Claims
- 1. A method of location-based gaming comprising the steps of:
a) engaging a program to play a game, b) determining the location of a target object, c) providing the location of the target object to a central location, d) obtaining a data file pertaining to an object at the location of the target object, and e) generating gaming object data relative to the location of the target object.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein in step a) the game is downloaded into a player's mobile computing device.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein in step b) the target object is a second player.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein in step b) the target object is selected from the group consisting of a physical object and a location in physical space.
- 5. The method of claim 2 wherein the computing device comprises a locating element that provides the player's location and orientation.
- 6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of equipping a physical game tool with location sensing and transmitting means, determining the location of the physical game tool and providing the location of the physical game tool to the central location.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is based on U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/389,700, filed Jun. 14, 2002, the disclosure of which is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60389700 |
Jun 2002 |
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