Patent ID: 11872485
Assignee: GREE, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method for controlling a server device that provides a game, in which a plurality of players can participate, and that is connected to terminal devices operated by the players via a communication line, the server device comprising an information storage memory, and a control processor that accesses the information storage memory to perform processing to display an image of the game at the terminal devices, the method comprising:
storing information on a plurality of group fighting events of the game, each of said group fighting events associated with duration information;
based on at least one interaction between a player operating a terminal device and the server that provides the game, causing the terminal device to display a my-home screen on a display of the terminal device, said my-home screen specific to the player and providing a plurality of interactable elements;
after transitioning the display of the terminal device from a my-home screen to a spectator screen, the spectator screen having a banner element, retrieving a group fighting event, and causing the banner element of the spectator screen to be updated to provide an interactable element configured to accept input from the player, based on the duration information of the group fighting event having an ending time that has not yet been reached;
upon receiving a user interaction from the player, said player belonging to neither a first group participating in the group fighting event or a second group participating in the group fighting event, permitting the player to join the group fighting event under a certain constraint; and
upon receiving the user interaction from the player, causing the banner display to be closed.