Multiplayer video gaming system and method
First Claim
1. A method for multiplayer gaming on mobile handsets;
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a first user entering inputs via a keypad of a first mobile device to play a first game;
communicating the first user'"'"'s keypad inputs on the first mobile device to a second mobile device;
a second user entering inputs via a keypad of the second mobile device to play a second game, the first and second games being substantially the same games provided on separate mobile devices; and
communicating the second user'"'"'s keypad inputs on the second mobile device to the first mobile device, the first game using the keypad inputs from the second mobile device and the second game using the keypad inputs from the first mobile device to enable multiplayer gaming between the first and second games.
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Abstract
A method for multiplayer gaming on mobile handsets is provided. The method includes a first user entering inputs via a keypad of a first mobile device to play a first game. The method includes communicating the first user'"'"'s keypad inputs on the first mobile device to a second mobile device. The method includes a second user entering inputs via a keypad of the second mobile device to play a second game. The first and second games being substantially the same games provided on separate mobile devices. The method includes communicating the second user'"'"'s keypad inputs on the second mobile device to the first mobile device, the first game using the keypad inputs from the second mobile device and the second game using the keypad inputs from the first mobile device to enable multiplayer gaming between the first and second games.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for multiplayer gaming on mobile handsets;
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a first user entering inputs via a keypad of a first mobile device to play a first game;
communicating the first user'"'"'s keypad inputs on the first mobile device to a second mobile device;
a second user entering inputs via a keypad of the second mobile device to play a second game, the first and second games being substantially the same games provided on separate mobile devices; and
communicating the second user'"'"'s keypad inputs on the second mobile device to the first mobile device, the first game using the keypad inputs from the second mobile device and the second game using the keypad inputs from the first mobile device to enable multiplayer gaming between the first and second games. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A multiplayer game for a mobile handset, comprising:
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a game component operable on a first mobile handset for a first user to play the game on the first mobile handset, the game component providing a first player indicator related to action by the first user using the first mobile handset and further providing a second player indicator related to action by a second user using a second mobile handset; and
a communication component operable to receive data related to keypad inputs from play of the game by the second user playing the game on the second mobile handset, wherein the game component is operable to update the second player indicator on the first mobile handset based on the keypad inputs received from the second mobile handset. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for multiplayer gaming, comprising:
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a first game on a first computing platform;
a second game on a second computing platform, the first and second games substantially the same games;
a first communication component operable to receive a second user'"'"'s gaming inputs related to playing the second game on the second computing platform; and
a second communication component operable to receive a first user'"'"'s gaming inputs related to playing the first game on the first computing platform, wherein the first game is operable using the second user'"'"'s gaming inputs from the second computing platform and the second game is operable using the first user'"'"'s gaming inputs from the first computing platform to enable multiplayer gaming between the first and second games. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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