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

Claim 0:
1. 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, comprising:
an information storage memory; and
a control processor configured to access the information storage memory to perform processing to display an image of the game at the terminal devices, wherein:
the information storage memory is configured to store information on a plurality of group fighting events of the game, each of said group fighting events associated with duration information;
the control processor is configured to perform processing to, based on at least one interaction between a player operating a terminal device and the server that provides the game, cause 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;
the control processor is configured to perform processing to, after transitioning the display of the terminal device from a my-home screen to a spectator screen, the spectator screen having a banner element, retrieve a group fighting event, and cause 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;
the control processor is configured to perform processing to, 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, permit the player to join the group fighting event under a certain constraint; and
the control processor is configured to perform processing to, upon receiving the user interaction from the player, cause the banner display to be closed.