Method for providing entertainment to portable device based upon predetermined parameters

• US 6,735,435 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2001
• Issued: 05/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Newell, Michael A., Davis, Scott B., DʼAvello, Robert F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, JOSEPH D
• Application Number:
  US09/821,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20020142764A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,138 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/418, 455/422.1, 455/412.1, 455/456.1, 455/457, 455/3, 463/40-42, 340/539.13, 340/461, 340/545.2, 340/988-990, 340/991-994, 340/995--99
• US Class Current: 455/419
• 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 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/205 for detecting the geographical location of the game platform
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8017 Driving on land or water; Flying

Abstract

A unique method for providing entertainment to a portable device, such as a wireless communication device communicating with a host vehicle, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a game to a user of the wireless communication device; receiving game parameters to be used by the user of the wireless communication device; operating the game based upon data associated with the wireless communication device and/or the host vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for providing entertainment to a wireless communication device, said method including the steps of:

providing a game to a user of said wireless communication device;

receiving game parameters to be used by said user of said wireless communication device;

operating said game based upon predetermined game parameters associated with a location of said wireless communication device and performance of a host vehicle, wherein the location of the wireless communication device is coupled to a location of the host vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving game parameters comprises receiving parameters selected by said user of said wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of receiving game parameters comprises receiving game parameters based upon data from sensors in said host vehicle.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said game includes a vehicle and wherein the performance of said vehicle is based upon the performance of said host vehicle.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said performance is based upon real time performance of the host vehicle.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said vehicle is penalized based upon the real time operation of the host vehicle.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein said game parameters include a route associated with the route of the host vehicle.

8. The method of claim 3 wherein said game parameters include obstacles associated with the host vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1 further including a step of receiving parameters based upon real time data received from a remote network.

10. A method for providing entertainment to a portable device communicating with a host vehicle, said method including the steps of:

providing a game to a user of said portable device;

receiving game parameters to be used by said user of said portable device;

operating said game based upon predetermined game parameters associated with a location of said host vehicle and performance of the host vehicle, wherein a location of the portable device is coupled to the location of the host vehicle.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said step of receiving game parameters comprises receiving parameters associated with said host vehicle by way of a wireless network.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said step of receiving game parameters comprises receiving parameters selected by said user of said portable device.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein said step of operating said game based upon predetermined game parameters associated with said host vehicle comprises operating said game based upon data from sensors in said host vehicle.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein said step of operating said game includes operating a game vehicle in said game and wherein the performance of said game vehicle is based upon the performance of said host vehicle.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein said performance of said game vehicle is based upon real time performance of the host vehicle.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein said game vehicle is penalized based upon the real time operation of the host vehicle.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein said game parameters include a route associated with the route of the host vehicle.

18. The method of claim 10 wherein said game parameters include obstacles associated with the host vehicle.

19. The method of claim 10 further including a step of receiving parameters based upon real time data received from a remote network.

20. A method for providing entertainment to a wireless communication device communicating with a host vehicle, said method including the steps of:

providing a game to a user of said wireless communication device;

receiving game parameters to be used by said user of said wireless communication device;

operating said game based upon predetermined game parameters associated a location of said host vehicle and the performance of the host vehicle, wherein a location of the wireless communication device is coupled to the location of the host vehicle.