Method and system for mediating interactive services over a wireless communications network

A method of mediating the delivery of an interactive application to one or more access devices over a wireless communications network, further comprising a game server, the method comprising:

• initiating an interactive session;
• locating one or more access devices corresponding to one or more potential players, the one or more access devices comprising wireless devices;
• querying the one or more access devices to determine access device capabilities;
• resolving any differences between the one or more access devices based on the determined access device capabilities;
• determining a geographic location for each of the one or more access devices based on global positioning system (GPS) coordinates;
• and
• facilitating play of the interactive application.

A method of controlling the delivery of an interactive game application to one or more access devices over a wireless communications network, further comprising a game server, the method comprising:

• locating one or more potential players, wherein an access device corresponding to each of the one or more potential players comprises a wireless access device;
• retrieving access device location information corresponding to the one or more potential players, including global positioning system (GPS) coordinates corresponding to one or more of the access devices;
• determining that the access devices corresponding to the one or more potential players are capable of peer-to-peer play;
• initializing peer-to-peer communications between the access devices;
• and
• enabling game play.

A system comprising:

• a wireless communications network communicatively coupling one or more wireless access devices with a game server;
• and
• an interactive game application hosted on the game server, the interactive game application causing processor electronics to perform operations comprising:
• locating one or more potential players, each potential player being associated with a wireless access device;
• retrieving wireless access device location information corresponding to the one or more potential players, including global positioning system (GPS) coordinates;
• determining that the wireless access devices corresponding to the one or more potential players are capable of peer-to-peer play;
• initializing peer-to-peer communications between the wireless access devices;
• and
• enabling game play.

A system comprising:

• a wireless communications network communicatively coupling one or more wireless access devices with a game server;
• and
• an interactive application hosted on the game server, the interactive application causing processor electronics to perform operations comprising:
• locating potential players, each potential player being associated with a wireless access device;
• retrieving wireless access device information corresponding to the potential players;
• resolving any differences between the wireless access devices corresponding to the potential players;
• determining common capability and connection parameters and enabling the common capability and connection parameters that are determined;
• determining a skill level associated with each of the potential players;
• notifying each of the potential players of the skill level associated with the other potential players;
• querying each of the potential players to determine whether they will join the interactive application as a player;
• and
• initiating the interactive application for each of the joining players.