Patent ID: 9630107
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A63F,G07F

Claim:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for a location-based online game for a plurality of mobile devices, the program comprising executable instructions that, which when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer to: provide a virtual environment for the online game which includes advertisements, wherein the virtual environment includes at least one landmark object purchased by an advertiser of the advertisement, the at least one landmark object representing a brand identity of the advertiser; assign a first virtual force field around a first player operating a first mobile device, the first player associated with a first virtual character in the virtual environment of the online game; assign a second virtual force field around a second player operating a second mobile device, the second player associated with a second virtual character in the virtual environment of the online game; determine a first geographical location of the first mobile device by receiving first GPS data from the first mobile device; determine a second geographical location of the second mobile device by receiving second GPS data from the second mobile device; determine if a collision event has occurred for the online game between the first mobile device and the second mobile device when the first virtual force field, based on the first geographical location, intersects the second virtual force field, based on the second geographical location; and in response to determining the collision event, provide a forum to enable a battle between the first virtual character and the second virtual character in the virtual environment of the online game, wherein a region of the battle encompasses the first and second geographical locations, and display the at least one landmark object within the virtual environment of online game during the battle when the region of the battle encompasses geographical locations of the landmark objects.