DIGITAL PET SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE PRODUCT
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1. A digital pet software product comprising:
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a digital pet program, stored in the storage medium, wherein the digital pet program is installed in a portable electronic device and is executed by a processor unit of the portable electronic device which allows the portable electronic device to perform a plurality of operations comprising;
generating and displaying a digital pet on a display unit of the portable electronic device; and
obtaining a geographic position of the digital pet, the geographic position representing a current position where the digital pet is in a real environment.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a digital pet software product, which comprises a storage unit and a digital pet program stored in the storage unit. The digital pet program is configured to be installed in a portable electronic device. When the portable electronic device executes the digital pet program, the portable electronic device performs a plurality of operations. The operations comprise generating a digital pet displayed on a display unit of the portable electronic device; and obtaining a geographic position that is variable. The geographic position of the digital pet represents a current position where the digital pet is in a real environment.
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1. A digital pet software product comprising:
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a storage medium; and a digital pet program, stored in the storage medium, wherein the digital pet program is installed in a portable electronic device and is executed by a processor unit of the portable electronic device which allows the portable electronic device to perform a plurality of operations comprising; generating and displaying a digital pet on a display unit of the portable electronic device; and obtaining a geographic position of the digital pet, the geographic position representing a current position where the digital pet is in a real environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A digital pet system comprising:
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a server system; and a plurality of portable electronic devices, connected to the server system respectively and each of the portable electronic devices including a digital pet program installed therein; wherein each of the portable electronic devices respectively generates a plurality of operations when the digital pet program thereof is executed;
the operations thereof respectively comprise generating and displaying a digital pet on its own display unit, and uploading information to the server system at a period of time;
wherein the information comprises a geographic position representing a current position of each of the portable electronic devices and an identification code thereof;
wherein the geographic position of each of the portable electronic device is detected by a GPS unit of each of the portable electronic devices;
wherein after the server system computes information uploaded by each of the portable electronic devices to generate a geographic position of the digital pet of each of the portable electronic devices, the server system transfers the geographic position of the digital pet to each of the portable electronic devices, which allows each of the portable electronic devices to change the geographic position of its own digital pet. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A digital pet system, comprising a server system and at least two portable electronic devices, each of the two portable electronic devices respectively generating a digital pet and a geographic position of the digital pet, the server system recording the geographic position of each of the digital pets, the server system automatically informing the two portable electronic devices respectively to enter pet interactive mode when the geographic position of the two digital pets stays within a predetermined distance, wherein each of the portable electronic devices stays in the pet interactive mode, the display unit of each of the portable electronic devices shows its digital pet and the other digital pet and the two digital pets can interact.
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