METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE GAME USING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE

• US 20100203972A1
• Filed: 02/05/2010
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Tae Hoon
• Application Number:
  US12/700,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20100203972A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5506 using advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5573 player location
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/558 by assessing the players' skills or ranking
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/575 for trading virtual items

Abstract

A method and a system for a mobile game using an actual location-based service of the users as a basis for virtual commercial transactions. The method for the mobile game using a portable terminal includes: receiving, by the portable terminal, current location information of the portable terminal; transmitting, by the portable terminal, the received current location information to a game server; receiving, by the portable terminal, item information corresponding to the current location information from the game server; receiving, by the game server, item modified information from the portable terminal; and updating, by the game server, the item information by reflecting the received item modified information.

Claims

1. A method for a mobile game using a portable terminal, the method comprising

receiving, by the portable terminal, current location information regarding a physical location of the portable terminal;

transmitting, by the portable terminal, the received current location information to a game server;

receiving, by the portable terminal, item information associated with the current location information from the game server;

receiving, by the game server, item modified information from the portable terminal including at least one modification of the item information; and

updating, by the game server, the item information to reflect the item modified information received by the game server.

2. The method for the mobile game as claimed in claim 1, wherein the item information comprises information on a kind, a price, and a quantity of a to-be-transacted article in a virtual commercial transaction based on the physical location of the portable terminal.

3. The method for the mobile game as claimed in claim 2, wherein the item modified information comprises information on an increase or a decrease in the quantity of the to-be-transacted article in the virtual commercial transaction.

4. The method for the mobile game as claimed in claim 2, wherein in updating the item information, information on the price of the to-be-transacted article in the virtual commercial transaction is updated.

5. The method for the mobile game as claimed in claim 1, wherein updating the item information further comprises updating item information according to a price change-related scenario previously set by the game server.

6. The method for the mobile game as claimed in claim 1, further comprising updating point information associated with a transaction means of a virtual commercial transaction according to the item modified information, by the game server.

7. The method for the mobile game as claimed in claim 6, further comprising calculating a ranking by the game server of at least one portable terminal which was connected or is connected to the game server, according to the point information.

8. The method according to claim 2, wherein when the portable terminal changes locations, at least one of said kind, price, and quantity of the to-be-transacted article in the virtual commercial transaction changes based on the physical location of the portable terminal.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the physical location of the portable terminal provided to the game server is determined by a Global Positioning System (GPS).

10. A system for a mobile game using a location-based service, the system comprising

a portable terminal for connecting to a game server when the mobile game is operating, and for transmitting current location information of the portable terminal to the game server;

and

the game server for receiving the current location information of the portable terminal from the portable terminal, transmitting item information to the portable terminal associated with the received current location information to the portable terminal, receiving item modified information from the portable terminal; and

updating the item information to reflect the received item modified information.

11. The system for the mobile game as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite for transmitting a GPS signal comprising the current location information of the portable terminal.

12. The system for the mobile game as claimed in claim 10, wherein the item information comprises information on a kind, a price, and a quantity of a to-be-transacted article in a virtual commercial transaction.

13. The system for the mobile game as claimed in claim 12, wherein the item modified information comprises information on an increase or a decrease in the quantity of the to-be-transacted article in the virtual commercial transaction.

14. The system for the mobile game as claimed in claim 12, wherein the game server updates information on the price of the to-be-transacted article in the virtual commercial transaction based on the physical location of the portable terminal.

15. The system for the mobile game as claimed in claim 10, wherein the game server updates point information corresponding to a transaction means of a virtual commercial transaction according to the item modified information.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein when the portable terminal changes locations, at least one of said kind, price, and quantity of the to-be-transacted article in the virtual commercial transaction changes based on the physical location of the portable terminal.