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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Michael V. Shuman, Chicago, IL (US);
Kurt Brooks Uhlir, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael V. Shuman, Chicago, IL (US);
Kurt Brooks Uhlir, Chicago, IL (US);
Navteq B.V., Veldhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method of operation for a multi-player online computer game that is played by users involves portable wireless game-playing devices. Each of the portable wireless game-playing devices is located at a respective corresponding physical geographic position. Information that indicates the respective corresponding physical geographic position of each of the portable wireless game playing devices is obtained. This information is used to bring a user of one of the portable wireless game playing devices into physical proximity with other users of portable wireless game playing devices so that a plurality of users of portable wireless game playing devices are participating in the multi-player online game in physical proximity to each other.