US 12,014,036 B2
Electronic device for facilitating user interactions with graphical objects presented on a display
Mikko Kodisoja, Espoo (FI); Antti Mattila, Vantaa (FI); Riku Rikala, Helsinki (FI); Chih-Han Hsu, Helsinki (FI); Drussila Hollanda, Helsinki (FI); and Patrick Corander, Klaukkala (FI)
Assigned to Supercell Oy, Helsinki (FI)
Filed by Supercell Oy, Helsinki (FI)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/457,428.
Application 18/457,428 is a continuation of application No. 18/173,332, filed on Feb. 23, 2023, granted, now 11,775,155.
Application 18/173,332 is a continuation of application No. 17/727,170, filed on Apr. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,592,972, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Application 17/727,170 is a continuation of application No. 17/086,995, filed on Nov. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,314,397, issued on Apr. 26, 2022.
Application 17/086,995 is a continuation of application No. 16/411,232, filed on May 14, 2019, granted, now 10,877,646, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/411,232 is a continuation of application No. 15/830,706, filed on Dec. 4, 2017, granted, now 10,296,188, issued on May 21, 2019.
Application 15/830,706 is a continuation of application No. 14/542,997, filed on Nov. 17, 2014, granted, now 9,836,195, issued on Dec. 5, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0069704 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/2145 (2014.01); A63F 13/44 (2014.01); A63F 13/46 (2014.01); A63F 13/52 (2014.01); A63F 13/533 (2014.01); A63F 13/80 (2014.01); A63F 13/822 (2014.01)
CPC G06F 3/04842 (2013.01) [A63F 9/24 (2013.01); A63F 13/2145 (2014.09); A63F 13/44 (2014.09); A63F 13/46 (2014.09); A63F 13/52 (2014.09); A63F 13/533 (2014.09); A63F 13/80 (2014.09); A63F 13/822 (2014.09); A63F 2009/241 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2457 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
a display; and
computing hardware configured to execute non-transitory machine readable instructions, wherein execution of the non-transitory machine readable instructions by the computing hardware is configured to cause the electronic device to:
render a game on the display, the game being divided into a first part with a game area and a second part with a puzzle area;
present four or more selectable graphical objects in the puzzle area, the four or more selectable graphical objects arranged in a form of an array having vertical columns and horizontal rows;
present one or more defending elements and one or more opposing elements in the game area, wherein one defending element and one opposing element are arranged in a lane of the game area, the one opposing element being configured to advance toward the one defending element in the lane;
determine if three or more adjacent graphical objects in one of the vertical columns or horizontal rows match;
if a match is determined, replacing the matching three or more adjacent graphical objects with new graphical objects and apply points to a defending element in a first lane of the game area, the defending element being determined by a location of the matching three or more adjacent graphical objects;
if no match is determined, enable an opposing element in the first lane of the game area to advance towards the defending element in the first lane of the game area; wherein a certain number of points allows the defending element to impede progress of the opposing element towards the defending element.