Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Enabling location-based applications to work with imaginary locations
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Application No.: US14724713Application Date: 2015-05-28
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Publication No.: US09486707B2Publication Date: 2016-11-08
- Inventor: Ezekiel Kruglick
- Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLC
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Current Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Turk IP Law, LLC
- Main IPC: A63F13/65
- IPC: A63F13/65 ; H04L29/06 ; A63F13/5378

Abstract:
Technologies for game providers to place their game worlds into existing map databases and communicate the relevant locations to location-based applications are generally described. In some examples, this may be achieved by generating maps that use non-physical locations that are still within standard location data formats at a game service provider and providing the maps and/or map data to map server providers showing game worlds mapped to those coordinates. Alternatively, the game service provider may provide the map data to the map service provider and the map may be generated at the map service provider. The imaginary location maps may be identified by extreme or non-physical altitudes, for example. Game clients may be enabled to publish the location of their game persona on an imaginary map and/or their real persona on a real map and receive location-based services for either or both personas.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150258448A1 ENABLING LOCATION-BASED APPLICATIONS TO WORK WITH IMAGINARY LOCATIONS Public/Granted day:2015-09-17
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