GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD IN COMBINATION WITH MOBILE PHONES AND A GAME CONSOLE
First Claim
1. A game system for enabling a mobile phone to interact with a user game console comprising:
- a game provision server (GPS) for transmitting a plurality of game contents to a plurality of user game consoles (C1˜
Cn), establishing game-participants information received from the user game consoles (C1˜
Cn), and performs information registration of the game participants, performs a game operation function, performing arithmetic processing of corresponding game contents upon receiving game-execution key signals and gamer information from the user game consoles (C1˜
Cn), transmitting modified game video- and audio-data to the user game consoles (C1˜
Cn), receiving a game key signal from the mobile phone of each gamer, and performing arithmetic processing using the received game key signal, thereby conducting a corresponding game; and
multi-user game consoles (B1˜
Bn), each of which interfaces with the game provision server (GPS), transmits game authentication information to the game provision server (GPS), transmits a game participation setup signal of each gamer to the game provision server (GPS), receives game video- and audio-data from the game provision server (GPS), outputs the received game video- and audio-data, transmits a game event signal of each gamer to the game provision server (GPS), and controls the game system upon receipt of a game operation value of the game provision server (GPS).
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Abstract
A game system and method for enabling a mobile phone to interact with a user game console is disclosed. The game system enables a mobile phone and a user game console to interact with a game server, enables the user game console to interact with a video display, displays video data generated from the user game console on the video display in order to allow a user or gamer to play a desired game on a large screen, and allows a plurality of gamers to play the game using a single user game console over wireless communication for use of mobile phones. The game system can display different information on not only a common screen for all the game participants but also at least one screen for each gamer only, such that a plurality of gamers can participate in the game at the same time on a single screen image, resulting in the implementation of the simultaneous-participation games
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11 Claims
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1. A game system for enabling a mobile phone to interact with a user game console comprising:
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a game provision server (GPS) for transmitting a plurality of game contents to a plurality of user game consoles (C1˜
Cn), establishing game-participants information received from the user game consoles (C1˜
Cn), and performs information registration of the game participants, performs a game operation function, performing arithmetic processing of corresponding game contents upon receiving game-execution key signals and gamer information from the user game consoles (C1˜
Cn), transmitting modified game video- and audio-data to the user game consoles (C1˜
Cn), receiving a game key signal from the mobile phone of each gamer, and performing arithmetic processing using the received game key signal, thereby conducting a corresponding game; andmulti-user game consoles (B1˜
Bn), each of which interfaces with the game provision server (GPS), transmits game authentication information to the game provision server (GPS), transmits a game participation setup signal of each gamer to the game provision server (GPS), receives game video- and audio-data from the game provision server (GPS), outputs the received game video- and audio-data, transmits a game event signal of each gamer to the game provision server (GPS), and controls the game system upon receipt of a game operation value of the game provision server (GPS). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A game method for enabling a mobile phone to interact with a user game console comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving, by a game provision server (GPS), a game initialization selection signal from a user game console; b) transmitting, by the user game console, mobile phone information, Web ID information, authentication information, a participant'"'"'s game start request signal to the game provision server (GPS); c) receiving, by the game provision server (GPS), a corresponding signal, registering the Web ID information in combination with the mobile phone, transmitting corresponding game-content data to the user game console, and authenticating the beginning of a game; d) receiving, by the user game console, the corresponding game-content start information and game-content information, and outputting the received information to a video display; e) if the game participant moves the mobile phone to another location, or generates a game event signal by pressing a specific key, transmitting the corresponding event signal to the game provision server (GPS) via a mobile-phone transmission/reception unit connected to either a mobile-phone communication network or the user game console; f) performing arithmetic processing of game data according to the event signal of a corresponding gamer, and transmitting modified game data to the corresponding user game console and the mobile phone; and g) displaying the modified game data on the screen of the video display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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