server device determines a first item number by specifying a first object correlated with an item number of items defined in a game and determines a change value by specifying a second object correlated with the change value for changing the first item number. The server device changes the first item number to a second item number on the basis of the determined first item number and the determined change value and gives a reward on the basis of the second item number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Keiya OHASHI
  • Patent number: 11325033
    Abstract: A system that stores information related to a first plurality of game contents; receives a first user operation to select a second plurality of game contents from among the first plurality of game contents; controls a display to display a plurality of identification images based on information corresponding to the second plurality of game contents; receives a second user operation to change a first parameter corresponding to the second plurality of game contents; and modifies each of the plurality of identification images in accordance with the change to the first parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Tomoaki Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20220141551
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention relates to a moving image distribution system. The moving image distribution system may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may execute a computer-readable command to register a distribution user that has made a registration request among a plurality of distribution users that distribute moving images including character objects generated based on their own movements, as a first co-starrable user, to select a first co-starring user from among a plurality of first co-starrable users in response to reception of a first co-starring application for co-starring with any of the plurality of first co-starrable users from a co-starring application user, and to distribute a co-starring moving image in which the co-starring application user and the first co-starring user co-star.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Akashi YOSHIDA, Aya KURABUCHI, Justin Andrew LIAO, Yohei ABE, Naoya KINAMERI
  • Patent number: 11318392
    Abstract: A computer for executing progress of a game by using a game content, the computer including memory and circuitry, the memory configured to store information corresponding to each of a plurality of game contents classified into a plurality of groups associated with an attribute, the circuitry configured to select a first game content from among game contents belonging to a first group among the plurality of groups based on a selection instruction from a player, identify the attribute associated with the selected first game content, select a second game content from among game contents belonging to a second group of the plurality of groups based on the identified attribute, and associate a game content group at least including the selected first game content and the selected second game content with a player and stores the resultant game content group to the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsumi Zeniya, Kiyoto Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11318376
    Abstract: A game processing device controls a first mounted display worn by a first player to display a virtual space in association with a first virtual position in the virtual space, and controls a second mounted display worn by a second player to display the virtual space in association with a second virtual position in the virtual space. The device also determines a position of the first player in a real space based on an output of a first sensor, moves the first virtual position in accordance with the position of the first player, determines a position of the second player in the real space based on an output of a second sensor, and moves the second virtual position in accordance with the position of the second player. The device produces a game special effect when a distance between the first and second virtual positions is within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, INC.
    Inventor: Makoto Chida
  • Patent number: 11318382
    Abstract: Players with a wide range of levels or attack strength can enjoy a time-limited group battle, and the participation rate can be expected to improve throughout the set time slot. A battle time managing unit refers to a timer and a memory resource to manage the time of a battle between groups. A battle condition extraction unit refers to the memory resource and checks whether to change a battle condition during the time of the battle. A target changing unit refers to the memory resource to set a target of change based on the battle condition. A battle condition changing unit changes the battle condition for the target of change that was selected by the target changing unit. Based on the changed battle condition, a battle rendering unit executes rendition processing for the game related to the battle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Koichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11318380
    Abstract: A method for providing a game in which a plurality of missions is presented to a user device each time a certain period has elapsed from a server having a storage unit for storing user information relating to a plurality of users, includes the steps of generating a plurality of different missions for each of the plurality of users based on the user information stored in the storage unit, presenting a list of the generated missions for each of the users on the user device, and presenting an operational element for updating a mission included in the presented list to another mission regardless of the elapse of the period in accordance with the progress of presented missions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kentaro Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11318381
    Abstract: A server apparatus, which may be configured to execute a step of storing one or more first game content associated with a plurality of users, a step of selecting two or more users from among the plurality of users, an establishment step of establishing association between each user and a second game content, and a step of executing a first game part on the basis of the second game content of which association with each user may be established and a user operation on the terminal device used by each user. The second game content associated with the first user among the two or more users may be selected from among one or more first game content associated with the first user and one or more first game content associated with the second user among the two or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventor: Satoshi Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11318371
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus, which may include a display unit that displays a virtual space, an operating unit that outputs input operation data associating an input operation of a user with coordinate information, and a storage unit that stores the input operation data and may execute a game where a character moves based on the input operation. The information processing apparatus may retrieve the input operation data from the storage unit, perform control including moving the character in a predetermined direction when the input operation is determined to be a first input operation and when the input operation is determined to be the second input operation, and may determine that the input operation is the second input operation when a distance, in the predetermined direction, between an intermediate point and an end or start point is larger than a distance in the predetermined direction between the start and end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: GREE, Inc.
    Inventors: Nariaki Wada, Masao Kajikawa