澳大利亚专利AU2013206367A1 System, method and graphical user interface for controlling a game

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Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 An electronic device comprises a display screen, and a computing hardware which is operable to execute a software product, wherein executing the software product results in generating and rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen, the graphical user interface being configured to facilitate user interaction. The graphical user interface, when rendered, presents one or more graphical objects, a pointer object configured to be movable over one or more of the one or more graphical objects, and configured to invoke a menu list containing one or more user selectable options as the pointer object is clicked or tapped over the one or more of the one or more of the graphical objects. On selecting a user selectable option from the menu list, and performing one of a dragging of the pointer object and swiping a touch sensitive object over the graphical user interface, through one or more graphical objects, or through a portion of a specific graphical object, the software product is configured to maintain an effect corresponding to the selected option to be continuously applied to the one or more graphical objects, or to the portion of the specific graphical object, respectively, thereby enabling a change in status of the one or more graphical objects, or the portion of the specific graphical object, respectively. The graphical user interface is beneficial in that it provides for easier and more rapid user interaction with the graphical user interface. FIG. 10 for abstract Client Confidential
公开号:AU2013206367A1
申请号:U2013206367
申请日:2013-04-09
公开日:2013-10-31
发明作者:Timur Haussila；Mikko Hokkanen；Touko Tahkokallio
申请人:Supercell Oy；
IPC主号:G06F17-00

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Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 SYSTEM, METHOD AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A GAME BACKGROUND [0001] The present invention generally relates to user interfaces, and, more specifically, to graphical user interfaces for gaming systems. [0002] Currently, examples of computing devices include tablet computers such as iPads, and smart phones, including Apple's iPhone®, Google's Android® phone, and Symbian @ phones. These computing devices have extremely user-friendly interfaces, for enabling easy and quick interaction with users thereof Most of these devices incorporate touch sensitive screens for receiving users' inputs and facilitate smooth user interaction. Gaming software is employed in many of these devices for leisure purposes. An important aspect of a gaming system is an ease with which a user can enter desired inputs and interact with the user interface of the device on which he/she plays a game. For devices that lack a touch-screen facility incorporated therein, the only possible ways of interaction of the user while playing a game on such devices, is by clicking an associated mouse, using associated keyboard functions/keys to operate, or using associated joysticks. The experience with the 'point and click' or 'joystick' incorporated in many lower-grade electronic devices is incompatible and often time consuming, while playing a game. Specifically, there are specific games where a user/player needs to use clicking, pointing, tapping and dragging operations frequently, and often at different spots, which is hard to operate through a mouse or a joystick. For example, in a typical gaming environment, where a user obtains points by building blocks on certain spatial locations of the gaming interface, operations like tapping and clicking multiple times, degenerates the screen, and often deteriorates it by producing scratches or dirt, for example, in cases where clicking operation is performed through fingers on a touch-sensitive screen. [0003] Therefore, considering the aforementioned problems, there exists a need for a better and highly congenial graphical user interface for a gaming system, while playing a game on a computing device. SUMMARY Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 [0004] The present disclosure seeks to provide an extremely compatible graphical user interface that facilitates an easy user interaction while the user plays a game on a computing device. [0005] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides an electronic device including a display screen and a computing hardware. The computing hardware is capable of executing a software product corresponding to a gaming system. When executed on the computing hardware, the software product generates and renders a graphical user interface on the display screen of the electronic device. When the graphical user interface is rendered, it presents multiple graphical objects, and a pointer capable of moving over one or more of the graphical objects. As the pointer is clicked or tapped over one or more graphical objects, it invokes a menu list on the graphical user interface, containing a set of user-selectable options. As a user selects one of the appearing user selectable options from the menu list, and drags the pointer or swipes a display sensitive object through a portion of a specific graphical object, or through one or more graphical objects, the software product applies an effect corresponding to the selected option, to the portion of the specific graphical object, or to the one or more of the graphical object, respectively. This enables a quick change in the status of the portion of the graphical object to be achieved, or the one or more the graphical objects. [0006] In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of facilitating interaction of a user with a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface corresponds to a gaming system, and is generated and rendered on a display screen of an electronic device. A software product corresponding to the gaming system is executed on the computing hardware of the electronic device, to generate and render the graphical user interface on the display screen. The method includes rendering one or more graphical objects within the graphical user interface. The method further includes clicking or tapping on one or more graphical objects through a pointer, to invoke a menu list containing a set of user selectable options. Each user selectable option corresponds to an effect to be applied to a portion of a specific graphical object, or to one or more graphical objects. A user selects a specific selectable option and performs a dragging operation or a swiping operation over a portion of the specific graphical object, or over one or more of the graphical objects. On performing the dragging or swiping operation, the method applies the effect corresponding to the selected option, to the portion of the specific graphical object, or to the one or more of the graphical objects. Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 [0007] The method and system of the present disclosure facilitates easy interaction of a user with a graphical user interface, while playing a game on an electronic device. Moreover, the method avoids the cumbersome operations of clicking or tapping on multiple spots of the interface, while desiring to perform a specific operation, during playing the game. [0008] Additional aspects, advantages, features and objects of the present disclosure would be made apparent from the drawings and the detailed description of the illustrative embodiments construed in conjunction with the appended claims that follow. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0009] Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are illustrations of a graphical user interface as presented on a graphical screen of a computing device operating pursuant to prior art; [0010] Fig. 4 is an illustration of a manner of operation of a graphical user interface pursuant to the present invention; [0011] Fig. 5 is an illustration of a graphical user interface of a game executed on a computing device, wherein the graphical user interface is operable to function pursuant to the present invention; [0012] Fig. 6 is an illustration of the graphical user interface of Fig. 5 including invocation of a menu list; [0013] Fig. 7 is an illustration of the graphical user interface of Fig. 5 with a tool symbol activated and in a state to be user-swiped over a region of the user graphical interface; [0014] Fig. 8 is an illustration of the graphical user interface of Fig. 7 after an operation has been applied to the region; [0015] Fig. 9 is an illustration of a communication network including a server and a computing device arranged to implement the present invention; [0016] Fig. 10 illustrates an exemplary method for facilitating easy interaction of a user with a graphical user interface, in accordance with the present disclosure; and [0017] Fig 11A and Fig I1B illustrates exemplary screenshots of an example game using the graphical user interface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS [0018] The following detailed description discloses aspects of the claimed invention and the ways it can be implemented. However, the description is not intended to define or limit the invention, such definition or limitation being solely contained in the claims appended Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 thereto. Although the best mode of carrying out the invention has been disclosed comprehensively, those in the art would recognize that other embodiments for carrying out or practicing the invention are also possible. [0019] The present disclosure pertains to a graphical user interface for a gaming system, for facilitating easy and quick interaction of a user while playing the game, and for avoiding cumbersome operations contemporarily experienced while using a mouse or a joystick when a game is played on an electronic device. [0020] Gaming systems are incorporated for leisure purposes into many electronic computing devices, including computers, iPads, mobile phones, tablet computers and smart phones. While playing games on computing devices without a touch-screen facility, including many conventionally available desktop and laptop computers, the major mode of interaction of a player with a gaming system's interface is through input devices, such as mice, certain keys on the keypads, and joysticks coupled to the computing devices. In many games, the player often desires to obtain quick application of certain operations, for which he/she needs to use clicking or tapping operations multiple times, and at different regions of the interface, which is often time consuming. Most contemporary smart phones and tablet computers have now incorporated touch screen displays, and playing games on these devices is comparatively easier. However, while interacting with the touch sensitive screen acting as a tactile surface for the graphical user interface corresponding to a game, multiple clicking or tapping operations at a single or different places may deteriorate the screen. Moreover, the screen often suffers degeneration over a longer period of use, producing scratches and dirt spots on the screen, as a device is used too often for playing games, which is often undesirable. Also, certain operations require consistent clicking and tapping at different locations on the graphical user interface, which takes time to enable the operations. [0021] Fig. 1 through Fig. 3 depict the graphical user interface corresponding to a farming game. Reviewing these figures Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, they illustrate how different relevant operations are conventionally performed, and cognitive problems faced by a user/player, while performing these operations. Fig. 1 includes a farming field 100, and multiple characters 106 which control the operations on the field 100. The characters 106 are controlled by the user/player, and are moved and allowed to perform different operations within the field 100. A score card 104 is included in a top left corner of the graphical user interface, and different houses 102 are shown, where the characters 106 can rest or hide. The game is concerned with growing different crops/fruits in different Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 suitable parts of the field 100. For example, suppose that the character 106 desires to grow something in a specific region of the field 100. In Fig. 2, the player selects a graphical object 200 corresponding to a location whereat he/she wishes to grow a specific crop. The selection is made by tapping an object 200 through the mouse, or by touching a graphical user interface, if the interface is touch-sensitive. As the player taps or touches the object 200, a menu list 202 appears, containing different selectable options corresponding to different crops that can be grown in that area, for example, raspberries 206, blueberries 204, strawberries 208, etc., as shown. Suppose the player has decided to grow blueberries 204 in one portion, and raspberries 206 in another region of the field. For this, the player selects the relevant options and selects the corresponding regions where he/she wishes to grow them. Continuing further, the updated field 100 of Fig. 1 is shown now in Fig. 3, where blueberries have been shown grown in a region 300, and the raspberries have been shown grown along the region 302. A major problem here arises when the farming field is substantially large, and different crops are required to be grown in different regions of the farming field, quickly. Furthermore, it may be desirous to grow a specific crop in different regions of the field, lying proximal to each other, or in abutment. For enabling this, the user needs to select each of those regions individually, through multiple clicking/tapping operations through the mouse, or by pointing the finger or a touch sensitive object like a pen, on different regions, in a case where the screen of the device is a touch-sensitive screen. In both the cases, the operation consumes considerable time, and specifically, when the operation is performed on a touch-screen through fingers, it may eventually deteriorate the screen of the graphical user interface. [0022] The present disclosure provides an efficient and user-friendly graphical user interface for a gaming system, like the one shown in Fig. I to Fig. 3. The interface facilitates easy and quick operations by dragging a pointer object or by performing a swiping action over different graphical objects of the interface. [0023] Specifically, the present disclosure is related to performing a swiping operation on the graphical user interface of a gaming system, while controlling or facilitating operations on the interface. Fig. 4 illustrates the swiping operation that can be performed on the graphical user interface of a gaming system, for controlling operations during playing a game. As shown, for performing the swiping operation of the present disclosure, the finger 408 is initially placed at a desired point 402, and moved along a desired path 406, until a desired destination point 404, in the normal fashion as it is employed to operate menus and handle other applications in electronic devices having touch sensitive screen. Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 Furthermore, instead of using fingers, the swiping operation can also be performed through a mouse, by pointing and tapping the mouse initially at the point 402, dragging the pointer on the screen along the desired path 406, through the mouse, and finally releasing the mouse at the final position 404. Additionally, any other display sensitive device or an organ, for e.g, a pen or a pointed device, can be used on the screen for performing the swiping operation. Connecting this operation and its advantages applicable to the typical farming game illustrated in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, suppose a player wishes to grow raspberries all along a wide region represented by the path 406 in Fig. 4, on different blocks on the farming field. Then, he/she just needs to select the raspberry option that pops up, namely appears on the graphical user interface, by pointing on any point over the region, and swipe his/her fingers all along the path 406. This operation will result in easy and quicker growing of the raspberries along the entire path 406. [0024] Fig. 5 to Fig. 8 are illustrations of the farming field shown earlier in Fig. 1, and these figures illustrate the advantages of the swiping feature supported by the graphical user interface of the present disclosure. As shown in Fig. 5, a view of a farm field game 500 is illustrated, and the object of the game is to score points by producing different products along different regions of the field 502. Growing different crops/products, or performing different operations like harvesting or watering of different sections of the field 502, carry different points to be scored by the user. The field 502 has different segments/blocks that can be modified by the user to score points. These segments/blocks are represented by the different graphical objects of a graphical user interface which presents the gaming environment or the farm field 502 on the display screen of an electronic device on which the game is being played. Continuing further with Fig. 6, for growing a specific product/crop, the user has to click or tap through the mouse, or touch with his finger, or through a display sensitive object (in case where the screen of the electronic device is touch sensitive), at a specific desired position, for example, the one represented by a block 602, as shown. As the user touches the block 602, an item specific menu (ISM) 604 corresponding to the block 602 appears on the graphical user interface. Different blocks may have different item specific menus, corresponding to the possible crops/products that can be grown over them. As shown, the ISM menu 604 corresponding to the block 602 shows different user selectable options such as A, B, C, D and E, which correspond to different crops that can be grown in the field. Each selectable option, when selected, will render a specific tool for growing a different kind of crop/product, for example, maize, corn, carrots, wheat and rice. The embodiment shown in the figures and Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 described herein, is a mere example, and other embodiments incorporating obvious variations may also be possible, thus, not limiting the scope of the present disclosure. For example, there may be other different kind of tools present in the ISM menu, depending on the block/segment of the field clicked, tapped or selected. Specifically, if the selected block 602 is already cultivated, then some of the selectable options appearing in the ISM menu may correspond to pesticide spray, harvesting, pouring water, etc. Proceeding further in conjunction with Fig. 7, if the user decides to cultivate rice, for example, then he/she selects a suitable corresponding option from the ISM menu, and swipes his/her fingers all over the different blocks/segments of the field, wherever he/she desires to grow the rice. Eventually, as shown, the cultivated rice appears all over the region 700 of the farm field, where the user has swiped his/her fingers, or dragged the mouse. As a further example to illustrate the application of swiping motion to other operations, if the user later wishes to harvest the grown rice in certain areas of the region 700, then he/she taps, clicks or touches the region 700, and one of the tools appears in another popping ISM menu, for sickle operation, as shown by the tool 702. Continuing further in conjunction with Fig. 8, the user points his/her finger over the sickle tool, and swipes the finger over regions of the field where he/she wants to harvest the grown rice. Eventually, as shown, the user is successful in harvesting and collecting rice from areas 802, and has intentionally left the other areas 800 free from being harvested. [0025] Emphasizing the advantages of the application of the swiping feature in the graphical user interface of a gaming system, as compared to the prior-art solutions illustrated before through Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, all such operations like harvesting or cultivating in a farm field, for example, are easily executed through the extremely quick and easily operable swiping action, which just takes a fraction of a second and avoids multiple clicking or tapping at different points on the interface, as was undertaken in the prior-art gaming system illustrated earlier. This eliminates any effects like deterioration of the display screen if the screen is touch sensitive, or avoids any complexities in performing different operations, irrespective of how big the farm field may be. [0026] Fig. 9 is an illustration of an exemplary environment for implementing the method and system in accordance with the present disclosure. A plurality of electronic devices 902, 904, 906 and 908 are shown, through which a user can connect to one of the different gaming servers 910 and 940, through one of the multiple networks represented by 950, 960 and 970. The servers 910 and 940 can be single or multiple servers located centrally or distributed as cloud service/servers in the cloud. The electronic devices 902, Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 904, 906 or 908, can be any suitable electronic devices having a computing hardware capable of supporting and executing a software product corresponding to a gaming system. Typical examples of the illustrated electronic devices may include a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone including the popularly known iPhones®, Android phone etc., an iPad, etc. Furthermore, any of the electronic devices can have the touch-sensitive screen for obtaining user inputs through a touching operation, and some of them may also be coupled to, and operable through conventional devices such as a mouse, a joystick, a keyboard, etc. Moreover, the different electronic devices 902, 904, 906 and 908, are commonly connected to each other through either of the servers 910 and 940, through suitable networks. The networks 950, 960 and 970, etc., may be Wireless networks, such as a Wireless Local area network (WLAN), Local area networks (LAN), cellular networks, for example, 2G network, 3G network, Internet, etc.. Further, any of the electronic devices may also use its own Bluetooth network and connect to a Bluetooth server, to synchronize with the other electronic devices. The shown exemplary environment supports multiplayer gaming too, by facilitating multiple users to be online, connecting through a suitable network, and synchronizing with each other. Further, multiple databases, as shown by modules 920, 930, etc., are coupled to different servers, and information related to the gaming environment is continuously stored in these databases, when the different users are online for multiplayer gaming. [0027] For a single player gaming, a user logs on through any of the electronic devices 902, 904, 906 or 908, and connects to one of the gaming servers 910 or 940, through a suitable network, for example via the Internet and/or a wireless communication network. As the user logs on, and executes the gaming software on the computing hardware of the specific device that he/she utilizes, for example, device 902, a graphical user interface corresponding to the game is generated, and is rendered on the display screen of the device 902. The graphical user interface presents different graphical objects on the display screen of the device 902. The graphical objects may be represented by different blocks/segments of the graphical user interface, on which different operations corresponding to the game being played, can be performed. Such blocks/segments, being representative of the graphical objects of the graphical user interface, have been illustrated earlier in the previous figures depicting the view of a farming game. Moreover, a point object (cursor) movable over the different graphical objects appears on the graphical user interface, for controlling the gaming operations. If the device 902 does not have a touch-sensitive screen, the pointer object may be controllable through a mouse, ajoystick or a set of Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 keyboard buttons, coupled to the device 902 (though not shown). Furthermore, if the device 902 has a touch-screen functionality incorporated therein, the same controlling operations can also be performed by swiping or tapping/clicking through fingers or any display sensitive item, like any other pointing organ, a pen, or a pencil. [0028] Another database 980, coupled to the gaming server 910, serves as a back end database for the gaming server 910. As the user of the device 902 starts playing the game, typical actions and gestures performed by the user, are recorded in the of back end server 980. Specifically, such actions are interpreted through the gaming server 910, and are sent as messages to the back end server 980, which eventually maintains a log of, and a backup for the played game. Such messages are optionally in the form of data packages sent over an Internet connection through which the device 902 is connected to the server 910, or sent over any other wireless or wired connection connecting the device 902 to the server 910 as aforementioned. Typical elements of such messages for maintaining a back end for the game, may include a header, a payload and a checksum. The checksum can be a function of the payload, or it may be a unique user identifier, like the username, etc. The advantage of including the checksum in back end maintaining message, is the possibility of avoiding prospective frauds while playing the game. Those skilled in the art will understand that an appropriate checksum function or a checksum algorithm may be applied to the collected digital data, while the game is being played, to obtain the checksum. Further, the checksum corresponding to a specific data can be recomputed at any point of time, and compared to the stored checksum, to avoid possible frauds. The back end messages received by the server 910 are also sent to the other databases 920 and 930 of the server 910. In these databases, these back end messages are used to maintain a continuous logic that represents the status of the game, for example, the exact score of the player updated with time, and the stage of the game that the player has already reached. With a continuous receipt of the back end messages by the databases 920 and 930, a regular updating of the game status is undertaken within the these server databases 920 and 930, eventually, with time. This ensures facilitating the resumption of the game to its last status, in cases where the device 910 unexpectedly shuts down, or the user changes the gaming terminal, or he/she intentionally quits playing for a certain period, and logs in at some other time, such a possibility of resumption assists to enhance user satisfaction with the graphical user interface. [0029] Though only two servers 910 and 940 have been shown, there can be multiple gaming servers coordinating with, and connected to each other, for implementing the Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 gaming environment in accordance with the present disclosure. Moreover, the environment as shown in Fig. 9 is capable of implementing a thin client game, i.e., written in a computer program that is partially independent in its computational roles, wherein a part of the gaming logic may be stored in any of the servers 910 and 940, and a part of it may be stored in the gaming terminal. The depicted environment also supports a thick client game, i.e., written in a solely independent computer, wherein the entire gaming logic may be stored in the gaming terminal. Furthermore, the game is optionally completely web-based too, wherein most of the gaming logic may be stored in any of the servers 910 or 940. [0030] Although, the gaming system implementable through the illustrated gaming environment, has been described for the case when a single user logs on to any of the electronic devices 902, 904, 906 or 908, the same gaming environment is capable of supporting multiplayer gaming, wherein different users may log on through different electronic devices, and synchronize with each other by connecting concurrently through any of the common gaming servers 910 and 940, through suitable networks as aforementioned, and share a common graphical user interface representing the ongoing game. In such embodiments, the graphical user interface rendered on the display screens of the different electronic devices, is regularly updated, concurrently, through the logic data stored in the databases 920 and 930 of the gaming servers, at the back end. [0031] In Fig. 10, there is illustrated a method of facilitating easy interaction of a user with a graphical user interface corresponding to a gaming system, in accordance with the present disclosure. At a step 1002, a user playing a game on a specific electronic device, executes the gaming software on the electronic device, to launch the game. As aforementioned, the electronic device can be any suitable computing device, or a mobile phone, including a smart phone. To execute the gaming software, the user runs the appropriate computer program corresponding to the game, on the computing hardware of the device. The computing hardware includes the well-known building blocks or peripherals of the computing device, including the central processing unit, the memory (RAM and ROM), the fixed media devices, including the hard disk drive and the RAID array controller, and the removable media devices. Also, the device may be connected to a mouse, a keyboard or a joystick, for executing operations on the device. The software product corresponding to the game is being stored in the hard disk drive of the computing device. Further, at a step 1006, as the user executes the software product for the game, a graphical user interface representing the gaming environment appears on the display screen Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 on the electronic device. As noted previously, and illustrated through the figures depicted earlier, the graphical user interface for the game includes different graphical objects that represents the different blocks/segments of the gaming environment. For example, if the game is a farming game, as described earlier, the graphical objects may represent the different segments/sections of the farming field, where different operations can be performed by the user to score points in the game. At a step 1010, a pointer (cursor) movable on the graphical user interface, over the different graphical objects, appears on the interface. The pointer facilitates interaction of the user with the user interface, for performing different operations on the various graphical objects of the interface. At a step 1014, when the user desires to perform a specific operation, he/she clicks or taps on a specific graphical object of the graphical user interface. Further, if the display screen of the electronic device is a touch-sensitive screen, the user may also press gently through his/her fingers, or any other display-sensitive object, like a pen, over a specific graphical object. In a corresponding farming game example, as illustrated earlier, the user may wish to grow a particular crop in a specific region of the farming field, represented by the graphical user interface. In that case, the user needs to click or tap on the specific segment of the field, where he/she wishes to perform the growing operation. At a step 1018, as the user clicks or taps on a specific graphical object, a menu list containing a set of user selectable options appears on the interface. Such options correspond to different operations that can be performed on the selected graphical object that represent the specific region of the gaming environment. At a step 1022, the user selects the desired option from the menu list. As the selection is performed, a tool for facilitating the selected operation appears on the interface. At a step 1026, to perform the desired operation, the user swipes his/her fingers through a specific path covering all the regions or graphical objects, or thorough a specific portion of a graphical object, where he/she wishes to perform that operation. Further, at this step 1026, the user may also use the mouse, click at a specific point, and drag the pointer all over the different graphical objects of the interface through the mouse, where he/she wishes to perform the operation. Further, the rapidity of application of the operation over the different graphical objects depends on different parameters, for example the speed with which the swiping or dragging operation is performed, the acceleration during swiping, etc. These parameters are directly correlated with the application of the operation over the different graphical objects. Going further, at a step 1030, as the user stops the swiping of the fingers, or the dragging of the pointer through the mouse, the selected operation culminates, and the corresponding tool for that Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 option disappears from the interface. At a step 1034, an updated graphical user interface appears on the display of the device, as the effect corresponding to the selected operation is applied to all the graphical objects over which the user has performed the swiping or dragging operation. At a step 1038, the user decides whether or not any other gaming operation needs to be performed on any of the graphical objects of the interface. If yes, then the method reverts to the step 1014, where the user again selects a specific graphical object, and performs the succeeding steps in a similar manner, including selecting an option from the menu list, and swiping across specific graphical objects. [0032] The method and system of the present disclosure, for facilitating easy interaction of a user with a graphical user interface corresponding to a game, provides substantial benefits while performing different operations in a gaming environment. Further, multiple clicking or tapping through the mouse or fingers, at different points of the screen, are reduced through the support of the swiping feature provided by the interface. [0033] A further example of a game is shown in figures FIG. 11 A and FIG. 11 B showing a screen shot of a game utilizing swiping feature of the user interface. In figure FIG 11 A a tool 1102 is selected for harvesting wheat 1100. Figure 11 B show a wheat field with part of the wheat cut 1106 and part left untouched 1104. [0034] Though the present disclosure has been described comprehensively, through an exemplary embodiment where it is applicable in a gaming environment, and specifically through the example of a farming game, the disclosure also finds applications in other gaming environments, and, generally, may be applicable to other graphical user interfaces, not pertaining to a gaming system also. [0035] Although the current invention has been described comprehensively, in considerable details to cover the possible aspects and embodiments, those skilled in the art would recognize that other versions of the invention may also be possible. Client Confidential

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[1] 1. An electronic device comprising: a display screen; and a computing hardware which is operable to execute a software product, wherein executing the software product results in generating and rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen, the graphical user interface being configured to facilitate user interaction; the graphical user interface, when rendered, presenting: one or more graphical objects; a pointer object configured to be movable over one or more of the one or more graphical objects, and configured to invoke a menu list containing one or more user selectable options as the pointer object is clicked or tapped over one or more of the one or more graphical objects, wherein: on selecting a user selectable option from the menu list, and performing one of a dragging of the pointer object and swiping a touch sensitive object over the graphical user interface, through one or more graphical objects, or through a portion of a specific graphical object, the software product is configured to maintain an effect corresponding to the selected option to be continuously applied to the one or more graphical objects, or to the portion of the specific graphical object, respectively, thereby enabling a change in status of the one or more graphical objects, or the portion of the specific graphical object, respectively. Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3
[2] 2. An electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a user input interface rendered over the graphical user interface, the user input interface being configured to obtain and interpret a user's input corresponding to moving the pointer object, clicking or tapping the pointer object, or swiping the touch sensitive object over the graphical user interface.
[3] 3. An electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface is configured continuously to apply the user selectable option to the portion of the specific graphical object, or to one or one graphical objects, in response to a user's swiping the touch sensitive object over the portion of the specific graphical object, or to the one or one graphical objects, respectively.
[4] 4. An electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to facilitate termination of the effect corresponding to the selected option, and facilitate disappearing of the selected option, on termination of the dragging of the pointer object or the swiping of the touch sensitive object.
[5] 5. An electronic device of claim 1, wherein the rapidity of application of the effect corresponding to the selected option, over the portion of the graphical object, or over the one or graphical objects, is dependent at least partially on the speed of performing the dragging operation of the pointer, or the swiping operation of the display sensitive obj ect. Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3
[6] 6. An electronic device of claim 2, wherein the graphical user interface is a touch sensitive screen, and the user interface is implemented as a tactile surface of the touch-sensitive screen.
[7] 7. An electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to disable the application of the effect corresponding to the selected option, to the portion of the specific graphical object, or to the one or more graphical objects, in response to termination of the dragging of the pointer object, or the swiping of the display sensitive object.
[8] 8. An electronic device of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface and the software product correspond to a gaming system.
[9] 9. An electronic device of claim 8, wherein the gaming system corresponds to a farming game, the graphical objects of the graphical user interface correspond to different spatial regions of a farming environment in which the user desires the one or more crops to be grown, and wherein the user selectable options in the menu list correspond to different farming tools.
[10] 10. An electronic device of claim 1, including a database for continuously recording and updating the change in status of the one or more graphical objects, the software product being coupled to the database and being configured to resume the status of the one or more graphical objects to their last updated status in the database, in case of interruptions in the operable state of the graphical user interface. Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3
[11] 11. A plurality of electronic devices of claim 1, connected to a server through a network, the graphical user interface being generated temporally concurrently on each of the electronic devices, to facilitate a plurality of users' interaction with the graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interfaces generated on the plurality of electronic devices are coordinated through the server and updated concurrently on the plurality of electronic devices with time.
[12] 12. An electronic device of claim 1, the device being a desktop computer, a laptop computer, an iPad, or a smart phone, including an iPhone®, an Android® phone or a Symbian® phone.
[13] 13. A method of facilitating user interactions with a graphical user interface, the graphical interface being generated and rendered on the display of an electronic device, by executing a software product on a computing hardware of the electronic device, the method comprising: rendering one or graphical objects within the graphical user interface; clicking or tapping one or more of the one or more graphical objects through a pointer object, to invoke a menu list containing a set of user selectable options, the user selectable options corresponding to an effect to be applied to a portion of a specific graphical object, or to one or more of the one or more graphical objects; selecting a specific user selectable option, and applying the effect corresponding to the selected option, to a portion of a specific graphical object, or to one or more graphical objects, by performing one of a dragging operation of the pointer object and a swiping operation of a display sensitive item, over the specific Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 portion of the graphical object, or over the one or more graphical objects, respectively.
[14] 14. A method of claim 13, wherein the method includes configuring the graphical user interface to keep the effect corresponding to the selected user selectable option active, until the time the dragging operation or the swiping operation is performed, and configuring the graphical user interface to enable disappearing of the selected option when the dragging or the swiping operation is terminated.
[15] 15. A method of claim 13, wherein the software product corresponds to a gaming system.
[16] 16. A method of claim 15, wherein the gaming system corresponds to a farming game, the graphical objects correspond the spatial regions of a farming environment, and the user selectable options correspond to different farming tools.
[17] 17. A method of claim 13, furthering comprising continuously recording and updating the change in status of the one or more graphical objects, coupling the software product to the database, and resuming the status of one or more graphical objects to their last updated status in the database, in case of interruptions in the operations of the graphical user interface.
[18] 18. A method of claim 13, further comprising: connecting a plurality of the electronic devices to a server through a network; generating the graphical user interface temporally concurrently on the displays of the different electronic devices; Client Confidential Docket No: JA.1880.WOU3 coordinating the plurality of graphical user interfaces through the server, and updating them concurrently with time, to facilitate multiple users' interaction and coordination with the graphical user interfaces.
[19] 19. A method of claim 18, wherein the graphical user intefaces corresponds to a gaming system, and the method being implemented to facilitate an online multiplayer gaming system.
[20] 20. A software product recorded on a machine readable data storage medium, the software product being executable on the computing hardware of a computing device, for implementing a method of claim 13. Client Confidential

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