Granted Patent B2

US 10,037,658 · App. 14/984,965 · Granted Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

Claims (110)

1. A billiard combined proposition wagering system, comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to an interactive controller;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive controller;

a credit input device operatively connected to a chance-based controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the chance-based controller;

the interactive controller constructed to:

provide an interactive application display;

provide with a billiards interactive application that receives input from a player via the user input device;

communicate, to a process controller, initialization data based on the input from the player;

communicate, to the process controller, skill outcome data, wherein a skill outcome reflects a scratch by the player failing to legally pocket an object billiard ball;

receive, from the process controller, wagering telemetry data; and

update a wagering user interface based on the wagering telemetry data;

the chance-based controller constructed to:

communicate with the credit input device to receive a credit input;

credit a credit meter with credits based on incoming credit data;

receive, from the process controller, chance outcome request data;

generate chance outcome data by resolving a chance-based proposition in response to a chance outcome request received from the process controller;

communicate, to the process controller, the chance outcome data;

receive, from the process controller, combined outcome data;

update the credit meter based on the combined outcome data;

communicate with the credit output device to generate a credit output based on credits transferred off of the credit meter; and

communicate, to the process controller, updated credit meter data; and

the process controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the chance-based controller, the process controller constructed to:

receive, from the interactive controller, the initialization data;

responsive to receiving the initialization data, communicate, to the chance-based controller, the chance outcome request data;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the chance outcome data, wherein the chance outcome data comprises one or more outcomes;

determine object billiard ball values by assigning each of the one or more outcomes to one or more object billiard balls associated with the billiards interactive application;

receive, from the interactive controller, the skill outcome data, the skill outcome data indicating the scratch by the player failing to legally pocket the object billiard ball;

distribute the one or more outcomes assigned to the object billiard ball to one or more remaining billiard balls;

determine a combined outcome based on the skill outcome data and the chance outcome data;

communicate, to the chance-based controller, the combined outcome data;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the updated credit meter data;

generate the wagering telemetry data based on the combined outcome data and the updated credit meter data; and

communicate, to the interactive controller, the wagering telemetry data.

2. The billiard combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 ,

wherein the interactive controller and the process controller are constructed from a single device, and

wherein the process controller is operatively connected to the chance-based controller using a communication link.

3. The billiard combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 ,

wherein the chance-based controller and the process controller are constructed from a single device, and

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

4. The billiard combined proposition wagering system of claim 1 ,

wherein the skill outcome data further includes the player pocketing a billiard ball, and

wherein the one or more outcomes assigned to the pocketed billiard ball is credited to the player.

5. A billiard combined proposition wagering system, comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to an interactive controller;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive controller;

a credit input device operatively connected to a chance-based controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the chance-based controller;

the interactive controller constructed to:

provide an interactive application display;

provide a billiards interactive application that receives input from a player via the user input device;

communicate, to a process controller, initialization data based on the input from the player;

communicate, to the process controller, skill outcome data, wherein a skill outcome reflects a scratch by the player failing to legally pocket an object billiard ball;

receive, from the process controller, wagering telemetry data; and

update a wagering user interface based on the wagering telemetry data; and

the process controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the chance-based controller, the process controller constructed to:

receive, from the interactive controller, the initialization data;

responsive to receiving the initialization data, communicate, to the chance-based controller, chance outcome request data;

receive, from the chance-based controller, chance outcome data, wherein the chance outcome data comprises one or more outcomes;

determine object billiard ball values by assigning each of the one or more outcomes to one or more objects associated with the billiards interactive application;

receive, from the interactive controller, the skill outcome data, the skill outcome data indicating the scratch by the player failing to legally pocket the object billiard ball;

distribute the one or more outcomes assigned to the object billiard ball to one or more remaining billiard balls;

determine a billiard combined outcome based on the skill outcome data and the chance outcome data;

communicate, to the chance-based controller, combined outcome data;

receive, from the chance-based controller, updated credit meter data;

generate the wagering telemetry data based on the combined outcome data and the updated credit meter data; and

communicate, to the interactive controller, the wagering telemetry data; and

the chance-based controller constructed to:

communicate with the credit input device to receive a credit input;

credit a credit meter with credits based on incoming credit data;

resolve a chance-based proposition based on a communication received from the process controller;

update the credit meter based on a chance outcome of a chance proposition; and

communicate with the credit output device to generate a credit output based on credits transferred off of the credit meter.

6. The billiard combined proposition wagering system of claim 5 ,

wherein the skill outcome data further includes the player pocketing a billiard ball, and

wherein the one or more outcomes assigned to the pocketed billiard ball is credited to the player.

7. A billiard combined proposition wagering system, comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to an interactive controller;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive controller;

a credit input device operatively connected to a chance-based controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the chance-based controller;

the chance-based controller constructed to:

communicate with the credit input device to receive a credit input;

credit a credit meter with credits based on incoming credit data;

receive, from a process controller, chance outcome request data;

generate chance outcome data by resolving a chance-based proposition in response to a chance outcome request received from the process controller

communicate, to the process controller, chance outcome data;

receive, from the process controller, combined outcome data;

update the credit meter based on a chance outcome of a chance proposition; and

communicate with the credit output device to generate a credit output based on credits transferred off of the credit meter;

and

communicate, to the process controller, updated credit meter data; and

the process controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the chance-based controller, the process controller constructed to:

receive, from the interactive controller, initialization data based on input from a player via the user input device;

responsive to receiving the initialization data, communicate, to the chance-based controller, the chance outcome request data;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the chance outcome data, wherein the chance outcome data comprises one or more outcomes;

determine object billiard ball values by assigning each of the one or more outcomes to one or more objects associated with a billiards interactive application provided by the interactive controller;

receive, from the interactive controller, skill outcome data, the skill outcome data indicating a scratch by the player failing to legally pocket an object billiard ball;

distribute the one or more outcomes assigned to the object billiard ball to one or more remaining billiard balls;

determine a billiard combined outcome based on the skill outcome data and the chance outcome data;

communicate, to the chance-based controller, the combined outcome data;

receive, from the chance-based controller, the updated credit meter data;

generate wagering telemetry data based on the combined outcome data and the updated credit meter data; and

communicate, to the interactive controller, the wagering telemetry data.

8. The billiard combined proposition wagering system of claim 7 ,

wherein the skill outcome data further includes the player pocketing a billiard ball, and

wherein the one or more outcomes assigned to the pocketed billiard ball is credited to the player.

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