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Novel Peer to Peer Payment Mechanism for Personal Area Network Mobile Gaming

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Overview This paper proposes a solution for gaining incremental revenues from users who play games offline over Bluetooth Peer to Peer connections. This novel payment scheme involves the transfer of credits between gamers based on the outcome of the game. The model incorporates a pay for play element and is designed to create a loyal community of gamers and enhance the gaming experience.

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Publisher	Lancaster University	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	June 2003	Downloads	3
Format	White Papers
Topics	Mobile - Wireless Communications

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