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Apparatus and method for providing a game service using a game card in a mobile terminalApparatus and method for providing a game service using a game card in a mobile terminal description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090264204, Apparatus and method for providing a game service using a game card in a mobile terminal. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of a Korean patent application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Apr. 16, 2008 and assigned Serial No. 10-2008-0035227, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game providing apparatus and method of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a table card game in a mobile terminal. 2. Description of the Related Art Mobile terminals are portable devices that can transmit/receive voice and data almost anywhere at anytime. Mobile terminals are categorized into a portable telephone, a Work Analysis Program (WAP) phone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a web pad, etc. which are currently used by many users to extend the mobility of their personal services. Basic services include services for voice communication and video data transmission/reception using mobile terminals. Services other than a basic services provided through the mobile terminals can be classified into a voice information service for providing information on news, sports, stocks, weather, etc. by voice from a mobile communication service provider in addition to information on communication success and communication quality that are important during use of the mobile terminal, a text service for providing stock information by text, a traffic state service for providing traffic state information, and a communication service for providing information from a Personal Computer (PC) communication search, Internet access, fax, e-mail, etc. Due to the increasing demands of mobile terminal users for advanced services in addition to the above additional services, the availability of services for providing broadcast services and game contents through mobile communication service providers and/or Internet web sites is increasing. More specifically, a broadcast service such as Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) can be provided through the mobile terminal, and various videos and images can be transmitted and received by virtue of high data rates. As a processing rate of a processor disposed in the mobile terminal has been improved and service demands of mobile terminal users for games have increased, mobile terminal manufacturers or mobile communication service providers provide various game contents to meet the demands. Accordingly, game phones are being developed so that users can play games with three-dimensional graphics and sounds. An aspect of the present invention is to address at least the above-mentioned problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described below. Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method capable of providing a game service through a mobile terminal. Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method capable of providing a game service using a recognizable game card in a mobile terminal. Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method capable of providing a game service using a game card to a plurality of mobile terminals connected via a network. Another aspect of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method capable of recognizing a game card through a mobile terminal. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a card recognizer for recognizing card information from each game card of one or more corresponding users, a memory for storing the card information recognized from each game card of the one or more corresponding users and a game program for a game service, and a controller for controlling the card recognizer to recognize card information from the game card, for comparing the recognized card information of each of the game cards corresponding to the one or more users, and for displaying a result of the comparison. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a method is provided. The method includes: recognizing card information from each of a plurality of game cards, each of the plurality of games cards corresponding to a user, comparing recognized card information of a corresponding user to recognized card information of at least one other corresponding user, and displaying a result of the comparison. Other aspects, advantages, and salient features of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, discloses exemplary embodiments of the invention. The above and other aspects, features and advantages of certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: Continue reading about Apparatus and method for providing a game service using a game card in a mobile terminal... Full patent description for Apparatus and method for providing a game service using a game card in a mobile terminal Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Apparatus and method for providing a game service using a game card in a mobile terminal patent application. 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