MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM

• US 20110244964A1
• Filed: 08/04/2009
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Original Assignee: NXP B.V. (NXP Semiconductors NV)
• Inventors: Glynne-Jones, Alan, Lam, Alister
• Application Number:
  US13/058,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20110244964A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/40
• 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 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/327 using wireless networks, e.g. Wi-Fi® or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/47 involving branching, e.g. choosing one of several possible scenarios at a given point in time
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/405 being a wireless ad hoc network, e.g. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Pico net
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM

Abstract

The present invention describes a gaming system comprising a near-field communication device (30) and a plurality of transmission tags (10), wherein the near-field communication device is arranged to adapt the content stored in a transmission tag upon establishing a communicative connection with the transmission tag. This for instance facilitates the programming of game parameters in e.g. a treasure hunt game or an adventure game into the transmission tags either before or during play.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising a near-field communication device and a plurality of transmission tags, wherein the near-field communication device is arranged to adapt the content stored in a transmission tag upon establishing a communicative connection with the transmission tag.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the transmission tag comprises a plurality of game scenarios, and wherein the near-field communication device is configured to allow a game player to select one of said game scenarios upon establishing a communicative connection with the transmission tag.

3. The gaming system of claim 2, wherein at least some of the game scenarios comprise game scenario parameters, and wherein the near-field communication device is configured to adapt the content by updating said parameters upon selection of the corresponding game scenario by the game player.

4. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the near field communication device is arranged to adapt said content by storing game player identification information in the transmission tag.

5. The gaming system of claim 4, wherein the identification information further comprises a time stamp indicating the time of establishing the communicative connection with the transmission tag.

6. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein at least some of the transmission tags comprise a counter for counting the number of established communicative connections with the transmission tag.

7. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein each transmission tag comprises a plurality of directions, and wherein the near field communication device is arranged to provide the game player with one of said directions based on at least one of a counter value, a time stamp and a game player-specific game parameter.

8. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the near-field communication device is arranged to adjust the complexity of the game in response to an access rate of different transmission tags by the game player using the near-field communication device.

9. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein the near-field communication device is arranged to adjust the complexity of the game if the access rate exceeds a predefined threshold.

10. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the near-field communication device is arranged to dynamically adjust the game scenario in response to access information stored in at least one of the transmission tags.

11. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the near-field communication device comprises a user interface for allowing a game player to define a duration of the game, wherein the near-field communication device is configured to adjust the game scenario based on the remaining game time.

12. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of transmission tags comprises a master tag storing identification information of the other tags in said plurality of transmission tags.

13. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises a game scenario portion to be stored in the transmission tag.

14. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the near-field communication device is further arranged to collect location data for each transmission tag upon placement of the transmission tag in a gaming environment and to store the collected location data of each placed transmission tag in at least one of said transmission tags.

16. A near-field communication device for use in the gaming system of claim 1, wherein the near-field communication device comprises a gaming system program product for, when executed on a near-field communication device, triggering the near-field communication device to adapt the content stored in a transmission tag upon establishing a communicative connection with the transmission tag.

15. A gaming system program product for, when executed on a near-field communication device, triggering the near-field communication device to adapt the content stored in a transmission tag upon establishing a communicative connection with the transmission tag.