US 12,083,441 B2
Method and apparatus for providing a computer implemented game
Kim Ahlstrom, London (GB); Patrik Stymne, Stockholm (SE); and Joakim Brunnestom, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to KING.COM LIMITED, St. Julians (MT)
Filed by KING.COM LIMITED, St. Julians (MT)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/533,273.
Application 17/533,273 is a continuation of application No. 15/848,023, filed on Dec. 20, 2017, granted, now 11,235,252.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/437,980, filed on Dec. 22, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0080323 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 13/00 (2014.01); A63F 13/79 (2014.01); A63F 13/87 (2014.01); A63F 13/88 (2014.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01)
CPC A63F 13/87 (2014.09) [A63F 13/79 (2014.09); A63F 13/88 (2014.09); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); A63F 2300/537 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first computer device, the first computer device having at least one processor, at least one memory, a display, and a user interface, the at least one processor configured to:
cause the display to display images associated with a messaging application, said messaging application supporting messaging between the first computer device associated with a first user and a second computer device associated with a second user;
receive first user input information from the user interface to select a first computer implemented game to play within the messaging application;
cause the display to display game information for the first computer implemented game within the messaging application;
receive second user input information from the user interface defining one or more game moves with respect to the first computer implemented game within the messaging application;
responsive to receiving the second user input from the user interface, causing display on the display of a video image associated with second user input;
cause a first message to be sent via the messaging application to the second computer device associated with the second user responsive to the received second user input information, the first message comprising a video clip of the video image.