Supercell Oy

Disclosed is a method ( 100 ) and a system ( 200 ) for rendering indicators for a target in a map ( 220 ) of a user interface ( 210 ). The method comprises defining a target location (X 1 , Y 1 ) on the map and defining a target area boundary ( 222 ) surrounding the target location, in which a center point (X 2 , Y 2 ) of the target area boundary is offset from the target location by a predetermined maximum distance. Upon determining that a current location of a user-controllable object ( 214 ) is within the target area boundary, a target area indicator ( 224 ) is rendered along the target area boundary. When the distance between the current location and target location becomes less than a predetermined discovery distance (R), a target indicator ( 226 ) is rendered at the target location on the map.

In a method and a system for improving a user's experience with a graphical user interface corresponding to a gaming or simulation environment on an electronic device, the interface renders multiple graphical objects and user selectable options corresponding to the graphical object. The user selects one or more selectable option, and performs a touching or a swiping operation through multiple points on the display screen. The touching or swiping operation leads to deploying of multiple resources corresponding to the selected option, at different locations on the interface. For controlling the different deployed resources, the user can swipe through different regions of the display screen. The number of resources deployed at the different locations on the screen depends on certain parameters, including the pressure applied by the user on the screen. Results of the simulation can be employed to control real technical systems, for example for food production.

Disclosed is an apparatus ( 100 ) comprising a display screen ( 104 ) and a processor ( 112 ). The processor is configured to generate and display a graphical user interface ( 102, 304 ) on the display screen, receive a user request ( 202 ) to execute a requested action ( 210 ) on the graphical user interface, send the user request to a server ( 204, 308 ), execute an intermediate action ( 206 ) on the graphical user interface, whilst waiting for the server to create and provide instructions pertaining to the user request, receive instructions ( 208 ) pertaining to the user request from the server, terminate execution of the intermediate action and execute the received instructions pertaining to the user request on the graphical user interface. Disclosed is also a system comprising a server communicably coupled to a plurality of apparatuses collaborating via respective graphical user interfaces.

A method for blocking external debugger application from analysing code of software program installed on computing device. The method including initializing software program including an application program and an internal debugger application. The software program, upon initialization thereof, instructs internal debugger application to load application program in internal debugger application. The internal debugger application is configured to utilize kernel resources of an operating system of the computing device. The method includes executing internal debugger application to set one or more break-points in code of application program to define execution path for code of application program, executing application program as per defined execution path for code thereof, stopping execution of code of application program upon reaching any of one or more break-points therein, and handing control to internal debugger application to provide an address for next instruction to be executed in defined execution path for code of application program.

An apparatus for managing an online game. The apparatus including a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to identify a set of client devices engaged in an online game; identify game parameters associated with client devices in the set; define group of client devices from the set of client devices, wherein the at least one group of client devices includes client devices with similar game parameter; determine communication latency between each of the client devices in the group of client devices and a server; define subgroup of client devices from each of the group of client devices, wherein the subgroup of client devices includes client devices with a similar communication latency; and enable the client devices in the subgroup of client devices to engage in a game session of the online game.

Disclosed is method for preventing fraud in application executed in device, method including providing application to device, wherein application has a first data model module and viewer module; using viewer module rendering on user interface of display of device, first user view of application, first user view including set of visible graphical objects, wherein first user view is rendered based on data of first data module; detecting triggering event; based on detected triggering event, providing update data module to application for updating first data model module; detecting control event; and based on detected control event, rendering updated user view of application on user interface of device using updated first data model module.

Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for moving a digital object on a user interface, executed on a computing system, with a processor, memory and the user interface. The method includes executing instructions stored in the memory for receiving a user input indicating a first location at the user interface; rendering, at the first location of the user interface the digital object; determining a location of two or more targets at the user interface; determining route distances from the first location of the digital object to the locations of each target; obtaining randomized route distances by randomizing the determined route distances; selecting as a target location for the digital object, out of the two or more targets, a target which has shortest randomized route distance among the adjusted route distances and moving the digital object, along a route from the first location towards the location of the target location.

A server system including a first server to execute first role, other server to execute at other role, spare server and management layer server. The management layer server is configured to allocate first group of users to access first server and other group of users to access other server, receive status information sent by first server and status information sent by other server, analyse status information to determine an operational status of first server and operational status of other server, update role of spare server to first role when operational status of first server indicates failed state and reallocate first group of users to the spare server, and update a role of another spare server to the other role when the operational status of the other server indicates a failed state and reallocate the other group of users to the other spare server.

Disclosed is method including receiving input graphical layout having cells forming grid structure cells are configured to be placed with objects to form GL; determining placement probability score for cells with respect to objects at first point in time; placing each object into IGL for forming GL, wherein placing given object into IGL include selecting given object, based on predefined placement schedule; identifying constrained cell(s) from amongst cells where predefined constraint(s) is violated if given object is placed thereon; adjusting placement probability score, for constrained cell(s), to be zero; adjusting placement probability score, for each cell of constraint-free cells, based on placement probability score for each cell of CFCs, and adjusted placement probability score for constrained cell(s), wherein given object is placed in constraint-free cell (C 4 ) having highest adjusted placement probability score amongst CFCs.

A method of validating a transaction in a client-server environment, the method including: receiving a transaction request from a user at a client device; executing a command at the client device associated with the transaction request based on a state data corresponding to the user at the client device; transmitting a request by the client device to a server for execution of the command at the server, upon the command being executed at the client device; executing the command by the server using a copy of the state data stored on the server, upon receiving the request from the client device, for validating the transaction associated with the transaction request at the client device by the server; and performing one of: allowing the transaction or preventing the transaction, at the client device by the server, based on the execution of the command at the server.