Applying a user profile in a virtual space

• US 6,793,580 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2003
• Issued: 09/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Larsen, Kenneth Bo, Schulz, Paul David, Sinclair, Matthew Frazer
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrison, Jessica
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHERUBIN, YVESTE GILBERTE
• Application Number:
  US10/387,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20030171147A1
• Time in Patent Office: 558 Days
• Field of Search: 463/39, 463/36, 463/42, 463/37, 463/40, 463/41, 455/461, 455/412, 455/556-557, 273/348, 434/322, 340/825.08, 709/209, 379/211.02
• US Class Current: 463/39
• 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 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/424 involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1081 Input via voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/50 characterized by details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/807 Role playing or strategy games

Abstract

A method for providing an interface to and customizing an interactive application for one or more players. The interactive game of the presently preferred embodiment is played in a wireless environment using a mobile station as a user interface. Data related to activity of the space without the virtual space is collected storing the user-profile data and applied to activity in the virtual.

Claims

1. A method of applying a user profile in a virtual space created via a mobile station in communication with a network, said method comprising:

automatically collecting user-profile data based on user activity in a non-virtual space;

storing the user-profile data;

executing an application;

communicating an application state in the virtual space;

receiving a voice command in response to said application state in the virtual space;

adapting said application state in the virtual space to reflect said profile collected in the non-virtual space; and

communicating said adapted application state.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the application state also reflects selection of one of a plurality of predetermined instructions.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said application state is communicated from said mobile station.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said application is communicated from a base station of said network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said application is executed using a game center software application.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said game center software application is running on a server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said application is executed using a game center software application running on a server configured to communicate with a network base station.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said changed application state is communicated to said mobile station.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said manner is represented by the call frequency of said mobile station.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein said manner is represented by the average call duration of said mobile station.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein said manner is represented by the most frequent local locations visited by said mobile station.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein said manner is represented by the locations called most frequently by said mobile station.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said user-profile data includes information relating to the manner in which said mobile station is utilized.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said user-profile data is dependent on the manner in which a mobile station utilizes a network wherein said manner is represented by the wireless services accessed by said mobile station.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said user-profile data is also based on information collected from at least one non-virtual-space application residing on said mobile station.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said non-virtual-space application residing on said mobile station is an appointment-calendar application.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of supplementing the information stored in connection with the non-virtual-space application residing on said mobile station.

18. The mobile station of claim 15, wherein the user profile includes information collected from at least one non-virtual-space application residing on said mobile station.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said non-virtual-space application residing on said mobile station is an address-book application.