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US 9,916,723 · App. 14/746,731 · Granted Mar 13, 2018

Application credit earning interleaved wagering system

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Patent No.: US 9,916,723
App. No.: 14/746,731
Granted: Mar 13, 2018
Kind: B2

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Abstract

An application credit earning interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller configured to: communicate application telemetry; receive wager outcome display instructions; display a wager outcome; receive and display eligible awards; communicate an AC award request comprising an AC award from the eligible awards; and receive AC award instructions comprising the AC award; a wager controller constructed to: receive wager request; communicate wager outcome; and the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, the application controller also operatively connected to a patron management server and an AC management device, and constructed to: receive the application telemetry; determine whether to trigger a wager request; communicate the wager request; receive the wager outcome; communicate wager outcome display instructions; communicate the application telemetry; receive an AC value amount; communicate the AC value display instructions; receive AC award data comprising the AC award; communicate the AC award instructions.

Claims (104)

1. An electronic gaming machine constructed to provide an interleaved wagering system and to receive credits from a user, comprising:

an interactive controller including a user input device and a display output device, wherein the interactive controller is configured to:

provide a skill-based interactive application;

distribute, to an application controller, application telemetry associated with the user of the skill-based interactive application provided by the interactive controller;

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

display, via the display output device, a wager outcome based on the wager outcome display instructions;

receive, from the application controller, application credit (AC) value display instructions;

display, via the display output device, eligible awards based on the AC value display instructions;

distribute, to a patron management server, an AC award request comprising an AC award from the eligible awards; and

receive, from the application controller, AC award instructions comprising the AC award;

a wager controller constructed to:

receive, from the application controller, wager request instructions;

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

distribute, 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 patron management server and an AC management device, and constructed to:

receive, from the interactive controller, the application telemetry;

scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager request based on the user interacting with the skill-based interactive application;

generate the wager request instructions;

instruct the wager controller by communicating 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;

instruct the interactive controller by communicating the wager outcome display instructions to the interactive controller;

distribute, to the AC management device, the application telemetry, wherein the AC management device awards AC based on the application telemetry;

receive, from the patron management server, an AC value amount associated with the user;

scan the AC value amount to determine a display of eligible awards that may be acquired in exchange for AC;

generate the AC value display instructions using the AC value amount;

instruct the interactive controller by communicating the AC value display instructions to the interactive controller;

receive, from the patron management server, AC award data comprising the AC award;

scan the AC award data to determine the AC award;

generate the AC award instructions based on the AC award data; and

instruct the interactive controller by communicating the AC award 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 interactive controller is further constructed to receive, from the user, an indication to use AC in exchange for an AC award.

5. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the AC award is an entry in a lottery.

6. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the AC award is a predetermined number of executions of a wagering mechanic.

7. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the AC award is an entry in a tournament.

8. The electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the AC award is an application resource for use in the skill-based interactive application.

9. An electronic gaming machine constructed to provide an interleaved wagering system and to receive credits from a user, comprising:

a wager controller constructed to:

receive, from an application controller, wager request instructions;

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

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

the application controller operatively connecting an interactive controller and the wager controller, the application controller also operatively connected to a patron management server and an AC management device, and constructed to:

receive, from the interactive controller, application telemetry associated with the user of a skill-based interactive application provided by the interactive controller;

scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager request based on the user interacting with the skill-based interactive application;

generate the wager request instructions;

instruct the wager controller by communicating 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;

instruct the interactive controller by communicating the wager outcome display instructions to the interactive controller for display on a display output device;

distribute, to the AC management device, the application telemetry, wherein the AC management device awards AC based on the application telemetry;

receive, from the patron management server, an AC value amount associated with the user;

scan the AC value amount to determine a display of eligible awards that may be acquired in exchange for AC;

generate AC value display instructions using the AC value amount;

instruct the interactive controller by communicating the AC value display instructions to the interactive controller for display on the display output device;

receive, from the patron management server, AC award data comprising the AC award;

scan the AC award data to determine the AC award;

generate AC award instructions based on the AC award data; and

instruct the interactive controller by communicating the AC award instructions to the interactive controller.

10. The electronic gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the interactive controller receives, from the user, an indication to use AC in exchange for an AC award.

11. The electronic gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the AC award is an entry in a lottery.

12. The electronic gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the AC award is a predetermined number of executions of a wagering mechanic.

13. The electronic gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the AC award is an entry in a tournament.

14. The electronic gaming machine of claim 9 , wherein the AC award is an application resource for use in the skill-based interactive application.

15. An electronic gaming machine constructed to provide an interleaved wagering system and to receive credits from a user, comprising:

an interactive controller including a user input device and a display output device, wherein the interactive controller is configured to:

provide a skill-based interactive application;

distribute, to an application controller, application telemetry associated with the user of the skill-based interactive application provided by the interactive controller;

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

display, via the display output device, a wager outcome based on the wager outcome display instructions;

receive, from the application controller, application credit (AC) value display instructions;

display, via the display output device, eligible awards based on the AC value display instructions;

distribute, to a patron management server, an AC award request comprising an AC award from the eligible awards; and

receive, from the application controller, AC award instructions comprising the AC award; and

the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller to a wager controller, the application controller also operatively connected to a patron management server and an AC management device, and constructed to:

receive, from the interactive controller, the application telemetry;

scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager request based on the user interacting with the skill-based interactive application;

generate wager request instructions;

instruct the wager controller by communicating the wager request instructions to the wager controller;

receive, from the wager controller, wager outcome data generated using a random number generator;