Location-Based Multiplayer Game System and Method

• US 20130072308A1
• Filed: 09/15/2012
• Published: 03/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qonqr LLC
• Original Assignee: Qonqr LLC
• Inventors: Peck, Justin, Pickett, Andy, Davis, Scott, MacDonald, Dave, Felker, Donn, Houle, Jessy, Diercks, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US13/621,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20130072308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/533 for prompting the player, e.g. by displaying a game menu
• 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 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/795 for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/798 for assessing skills or for ranking players, e.g. for generating a hall of fame computing the game score A63F13/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/822 Strategy games; Role-playing games A63F13/825, A63F13/828 take precedence
• 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 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5573 player location
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/575 for trading virtual items
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to an online or mobile application for playing a location-based multiplayer game. In one configuration and by non-limiting example, the game is a cross-platform, location-based, massively-multiplayer game of strategy. Players interact to capture millions of battle zones that correspond to real world locations in hundreds of countries using their mobile devices, web browsers, and consoles.

Claims

1. A system for multi-player online gaming comprising:

a computer network for management and transmission of multi-player online gaming data;

a data storage device for storing multi-player online gaming data;

a server configured to receive data about the real world, including a player'"'"'s real-world geographic location; and

a plurality of mobile computing devices configured to transmit data including a player'"'"'s real-world geographic location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface is configured to receive real-world weather data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the interface is configured to receive real-world news data.

4. A computer-implemented method for multi-player online gaming comprising:

associating a real-world geographic location with an identifier;

transmitting the identifier of the real-world geographic location utilizing a mobile computing device of a player;

receiving the identifier via a computer network;

verifying the identifier; and

associating the identifier with a value via the computer network.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising allowing the user to affect a virtual representation of a real-world geographic location.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the user affects a virtual representation of a real-world geographic location by attacking the location.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising providing an award to the player based on a measure of the attack.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising modifying the value associated with the identifier based on real world weather data.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising modifying the value associated with the identifier based on data related to a real-world geographic location of one or more of a plurality of other players.

10. The method of claim 4, further comprising, allowing a player to share game data via a social media application.