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Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025

Filed:

May. 26, 2022
Applicant:

Ncsoft Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Hyun Ku Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;

Kyung Hwan Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;

Jong Soo Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;

Sung Heun Bae, Seongnam-si, KR;

Won Jong Son, Seongnam-si, KR;

Hwan Eui Yang, Seongnam-si, KR;

Yong Ki Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;

Su Jae Lim, Seongnam-si, KR;

Sung Won Jang, Seongnam-si, KR;

Woo Young Cho, Seongnam-si, KR;

Won Min Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;

Jung Rok Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;

Assignee:

NCSOFT Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/537 (2014.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/537 (2014.09); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a method and an apparatus for targeting an object in a game. The method of targeting an object in a game includes: setting a center point of a first targeting area based on a first input from a user; displaying the first targeting area surrounded by a closed curve around the center point on a screen of a user terminal; displaying a list including at least one object located in the first targeting area on the screen; and moving the first targeting area based on a second input by the user received after the first input.


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