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Granted Patent B2

US 9,881,461 · App. 14/743,708 · Granted Jan 30, 2018

Enhanced interleaved wagering system

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 9,881,461
App. No.: 14/743,708
Granted: Jan 30, 2018
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An enhanced interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller configured to: communicate application telemetry; display a wager outcome; communicate an indication to enter a tournament; communicate tournament application telemetry associated with the tournament; display a tournament award; a wager controller constructed to: receive wager request; determine and communicate the wager outcome; the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, the application controller also operatively connected to a tournament controller and constructed to: receive the application telemetry; determine whether to trigger a wager; communicate the wager request; receive the wager outcome; receive the tournament entry indication; receive tournament award; communicate the tournament award.

Claims (118)

1. An electronic gaming machine constructed to receive a credit input, comprising:

an interactive controller configured to:

provide a skill-based interactive application in which a user interacts with application resources;

communicate, to an application controller, application telemetry associated with the interactive application provided by the interactive controller;

receive, from the application controller, application resource instructions;

modify the skill-based interactive application by incorporating the application resource instructions;

receive, from the application controller, wager outcome display instructions;

generate a visual display of a wager outcome based on the wager outcome display instructions;

communicate, to the application controller, an indication to enter a tournament;

provide an interactive application session associated with the tournament;

communicate, to the application controller, tournament application telemetry associated with the tournament;

receive, from the application controller, tournament award display instructions; and

generate a visual display of a tournament award based on the tournament award display instructions;

a wager controller constructed to:

receive, from the application controller, wager request instructions comprising a wager amount;

communicate a portion of the wager amount to a tournament controller as a tournament pool contribution;

determine the wager outcome based on the wager request instructions using a random number generator; and

communicate, to the application controller, wager outcome data comprising the wager outcome; and

the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, the application controller also operatively connected to a tournament controller and constructed to:

receive, from the interactive controller, the application telemetry;

scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager based on the user interacting with the application resources;

when the wager is triggered, generate the wager request instructions;

distribute the wager request instructions to the wager controller;

receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome data;

scan the wager outcome data to determine the wager outcome;

generate the wager outcome display instructions based on the wager outcome;

distribute the wager outcome display instructions to the interactive controller;

receive, from the interactive controller, the tournament entry indication;

generate tournament entry instructions based on the tournament entry indication;

distribute the tournament entry instructions to the tournament controller, the tournament controller operatively connected to the wager controller and the application controller;

receive, from the interactive controller, the tournament application telemetry;

scan the tournament application telemetry;

generate tournament application telemetry instructions based on the tournament application telemetry;

distribute the tournament application telemetry instructions to the tournament controller;

receive, from the tournament controller, tournament award data;

scan the tournament award data to determine the tournament award;

generate the tournament award display instructions based on the tournament award; and

distribute the tournament award display instructions to the interactive controller.

2. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 ,

wherein the interactive controller and the application controller are constructed from the same device, and

wherein the application controller is operatively connected to the wager controller using a communication link.

3. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 ,

wherein the wager controller and the application controller are constructed from the same device, and

wherein the application controller is operatively connected to the interactive controller using a communication link.

4. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the tournament pool contribution is made based on the wager request instructions.

5. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the tournament entry indication is received by the interactive controller, from a user.

6. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the tournament controller stores the tournament pool contribution and aggregates tournament pool contributions from one or more other wager controllers to form the tournament pool.

7. The electronic gaming machine of claim 6 , wherein the tournament pool comprises real credits.

8. The electronic gaming machine of claim 6 , wherein the tournament pool comprises application credits.

9. An electronic gaming machine constructed to receive a credit input, comprising:

a wager controller of the enhanced interleaved wagering system constructed to:

receive, from an application controller, wager request instructions comprising a wager amount;

communicate a portion of the wager amount to a tournament controller as a tournament pool contribution;

determine a wager outcome based on the wager request instructions; and

communicate, to the application controller, wager outcome data comprising the wager outcome; and

the application controller of the enhanced interleaved wagering system operatively connecting the wager controller to an interactive controller providing a skill-based interactive application using a communication link, the application controller also operatively connected to a tournament controller and constructed to:

receive, from the interactive controller, application telemetry associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive controller;

scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager based on a user interacting with application resources;

when the wager is triggered, generate the wager request instructions;

distribute the wager request instructions to the wager controller;

receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome data;

scan the wager outcome data to determine the wager outcome;

generate wager outcome display instructions based on the wager outcome;

distribute the wager outcome display instructions to the interactive controller;

receive, from the interactive controller, a tournament entry indication;

generate tournament entry instructions based on the tournament entry indication;

distribute the tournament entry instructions to the tournament controller, the tournament controller operatively connected to the wager controller and the application controller;

receive, from the interactive controller, tournament application telemetry;

scan the tournament application telemetry;

generate tournament application telemetry instructions based on the tournament application telemetry;

distribute the tournament application telemetry instructions to the tournament controller;

receive, from the tournament controller, tournament award data;

scan the tournament award data to determine a tournament award;

generate tournament award display instructions based on the tournament award; and

distribute the tournament award display instructions to the interactive controller.

10. The electronic gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the tournament pool contribution is made based on the wager request instructions.

11. The electronic gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the tournament entry indication is received by the interactive controller, from a user.

12. The electronic gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the tournament controller stores the tournament pool contribution and aggregates tournament pool contributions from one or more other wager controllers to form the tournament pool.

13. The electronic gaming machine of claim 12 , wherein the tournament pool comprises real credits.

14. The electronic gaming machine of claim 12 , wherein the tournament pool comprises application credits.

15. An electronic gaming machine constructed to receive a credit input, comprising:

an interactive controller of the enhanced interleaved wagering system configured to:

provide a skill-based interactive application in which a user interacts with application resources;

communicate, to an application controller, application telemetry associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive controller;