Japan, March 5 -- COPCOM CO LTD has got intellectual property rights for 'GAME PROGRAM, GAME SYSTEM, AND GAME CONTROL METHOD.' Other related details are as follows:

Application Number: JP,2024-029055

Category (FI): A63F13/45,A63F13/47,A63F13/65,A63F13/655,A63F13/53,A63F13/216,A63F13/533

Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately determine transportation means used by a user in a computer game that utilizes location information of a user terminal.SOLUTION: A game program causes a computer to function as: location information acquisition means for acquiring location information of a user terminal carried by a user; speed calculation means for calculating a travel speed of the user terminal on the basis of the location information; speed determination means for determining whether or not the travel speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined limit speed; restriction means for restricting predetermined game processing that can be executed when the travel speed is determined to be equal to or greater than the limit speed and when the travel speed is determined to be less than the limit speed; usage record acquisition means for acquiring usage record information regarding the usage of public transportation; usage determination means for determining whether or not the user is currently using public transportation on the basis of the usage record information; and invalidation means for invalidating the restriction on game processing imposed by the restriction means when the user is determined to be using public transportation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 (Grant)

Filing Date: Feb. 28, 2024

Publication Date: Sept. 9, 2025

The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100

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