Method for authenticating a wager using a system and method for interacting with virtual geographic zones

1. In a system comprising a network, a server connected to the network, a supervisor device connected to the network, and a user device connected to the network, the server programmed to store and execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

receiving, by the supervisor device, a first set of points;

defining, by the supervisor device, a zone from the first set of points by defining the first set of points as a set of vertices for the zone;

receiving, by the supervisor device, a second set of points within the zone;

defining, by the supervisor device, a sub-zone from the second set of points;

defining, by the supervisor device, a set of actions for the zone;

receiving, by the user device, a location of the user device;

comparing, by the server, the location of the user device to a location of the zone;

executing, by the user device, the set of actions if the location of the user device engages the zone;

receiving, by the server, a wager if the location of the user device is within the zone;

receiving, by the server, an outcome;

comparing, by the server, the outcome to the wager;

allocating, by the server, a credit if the outcome coincides with the wager; and,

allocating, by the server, a debit if the outcome does not coincide with the wager.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

comparing, by the user device, the location of the user device to the sub-zone; and,

executing, by the user device, the set of actions if the location of the user device is within the sub-zone.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of defining a sub-zone further comprises the steps of:

defining, by the supervisor device, an “exclusion” zone;

receiving, by supervisor device, a subset of excluded actions from the set of actions; and,

associating, by supervisor device, the subset of excluded actions with the exclusion zone.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of periodically monitoring, by the user device, the location of the user device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of receiving, by the supervisor device, a set of gaming classes for the zone.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising the step of defining, by the supervisor device, the set of gaming classes for the zone.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising the step of defining, by the supervisor device, a subset of the set of gaming classes for the zone.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

receiving a range, by the server, for the zone;

receiving, by the server, a set of contact locations;

comparing, by the server, each contact location of the set of contact locations to the range to determine an included set of contacts; and,

sending, by the server, the included set of contacts to the user device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

calculating, by the server, a fee from the wager; and,

allocating, by the server, the fee to a location host.

10. The method of claim 1 :

wherein each vertex of the set of vertices includes longitude, latitude, and altitude;

wherein the zone includes a building and a plurality of sub-zones;

wherein the zone includes a time period;

wherein the sub-zone is one of the plurality of sub-zones and each floor of the building includes one of the plurality of sub-zones;

wherein each sub-zone includes a time period;

wherein the zone is displayed on the user device;

wherein a user account associated with the wager is linked to a social media network account of a user of the user device;

wherein the user device queries a contact list of the social media network account and searches for other users that are: on the contact list, in one of a set of zones, have user accounts linked to social media network accounts, and are declared as discoverable;

wherein upon being selected to display friends, the user device displays one or more of the other users that are in the zone;

wherein upon being selected to expand coverage, the user device displays one or more of the other users that are in the set of zones;

wherein the wager is between the user in the zone, which is one of the set of zones, and one of the other users in a different zone of the set of zones; and,

wherein each zone of the set of zones is a gaming zone that defines a gaming class where selected games and subsets of games are enabled.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the zone is a first three dimensional polyhedron.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the subzone is a second three dimensional polyhedron.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the zone is displayed on a map on the user device.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the server, social network criteria including a username, a password, a discoverability status, and a discoverability range;

logging into a social media network, by the server, with the social network criteria;

determining, by the server, a set of users based on the social network criteria, a contact list of the social media network associated with the user device;

wherein the set of users is displayed on the user device;

wherein one or more other users of the set of users is selected for communication and contacted via the user device; and,

wherein one of the other users places the wager.

15. In a system comprising a network, a server connected to the network, a supervisor device connected to the network, and a user device connected to the network, the server programmed to store and execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

receiving, by the supervisor device, a first set of points;

defining, by the supervisor device, a zone from the first set of points by defining the first set of points as a set of vertices for the zone;

receiving, by the supervisor device, a second set of points within the zone;

defining, by the supervisor device, a sub-zone from the second set of points;

defining, by the supervisor device, a first set of actions for the zone;

defining, by the supervisor device, a second set of actions for the sub-zone;

determining, by the user device, a location of the user device;

comparing, by the server, the location of the user device to a location of the zone;

executing, by the user device, the first set of actions if the location of the user device is within the zone;

receiving, by the server, a first wager if the location of the user device is within the zone;

receiving, by the server, a first outcome;

comparing, by the server, the first outcome to the first wager;

calculating, by the server, a first credit;

calculating, by the server, a first debit;

allocating, by the server, the first credit if the first outcome coincides with the first wager;

allocating, by the server, the first debit if the first outcome does not coincide with the first wager;

comparing, by the server, the location of the user device to a location of the sub-zone;

executing, by the user device, the second set of actions if the location of the user device is within the sub-zone;

receiving, by the server, a second wager if the location of the user device is within the sub-zone;

receiving, by the server, a second outcome;

comparing, by the server, the second outcome to the second wager;

calculating, by the server, a second credit;

calculating, by the server, a second debit;

allocating, by the server, the second credit if the second outcome coincides with the second wager; and,

allocating, by the server, the second debit if the second outcome does not coincide with the second wager.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:

defining, by the supervisor device, a subset of excluded actions from the first set of actions; and,

associating, by the supervisor device, the subset of excluded actions with the sub-zone.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the step of updating, by the supervisor device, the first set of actions.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the step of defining, by the supervisor device, a first set of actions for the zone further comprises the step of defining, by the supervisor device, a set of games.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the step of receiving a first set of points by the supervisor device further comprises receiving, by the supervisor device, a set of location information.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the step of defining a first set of actions for the zone by the supervisor device further comprises the step of defining, by the supervisor device, a set of gaming classes for the games.

21. The method of claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:

monitoring, by the user device, the location of the user device; and,

determining, by the user device, if the location of the user device is within the zone.

22. The method of claim 15 , wherein the step of defining a zone by the supervisor device further comprises the step of determining, by the supervisor device, a zone type selected from the group of an “exclusion” zone and an “inclusion” zone.

23. The method of claim 15 , wherein the step of defining a sub-zone by the server further comprises the step of determining, by the user server, a sub-zone type selected from the group of an “exclusion” sub-zone and an “inclusion” sub-zone.

24. A system for interacting with a user, comprising:

a network;

a server, connected to the network,

a supervisor device connected to the network,

a user device, connected to the network,

the supervisor device programmed to carry out the steps of:

receiving a first set of points;

defining a set of zones from the first set of points by defining the first set of points as a set of vertices for the set of zones;

receiving a second set of points within the set of zones;

defining a set of sub-zones from the second set of points;

receiving a set of actions related to the set of zones;

the server programmed to carry out the steps of:

comparing the location of the user device to locations of the set of zones;

allocating a credit if the outcome coincides with the wager;

allocating a debit if the outcome does not coincide with the wager;

the user device programmed to carry out the steps of:

determining a location of the user device;

executing the set of actions, if the location of the user device is engaged with the set of zones;

receiving a wager if the location of the user device is within the set of zones;

sending the wager to the server;

determining an outcome; and,

sending the outcome to the server.

25. The system of claim 24 ,

wherein the supervisor device is programmed to carry out the step of:

defining the set of actions.

26. The system of claim 24 , wherein the supervisor device is further programmed to carry out the steps of:

receiving a subset of excluded actions from the set of actions; and,

associating the subset of excluded actions with a zone of the set of zones.

27. The system of claim 26 , wherein the supervisor device is further programmed to carry out the step of determining an “exclusion” zone.

28. The system of claim 24 , wherein the user device is further programmed to carry out the steps of:

monitoring the location of the user device at a predetermined frequency; and,

altering the predetermined frequency, based on a velocity of the user device.

29. The system of claim 24 , wherein the server is further programmed to carry out the steps of:

comparing the outcome to the wager.

30. The system of claim 29 , wherein the server is further programmed to carry out the steps of:

receiving a transfer amount; and,

allocating the transfer amount to a user account.

31. The system of claim 24 , wherein the set of actions is a set of gaming class authentications.

32. A method of a user device connected to a network, the method comprising:

receiving, by the user device and from a server associated with a zone, a first set of points, a second set of points, and a set of actions;

wherein a zone is defined from the first set of points by defining the first set of points as a set of vertices for the zone;

wherein a sub-zone is defined from the second set of points;

receiving, by the user device, a location of the user device;

comparing, by the user device, the location of the user device to a location of the zone;

executing, by the user device, the set of actions delivered from the server associated with the zone, if the location of the user device is within the zone;

entering, by the user device, a wager if the location of the user device is within the zone;

determining, by the user device, an outcome;

wherein the outcome is compared to the wager;

wherein a credit is allocated if the outcome coincides with the wager; and,

wherein a debit is allocated if the outcome does not coincide with the wager.

33. In a system comprising a network, a server connected to the network, a supervisor device connected to the network, and a user device connected to the network, the user device programmed to store and execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

receiving, by the user device from a server associated with a zone, a first set of points, a second set of points, a first set of actions, and a second set of actions;

wherein a zone is defined from the first set of points by defining the first set of points as a set of vertices for the zone;

wherein a sub-zone is defined from the second set of points;

wherein a first set of actions is defined for the zone;

wherein a second set of actions is defined for the sub-zone;

determining, by the user device, a location of the user device;

comparing, by the user device, the location of the user device to a location of the zone;

executing, by the user device, the first set of actions if the location of the user device is within the zone;

entering, by the user device, a first wager if the location of the user device is within the zone;

determining, by the user device, a first outcome;

wherein the first outcome is compared to the first wager;

wherein a first credit is calculated;

wherein a first debit is calculated;

wherein the first credit is allocated if the first outcome coincides with the first wager;

wherein the first debit is allocated if the first outcome does not coincide with the first wager;

comparing, by the user device, the location of the user device to a location of the sub-zone;

executing, by the user device, the second set of actions if the location of the user device is within the sub-zone;

entering, by the user device, a second wager if the location of the user device is within the sub-zone;

determining, by the user device, a second outcome;

wherein the second outcome is compared to the second wager;

wherein a second credit is calculated;

wherein a second debit is calculated;

wherein the second credit is allocated if the second outcome coincides with the second wager; and,

wherein the second debit is allocated if the second outcome does not coincide with the second wager.