Method and Device for Context Driven Content Gaming

• US 20070265097A1
• Filed: 09/24/2003
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Havukainen, Kai
• Application Number:
  US10/572,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20070265097A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/43
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/424 involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6063 for sound processing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6072 of an input signal, e.g. pitch and rhythm extraction, voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video

Abstract

The present invention relates to games on electronic game devices. More specifically the present invention relates to a method and a device for generating game control data related data. The present invention is provided to execute a game in relation to present or selected external circumstances that can be perceived by a player. The method of the present invention is based on accessing context data such as e.g. a piece of music, and generating game control data on the basis of said accessed context data. The game control data can be used to control the execution of the game, which can be in turn perceived by the player as providing more realism in gaming.

Claims

1. Method for generating game control data for an electronic game dependent from context related data comprising:

accessing context data, and

generating game control data on the basis of said accessed context data.

2. Method according to claim 1, further comprising:

executing a game according to said generated game control data.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein said accessing context data further comprises processing of context data.

4. Method according to claim 3, wherein said processing of context data is performed in response to actual game data.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein said context data comprise sensor data.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein said context data comprise music data.

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein said context data comprise visual data.

8. Method according to claim 1, wherein said context data are used to control the timing of the electronic game.

9. Method according to claim 1, wherein said context data are used to control events in said electronic game.

10. Method according to claim 1, wherein said context data are used to control actions in said electronic game.

11. Computer program product comprising program code stored on a computer readable medium for carrying out the method of claim 1 when said program product is run on a computer or network device.

12. Computer program product comprising program code, downloadable from a server for carrying out the method of claim 1 when said program product is run on a computer or network device.

13. Analyzer module comprising:

an interface connectable to a data source for receiving context data,

an interface connectable to a game execution processor, for outputting game control data, and

a processing unit for generating said game control data in accordance with said received context data.

14. Analyzer module according to claim 13, wherein said analyzer is incorporated in a synthesizer module.

15. Electronic gaming device comprising:

a first processing unit for executing an electronic game,

an interface for connecting to a data source for context data,

a second processing unit for generating game control data on the basis of said context data, said second processing unit being connected to said interface for receiving said context data, said second processing unit being connected to said first processing unit for transferring generated game control data to said first processing unit, and

wherein said first processing unit is adapted for executing an electronic game according to said received game control data.

16. Electronic gaming device according to claim 15, further comprising a storage for storing of context data or game control data.

17. Electronic gaming device according to claim 15, wherein said connection between said first and second processing units is a two-way connection.

18. Electronic gaming device according to claim 15, further comprising at least one sensor connected to said second processing unit.

19. Electronic gaming device according to claim 15, further comprising an interface for accessing music data.

20. Electronic gaming device according to claim 15, further comprising an interface for accessing visual data.

21. Electronic gaming device according to claim 15, further comprising a limiting device connected to said first processing unit for limiting the execution of said electronic game according to said received game control data.

22. Electronic gaming device according to claim 15, wherein said electronic gaming device is a mobile gaming device.

23. Electronic gaming device according to claim 22, wherein said electronic gaming device further comprises a cellular telephone.