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System, method, and graphical user interface for controlling an application on a tablet

US10166471B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2017
Grant dateJan 1, 2019
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/6045
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system, method, and graphical user interface for playing games and/or executing applications on a tablet-based client. One embodiment of a graphical user interface (GUI) for playing a video game on a tablet-based client device comprises: a virtual controller rendered on a display of the tablet computer, the virtual controller substantially mimicking the control provided by a thumb stick of a physical game controller and providing omnidirectional, free-form movement in a synchronous direction in which a user moves a finger on the display of the tablet-based client.

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