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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Fareed Behmaram-mosavat, Winchester, MA (US);
Seth John Sivak, Cambridge, MA (US);
William Lazzaro, Somerville, MA (US);
Inventors:
Fareed Behmaram-Mosavat, Winchester, MA (US);
Seth John Sivak, Cambridge, MA (US);
William Lazzaro, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A63F 13/40 (2014.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/10 (2013.01); A63F 13/12 (2013.01); A63F 2300/305 (2013.01); A63F 2300/308 (2013.01); A63F 2300/5513 (2013.01); A63F 2300/807 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium for guiding a player to the completion of a task during game play. The player selects a control device in a graphical user interface device generated by a processor. In response to the selection, a hint is provided to the user in the graphical user interface that presents a game board to a player. The player may use the hint to accomplish the task.