US 11,865,445 B2
Server apparatus, control method for server apparatus, and program
Seokhoon Choi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to GREE, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by GREE, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/993,674.
Application 16/993,674 is a continuation of application No. 16/705,316, filed on Dec. 6, 2019, granted, now 10,780,346.
Application 16/705,316 is a continuation of application No. 16/176,110, filed on Oct. 31, 2018, granted, now 10,532,282, issued on Jan. 14, 2020.
Application 16/176,110 is a continuation of application No. 15/878,553, filed on Jan. 24, 2018, granted, now 10,143,922, issued on Dec. 4, 2018.
Application 15/878,553 is a continuation of application No. 14/976,609, filed on Dec. 21, 2015, granted, now 9,919,212, issued on Mar. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0368615 A1, Nov. 26, 2020
Int. Cl. A63F 13/00 (2014.01); A63F 13/49 (2014.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01); A63F 13/35 (2014.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01); A63F 13/77 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/49 (2014.09) [A63F 13/30 (2014.09); A63F 13/35 (2014.09); A63F 13/77 (2014.09); H04L 67/10 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A server configured to provide a game comprising a plurality of interactions between game contents, the server comprising a network connection to a user terminal via which game data is configured to be served, the server further comprising a storage and a control unit configured to provide:
a hint provider configured to provide, from the server to the user terminal, at least one hint relating a correspondence between an identifier selected from a plurality of identifiers provided in the storage of the server and a game content in a plurality of game contents, said game content comprising electronic data included within the game data, is configured to receive game information based on at least one of an interaction or a pattern of interaction between the user terminal and the server, and is configured to determine whether the game information satisfies a predetermined condition;
an identifier obtainer configured to obtain, from the user terminal of the user, a selected identifier selected via a user operation; and
a game content output module configured to, by accessing the storage in which the plurality of identifiers is provided and in which the plurality of game contents is provided, each of the plurality of game contents being associated with each identifier in the plurality of identifiers, output a corresponding game content among the plurality of game contents, the corresponding game content being associated with the selected identifier among the plurality of identifiers;
wherein the hint provider is configured to perform control to provide the at least one hint relating the correspondence between the identifier in the plurality of identifiers and the game content in the plurality of game contents upon the game information satisfying the predetermined condition,
wherein the identifier obfuscates the game content associated with the identifier from the user such that the user is unable to identify the game content by using the identifier.