Game system

• US 20020006825A1
• Filed: 07/11/2001
• Published: 01/17/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Transtechnology Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Transtechnology Ltd.
• Inventors: Suzuki, Makoto
• Application Number:
  US09/901,709
• Publication Number:
  US 20020006825A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/205 for detecting the geographical location of the game platform
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5573 player location

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a game system comprising a plurality of game devices. Each game device comprises a position specification section for receiving radio waves from global positioning system (GPS) satellites and then specifying a self-position of the self game device; a information transmission-reception section for transmitting and receiving first positional information on the self game device and second positional information on one other game device of the plurality of game devices between the self game device and the one other game device through a data link; an execution section for executing a predetermined game program, based on the first positional information and the second positional information; and a display section for displaying the game program.

Claims

1. A game system comprising a plurality of game devices, each game device comprising

position specification means for receiving radio waves from global positioning system (GPS) satellites and then specifying a self-position of the self game device;

information transmission-reception means for transmitting and receiving first positional information on said self game device and second positional information on one other game device of said plurality of game devices between said self game device and said one other game device through a data link;

execution means for executing a predetermined game program, based on said first positional information and said second positional information; and

display means for displaying said game program.