Patent AU-2013206367-B2 (AU)
Title: System, method and graphical user interface for controlling a game
Inventor: HAUSSILA TIMUR
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2013-04-09
Granted: 2013-11-07
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2013/153453 A2 17 October 2013 (17.10.2013) W I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every A63F 13/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, PCT/IB2013/001063 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, 9 April 2013 (09.04.2013) KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (25) Filing Language: English NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, (26) Publication Language: English RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, (30) Priority Data: ZM, ZW. 13/445,783 12 April 2012 (12.04.2012) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: SUPERCELL OY [-/FI]; Tammasaarenkatu kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 5, FIN-00180 Helsinki (FI). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, (72) Inventors: HAUSSILA, Timur; Runeberginkatu 21 C 61, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, FIN-00100 Helsinki (FI). TAHKOKALLIO, Touko; Vi- TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, sakoivunkuja 17 D 21, FIN-02130 Espoo (FI). HOKKAN- EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, EN, Mikko; Itamerenkatu 28 A 9, FIN-00180 Helsinki MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (FI) k TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). [Continued on next page] (54) Title: SYSTEM, METHOD AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A GAME (57) Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display screen, and a computing Exeute rhegamng sonareonelctronihardware which is operable to execute a software product, wherein executing the dev2 software product results in generating and rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen, the graphical user interface being configured to facilitate user GantgA GUrnders on espysreen interaction. The graphical user interface, when rendered, presents one or more 1006 graphical objects, a pointer object configured to be movable over one or more of the one or more graphical objects, and configured to invoke a menu list containing Pointer aPPIS on J one or more user selectable options as the pointer object is clicked or tapped over the one or more of the one or more of the graphical objects. On selecting a user se erforr ain operAin by cickin tapping on lectable option from the menu list, and performing one of a dragging of the pointer graphcal btec ofGUI object and swiping a touch sensitive object over the graphical user interface, - -4 through one or more graphical objects, or through a portion of a specific graphical ene cont nn seiectase opuons appears object, the software product is configured to maintain an effect corresponding to - the selected option to be continuously applied to the one or more graphical objects, or to the portion of the specific graphical object, respectively, thereby enabling a -,rsi an .opon cow-,-dng or to change in status of the one or more graphical objects, or the portion of the specific graphical object, respectively. The graphical user interface is beneficial in that it provides for easier and more rapid user interaction with the graphical user inter sipe Inge n uh muse to nove fe 1 face. tool over dhferen riaphical ob eets GUAp ~ig. GU A0 c W O 2 0 13 /15 3 4 53 A 2 ||IlIlII|Ill||IlIlIlllllII|||||I |||||||I||||||||I||||I|II|||||||||I|I||||I||||||I| Published: - without international search report and to be republished upon receipt of that report (Rule 48.2(g))