Patent ID: 9592444
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A63B,A63F,G06F,G07F

Claim:
1. A method for controlling the generation and transmission of notifications provided by a computing device comprising a processor, a display, a memory, and a network interface, the method comprising executing on the processor the steps of: controlling the display to show game graphics for a computer, where the computer game is configured be accessed or played using a social network application or environment; automatically generating a notification when a player is stuck at a level for of the computer game more than a defined time or after more than a defined number of attempts to pass that level; controlling the network interface to transmit the notification via a communications network to one or more social network contacts; subsequently, receiving a message providing at least one of: a life for said game, a move for said game, or an activatable in game item for use when playing said game; and using said provided life, said provided move, or said provided activatable in game item for further game play.