System and method for augmented reality gaming using a mobile device

• US 10,417,865 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2018
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Lyons, Martin S., Kelly, Bryan M., Sommer, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis, David L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hall, Shauna-Kay
• Application Number:
  US15/944,609
• Publication Number:
  US 20180225921A1
• Time in Patent Office: 532 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 11/0074 Game concepts, rules or strategies
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2011/0093 characterised by the game theory or winning strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0038 by providing the operator with simple or augmented images from one or more cameras located onboard the vehicle, e.g. tele-operation images analyzed by a computer and used for automatic navigation G05D1/0246
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 5/00 Methods or arrangements for verifying the correctness of markings on a record carrier; Column detection devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/10 Terrestrial scenes scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/161 Detection; Localisation; Normalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• 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 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• 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 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/359 Augmented reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3245 of image modifying data, e.g. handwritten addenda, highlights or augmented reality information

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and system for preventing replay attacks for mobile promotions associated with promotion devices. Upon the occurrence of a promotion winning event such as a designated outcome of a game played on the promotion device the user, via a software application accessible to their mobile device, forwards images of the event to a server over a network. The server determines entitlement to the promotion and analyzes data associated with the images and mobile device location and time to confirm that the event is new promotion winning event. Upon such confirmation an entitlement to the promotion is awarded to the user. The foregoing prevents unscrupulous users from logging multiple claims for the same promotion winning event.

Claims

1. A method of enabling a user to use a mobile device including a camera to become eligible for mobile promotions available through user interaction with associated content displayed at video display devices at different locations, the method comprising:

enabling enrollment in a mobile bonus feature system;

displaying a list of mobile promotions associated with displayed content;

enabling user selection of a mobile promotion available through user interaction with associated content displayed at a user selected video display device;

once the user meets criteria of the mobile promotion through interaction with displayed content at a selected video display device, enabling the user to use a camera of the mobile device to take an image of criteria satisfying content at the location that satisfies the mobile promotion;

securely transmitting the image of the criteria satisfying content to a web service,

analyzing the transmitted image to confirm the user has met the criteria of the mobile promotion; and

once confirmed, awarding the user a bonus associated with the mobile promotion;

wherein the mobile bonus feature system includes an image analysis system, wherein the image analysis system includes a library of all candidate content images that are detectable, and wherein the transmitted image is identified from this library of images;

wherein determination of a mobile device'"'"'s location is used to compare captured content images against the mobile device'"'"'s location using a list of known video display devices near the mobile device'"'"'s location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein encryption is employed, and wherein server applications only permit a connection from an authenticated mobile device to participate in a mobile promotion.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the server applications are adapted for sending to the server data from which the location of the mobile device can be determined.

4. A system of enabling a user to use a mobile device including a camera to become eligible for mobile promotions available through user interaction with associated content displayed at video display devices at different locations, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

at least one memory device storing a set of instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to;

enable enrollment in a mobile bonus feature system;

display a list of mobile promotions associated with displayed content;

enable user selection of a mobile promotion available through user interaction with associated content displayed at a user selected video display device;

once the user meets criteria of the mobile promotion through interaction with displayed content at a selected video display device, enable the user to use a camera of the mobile device to take an image of criteria satisfying content at the location that satisfies the mobile promotion;

securely transmit the image of the criteria satisfying content to a web service,

analyze the transmitted image to confirm the user has met the criteria of the mobile promotion; and

once confirmed, award the user a bonus associated with the mobile promotion;

wherein the mobile bonus feature system includes an image analysis system, wherein the image analysis system includes a library of all candidate content images that are detectable, and wherein the transmitted image is identified from this library of images; and

wherein determination of a mobile device'"'"'s location is used to compare captured content images against the mobile device'"'"'s location using a list of known video display devices near the mobile device'"'"'s location.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein encryption is employed, and wherein server applications only permit a connection from an authenticated mobile device to participate in a mobile promotion.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the server applications are adapted for sending to the server data from which the location of the mobile device can be determined.