Wireless gaming method and wireless gaming-enabled mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A wireless gaming method for a mobile terminal having a camera, comprising:
- inviting at least one counterpart terminal on a short range wireless communication network by transmitting a multi-player gaming mode request message, when a multi-player gaming mode for a game is activated;
synchronizing game data with the counterpart terminal transmitting an acknowledge message, when an acknowledge message is received in response to the multi-player gaming mode request message;
generating a game screen with a real image taken by the camera as a background image after the game is synchronized;
starting the game with the generated game screen; and
exchanging game data generated during the game with the at least one counterpart terminal, wherein said exchanging game data with the at least one counterpart terminal comprises correcting drifts due to errors accumulated in camera navigation between players, said correcting drifts being performed by recalculating the mobile terminal positions according to graphic data anchored to references in said background image.
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Abstract
A wireless gaming method and wireless gaming-enabled mobile terminal are provided for enabling a number of players to participate simultaneously in a game using their mobile terminals. A wireless gaming method of the present invention includes inviting, if a multi-player gaming mode for a game is activated, at least one counterpart terminal on a short range wireless communication network by transmitting a multi-player gaming mode request message; synchronizing, if an acknowledge message is received in response to the multi-player gaming mode request message, game data with the counterpart terminal transmitted the acknowledge message; and generating a game screen with an image taken by the camera as a background image after the game is synchronized; and starting the game with the game screen.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless gaming method for a mobile terminal having a camera, comprising:
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inviting at least one counterpart terminal on a short range wireless communication network by transmitting a multi-player gaming mode request message, when a multi-player gaming mode for a game is activated; synchronizing game data with the counterpart terminal transmitting an acknowledge message, when an acknowledge message is received in response to the multi-player gaming mode request message; generating a game screen with a real image taken by the camera as a background image after the game is synchronized; starting the game with the generated game screen; and exchanging game data generated during the game with the at least one counterpart terminal, wherein said exchanging game data with the at least one counterpart terminal comprises correcting drifts due to errors accumulated in camera navigation between players, said correcting drifts being performed by recalculating the mobile terminal positions according to graphic data anchored to references in said background image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless gaming-enabled mobile terminal comprising:
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a camera unit having a circuit configured for taking an image; a video processing unit having a circuit configured for processing the image; an input unit having a circuit configured for receiving a user input; a control unit having a circuit configured for generating a game screen by combining a video data output from the video processing unit and graphic data of a game, said control unit circuit further configured for exchanging game data generated during a game with at least one counterpart terminal, wherein said exchanging game data with the at least one counterpart terminal comprises correcting drifts due to errors accumulated in camera navigation between players, said correcting drifts being performed by recalculating the mobile terminal positions according to graphic data anchored to references in a background image; a display unit having a circuit configured for displaying the game screen; a short range wireless communication unit having a circuit configured for establishing a game network with the at least one other terminal in a multi-player gaming mode; and a storage unit having a circuit configured for storing game data including the graphic data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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