Patent Application

App. No. 15/005,944

Abstract

Claims (125)

1 . A phantom target interleaved wagering system, comprising:

an interactive processing device constructed to:

provide an interactive application display associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive processing device;

communicate, to a process controller, session initiation data;

receive, from the process controller, phantom target data;

automatically configure the display based on the phantom target data;

communicate, to the process controller, application telemetry data;

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

responsive to receiving the wagering telemetry data, automatically configure a wagering user interface using the wagering telemetry data; and

automatically incorporate the application resource data into the interactive application;

a wager controller constructed to:

receive, from the process controller, wager request data;

responsive to receiving the wager request data, automatically determine a wager outcome based on the wager request data; and

communicate the wager outcome data to the process controller; and

the process controller operatively connecting the interactive processing device and the wager controller, the process controller constructed to:

receive, from the interactive processing device, the session initiation data;

determine whether to use a phantom target system;

communicate, to the interactive processing device, the phantom target data;

receive, from the interactive processing device, the application telemetry data;

determine whether there is a change in performance based on the application telemetry data;

when the process controller determine there is a change in performance, notify an operator of the system;

when there is no change in performance detected, scan the application telemetry data to determine whether to trigger a wager request;

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

commands the wager controller by communicating the wager request data to the wager controller;

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

responsive to receiving the wager outcome data, scan the wager outcome data;

automatically determine the wagering telemetry data and application resource data based on the wager outcome data; and

command the interactive processing device by communicating the wagering telemetry data and the application resource data to the interactive processing device.

2 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 1 ,

wherein the interactive processing device and the process controller are constructed from the same device, and

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

3 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 1 ,

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

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

4 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

a credit input device operatively connected to the wager controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the wager controller.

5 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 4 ,

wherein the wager controller is further constructed to:

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

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

execute a wager based on a communication received from the process controller;

update the credit meter based on a wager outcome of the wager; and

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

6 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the phantom target data comprises incorporation of a phantom target in the interactive application.

7 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 6 , wherein the phantom target is not able to be struck or interacted with consistently by a human user.

8 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 7 , wherein the process controller determines a difference by determining whether the user struck or interacted with the phantom target.

9 . A phantom target interleaved wagering system, comprising:

an interactive processing device constructed to:

provide an interactive application display associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive processing device;

communicate, to a process controller, session initiation data;

receive, from the process controller, phantom target data;

automatically configure the display based on the phantom target data;

communicate, to the process controller, application telemetry data;

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

responsive to receiving the wagering telemetry data, automatically configure a wagering user interface using the wagering telemetry data; and

automatically incorporate the application resource data into the interactive application; and

the process controller operatively connecting the interactive processing device and a wager controller, the process controller constructed to:

receive, from the interactive processing device, the session initiation data;

determine whether to use a phantom target system;

communicate, to the interactive processing device, the phantom target data;

receive, from the interactive processing device, the application telemetry data;

determine whether there is a change in performance based on the application telemetry data;

when the process controller determine there is a change in performance, notify an operator of the system;

when there is no change in performance detected, scan the application telemetry data to determine whether to trigger a wager request;

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

commands the wager controller by communicating the wager request data to the wager controller;

receive, from the wager controller, wager outcome data;

responsive to receiving the wager outcome data, scan the wager outcome data;

automatically determine the wagering telemetry data and application resource data based on the wager outcome data; and

command the interactive processing device by communicating wagering telemetry data and the application resource data to the interactive processing device.

10 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 9 , further comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

a credit input device operatively connected to the wager controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the wager controller.

11 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 10 ,

wherein the wager controller is further constructed to:

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

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

execute a wager based on a communication received from the process controller;

update the credit meter based on a wager outcome of the wager; and

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

12 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 9 , wherein the phantom target data comprises incorporation of a phantom target in the interactive application.

13 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 12 , wherein the phantom target is not able to be struck or interacted with consistently by a human user.

14 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 13 , wherein the process controller determines a difference by determining whether the user struck or interacted with the phantom target.

15 . A phantom target interleaved wagering system, comprising:

a wager controller constructed to:

receive, from a process controller, wager request data;

responsive to receiving the wager request data, automatically determine a wager outcome based on the wager request data; and

communicate the wager outcome data to the process controller; and

the process controller operatively connecting an interactive processing device and the wager controller, the process controller constructed to:

receive, from the interactive processing device, session initiation data associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive processing device;

determine whether to use a phantom target system;

communicate, to the interactive processing device, phantom target data;

receive, from the interactive processing device, application telemetry data;

determine whether there is a change in performance based on the application telemetry data;

when the process controller determine there is a change in performance, notify an operator of the system;

when there is no change in performance detected, scan the application telemetry data to determine whether to trigger a wager request;

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

commands the wager controller by communicating the wager request data to the wager controller;

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

responsive to receiving the wager outcome data, scan the wager outcome data;

automatically determine wagering telemetry data and application resource data based on the wager outcome data; and

command the interactive processing device by communicating wagering telemetry data and the application resource data to the interactive processing device.

16 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 15 , further comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

a credit input device operatively connected to the wager controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the wager controller.

17 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 16 ,

wherein the wager controller is further constructed to:

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

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

execute a wager based on a communication received from the process controller;

update the credit meter based on a wager outcome of the wager; and

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

18 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 15 , wherein the phantom target data comprises incorporation of a phantom target in the interactive application.

19 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 18 , wherein the phantom target is not able to be struck or interacted with consistently by a human user.

20 . The phantom target interleaved wagering system of claim 19 , wherein the process controller determines a difference by determining whether the user struck or interacted with the phantom target.

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