Processing of a user device game-playing transaction based on location

• US 10,089,608 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2017
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: e2Interactive Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Linq3 Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Cage, Daniel, Minutaglio, John, Leach, Roy, Tashjian, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Elisca, Pierre E
• Application Number:
  US15/818,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20180101827A1
• Time in Patent Office: 316 Days
• Field of Search: 463 25, 463 29
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/73 Authorising game programs or game devices, e.g. checking authenticity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0457 the tickets being sent electronically
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/047 using payment protocols involving electronic receipts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0209 Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

An exemplary method comprises receiving information associated with a game-playing transaction conducted between a user device and a game-playing terminal, wherein the game-playing transaction is associated with a request for playing a game; determining a location of the user device associated with the game; determining the user device is located in an approved location associated with the game; and processing the game-playing transaction based on determining the user device is located in the approved location associated with the game. The game-playing transaction is conducted on a first communication interface, and the information associated with the game-playing transaction is received on a first or second communication interface.

Claims

1. A method for processing information associated with, or enabling initiation or conduction of, game-playing transactions, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user device, or sending, to the user device, information associated with a game-playing transaction between a mobile device and one or more game-playing apparatuses configured for operations associated with the game-playing transaction, wherein the game-playing transaction is associated with a game, wherein the game is associated with or comprises game information;

determining, using one or more computing device processors, identification information or location information associated with the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses;

determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the user device is an approved user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses are approved one or more game-playing apparatuses, respectively, the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses being located in an approved location associated with the game;

processing the information, or enabling initiation or conduction of the game-playing transaction, based on at least one of;

determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses is the approved user device or the approved one or more game-playing apparatuses, respectively, based on cross-referencing second information or second identification information, and determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the identification information or the location information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information or the second identification information, or

determining, using the one or more computing device processors, a period of validity associated with the game-playing transaction or the game information has not expired,

wherein the information associated with the game-playing transaction is received or sent on a first communication interface, and

wherein the game-playing transaction is conducted or will be conducted on a second communication interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information or the location information associated with the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises the location information associated with the user device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises or is associated with, integrated with, or comprised in at least one of a pump, an ATM, a servicing station, a retail apparatus, an entity, a local computing apparatus, or a remote computing apparatus.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises a retail apparatus configured for processing the information associated with the game-playing transaction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises a remote server configured for the operations associated with the game-playing transaction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile phone configured for second operations associated with the game-playing transaction.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises one or more local or remote game-playing apparatuses configured for second operations associated with the game-playing transaction.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises a point-of-sale terminal configured for enabling the initiation or the conduction of the game-playing transaction.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises one or more local or remote game-playing apparatuses.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses is the approved user device or the approved one or more game-playing apparatuses, respectively, based on cross-referencing the second information or the second identification information, and determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the location information or the identification information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information or the second identification information, or determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the period of validity associated with the game-playing transaction has not expired, comprises:

determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses is the approved user device or the approved one or more game-playing apparatuses, respectively, based on cross-referencing the second information or the second identification information, and determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the location information or the identification information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information or the second identification information.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses is the approved user device or the approved one or more game-playing apparatuses, respectively, based on cross-referencing the second information or the second identification information, and determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the location information or the identification information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information or the second identification information, or determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the period of validity associated with the game-playing transaction has not expired, comprises:

determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the period of validity associated with conducting the game-playing transaction has not expired.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises, is, or is comprised in at least one of a gaming transaction, a wagering transaction, a game initiation transaction, a game completing transaction, a pre-game transaction, a post-game transaction, an in-game transaction, a game-related transaction, a betting transaction, a location determining transaction, an identification transaction, an information processing transaction, a sports betting transaction, a user identification transaction, a user device identifying transaction, a mobile device identifying transaction, a game-playing apparatus-related transaction, or a game-playing apparatus identifying transaction.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving or the sending the information is executed before the game-playing transaction.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving or the sending the information is executed after the game-playing transaction.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving or the sending the information is executed as a part of the game-playing transaction.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more computing device processors are comprised in at least one of the user device, the one or more game-playing apparatuses, the mobile device, one or more local computing apparatuses, or one or more remote computing apparatuses.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more computing device processors are comprised in the one or more game-playing apparatuses.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication interface is located between the user device and the one or more game-playing apparatuses, and the second communication interface is located between the mobile device and the one or more game-playing apparatuses.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the information comprises the identification information.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information associated with the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises or is associated with or comprised in at least one of user device identification information, game-playing apparatus identification information, merchant information, merchant store information, or second location information.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises sending third information from the mobile device to the one or more game-playing apparatuses.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication interface or the second communication interface comprises at least one of a Bluetooth-based interface, a near-field communication (NFC) interface, a code-based interface, a Wi-Fi interface, a cellular interface, or a wired interface.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises a customized gaming facilitator, wherein the customized gaming facilitator comprises a firewall, logging security, core logic, and customized transaction logic.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises a customized communications exchange server.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the location information or the identification information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information or the second identification information comprises determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the location information or the identification information matches the second information or the second identification information.

26. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the mobile device, the user device, or the one or more game-playing apparatuses based on determining the user device is the approved user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses are the approved one or more game-playing apparatuses, respectively.

27. The method of claim 1, wherein processing the information, or enabling the initiation or the conduction of the game-playing transaction, is based on validating, using the one or more computing device processors, an age of a user associated with the user device, the one or more game-playing apparatuses, or the mobile device.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the game information is comprised in the information.

29. The method of claim 1, wherein the information is comprised in the game information.

30. The method of claim 1, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises a gaming operation.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises a game-related operation.

32. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises a local computing apparatus and a remote computing apparatus.

33. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises a local computing apparatus and a remote computing apparatus.

34. The method of claim 1, wherein the game comprises a lottery game.

35. The method of claim 1, wherein the game comprises a non-lottery game.

36. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more computing device processors comprises one or more software-customized processors configured for the operations associated with the game-playing transaction.

37. The method of claim 1, wherein an interaction between a gaming card and the user device causes the receiving the information from the user device.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the information is stored on the gaming card and is transmitted to or accessed by the user device when the gaming card interacts with the user device.

39. The method of claim 37, wherein the information is comprised in a chip or a magnetic stripe.

40. The method of claim 37, wherein the interaction comprises at least one of a physical interaction, a swiping interaction, or a wireless interaction.

41. A network system comprising one or more game-playing apparatuses for processing, or enabling initiation or conduction of, game-playing transactions, the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprising one or more software-customized integrated circuits configured for:

receiving, from a user device, or sending, to the user device, information associated with a game-playing transaction between a mobile device and the one or more game-playing apparatuses configured for operations associated with the game-playing transaction, wherein the game-playing transaction is associated with a game, wherein the game is associated with or comprises game information;

determining identification information or location information associated with the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses;

determining the user device is an approved user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses are approved one or more game-playing apparatuses, respectively, the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses being located in an approved location associated with the game;

processing the information, or enabling initiation or conduction of the game-playing transaction, based on at least one of;

determining the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses is the approved user device or the approved one or more game-playing apparatuses, respectively, based on cross-referencing second information or second identification information, and determining, using the one or more software-customized integrated circuits, the identification information or the location information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information or the second identification information,

wherein the information associated with the game-playing transaction is received or sent on a first communication interface, and

wherein the game-playing transaction is conducted or will be conducted on a second communication interface.

42. The network system of claim 41, wherein the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises or is associated with, integrated with, or comprised in at least one of a pump, an ATM, a servicing station, a retail apparatus, an entity, a local computing apparatus, or a remote computing apparatus.

43. The network system of claim 41, wherein the user device comprises a retail apparatus configured for processing the information associated with the game-playing transaction.

44. The network system of claim 41, wherein the user device comprises a retail terminal configured for enabling the initiation or the conduction of the game-playing transaction.

45. The network system of claim 41, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises one or more remote servers configured for the operations associated with the game-playing transaction.

46. The network system of claim 41, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile phone configured for second operations associated with the game-playing transaction.

47. The network system of claim 41, wherein the game comprises a lottery game.

48. The network system of claim 41, wherein the game comprises a non-lottery game.

49. The network system of claim 41, wherein the one or more software-customized integrated circuits are specially configured for processing the information, or enabling the initiation or the conduction of the game-playing transaction.

50. The network system of claim 41, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises, is, or is comprised in at least one of a gaming transaction, a game initiation transaction, a game completing transaction, a wagering transaction, a pre-game transaction, a post-game transaction, an in-game transaction, a game-related transaction, a betting transaction, a location determining transaction, an identification transaction, an information processing transaction, a user identification transaction, a sports betting transaction, a user device identifying transaction, a mobile device identifying transaction, a game-playing apparatus-related transaction, or a game-playing apparatus identifying transaction.

51. The network system of claim 41, wherein the first communication interface is located between the user device and the one or more game-playing apparatuses, and the second communication interface is located between the mobile device and the one or more game-playing apparatuses.

52. The network system of claim 41, wherein the identification information associated with the user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises or is associated with or comprised in at least one of user device identification information, game-playing apparatus identification information, merchant information, merchant store information, or second location information.

53. The network system of claim 41, wherein the first communication interface or the second communication interface comprises at least one of a Bluetooth-based interface, a near-field communication (NFC) interface, a code-based interface, a Wi-Fi interface, a cellular interface, or a wired interface.

54. The network system of claim 41, wherein the receiving or the sending the information is executed before the game-playing transaction.

55. The network system of claim 41, wherein the receiving or the sending the information is executed after the game-playing transaction.

56. The network system of claim 41, wherein the receiving or the sending the information is executed as a part of the game-playing transaction.

57. A method for processing information associated with, or enabling initiation or conduction of, game-playing transactions, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user device and at one or more game-playing apparatuses configured for operations associated with game-playing transactions, information associated with a game-playing transaction, wherein the game-playing transaction is associated with a game, wherein the game is associated with or comprises game information, wherein the user device communicates with the one or more game-playing apparatuses;

determining, using one or more computing device processors, the information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to second information, the second information being received or accessed from a second user device different from the user device, the second user device being located in an approved location associated with the game, the second user device being associated with approved identification information or approved location information;

processing the information, or enabling initiation or conduction of the game-playing transaction, based on at least one of;

receiving or accessing, using the one or more computing device processors, the second information and determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information, the second information being received or accessed from the second user device located in the approved location associated with the game, or

determining, using the one or more computing device processors, a period of validity associated with the game-playing transaction or the game information has not expired,

wherein the information associated with the game-playing transaction is received on a first communication interface, and

wherein the second information is received or accessed on a second communication interface.

58. The method of claim 57, wherein the second user device or the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises or is associated with, integrated with, or comprised in at least one of a pump, an ATM, a servicing station, a retail apparatus, an entity, a local computing apparatus, or a remote computing apparatus.

59. The method of claim 57, wherein the second user device comprises a retail apparatus configured for at least one of receiving, processing, or transmitting the second information.

60. The method of claim 57, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises a remote server configured for the operations associated with the game-playing transactions.

61. The method of claim 57, wherein the user device comprises a mobile telecommunication device configured for second operations associated with the game-playing transactions.

62. The method of claim 57, wherein the second user device comprises one or more local or remote game-playing apparatuses configured for second operations associated with the game-playing transactions.

63. The method of claim 57, wherein the second user device comprises a retail terminal configured for enabling the initiation or the conduction of the game-playing transaction.

64. The method of claim 57, wherein the second user device comprises a local computing terminal configured for enabling the initiation or the conduction of the game-playing transaction.

65. The method of claim 57, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises one or more local or remote game-playing apparatuses.

66. The method of claim 57, wherein the receiving or the accessing, using the one or more computing device processors, the second information and determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information, the second information being received or accessed from the second user device located in the approved location associated with the game, or determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the period of validity associated with the game-playing transaction or the game information has not expired, comprises:

receiving or accessing, using the one or more computing device processors, the second information and determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information, the second information being received or accessed from the second user device located in the approved location associated with the game.

67. The method of claim 57, wherein the receiving or the accessing, using the one or more computing device processors, the second information and determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information, the second information being received or accessed from the second user device located in the approved location associated with the game, or determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the period of validity associated with the game-playing transaction or the game information has not expired, comprises:

determining, using the one or more computing device processors, the period of validity associated with the game-playing transaction or the game information has not expired.

68. The method of claim 57, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises the receiving, from the user device and at the one or more game-playing apparatuses configured for the operations associated with the game-playing transactions, the information associated with the game-playing transaction.

69. The method of claim 57, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises, is, or is comprised in at least one of a gaming transaction, a game initiation transaction, a wagering transaction, a game completing transaction, a pre-game transaction, a post-game transaction, an in-game transaction, a game-related transaction, a location determining transaction, an identification transaction, a betting transaction, an information processing transaction, a user identification transaction, a user device identifying transaction, a sports betting transaction, a game-playing apparatus-related transaction, or a game-playing apparatus identifying transaction.

70. The method of claim 57, wherein the receiving the information is executed before the game-playing transaction.

71. The method of claim 57, wherein the receiving the information is executed after the game-playing transaction.

72. The method of claim 57, wherein the receiving the information is executed as a part of the game-playing transaction.

73. The method of claim 57, wherein the one or more computing device processors are comprised in at least one of the user device, the one or more game-playing apparatuses, the second user device, one or more local computing apparatuses, or one or more remote computing apparatuses.

74. The method of claim 73, wherein the one or more computing device processors are customized for performing specialized operations associated with the game-playing transactions.

75. The method of claim 57, wherein the one or more computing device processors are comprised in the one or more game-playing apparatuses.

76. The method of claim 57, wherein the first communication interface is located between the user device and the one or more game-playing apparatuses, and the second communication interface is located between the second user device and the one or more game-playing apparatuses.

77. The method of claim 57, wherein the information or the second information comprises identification information.

78. The method of claim 57, wherein the second user device is determined to be in the approved location based on at least one of second user device identification information, game-playing apparatus identification information, merchant information, merchant store information, or location information.

79. The method of claim 57, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises sending third information from the user device to the one or more game-playing apparatuses.

80. The method of claim 57, wherein the first communication interface or the second communication interface comprises at least one of a Bluetooth-based interface, a near-field communication (NFC) interface, a code-based interface, a Wi-Fi interface, a cellular interface, a wireless interface, or a wired interface.

81. The method of claim 57, further comprising modifying the second user device based on determining the second user device is associated with the approved location information or the approved identification information.

82. The method of claim 57, wherein processing the information, or enabling the initiation or the conduction of the game-playing transaction, is based on validating, using the one or more computing device processors, an age of a user associated with the user device, the one or more game-playing apparatuses, or the second user device.

83. The method of claim 57, wherein the game information is comprised in at least one of the information or the second information.

84. The method of claim 57, wherein at least one of the information or the second information is comprised in the game information.

85. The method of claim 57, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises a gaming operation.

86. The method of claim 57, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises a game-related operation.

87. The method of claim 57, wherein the second user device comprises a local computing apparatus and a remote computing apparatus.

88. The method of claim 57, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises a local computing apparatus and a remote computing apparatus.

89. The method of claim 57, wherein the game comprises a lottery game.

90. The method of claim 57, wherein the game comprises a non-lottery game.

91. The method of claim 57, wherein an interaction between a gaming card and the second user device causes the second information to be received or accessed from the second user device.

92. The method of claim 91, wherein the second information is stored on the gaming card and is transmitted to or accessed by the second user device when the gaming card interacts with the second user device.

93. The method of claim 91, wherein the second information is comprised in a chip or a magnetic stripe.

94. The method of claim 91, wherein the interaction comprises at least one of a physical interaction, a swiping interaction, or a wireless interaction.

95. The method of claim 91, wherein the information is input into the user device prior to the receiving the information from the user device.

96. The method of claim 95, wherein the information is associated with or visible on the gaming card.

97. An apparatus for processing information associated with, or enabling initiation or conduction of, game-playing transactions, the apparatus comprising one or more software-customized processors configured for:

receiving, from a user device and at one or more game-playing apparatuses configured for operations associated with game-playing transactions, information associated with a game-playing transaction, wherein the game-playing transaction is associated with a game, wherein the game is associated with or comprises game information;

determining the information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to second information, the second information being received or accessed from a second user device different from the user device, the second user device being located in an approved location associated with the game, the second user device being associated with approved identification information or approved location information;

processing the information, or enabling initiation or conduction of the game-playing transaction, based on at least one of;

receiving or accessing the second information and determining the information is at least partially consistent with or mappable to the second information, the second information being received or accessed from the second user device located in the approved location associated with the game, or

determining a period of validity associated with the game-playing transaction or the game information has not expired,

wherein the information associated with the game-playing transaction is received on a first communication interface, and

wherein the second information is received or accessed on a second communication interface.

98. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the game-playing transaction comprises, is, or is comprised in at least one of a gaming transaction, a game initiation transaction, a game completing transaction, a wagering transaction, a pre-game transaction, a post-game transaction, a betting transaction, an in-game transaction, a game-related transaction, a location determining transaction, an identification transaction, an information processing transaction, a sports betting transaction, a user identification transaction, a user device identifying transaction, a game-playing apparatus-related transaction, or a game-playing apparatus identifying transaction.

99. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the second user device comprises a retail apparatus configured for at least one of receiving, processing, or transmitting the second information.

100. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the one or more game-playing apparatuses comprises a remote server configured for the operations associated with the game-playing transactions.

101. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the user device comprises a mobile telecommunication device configured for second operations associated with the game-playing transactions.

102. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the one or more software-customized processors are specially configured for processing the information, or enabling the initiation or the conduction of the game-playing transaction.

103. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the game comprises a lottery game.

104. The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the game comprises a non-lottery game.