Granted Patent B2

US 9,530,275 · App. 14/788,581 · Granted Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

Claims (31)

1. A system comprising:

a plurality of real world controller modules, wherein each real world controller module is constructed to provide a gambling game;

a game world controller connected to an entertainment software controller by a communications network, wherein the game world controller is constructed to:

connect, using the communications network, to a selected real world module of the plurality of real world controller modules;

receive from the entertainment software controller using the communications network, a conveyance of actions taken by a player in an entertainment game provided by the entertainment software controller, during the player's consumption of the one or more elements of the entertainment game, wherein the entertainment game includes one or more elements for consumption by the player during skillful play of the entertainment game;

trigger, using the communications network, a commitment of a wager of real world credits in the selected real world controller module's gambling game, wherein the trigger is in response to the actions taken by the player in the entertainment game;

receive, using the communications network, from the selected real world module a gambling outcome of the wager of real world credits;

increment in the entertainment game using the communications network, the one or more elements of the entertainment game when real world credits are won; and

decrement in the entertainment game using the communications network, the one or more elements of the entertainment game when real world credit is lost;

receive a configuration process for the selected real world controller module; and

configure the real world controller module based on the selected configuration process wherein the selected configuration process is for configuration of the selected real world controller module's gambling game denomination.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to set a gambling limit for the selected real world controller module's gambling game.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to modify a number of allowable instances of the selected real world controller module.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to modify an allowable number of times that the selected real world controller module may be called or invoked.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to modify a frequency with which the selected real world module may be invoked.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to modify limits on the amount or frequency of wagers made during a gambling game implemented by the selected real world controller module.

7. A system comprising:

a game world controller connected to an entertainment software controller by a communications network, wherein the game world controller is constructed to:

couple to a selected real world module of a plurality of real world controller modules, wherein each real world controller module provides a gambling game;

receive from the entertainment software controller using the communications network, a conveyance of actions taken by a player in an entertainment game provided by the entertainment software controller during the player's consumption of one or more elements of the entertainment game;

trigger, using the communications network, a commitment of a wager of real world credits in the selected real world controller module's gambling game, wherein the trigger is in response to the actions taken by the player in the entertainment game;

receive from the selected real world module a gambling outcome of the wager of real world credits;

increment in the entertainment game using the communications network, the one or more elements of the entertainment game when real world credits are won;

decrement in the entertainment game using the communications network, the one or more elements of the entertainment game when real world credit is lost

receive a configuration process for the selected real world controller module; and

configure the real world controller module based on the selected configuration process, wherein the selected configuration process is for configuration of the selected real world controller module's gambling game denomination.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to set a gambling limit for the selected real world controller module's gambling game.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to modify a number of allowable instances of the selected real world controller module.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to modify an allowable number of times that the selected real world controller module may be called or invoked.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to modify a frequency with which the selected real world module may be invoked.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the selected configuration process is further configured to modify limits on the amount or frequency of wagers made during a gambling game implemented by the selected real world controller module.

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