System, method and graphical user interface for controlling a game
US8782546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04807
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method in an electronic device includes renders a graphical user interface on the display screen being implemented on a gaming system, presenting one or more selectable graphical objects on the graphical user interface; detecting a selection of one or more of the selectable graphical objects; detecting a selection of an option associated with the selected graphical object; detecting a substantially continuous selection of areas along a path on the graphical user interface, detecting a swipe motion over the graphical user interface; and executing an action corresponding to the selected option in one or more areas along the path on the graphical user interface. The gaming system comprises a farming game, the selectable graphical objects of the graphical user interface comprise different spatial regions of a farming environment in which crops are grown, and the options associated with the selected graphical object comprise farming tools.
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