METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM FOR MOBILE INTERACTIVE GAMING
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a location of a mobile device in response to detection at said location of a signature associated with a device co-located with said mobile device;
receiving one or more messages from said mobile device transmitted through a mobile communication service provider; and
providing a response to said one or more messages based, at least in part, on said location and a game state associated with said mobile device.
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems for providing an interactive experience to game participants.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a location of a mobile device in response to detection at said location of a signature associated with a device co-located with said mobile device;
receiving one or more messages from said mobile device transmitted through a mobile communication service provider; and
providing a response to said one or more messages based, at least in part, on said location and a game state associated with said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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providing an interactive gaming experience to one or more game participants associated with mobile communication devices in a geographical area;
determining a location of at least one of said mobile communication devices; and
initiating presentation of media content at said at least one of said mobile communication devices and initiating a special effect external to said mobile device based, at least in part, on said location and a game state associated with said at least one of said communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
a computing platform, said computing platform being adapted to;
determine a location of a mobile device in response to detection at said location of a signature associated with a device co-located with said mobile device;
receive one or more messages from said mobile device transmitted through a mobile communication service provider; and
provide a response to said one or more messages based, at least in part, on said location and a game state associated with said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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a computing platform, said computing platform being adapted to;
provide an interactive gaming experience to one or more game participants associated with mobile communication devices in a geographical area;
determine a location of at least one of said mobile communication devices; and
initiate presentation of media content at said at least one of said mobile communication devices and initiate a special effect external to said mobile device based, at least in part, on said location and a game state associated with said at least one of said communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a location of a mobile device in response to detection at said location of a signature associated with a device co-located with said mobile device;
means for receiving one or more messages from said mobile device transmitted through a mobile communication service provider; and
means for providing a response to said one or more messages based, at least in part, on said location and a game state associated with said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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means for providing an interactive gaming experience to one or more game participants associated with mobile communication devices in a geographical area;
means for determining a location of at least one of said mobile communication devices; and
means for initiating presentation of media content to said at least one of said mobile communication devices and initiating a special effect external to said device based, at least in part, on said location and a game state associated with said at least one of said communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A article comprising:
a storage medium having machine-readable instructions stored thereon which, if executed are adapted to cause a computing platform to;
determine a location of a mobile device in response to detection at said location of a signature associated with a device co-located with said mobile device;
receive one or more messages from said mobile device transmitted through a mobile communication service provider; and
provide a response to said one or more messages based, at least in part, on said location and a game state associated with said mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. An article comprising:
a storage medium having machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed, are adapted to cause a computing platform to;
provide an interactive gaming experience to one or more game participants associated with mobile communication devices in a geographical area;
determine a location of at least one of said mobile communication devices; and
initiate presentation of media content at said at least one of said mobile communication devices and initiate a special effect external to mobile device based, at least in part, on said location and a game state associated with said at least one of said communication devices.
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