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Server apparatus, cellular phone, opponent selection system and method, program, and recording medium

US8257178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2008
Grant dateSep 4, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/636
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Disclosed is a technology that allows a plurality of mobile phones to execute a game. Utilization information is stored for each mobile phone which indicates other mobile phones that have played or tried to play the game with the mobile phone. A request is received from a challenger mobile phone for selecting an opponent of a match-up in the game. Opponent candidates are selected from among the other mobile phones based on the utilization information. A list of the opponent candidates is transmitted to the challenger mobile phone. The challenger mobile phone selects an opponent mobile phone from the list. A match-up challenge is sent to the opponent mobile phone. When acceptance information is received from the opponent mobile phone, match-up start mail is transmitted to the challenger mobile phone and the opponent mobile phone.

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