Mobile phone mediated treasure hunt game
First Claim
1. A system for providing a mobile phone based treasure hunt game, comprising:
- a system server including puzzle data pertaining to a plurality of geographic sites;
at least one mobile phone;
a plurality of geographically diverse mobile phone location identifiers, wherein the location identifiers include at least one cell tower;
software executing on said system server for receiving location data pertaining to said at least one mobile phone, the location data indicative of a location of said at least one mobile phone relative to at least one of the location identifiers;
software executing on said system server for determining at least one of the geographic sites within a predetermined distance of the location;
software executing on said system server for providing at least a portion of the puzzle data pertaining to the at least one geographic site to said at least one mobile phone;
software executing on said system server for creating puzzle data pertaining to a new geographic site at the location of said at least one mobile phone in response to a request to create a new site received from said at least one mobile phone; and
software executing on said system server for creating message data pertaining to at least one of the plurality of geographic sites in response to a request to create the message data received from said at least one mobile phone, wherein said message data is accessible via one or more second mobile phones located within a predetermined range of the at least one of the plurality of geographic sites.
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Abstract
A system for providing a mobile phone based treasure hunt game including a system server including puzzle data pertaining to a plurality of geographic sites, at least one mobile phone, a plurality of geographically diverse mobile phone location identifiers, software executing on the system server for receiving location data pertaining to the at least one mobile phone, the location data indicative of a location of the at least one mobile phone relative to at least one of the location identifiers, software executing on the system server for determining at least one of the geographic sites within a predetermined distance of the location, and software executing on the system server for providing at least a portion of the puzzle data pertaining to the at least one geographic site to the at least one mobile phone.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for providing a mobile phone based treasure hunt game, comprising:
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a system server including puzzle data pertaining to a plurality of geographic sites; at least one mobile phone; a plurality of geographically diverse mobile phone location identifiers, wherein the location identifiers include at least one cell tower; software executing on said system server for receiving location data pertaining to said at least one mobile phone, the location data indicative of a location of said at least one mobile phone relative to at least one of the location identifiers; software executing on said system server for determining at least one of the geographic sites within a predetermined distance of the location; software executing on said system server for providing at least a portion of the puzzle data pertaining to the at least one geographic site to said at least one mobile phone; software executing on said system server for creating puzzle data pertaining to a new geographic site at the location of said at least one mobile phone in response to a request to create a new site received from said at least one mobile phone; and software executing on said system server for creating message data pertaining to at least one of the plurality of geographic sites in response to a request to create the message data received from said at least one mobile phone, wherein said message data is accessible via one or more second mobile phones located within a predetermined range of the at least one of the plurality of geographic sites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing a mobile phone based treasure hunt game, comprising:
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a system server including puzzle data pertaining to a plurality of geographic sites, wherein said system server includes two or more groups of the puzzle data, each group corresponding to a narrated guided tour; at least one mobile phone; a plurality of geographically diverse mobile phone location identifiers; software executing on said system server for receiving location data pertaining to said at least one mobile phone, the location data indicative of a location of said at least one mobile phone relative to at least one of the location identifiers; software executing on said system server for determining at least one of the geographic sites within a predetermined distance of the location; and software executing on said system server for providing puzzle data pertaining to the at least one geographic site to said at least one mobile phone, the provided puzzle data including a narrated portion of one of the narrated guided tours and one or more hints concerning the location of a next geographic site on said one of the narrated guided tours. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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11. A system for providing a mobile device based treasure hunt game, comprising:
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a system server including puzzle data pertaining to a plurality of geographic sites; at least one mobile device in communication with said system server via the Internet, said mobile device including a user interface for displaying puzzle data and receiving user input; software executing on said at least one mobile device for providing location data to said system server indicative of a location of said mobile device, wherein the location data is determined using at least one cell tower; software executing on the system server for determining at least one of the geographic sites in a vicinity of the location based on the location data; software executing on the system server for providing at least a portion of the puzzle data pertaining to the at least one geographic site to said mobile device; software executing on said system server for creating puzzle data pertaining to a new geographic site at the location of said at least one mobile device in response to a request to create a new site received from said at least one mobile device; and software executing on said system server for creating message data pertaining to at least one of the plurality of geographic sites in response to a request to create the message data received from said at least one mobile device, wherein said message data is accessible via one or more second mobile devices located within a predetermined range of the at least one of the plurality of geographic sites. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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16. A method for providing a mobile phone based treasure hunt game, comprising the steps of:
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determining a plurality of geographic sites; generating puzzle data concerning the plurality of geographic sites, the puzzle data including at least a location of each of the geographic sites, wherein the geographic sites are grouped into one or more groups, each group corresponding to a narrated guided tour; determining a location of at least one mobile phone; determining at least one of the geographic sites within a predetermined range of the location of the mobile phone; and providing at least a portion of the puzzle data concerning the geographic sites within the first predetermined range to the mobile phone; determining a second location of the at least one mobile phone; receiving a request to create a new geographic site from the at least one mobile phone; generating puzzle data pertaining to the new geographic site at the second location of said at least one mobile phone; and providing puzzle data pertaining to the at least one geographic site to said at least one mobile phone, the provided puzzle data including a narrated portion of one of the narrated guided tours and one or more hints concerning the location of a next geographic site on said one of the narrated guided tours. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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