Global Patent Index - EP 2608856 A1

EP 2608856 A1 20130703 - A GAME ENGINE MODULE AND METHOD FOR PLAYING AN ELECTRONIC GAME USING LOCATION INFORMATION

Title (en)

A GAME ENGINE MODULE AND METHOD FOR PLAYING AN ELECTRONIC GAME USING LOCATION INFORMATION

Title (de)

MODUL EINER SPIEL-ENGINE UND VERFAHREN ZUM SPIELEN EINES ELEKTRONISCHEN SPIELS ANHAND VON STANDORTINFORMATIONEN

Title (fr)

MODULE DE MOTEUR DE JEUX ET PROCÉDÉ DE LECTURE D'UN JEU ÉLECTRONIQUE À L'AIDE D'INFORMATIONS DE LOCALISATION

Publication

EP 2608856 A1 20130703 (EN)

Application

EP 10760479 A 20100826

Priority

US 2010046808 W 20100826

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012026936A1] A system, method and computer product that leverages location information for a positioning receiver (20, 48, 59) to alter elements in a virtual gaming world under influence from the real world elements (e.g., geographic position of wireless gaming device and geographic location of buildings and the like) to provide a unique gaming experience. The system, method and computer product is configured to be executed on a wireless gaming device (12) to be operable in a first mode wherein one or more features of the location based software product is dependent on a geographical location of the wireless gaming device; and operates in a second mode wherein the one or more features of the location based game system are static. Another embodiment relates to a method providing a virtual reward for playing a location-based game when a real-world product and/or service is purchased. Another embodiment relates to providing a real world reward based on performance of the location-based game.

IPC 8 full level

A63F 13/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A63F 13/216 (2014.09 - EP US); A63F 13/332 (2014.09 - EP US); A63F 13/65 (2014.09 - EP); A63F 13/69 (2014.09 - EP); A63F 13/77 (2014.09 - US); A63F 13/85 (2014.09 - EP US); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01 - EP); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01 - EP); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 13/54 (2014.09 - EP); A63F 13/87 (2014.09 - EP); A63F 2300/205 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/209 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/406 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/552 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/5573 (2013.01 - EP); A63F 2300/69 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2012026936A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012026936 A1 20120301; EP 2608856 A1 20130703

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010046808 W 20100826; EP 10760479 A 20100826