US 11,865,442 B2
Apparatus, method for controlling apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium
Takayuki Sano, Minato-ku (JP)
Assigned to GREE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by GREE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/590,691.
Application 17/590,691 is a continuation of application No. 16/736,722, filed on Jan. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,253,779.
Application 16/736,722 is a continuation of application No. 15/298,755, filed on Oct. 20, 2016, granted, now 10,549,187, issued on Feb. 4, 2020.
Application 15/298,755 is a continuation of application No. 14/261,247, filed on Apr. 24, 2014, granted, now 9,498,723, issued on Nov. 22, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 2013-095237 (JP), filed on Apr. 30, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0152488 A1, May 19, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/35 (2014.01); A63F 13/79 (2014.01); A63F 13/25 (2014.01); A63F 13/332 (2014.01); A63F 13/335 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/35 (2014.09) [A63F 13/25 (2014.09); A63F 13/332 (2014.09); A63F 13/335 (2014.09); A63F 13/79 (2014.09); A63F 2300/407 (2013.01); A63F 2300/552 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for providing an electronic game to a user device via a communication network, the apparatus comprising:
circuitry configured to:
during execution of the electronic game provided to the user device by the apparatus via the communication network, update a data package that corresponds to a user participating in an event proceeding in the electronic game based on a modified package, the data package being associated with a plurality of game rewards, the modified package being associated with at least one game reward, the update being performed by adding the at least one game reward associated with the modified package to the data package, or deleting a game reward from the plurality of game rewards associated with the data package, and the modified package being granted to update the data package in accordance with a difficulty level of the event, such that a modified package that includes a higher rarity game reward is granted when the event is an event with a higher difficulty level;
give at least one game reward from the updated data package to the user; and
continue the execution of the electronic game provided to the user device by the apparatus via the communication network, using the updated data package.