Method of implementing network game function using portable telephone

• US 6,785,561 B1
• Filed: 08/03/2000
• Issued: 08/31/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jong-Kwang
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Nay
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gantt, Alan T.
• Application Number:
  US09/631,848
• Time in Patent Office: 1,489 Days
• Field of Search: 463/42, 463/43, 463/40, 463/41, 455/412, 455/414, 455/566
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A method of implementing a network game function using a portable telephone that enables a plurality of users having portable telephones to enjoy a game simultaneously. The portable telephones are first designated to perform the network game. If the network game starts, the portable telephone performs the network game program in accordance with key signals for the network game inputted by a user, and transmits game data corresponding to the inputted key signals to the opposite portable telephone. The portable terminal receives the game data from the opposite portable telephone, and performs the network game program corresponding to the changed data. The same game picture is displayed on a display section of the respective portable telephone which performs the network game in accordance with the game data changed in real time.

Claims

1. A network game function implementing method in a first portable telephone whereby a network game is performed simultaneously with one or more other portable telephones having the same network game program, the method comprising the steps of:

registering in a base station each portable telephone capable of performing the network game function and having the network game programs stored therein;

designating the one or more other portable telephones that are registered as having corresponding network game programs to perform the network game;

if the network game starts, performing the designated network game program in accordance with key signals for the network game inputted by a user in the first portable telephone, transmitting, via an environment of the base station, game data corresponding to the inputted key signals to the one or more other portable telephones, receiving game data corresponding to inputted key signals by users of the one or more other portable telephones, and performing the network game program corresponding to the changed data;

displaying the same game picture on a display section of the first portable telephone which performs the network game in accordance with the game data changed in real time; and

changing to a new environment if a change in environment is requested by the portable telephones performing the network game.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein reception of the game data by the first portable telephone and the one or more other portable telephones is performed through the base station.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein transmission and reception of the game data between the first portable telephones and the one or more other portable telephones is performed between the portable telephones through a physical cable as the new environment.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein transmission and reception of the game data between the first portable telephone and the one or more other portable telephones is performed between the portable telephones using an infrared ray signal as the new environment.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein transmission and reception of the game data between the first portable telephone and the one or more other portable telephones is performed between the portable telephones using a radio signal according to Bluetooth as the new environment.