Optimizing location-based mobile gaming applications
First Claim
1. In a communication network capable of supporting a mobile gaming application, a system for optimizing location-based mobile gaming, said system comprising:
- a position-determining module for determining the position of a mobile gaming station in communication with the network, said position-determining module capable of position determination utilizing a plurality of position-determination methodologies.
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Abstract
A system and method for optimizing the process of position-determining to enhance performance of location-based mobile gaming applications. A position-determining module is provided that uses one or more of a number of position-determining methodologies to determine a player'"'"'s real geographical position, which information is then used to influence the execution of the mobile-gaming application and, in a preferred embodiment, the method by which mobile-gaming data is transmitted to the player. The various position-determining methodologies may be used in isolation, with the game server determining which to use based on the particular application being executed, and on its execution state. They may also be used together and for greater accuracy combined according to a set of predefined criteria.
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15 Claims
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1. In a communication network capable of supporting a mobile gaming application, a system for optimizing location-based mobile gaming, said system comprising:
a position-determining module for determining the position of a mobile gaming station in communication with the network, said position-determining module capable of position determination utilizing a plurality of position-determination methodologies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for enabling location-based mobile gaming through a communication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of access nodes for use by a mobile gaming station in accessing the network;
providing a game server in communication wit the network for controlling operation of the gaming application;
determining presumed locations of at least one mobile gaming station using a plurality of position-determining methodologies; and
determining a mobile-station location fix for use with the gaming application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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