Wireless gaming method and wireless gaming-enabled mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A wireless gaming method for a mobile terminal having a camera, comprising:
- inviting at least one counterpart terminal on a short range wireless communication network by transmitting a multi-player gaming mode request message, when a multi-player gaming mode for a game is activated;
synchronizing game data with the counterpart terminal transmitting the acknowledge message, when an acknowledge message is received in response to the multi-player gaming mode request message;
generating a game screen with an real image taken by the camera as a background image after the game is synchronized; and
starting the game with the generated game screen.
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Abstract
A wireless gaming method and wireless gaming-enabled mobile terminal are provided for enabling a number of players to participate simultaneously in a game using their mobile terminals. A wireless gaming method of the present invention includes inviting, if a multi-player gaming mode for a game is activated, at least one counterpart terminal on a short range wireless communication network by transmitting a multi-player gaming mode request message; synchronizing, if an acknowledge message is received in response to the multi-player gaming mode request message, game data with the counterpart terminal transmitted the acknowledge message; and generating a game screen with an image taken by the camera as a background image after the game is synchronized; and starting the game with the game screen.
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45 Claims
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1. A wireless gaming method for a mobile terminal having a camera, comprising:
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inviting at least one counterpart terminal on a short range wireless communication network by transmitting a multi-player gaming mode request message, when a multi-player gaming mode for a game is activated; synchronizing game data with the counterpart terminal transmitting the acknowledge message, when an acknowledge message is received in response to the multi-player gaming mode request message; generating a game screen with an real image taken by the camera as a background image after the game is synchronized; and starting the game with the generated game screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless gaming-enabled mobile terminal comprises:
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a camera unit for taking an image; a video processing unit for processing the image; an input unit for receiving a user input; a control unit for generating a game screen by combining a video data output from the video processing unit and graphic data of a game; a display unit for displaying the game screen; a short range wireless communication unit for establishing a game network with at least one other terminal in a multi-player gaming mode; and a storage unit for storing game data including the graphic data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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