Video Game Including User Determined Location Information
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving information about a location for a user of a video game;
obtaining user determined location information relating to said location determined by said user; and
mapping said user determined location information into a video game environment wherein the user of said video game experiences objects from the users entered location while playing said video game.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for a video game including user determined location information is presented. Location information (e.g. GPS, Google Maps, an entered address or the like) determined by a user of a video game is acquired. Then user determined location information relating to a physical location determined by the user is mapped to a video game environment wherein the user of the video game experiences objects from the users entered location while playing the video game.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
-
receiving information about a location for a user of a video game; obtaining user determined location information relating to said location determined by said user; and mapping said user determined location information into a video game environment wherein the user of said video game experiences objects from the users entered location while playing said video game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code thereon for a video game including local content, the medium including instructions in which a computer system performs operations comprising:
-
receiving information about a location for a user of a video game; obtaining user determined location information relating to said location determined by said user; and mapping said user determined location information into a video game environment wherein the user of said video game experiences objects from the users entered location while playing said video game. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A computer system comprising:
-
a memory; a processor; a communications interface; an interconnection mechanism coupling the memory, the processor and the communications interface; and wherein the memory is encoded with an application providing a video game including local content, that when performed on the processor, provides a process for processing information, the process causing the computer system to perform the operations of; receiving information about a location for a user of a video game; obtaining user determined location information relating to said location determined by said user; and mapping said user determined location information into a video game environment wherein the user of said video game experiences objects from the users entered location while playing said video game. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification