Multi-mode multi-jurisdiction skill wagering interleaved system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9558624-B2
Application number	US-201514720620-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2015
Priority date	Nov 22, 2013
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

Systems are provided including: a player's device constructed to: communicate device information; receive an authorization message; communicate an authorization to commence a SWig session; communicate updated device information; and receive an authorization revocation; a geographical location server constructed to: receive the device information; determine a geographical location of the player's device; and communicate the geographical location; and the SWig server connected to the player's device and the geographical location server by a network, and constructed to: receive the device information; receive the geographical location of the player's device; when the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate the authorization message; receive the authorization to commence the SWig session; initiate the SWig session; receive the updated device information; determine if the player's device has changed location; and when the player's device has changed location, revoke authorization of real credit wagering.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a player's device constructed to:
communicate, to a SWig server, device information comprising GPS data and network access point data;
receive, from an email or text server, an authorization message, the authorization message providing a notification to a player that the player's device is in a real credit wagering jurisdiction;
communicate, to the SWig server, an authorization to commence a SWig session;
provide an entertainment game portion of the SWig session;
communicate, to the SWig server, a trigger for a wager of real world credits wherein the trigger is in response to the actions taken by the player in the entertainment game;
receive, from the SWig server, a gambling outcome of the wager of real world credits;
communicate, to the SWig server, updated device information comprising updated GPS data and updated network access point data; and
receive, from the SWig server, an authorization revocation;

a geographical location server constructed to:
receive, from the SWig server, the device information;
determine a geographical location of the player's device using the device information; and
communicate, to the SWig server, the geographical location of the player's device; and

the SWig server connected to the player's device and the geographical location server by a network, the SWig server constructed to:
receive, from the player's device, the device information;
communicate, to the geographical location server, the device information;
receive, from the geographical location server, the geographical location of the player's device;
determine if the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction;
when the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate, to the email or text server, the authorization message to be communicated to the player's device;
receive, from the player's device, the authorization to commence the SWig session;
initiate the SWig session wherein wagering is conducted using real credits;
receive, from the player's device, the trigger for a wager of real world credits;
determine the gambling outcome of the gambling game using a random number generator for the wager of real world credits in response to the trigger;
communicate, to the player's device, the gambling outcome;
receive, from the player's device, the updated device information;
determine, based on the updated device information, if the player's device has changed location; and
when the player's device has changed location, revoke authorization of real credit wagering and communicate, to the player's device the authorization revocation.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the player's device is configured to initiate a non-SWig session with real credit wagering disabled or virtual currency wagering when authorization is revoked.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the SWig server is further constructed to attempt reauthorization of the player's device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the player's device is geo-fenced by wireless access points.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein real credit wagering is enabled within a geo-fenced area and real credit wagering is disabled outside the geo-fenced area.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the player's device is further configured to end the SWig session when the player's device loses connectivity with the SWig server.

7. A system, comprising:
a player's device constructed to:
communicate, to a SWig server, device information comprising GPS data and network access point data;
receive, from an email or text server, an authorization message, the authorization message providing a notification to a player that the player's device is in a jurisdiction that allows real credit wagering;
communicate, to the SWig server, an authorization to commence a SWig session;
provide an entertainment game portion of the SWig session;
communicate, to the SWig server, a trigger for a wager of real world credits wherein the trigger is in response to the actions taken by the player in the entertainment game;
receive, from the SWig server, a gambling outcome of the wager of real world credits;
communicate, to the SWig server, updated device information comprising updated GPS data and updated network access point data; and
receive, from the SWig server, an authorization revocation; and

the SWig server connected to the player's device and a geographical location server by a network, the SWig server constructed to:
receive, from the player's device, the device information;
communicate, to the geographical location server, the device information;
receive, from the geographical location server, a geographical location of the player's device;
determine if the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction;
when the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate, to the email or text server, the authorization message to be communicated to the player's device;
receive, from the player's device, the authorization to commence the SWig session;
initiate the SWig session wherein wagering is conducted using real credits;
receive, from the player's device, the trigger for a wager of real world credits;
determine the gambling outcome of the gambling game using a random number generator for the wager of real world credits in response to the trigger;
communicate, to the player's device, the gambling outcome;
receive, from the player's device, the updated device information;
determine, based on the updated device information, if the player's device has changed location; and
when the player's device has changed location, revoke authorization of real credit wagering and communicate, to the player's device the authorization revocation.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the player's device is configured to initiate a non-SWig session with real credit wagering disabled or virtual currency wagering when authorization is revoked.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the SWig server is further constructed to attempt reauthorization of the player's device.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the player's device is geo-fenced by wireless access points and real credit wagering is enabled within a geo-fenced area and real credit wagering is disabled outside the geo-fenced area.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the player's device is further configured to end the SWig session when the player's device loses connectivity with the SWig server.

12. A system, comprising:
a geographical location server constructed to:
receive, from a SWig server, the device information;
determine a geographical location of a player's device using device information; and
communicate, to the SWig server, the geographical location of the player's device; and

the SWig server connected to the player's device and the geographical location server by a network, the SWig server constructed to:
receive, from the player's device, the device information;
communicate, to the geographical location server, the device information;
receive, from the geographical location server, the geographical location of the player's device;
determine if the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction;
when the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate, to an email or text server, an authorization message to be communicated to the player's device;
receive, from the player's device, an authorization to commence the SWig

Assignees

• Gamblit Gaming Llc

Inventors

• Arnone Miles
• Kaylin Clifford
• Meyerhofer Eric
• Cire Frank

Classifications

• G07F17/3237

  about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players · CPC title

• G07F17/3244

  Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes · CPC title

• G07F17/3288

  Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking · CPC title

• G07F17/3211

  Display means · CPC title

• G07F17/3225

  Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users · CPC title