Granted Patent B2

US 10,388,106 · App. 15/394,257 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Inventors: Miles Arnone (Sherborn, MA); Clifford Kaylin (Los Angeles, CA); Eric Meyerhofer (Pasadena, CA); Frank Cire (Pasadena, CA)

Assignee: Gamblit Gaming, LLC

G07F17/3241G07F17/3211G07F17/3225G07F17/3227G07F17/3237G07F17/3244G07F17/3288

Abstract

Claims (87)

1. A system, comprising:

a player's device constructed to:

communicate, to a SWig server, device information comprising network access point data;

receive, from an email or text server, entertainment game control logic;

notify a player that the player's device is not in a real credit wagering jurisdiction;

communicate, to the SWig server, an authorization to commence a SWig session;

provide an entertainment game portion of the SWig session based on the entertainment game control logic;

communicate, to the SWig server, a trigger for a wager of virtual credits wherein the trigger is in response to the actions taken by the player in the entertainment game; and

receive, from the SWig server, a gambling outcome of the wager of virtual credits;

a geographical location server constructed to:

receive, from the SWig server, the device information;

determine a geographical location of the player's device using the device information; and

communicate, to the SWig server, the geographical location of the player's device; and

the SWig server connected to the player's device and the geographical location server by a network, the SWig server constructed to:

receive, from the player's device, the device information;

communicate, to the geographical location server, the device information;

receive, from the geographical location server, the geographical location of the player's device;

determine if the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction;

when the geographical location of the player's device is not within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate, to the email or text server, the entertainment game control logic to be communicated to the player's device;

receive, from the player's device, the authorization to commence the SWig session;

initiate the SWig session wherein wagering is conducted using virtual credits;

receive, from the player's device, the trigger for a wager of virtual credits;

determine the gambling outcome of the gambling game using a random number generator for the wager of virtual credits in response to the trigger; and

communicate, to the player's device, the gambling outcome.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the player's device is configured communicate, to the SWig server, updated device information comprising updated network access point data.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the SWig server is further constructed to:

receive, from the player's device, the updated device information;

determine, based on the updated device information, if the player's device has changed location;

determine if the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction;

when the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate, to the email or text server, an authorization message to be communicated to the player's device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the player's device is geo-fenced by wireless access points.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein real credit wagering is enabled within a geo-fenced area and real credit wagering is disabled outside the geo-fenced area.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the player's device is further configured to end the SWig session when the player's device loses connectivity with the SWig server.

7. A system, comprising:

a player's device constructed to:

communicate, to a SWig server, device information comprising network access point data;

receive, from an email or text server, receive entertainment game control logic;

notify a player that the player's device is not in a real credit wagering jurisdiction;

communicate, to the SWig server, an authorization to commence a SWig session;

provide an entertainment game portion of the SWig session based on the entertainment game control logic;

communicate, to the SWig server, a trigger for a wager of virtual credits wherein the trigger is in response to the actions taken by the player in the entertainment game; and

receive, from the SWig server, a gambling outcome of the wager of virtual credits; and

the SWig server connected to the player's device and a geographical location server by a network, the SWig server constructed to:

receive, from the player's device, the device information;

communicate, to the geographical location server, the device information;

receive, from the geographical location server, a geographical location of the player's device;

determine if the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction;

when the geographical location of the player's device is not within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate, to the email or text server, the entertainment game control logic to be communicated to the player's device;

receive, from the player's device, the authorization to commence the SWig session;

initiate the SWig session wherein wagering is conducted using virtual credits;

receive, from the player's device, the trigger for a wager of virtual credits;

determine the gambling outcome of the gambling game using a random number generator for the wager of virtual credits in response to the trigger; and

communicate, to the player's device, the gambling outcome.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the player's device is configured communicate, to the SWig server, updated device information comprising updated network access point data.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the SWig server is further constructed to:

receive, from the player's device, the updated device information;

determine, based on the updated device information, if the player's device has changed location;

determine if the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction;

when the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate, to the email or text server, an authorization message to be communicated to the player's device.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the player's device is geo-fenced by wireless access points.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein real credit wagering is enabled within a geo-fenced area and real credit wagering is disabled outside the geo-fenced area.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the player's device is further configured to end the SWig session when the player's device loses connectivity with the SWig server.

13. A system, comprising:

a geographical location server constructed to:

receive, from a SWig server, the device information;

determine a geographical location of a player's device using device information; and

communicate, to the SWig server, the geographical location of the player's device; and

the SWig server connected to the player's device and the geographical location server by a network, the SWig server constructed to:

receive, from the player's device, the device information;

communicate, to the geographical location server, the device information;

receive, from the geographical location server, the geographical location of the player's device;

determine if the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction;

when the geographical location of the player's device is not within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate, to an email or text server, the entertainment game control logic to be communicated to the player's device;

receive, from the player's device, an authorization to commence the SWig session;

initiate the SWig session wherein wagering is conducted using virtual credits;

receive, from the player's device, a trigger for a wager of virtual credits wherein the trigger is in response to the actions taken by the player in the entertainment game;

determine the gambling outcome of a gambling game using a random number generator for the wager of virtua; credits in response to the trigger; and

communicate, to the player's device, the gambling outcome.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the player's device is configured communicate, to the SWig server, updated device information comprising updated network access point data.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the SWig server is further constructed to:

receive, from the player's device, the updated device information;

determine, based on the updated device information, if the player's device has changed location;

determine if the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction;

when the geographical location of the player's device is within a real credit wagering jurisdiction, communicate, to the email or text server, an authorization message to be communicated to the player's device.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the player's device is geo-fenced by wireless access points.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein real credit wagering is enabled within a geo-fenced area and real credit wagering is disabled outside the geo-fenced area.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the player's device is further configured to end the SWig session when the player's device loses connectivity with the SWig server.

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