SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MOBILE TELEPHONE CALLING AND/OR MESSAGING OPERATIONS IN-GAME DURING COMPUTER GAME APPLICATION EXECUTION

摘要

The present application provides a system and method for providing telephony functions for operation during a computer game application execution. In particular, a system and method for performing mobile telephony calling and/or messaging operations in-game during computer game application execution is provided. In the disclosure, a mobile telephony user interface is provided and operated in conjunction with a computer game user interface presenting a game environment to a gamer. Mobile telephony operations are provided by way of the mobile telephony user interface in a manner that at least substantially avoids interrupting gamer perception of ongoing game play and gamer interaction with the game environment.

主权项

1. A method for providing mobile telephony operations, the method comprising:
coupling a computer system to a mobile telephone separate from the computer system, using a wireless communication interface; providing a computer game application in the computer system, the computer game application configured to provide a visual game environment to a gamer; providing a mobile telephony module in the computer system; providing a mobile telephony user interface using the mobile telephony module, wherein the mobile telephony user interface is responsive to input received from the gamer during execution of the computer game application for selectively controlling at least one of mobile telephone calling operations and mobile telephone messaging operations provided by the mobile telephone, in a manner that at least substantially avoids interrupting (a) gamer perception of ongoing game play, and (b) gamer interaction with the visual game environment; receiving in the mobile telephony module, at least one of mobile telephony notifications or mobile telephony content from the mobile telephone, by way of the wireless communication interface; and updating the mobile telephony user interface based on the received at least one of mobile telephony notifications or mobile telephony content, using the mobile telephony module.