US12736313 - Method for providing dart game image

The patent describes a method for displaying dart game images on a device during a play session, which includes real-time data exchange between multiple devices and a dart game server. It involves determining the relative positions of displayed objects based on player rankings and adjusting them dynamically to reflect changes in superiority or inferiority relationships.

Claim 1

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A method of providing a dart game image performed by a dart game device participating in a play session which imposes a play time constraint to two or more devices, the method comprising: displaying, on a display unit, a first object displaying first information related to a first device among two or more devices participating in the play session and a second object displaying second information related to a second device; receiving, via a network communication unit, play-related data of the first and second devices participating in the play session from the first and second devices or a dart game server in real-time; and determining, based on the received play-related data, whether to change a relative position of the first object and the second object by: determining, based on the received play-related data from the first and second devices or the dart game server, first proximity between play-related data related to the first object and play-related data of the first dart game device, and second proximity between play-related data related to the second object and the play-related data of the second dart game device, wherein each proximity indicates how close a ranking of a player associated with the respective object is to a ranking of a player of the other dart game device; comparing the first proximity and the second proximity to determine whether there is a change in a superiority/inferiority relationship between the first proximity and the second proximity; and changing the relative positions of the first object and the second object when it is determined that there is a change in the superiority/inferiority relationship by performing a spinning operation in which the relative positions of the first object and the second object are repeatedly exchanged a predetermined number of times, by moving the relative positions of the first object and the second object the predetermined number of times; generating revised first information that includes an image related to a play of a player of the first device or an image generated based on dart game play result information of the first device, and generating revised second information that includes an image related to a play of a player of the second device or an image generated based on dart game play result information of the second device. displaying, on a display unit, a first object displaying first information related to a first device among two or more devices participating in the play session and a second object displaying second information related to a second device; receiving, via a network communication unit, play-related data of the first and second devices participating in the play session from the first and second devices or a dart game server in real-time; and determining, based on the received play-related data, whether to change a relative position of the first object and the second object by: determining, based on the received play-related data from the first and second devices or the dart game server, first proximity between play-related data related to the first object and play-related data of the first dart game device, and second proximity between play-related data related to the second object and the play-related data of the second dart game device, wherein each proximity indicates how close a ranking of a player associated with the respective object is to a ranking of a player of the other dart game device; comparing the first proximity and the second proximity to determine whether there is a change in a superiority/inferiority relationship between the first proximity and the second proximity; and changing the relative positions of the first object and the second object when it is determined that there is a change in the superiority/inferiority relationship by performing a spinning operation in which the relative positions of the first object and the second object are repeatedly exchanged a predetermined number of times, by moving the relative positions of the first object and the second object the predetermined number of times; generating revised first information that includes an image related to a play of a player of the first device or an image generated based on dart game play result information of the first device, and generating revised second information that includes an image related to a play of a player of the second device or an image generated based on dart game play result information of the second device. determining, based on the received play-related data from the first and second devices or the dart game server, first proximity between play-related data related to the first object and play-related data of the first dart game device, and second proximity between play-related data related to the second object and the play-related data of the second dart game device, wherein each proximity indicates how close a ranking of a player associated with the respective object is to a ranking of a player of the other dart game device; comparing the first proximity and the second proximity to determine whether there is a change in a superiority/inferiority relationship between the first proximity and the second proximity; and changing the relative positions of the first object and the second object when it is determined that there is a change in the superiority/inferiority relationship by performing a spinning operation in which the relative positions of the first object and the second object are repeatedly exchanged a predetermined number of times, by moving the relative positions of the first object and the second object the predetermined number of times; generating revised first information that includes an image related to a play of a player of the first device or an image generated based on dart game play result information of the first device, and generating revised second information that includes an image related to a play of a player of the second device or an image generated based on dart game play result information of the second device.

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