GROWING AND CARING FOR A VIRTUAL CHARACTER ON A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A data processing system for enabling a user to create and care for a virtual character on a user communication device, said data processing system comprisinga server connected via a communication network toa plurality of user communication devices;
- wherein responsive to a user action, a software application comprising a virtual character is downloaded into said user communication device;
and wherein said virtual character interacts with said user via said software application in accordance with predefined characteristics;
and wherein said user is enabled to perform virtual actions relating to said virtual character, responsive to the virtual character behavior, by sending data using the user communication device over the communication network to the server;
and wherein said virtual character is responsive to data sent to it from the server in response to the user'"'"'s virtual actions, in accordance with the virtual character'"'"'s predefined characterisitics.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for enabling a user to create and care for a virtual character on a user communication device. The data processing system includes a server connected via a communication network to a user communication device. In response to a user action, a software application with a virtual character in it is downloaded into the user communication device. The virtual character interacts with the user through the software application in accordance with predefined characteristics. The user is enabled to perform virtual actions relating to the virtual character, responsive to the virtual character behavior, by sending data (e.g., by SMS or MMS) using the user communication device over the communication network to the server. The virtual character is responsive to data sent to it from the server in response to the user'"'"'s virtual actions, in accordance with the virtual character'"'"'s predefined characteristics.
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20 Claims
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1. A data processing system for enabling a user to create and care for a virtual character on a user communication device, said data processing system comprising
a server connected via a communication network to a plurality of user communication devices; -
wherein responsive to a user action, a software application comprising a virtual character is downloaded into said user communication device; and wherein said virtual character interacts with said user via said software application in accordance with predefined characteristics; and wherein said user is enabled to perform virtual actions relating to said virtual character, responsive to the virtual character behavior, by sending data using the user communication device over the communication network to the server; and wherein said virtual character is responsive to data sent to it from the server in response to the user'"'"'s virtual actions, in accordance with the virtual character'"'"'s predefined characterisitics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer implemented method to enable a user to create and care for a virtual character on a user communication device, said method comprising:
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enabling the user to download a virtual character; presenting the user with demands for action required by the virtual character, in accordance with predefined characteristics; enabling the user to perform virtual actions relating to said virtual character by sending a message to a server via said user communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product to enable a user to create and care for a virtual character on a user communication device, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code tangibly embodied thereon, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code for enabling the user to download a virtual character; computer usable program code for presenting the user with demands for action required by the virtual character, in accordance with predefined characteristics; computer usable program code for enabling the user to perform virtual actions relating to said virtual character by sending a message to a server via said user communication device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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