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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2007
Weidong Shi, Streamwood, IL (US);
Jonathan R. Engelsma, Hudsonville, MI (US);
James C. Ferrans, Wheaton, IL (US);
Mathieu C. Hans, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Weidong Shi, Streamwood, IL (US);
Jonathan R. Engelsma, Hudsonville, MI (US);
James C. Ferrans, Wheaton, IL (US);
Mathieu C. Hans, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for establishing multi-party wireless game sessions includes a game session broker and at least two wireless units. Each wireless unit includes a first wireless device having relatively low power consumption and a second wireless device having relatively high power consumption. The game session broker is configured to receive a session ready message that includes location information for a first player and search for a second player having location information matching the location information for the first player. Upon finding a matching player, the game session broker sends session available messages to the wireless units associated with the first and second players. Session ready messages are sent and session available message are received using the first wireless devices. Upon receiving the session available message, the first and second players can establish a wireless game session using their respective second wireless devices. Preferably, the second wireless devices are maintained powered-off until a session available message is received.