Abstract: An online gaming system enabling users connected to a communications network to interact with a computer game being played across the network, the system comprising at least one state engine for controlling the state of the game and at least one presentation engine for controlling the presentation to users of an output representing the state of the game; the state engine being arranged to enable one or more users to affect the state of the game by communicating with the state engine and thereby act as participant(s) in the game; and the presentation engine being arranged to enable at least one other user to affect the presentation of the output to one or more users acting as spectator(s) of the game by communicating with the presentation engine.

Abstract: A plurality of clients for different users use on-line services via a mobile communications network in a system comprising: an application database for holding a group of different applications for providing associated services to a client, the applications being configured to provide clients with unlimited off-line use and limited on-line use, an account database for keeping record of the amount of available on-line use of different services provided to the client and an on-line service controller for running on-line services with different clients and for causing the account database to reduce in a predetermined manner the amount of available on-line use when the client uses the on-line service, if the on-line use is allowed.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic gaming system configured to provide for end-user control of an on-screen gaining character, the system comprising means for generating an on-screen graphical element comprising first and second markers which are arranged to move relative to one another during operation of the system, the arrangement being such that in operation when said first and second markers attain a pre-defined positional relationship relative to one another the on-screen gaming character is controllable to perform a pre-determined action. Hence, there is provided a timing and reaction based control system configured to allow an end user to interact with an electronic same so as to control the on-screen character to perform actions, movements or tricks.

Abstract: A client-server system wherein the server sends a game to the client, the game having associated therewith pre-determined operating parameters that are encrypted by the server, the client receives the game and the game is stored onto the client, and the client returns an outcome of the game to the server, the outcome of the game being contained in encrypted signals.

Abstract: The present invention resides in an electronic gaming system comprising gaming parameters defining one or more gaming characters or entities, the system providing means whereby at least one skill type attribute is associated with a gaming character/entity, the system providing means whereby a changing aptitude level value is associated with the skill type attribute, the system providing for means, responsive to the gaming character electing to execute a gaming move using skill type attribute, reducing the aptitude level value by a predetermined amount. The present invention makes efficient use of memory, which in a mobile gaming platform such as a mobile phone is often limited by allowing for more involved and enhanced gameplay without substantially increasing the requirement for memory or processing power. Furthermore, the gaming system of the present invention provides for a compact and manageable gaming solution particularly suitable for mobile gaming.

Abstract: A plurality of clients for different users use on-line services via a mobile communications network in a system comprising: an application database for holding a group of different applications for providing associated services to a client, the applications being configured to provide clients with unlimited off-line use and limited on-line use, an account database for keeping record of the amount of available on-line use of different services provided to the client and an on-line service controller for running on-line services with different clients and for causing the account database to reduce in a predetermined manner the amount of available on-line use when the client uses the on-line service, if the on-line use is allowed.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic gaming system configured to provide for end-user control of an on-screen gaming character, the system comprising means for generating an on-screen graphical element comprising first and second markers which are arranged to move relative to one another during operation of the system, the arrangement being such that in operation when said first and second markers attain a pre-defined positional relationship relative to one another the on-screen gaming character is controllable to perform a pre-determined action.

Abstract: A way of downloading content from a server to a mobile phone in which the server can be accessed directly from within a phone menu application. The content is thus downloaded from the server to the mobile phone, and accompanying the content is an HTTP header that indicates the source URL of the server. The content once received at the phone from the server is then subjected to examination whereby the mobile phones determines whether or not the downloaded content is from a trusted server.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electronic image puzzle generating and solving system comprising: means for providing an electronic image, input means for inputting one or more predetermined scrambling/unscrambling criteria, scrambling means for scrambling/unscrambling said electronic image in accordance with said one or more predetermined scrambling criteria to provide a scrambled/unscrambled electronic image.

Abstract: The present invention resides in an electronic gaming system comprising gaming parameters defining one or more gaming characters or entities, the system providing means whereby at least one skill type attribute is associated with a gaming character/entity, the system providing means whereby a changing aptitude level value is associated with the said skill type attribute, the system providing for means, responsive to the gaming character electing to execute a gaming move using said skill type attribute, reducing the aptitude level value by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A client-server system wherein the server sends a game to the client, the game having associated therewith pre-determined operating parameters that are encrypted by the server, the client receives the game and the game is stored onto the client, and the client returns an outcome of the game to the server, the outcome of the game being contained in encrypted signals.

Abstract: The present invention resides in a method of modifying games content of a mobile phone, the games content comprising gaming parameters, the method comprising sending one or more selected gaming parameters from the mobile phone to a server, at the server, applying training data to the one or more selected gaming parameters to provide a modified parameter set in which one or more of the one or more selected gaming parameters is modified, sending said modified parameter set to the mobile phone, wherein the modified parameter set is used to modify the games content of the mobile phone.