Patent ID: 6893347

Claim:
A multiplayer game system, comprising: a plurality of non-cellular transceiver modules interconnected through a communication network, the non-cellular transceiver modules including a wireless transceiver used for localized gaming transactions; a plurality of mobile devices coupled to the plurality of non-cellular transceiver modules, wherein a first group of mobile devices is in local proximity to the wireless transceiver of a first non-cellular transceiver module and a second group of mobile devices is in local proximity to the wireless transceiver of a second non-cellular transceiver module, the first and second groups of mobile devices being outside of local proximity to each other, wherein the first and second groups of mobile devices includes: a first transceiver coupled to a cellular network to conduct cellular communications; and a second transceiver to bypass the cellular network and coupled to facilitate gaming activities with the proximately located wireless transceiver; and wherein at least one of the first group of mobile devices engages in a multiplayer game with at least one of the second group of mobile devices via the interconnected non-cellular transceiver modules.