Game Environment to Interact with Telephony Modem
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorsGregory A. Dunko, Scott Wenger, Rodney Owen Williams
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Abstract
A combination telephony and game device comprises a telephony modem for communicating with remote devices over a telephony network; and an application processor operatively connected to said telephony modem. The application processor is configured to execute a game application to play a game; receive a telephony event notification from said telephony modem while the game is being played; and represent, while the game is being played, the telephony event in a virtual reality environment provided by the game application.
Claims26
A combination telephony and game device comprising:
- a telephony modem for communicating with remote devices over a telephony network;
- and
- an application processor operatively connected to said telephony modem and configured to:
- execute a game application to play a game;
- receive a telephony event notification from said telephony modem while the game is being played, said telephony event notification relating to a telephony event external to said game;
- and
- represent, while the game is being played, the telephony event in a virtual reality environment provided by the game application.
The combination telephony and game device wherein the application processor is configured to:
- determine an event type for said telephony event;
- and
- represent said telephony event in said virtual reality environment based on said event type.
The combination telephony and game device wherein the telephony event comprises an incoming call and wherein the application processor is configured to:
- determine an identity of the calling party;
- and
- represent said telephony event in said virtual reality environment based on said identity of said calling party.
A method implemented by a game application on a mobile communication device, said method comprising:
- receiving a telephony event notification from a telephony modem while a game is being played, said telephony event notification relating to a telephony event external to said game;
- and
- representing, while the game is being played, the telephony event in a virtual reality environment provided by the gaming application.
A game device comprising:
- a communication interface for communicating with remote devices over a communication network;
- and
- an application processor operatively connected to said communication interface and configured to:
- execute a game application to play a game;
- receive an incoming message while the game is being played from a party not involved in said game;
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- represent, while the game is being played, the incoming message in a virtual reality environment provided by the game application.
A method implemented by a game application on a host device, said method comprising:
- receiving a message notification while a game is being played, said message notification relating to a message from a party other than a game player;
- and
- representing, while the game is being played, incoming message in a virtual reality environment provided by the gaming application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.