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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Qfo Labs, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US);
Brad D. Pedersen, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John P. Condon, Minneapolis, MN (US);
James E. Fairman, Bloomington, MN (US);
QFO Labs, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
Gaming systems and methods facilitate integrated real and virtual game play among multiple remote control objects, including multiple remotely-controlled aircraft, within a locally-defined, three-dimensional game space using gaming 'apps' (i.e., applications) running on one or more mobile devices, such as tablets or smartphones, and/or a central game controller. The systems and methods permit game play among multiple remotely-controlled aircraft within the game space. Game play may be controlled and/or displayed by a gaming app running on one or more mobile devices and/or a central game controller that keeps track of multiple craft locations and orientations with reference to a locally-defined coordinate frame of reference associated with the game space. The gaming app running on one or more mobile devices and/or central game controller also determine game play among the various craft and objects within the game space in accordance with the rules and parameters for the game being played.