Shooting game method and apparatus for mobile terminal device using local positioning communication

Abstract

A shooting game method and an apparatus for a mobile terminal device using local positioning communication to run a shooting game by local positioning communication based on positions of the mobile terminal device and a neighboring mobile terminal device. Accordingly, improving the user convenience implementing an intelligent shooting game using a position recognizing function of the mobile terminal device, and also, instead of a stand-alone game, twosome or more games can be implemented.

1 . A shooting game method, comprising: 
 acquiring real time position information, and    running a spatial game through a local communication with a target terminal device based on the acquired real time position information.    
   
   
       2 . The shooting game method of  claim 1 , wherein the acquiring of the real time position information comprises receiving the present position information from a global positioning system (GPS) satellite.  
   
   
       3 . The shooting game method of  claim 1 , wherein the acquiring of the real time position information comprises setting the present position as a reference point and performing local positioning communication with the target terminal device and neighboring terminal devices to acquire each position information according to a distance from each terminal device.  
   
   
       4 . The shooting game method of  claim 3 , wherein the local positioning communication utilizes IEEE 802.15.4a.  
   
   
       5 . The shooting game method of  claim 1 , wherein the running of the spatial game comprises running a one-dimensional shooting game based on data about the shooting strength according to a distance from the target terminal device, and data about an angle Θ to set an up and down shooting direction.  
   
   
       6 . The shooting game method of  claim 1 , wherein the running of the spatial game comprises running a two-dimensional shooting game based on data about a first angle to set a left and right shooting direction, and data about a second angle to set an up and down shooting direction of the target terminal device.  
   
   
       7 . The shooting game method of  claim 1 , wherein the running of the spatial game comprises running a three-dimensional shooting game based on data about a distance from the target terminal device according to the acquired real time position information, data about a first angle to set a left and right shooting direction of the target terminal device, and data about a second angle to set an up and down shooting direction of the target terminal device.  
   
   
       8 . A mobile terminal device capable of executing a local communication shooting game, comprising: 
 a local positioning unit which calculates a present position;    a direction unit which sets an angle of a shooting direction;    a local communication unit which transmits and receiving a game signal to/from a target terminal device in a local area;    a game program unit which stores a plurality of game programs;    a mobile telecommunication unit which communicates with other mobile terminal devices through a mobile telecommunication network; and    a controlling unit which calculates a distance from the target terminal device based on the present position, and which controls transmission and reception of at least one game signal according to the shooting angle and a shooting strength to/from the target terminal device.    
   
   
       9 . The mobile terminal device of  claim 8 , wherein the local communication unit performs local positioning communication with neighboring terminal devices to calculate the present position and the distance from the target terminal device.  
   
   
       10 . The mobile terminal device of  claim 8 , wherein the local positioning unit receives the present position information from a global positioning system (GPS) satellite.  
   
   
       11 . The mobile terminal device of  claim 8 , wherein the controlling unit sets the present position as a reference point and performs local positioning communication with the target terminal device and neighboring terminal devices through the local communication unit to acquire each position information according to the distance from each terminal device.  
   
   
       12 . The mobile terminal device of  claim 8 , wherein the controlling unit runs a one-dimensional shooting game based on data about the shooting strength according to the distance from the target terminal device, and data about the shooting angle, which is an up and down shooting direction.  
   
   
       13 . The mobile terminal device of  claim 8 , wherein the controlling unit runs a two-dimensional shooting game based on data about the shooting angle comprising data about a first angle to set a left and right shooting direction and data about a second angle to set an up and down shooting direction of the target terminal device.  
   
   
       14 . The mobile terminal device of  claim 8 , wherein the controlling unit runs a three-dimensional shooting game based on data about the distance from the target terminal device according to the present position, data about the shooting angle comprising data about a first angle to set a left and right shooting direction of the target terminal device and data about a second angle to set an up and down shooting direction of the target terminal device.  
   
   
       15 . A mobile terminal device comprising: 
 means for calculating a present position;    means for setting an angle of a shooting direction;    means for transmitting and receiving a game signal to/from a target terminal device in a local area;    means for storing a plurality of game programs;    means for communicating with other mobile terminal devices through a mobile telecommunication network; and    means for controlling to transmission and reception at least one of game signal according to the shooting angle.    
   
   
       16 . The mobile terminal device according to  claim 15 , further comprising means for calculating a distance from the target terminal device based on the present position, and wherein the controlling means further control the transmission and reception of the at least one game signal according to the shooting angle and shooting strength obtained from the calculated distance.