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US20070167237A1
US20070167237A1 US11/616,401 US61640106A US2007167237A1 US 20070167237 A1 US20070167237 A1 US 20070167237A1 US 61640106 A US61640106 A US 61640106A US 2007167237 A1 US2007167237 A1 US 2007167237A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the mobile network game technology, and particularly to a game system, a game platform, a game server, a game terminal, a method for a game system obtaining location information and a method for applying location information in a game.
  • a high accuracy location service is provided for the public through the combination of a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) 1 ⁇ network and a Global Positioning System (GPS) positioning technique, which makes it possible to locate a network user accurately, with a positioning accuracy up to 5-50 meters outdoors, as long as the terminal of the network user is in an “on” state and within the coverage of the CDMA 1 ⁇ network no matter indoors or outdoors.
  • CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • the positioning technique is mainly applied to the following occasions: locating of a user, location inquiries between users, various information services for living, transportation, entertainment, service and public facility related to current location of user, rescue location services, nurse services, car dispatching, logistic management, location advertisements, and company inner management, etc.
  • the positioning technique provides the mobile communication network with location information and relevant services via a location service platform.
  • the mobile games may not make use of the existing positioning system resources.
  • the embodiments of the present invention provide a game system and a game platform.
  • the embodiments of the present invention provide a method for a game system obtaining location information.
  • the embodiments of the present invention provide a method for applying location information in a game.
  • the embodiments of the present invention also provide a game server and a game user terminal.
  • the game system includes a game user terminal and a game server, wherein the game system further includes a location inquiry unit for sending a location request message to a positioning system when receiving a location inquiry request sent from the game user terminal or the game server, obtaining location information of the game user terminal from the positioning system, and returning the location information to the game user terminal or the game server.
  • a location inquiry unit for sending a location request message to a positioning system when receiving a location inquiry request sent from the game user terminal or the game server, obtaining location information of the game user terminal from the positioning system, and returning the location information to the game user terminal or the game server.
  • the method for obtaining location information includes:
  • the game platform includes:
  • the processing unit is used for sending a location inquiry request to the location inquiry unit;
  • the location inquiry unit is used for receiving the location inquiry request from the processing unit, sending a location request message to a positioning system, obtaining location information of a game user terminal, and returning the location information to the processing unit.
  • the method for applying location information includes:
  • the game server includes:
  • the game platform is used for receiving a location inquiry request from the game module or a game user terminal, sending a location request message to a positioning system, obtaining location information of the game user terminal, and returning the location information of the game user terminal to the game module or the game user terminal;
  • the game module is used for sending the location inquiry request.
  • the game user terminal includes:
  • a location inquiry unit for sending a location request message to a positioning system, and obtaining location information of the game user terminal from the positioning system.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a game system in which a location inquiry unit is located in a game server.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a game system in which a location inquiry unit is located in a game user terminal.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a game platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a simplified flowchart illustrating a method for starting a game according to location information in a game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a simplified flowchart illustrating a method for performing a game logic processing according to location information in a game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a simplified flowchart illustrating a method for charging for a game according to location information of a game user in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • each game server may only run one online network game.
  • Game servers are developed by mobile terminal equipment manufacturers, and games are developed by game developers, both of which have no uniform standard.
  • a game user terminal and a game server constitute a game system. After the game user terminal logs on the game server, a user may play a network game online.
  • FIG. 1 is a game system provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the game system includes not only a game user terminal and a game server, but also a location inquiry unit.
  • the location inquiry unit connects with the game user terminal and the game server respectively.
  • the location inquiry unit may obtain location information of the game user terminal through an interaction with a positioning system.
  • a main procedure of the game system obtaining the location information includes:
  • the location inquiry unit after receiving a location inquiry request sent from the game user terminal or the game server, the location inquiry unit sends a location request message containing game user terminal information to the positioning system;
  • the positioning system obtains location information of the game user terminal according to the game user terminal information in the location request message and returns the location information to the location inquiry unit;
  • the location inquiry unit sends the location information to the game server or the game user terminal requesting the location inquiry;
  • the game server or the game user terminal performs a corresponding processing to the game according to the location information.
  • the game user terminal information that the location inquiry unit sends to the positioning system includes a game user terminal identifier, such as a game user terminal number, i.e., Mobile Station International ISDN Number (MSISDN).
  • MSISDN Mobile Station International ISDN Number
  • the location information of the game user terminal obtained by the location inquiry unit from the positioning system includes a variety of information, such as longitude and latitude, altitude, motion velocity and motion direction of the game user terminal, and geographic information of the current location, e.g., area name and peripheral geographical information, as well as additional information of the current location, such information related to the current location as weather and traffic information.
  • the information related to location may be obtained by the present positioning system.
  • the location inquiry unit is located in the game server, and the game server directly may process a game according to location information obtained by location inquiry unit, or send the location information to the game user terminal for corresponding processing.
  • the location inquiry unit is located in the game user terminal, and the game user terminal sends a location inquiry request to a positioning system, and receives location information returned from the positioning system.
  • the game user terminal may directly process a game according to the location information obtained by the location inquiry unit, or send the location information to the game server, and the game server performs a corresponding processing according to the location information.
  • the game server may send a location inquiry request to the game user terminal. After responding to the location inquiry request, the game user terminal sends the location inquiry request to the positioning system, receives location information returned from the positioning system, and returns the location information to the game server.
  • the location inquiry unit may be located both in the game server and the game user terminal. In this way, both the game server and the game user terminal may send a location inquiry request to the positioning system and obtain location information from the positioning system. For example, if the load of sending by the game server a location inquiry request exceeds a threshold value, the game user terminal may be asked to send the location inquiry request to the positioning system.
  • FIG. 4 is a game platform provided by an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the game platform respectively connects with multiple game modules supported by itself and game user terminals.
  • a location inquiry unit that is able to obtain location information of a game user terminal from a positioning system is included.
  • the location inquiry unit may be set separately or set in the original processing unit.
  • the main procedure of the game platform obtaining the location information includes:
  • the location inquiry unit in the game platform after receiving a location inquiry request from the processing unit, the location inquiry unit in the game platform sends a location request message containing game user terminal information to the positioning system;
  • the positioning system obtains location information of the game user terminal according to the game user terminal information, and returns the location information to the location inquiry unit;
  • the location inquiry unit sends the location information to the processing unit and the processing unit performs a corresponding processing to the game according to the location information.
  • the game user terminal information sent from the location inquiry unit to the positioning system includes a game user terminal identifier, such as a game user terminal number, i.e., MSISDN.
  • the location information of the game user terminal obtained by the location inquiry unit from the positioning system includes a variety of information, such as longitude and latitude, altitude, motion velocity and motion direction of the game user terminal, and geographic information of the current location, such as location area and peripheral geographical information, as well as additional information of the current location, such information related to the current location as weather and traffic information.
  • an internal location interface unit for transferring location information with multiple game modules running on the game platform may be included.
  • a game module sends a location inquiry request containing game user information to the game platform, wherein the game user information may be an account number of the game user or a game user terminal number.
  • the processing unit forwards the location inquiry request to the location inquiry unit for processing.
  • the location inquiry unit sends a location request message to the positioning system and returns location information received to the processing unit, and the processing unit returns the location information to the game module.
  • an external location interface unit for transferring location information with game user terminals may be included.
  • a game user terminal sends a location inquiry request to the processing unit, and the processing unit forwards the location inquiry request to the location inquiry unit.
  • the location inquiry unit sends a location request message to the positioning system and returns location information received to the processing unit, and the processing unit returns the location information to the game user terminal.
  • the internal location interface unit and the external location interface unit may be set separately or set in the processing unit.
  • the game user terminal may directly request and obtain the location information from the positioning system.
  • the processing unit may obtain the location information from the game user terminal through the external location interface unit and perform a corresponding processing to the game.
  • the request/response mode between the system/platform and the positioning system is a server/client mode, wherein the game platform or the game system is the client, and the positioning system is the server.
  • the positioning system provides two network interfaces for the client, one is a security interface using a Security Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) encryption to ensure interface security, and the other is an interface without encryption.
  • SSL/TLS Security Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security
  • the client may connect with the positioning system through the interface without encryption; if being located in an unsafe area, the client may connect with the positioning system through the security interface to ensure information security and reliability.
  • Both the location request message and the location response message include a message header and a message body.
  • the message header includes authentication information, e.g., a client identifier which may be a game system identifier or a game platform identifier, or a user identifier, e.g., a game user terminal number, and a length of the message body.
  • the message body includes a specific content of the location request message and the location response message with an Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) format.
  • XML Extensible Mark-up Language
  • the client sends a location request message to the positioning system through a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) POST mode. All location request messages are sent to a given Universal Resource Locator (URL).
  • HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
  • the positioning system responds to the request message and returns a location response message, and the specific content of the location information is in the message body.
  • the game system includes a location inquiry unit which may request and obtain location information of a game user terminal from a positioning system.
  • the game platform also includes a location inquiry unit which may request and obtain location information of a game user terminal from the positioning system. Based on the game system and the game platform, it is possible to obtain location information of a game user terminal so as to provide a hardware support for applying the location information in a mobile game.
  • the applications of the game system and the game platform according to the embodiments of the present invention may make it possible to inquire and obtain location information of a game user terminal.
  • mobile operators may apply location formation in a mobile game to provide rich and colorful game services.
  • location formation in a mobile game to provide rich and colorful game services.
  • FIG. 5 is a simplified flowchart illustrating a method for starting a game according to location information in a mobile game in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, which includes the following steps.
  • Step 501 a user performs a game initiation configuration related to location on the network side of a mobile game, e.g., starts different games or game scenes according to different locations and saves the game initiation configuration on the network side of the mobile game.
  • the network side of the mobile game is a game server or a game platform in the game system.
  • Step 502 the user sends a login request message to the network side of the mobile game via the game user terminal.
  • Step 503 the network side of the mobile game inquires and obtains location information of the game user terminal according to the game user terminal number.
  • Step 504 the network side of the mobile game starts a corresponding game or game scene for the user according to the location information obtained and the configuration saved by the user.
  • the network side of the mobile game may determine a state of the user.
  • the motion velocity exceeding a threshold value represents that the user is on a running vehicle, and the network side of the mobile game will start a game suitable for playing on the running vehicle for the user.
  • the network side of the mobile game may determine a specific area of the user. If the user is at home, the network side of the mobile game may start a longer game or game scene for the user; if the user is at other area, the network side of the mobile game may start a shorter game or game scene for the user.
  • FIG. 6 is a simplified flowchart illustrating a method for implementing a game logic processing according to the location information in a mobile game. As shown in FIG. 6 , the method includes the following steps.
  • Step 601 a user or an operator performs a game logic configuration related to location on the network side of a mobile game, e.g., determines the location of the game role according to the location of the user and saves the game logic configuration on the network side of the mobile game.
  • Step 602 during a mobile game, the network side of the mobile game inquires and obtains location information of the game user terminal from the positioning system according to the game user terminal number.
  • Step 603 the network side of the mobile game determines a game logic in the game according to the location information obtained and the game logic configuration saved for the user.
  • the network side of the mobile game determines a map in the game corresponding to a real map, and the location information of the game user terminal determines the location of the game role of the user is on the game map.
  • the location information of the game user terminal determines the location of the game role of the user is on the game map.
  • other game roles near the game role of a real user on the game map are near the real user in the real location.
  • the network side of the mobile game determines the weather at the scene in the game. If it is sunny in the area of the user, the weather at the scene in the game is set as sunny by the network side of the mobile game.
  • the user may change the game logic according to the real location information, namely change the scenario progress and scene of the game.
  • FIG. 7 is a simplified flowchart illustrating a method for charging for a game according to location information of a game user. As shown in FIG. 7 , the method includes the following steps.
  • Step 701 the network side of the mobile game sets different charging rates according to different location information, e.g., sets different charging rates according to different geographical areas, or motion velocity of the game user terminal.
  • Step 702 the network side of the mobile game inquires and obtains location information of the game user terminal from the positioning system according to the game user terminal number.
  • Step 703 the network side of the mobile game charges for a game according to the location information of the game user terminal and a preset charging rate.
  • the network side of the mobile game may set some areas as preferential areas. If the user moves to these preferential areas, the charging rate is reduced; if the user leaves these preferential areas, the charging rate is increased.
  • the network side of the mobile game may adopt different charging rates according to different motion velocities. If the motion velocity of the game user terminal exceeds a threshold value, the charging rate reduces so as to encourage the user to play the game in a vehicle; on the contrary, for security, when the motion velocity of the game user terminal exceeds a threshold value, the charging rate increases to avoid an accident during the vehicle running.
  • the method for applying location information in a game includes: a game server implementing a game based on location information and a game configuration after requesting and obtaining the location information of a game user terminal.
  • the embodiments of the present invention may enable mobile operators to provide rich and colorful services related to location information to game users, bring more entertainments to mobile games, and provide a wide development space for the combination of games and positioning techniques.
  • a premise for realizing the game services is that the network side of the mobile game requests and obtains location information from the positioning system. However, if the network side of the mobile game frequently inquires the location information from the positioning system, the network data interaction will increase and the network transmission efficiency will decrease so as to affect the network operation. In this case, an interval of inquiry may be lengthened, or at some moments when it is necessary to obtain location information, the current location of the game user terminal is estimated through computing instead of requesting and obtaining the location information from the positioning system. For example, according to the longitude and latitude and motion velocity obtained last inquiry, the current location of the game user terminal is estimated, so as to reduce the effect of inquiring the location information on network transmission.
  • the game system, the game platform, game server, game user terminal and the method for applying the location information in a game according to the embodiments of the present invention may be used not only in an online network game of a mobile terminal but also in an online network game of a fixed terminal.

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