Granted Patent B2

US 9,558,624 · App. 14/720,620 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

Claims (86)

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 session;

initiate the SWig session wherein wagering is conducted using real credits;

receive, from the player's device, 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;

determine the gambling outcome of a 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, 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, authorization revocation.

13. The system of claim 12 , 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.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein access point information associated with the player's device is used to confirm the geographical location of the player's device.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the SWig server is further constructed to attempt reauthorization of the player's device.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the player's device is geo-fenced by wireless access points.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein real credit wagering is enabled within a geo-fenced area and real credit wagering is disabled outside the geo-fenced area.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein the player's device is further configured to end the SWig session when the player's device loses connectivity with the SWig server.

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