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US 11,446,577 B2Granted
Computer device configured to provide a computer implemented game and method
AssigneeKing.Com Ltd.
InventorMichael Soderqvist
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Abstract
A computer device is configured to provide a computer implemented game. A display of the computer device displays game elements on a game board. First and second types of game elements are provided. The second type of game elements are associated with an effect which when triggered causes an interaction with other game elements on the game board. At least one processor of the computer device determines that a plurality of game elements satisfy a match condition and that a first game element of the second type is triggered to provide the effect. When the first game element of the second type has been triggered a plurality of times, it is removed from the game board.
Claims21
A computer device configured to provide a computer implemented game, the computer device comprising:
- a display configured to display game elements on a game board of the computer implemented game, the game elements comprising a first type of game elements and a second type of game elements, each game element of the second type of game elements being associated with an effect which when triggered causes an interaction with at least one other game element on the game board, at least some of the game elements being associated with a respective matching characteristic;
- a user interface configured to receive user input when the user engages with a game element when playing the computer implemented game;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- determine, in response to the received user input, that a plurality of game elements having at least one common matching characteristic satisfy a match condition and that a first game element of the second type is triggered to provide the effect;
- determine that the first game element of the second type has been triggered a plurality of times, and in response causing the game board to be updated such that the first game element of the second type is removed from the game board;
- and
- causing the display to display the updated game board,
- the at least one processor further being configured to:
- determine, when the first game element of the second type has been triggered, which one or more other game elements are interacted with as a result of the triggering in dependence on one or more booster characteristics of the first game element of the second type and one or more properties of the one or more other game elements;
- and
- determine a respective interaction for the one or more other game elements.
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A computer implemented method provided by a computer device configured to provide a computer implemented game, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a display of the computer device, game elements on a game board of the computer implemented game, the game elements comprising a first type of game elements and a second type of game elements, each game element of the second type of game elements being associated with an effect which when triggered causes an interaction with at least one other game element on the game board, at least some of the game elements being associated with a respective matching characteristic;
- receiving, by a user interface of the computer device, user input when the user engages with a game element when playing the computer implemented game;
- determining, by at least one processor of the computer device, in response to the received user input that a plurality of game elements having at least one common matching characteristic satisfy a match condition and that a first game element of the second type is triggered to provide the effect;
- determining, by the at least one processor, that the first game element of the second type has been triggered a plurality of times, and in response causing the game board to be updated such that the first game element of the second type is removed from the game board;
- and
- causing, by the at least one processor, the display to display the updated game board, the method further comprising:
- determining, when the first game element of the second type has been triggered, which one or more other game elements are interacted with as a result of the triggering in dependence on one or more booster characteristics of the first game element of the second type and one or more properties of the one or more other game elements;
- and
- determining a respective interaction for the one or more other game elements.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer device cause the computer device to be configured to provide a computer implemented game, the computer executable instructions when executed causing the computer device to:
- display, on a display of the computer device, game elements on a game board of the computer implemented game, the game elements comprising a first type of game elements and a second type of game elements, each game element of the second type of game elements being associated with an effect which when triggered causes an interaction with at least one other game element on the game board, at least some of the game elements being associated with a respective matching characteristic;
- receive, by a user interface of the computer device, user input when the user engages with a game element when playing the computer implemented game;
- determine, by at least one processor of the computer device, in response to the received user input that a plurality of game elements having at least one common matching characteristic satisfy a match condition and that a first game element of the second type is triggered to provide the effect;
- determine, by the at least one processor, that the first game element of the second type has been triggered a plurality of times, and in response causing the game board to be updated such that the first game element of the second type is removed from the game board;
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- cause, by the at least one processor, the display to display the updated game board,
- the computer executable instructions when executed further causing the computer device to:
- determine by the at least one processor, when the first game element of the second type has been triggered, which one or more other game elements are interacted with as a result of the triggering in dependence on one or more booster characteristics of the first game element of the second type and one or more properties of the one or more other game elements;
- and
- determine, by the at least one processor, a respective interaction for the one or more other game elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.