Systems and methods for interactive wagering

• US 20010031656A1
• Filed: 12/04/2000
• Published: 10/18/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ODS Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ODS Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Hamilton, Joni L., McNutt, Richard E., Garahi, Masood, Satterfield, Kevin D., Vogh, Jennifer A., Aronson, Thomas L., Zaring, Jon C., Marshall, Connie T.
• Granted Patent: US 7,950,990 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/6
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

The present invention is systems and methods for interactive wagering. Preferred embodiments of these systems and methods incorporate a wagering data hub which controls the flow of data relating to wagers, wagering events, and wagering account and facilitates the use of a variety of user interfaces such as graphical user interfaces and interactive voice response interfaces. For example, a user of the present invention may use a television set-top box, a computer, a telephone, and/or any other suitable device. To communicate with the wagering data hub, television set-top boxes preferably use a two-way cable system, computers preferably use a computer network, and telephones preferably use a telephone network, although each may use any suitable mechanism or combination of mechanisms to communicate with wagering data hub.

Claims

1. A method for presenting a wagering interface for interactive wagering comprising:

presenting a display of odds for a race, wherein the display shows odds for less than all of the runners in the race at any point in time; and

rotating over time the odds shown in the display so that all of the runners in the race are displayed over a window of time.

2. A method for interactive wagering, comprising:

receiving a selection of a multi-race wager from a user;

displaying horse selections for multiple races based on the multi-race wager; and

receiving selections of horses for the multi-race wager in an order selected by the user.

3. A method for interactive wagering, comprising:

receiving from a user selections of multiple players in an interactive wagering system;

enabling the user to toggle an authorization status of each player such that each player is authorized or unauthorized;

enabling the user to toggle each player on or off if the player is authorized; and

preventing a player from subsequently appearing in a list of potential players if that player is unauthorized or off.

4. A method of providing a user interface for interactive wagering, comprising:

receiving a selection of a default wager from a user; and

automatically placing the default wager on behalf of the user.

5. The method of

claim 4

, further comprising receiving a selection of a track to be a default setting of the default wager.

6. The method of

claim 4

, further comprising receiving a selection of a bet type to be a default setting of the default wager.

7. The method of

claim 4

, further comprising receiving a selection of a bet amount to be a default setting of the default wager.

8. The method of

claim 4

, further comprising receiving a selection of a previously selected track to be a default setting of the default wager.

9. The method of

claim 4

, further comprising receiving a selection of a previously selected bet type to be a default setting of the default wager.

10. The method of

claim 4

, further comprising receiving a selection of a previously selected bet amount to be a default setting of the default wager.

11. A system for presenting a wagering interface for interactive wagering comprising:

control circuitry that presents a display of odds for a race, wherein the display shows odds for less than all of the runners in the race at any point in time, and rotates over time the odds shown in the display so that all of the runners in the race are displayed over a window of time.

12. A system for interactive wagering, comprising:

a user input device that accepts user inputs; and

control circuitry that receives a selection of a multi-race wager as one of the user inputs, that displays horse selections for multiple races based on the multi-race wager, and that receives selections of horses for the multi-race wager in any order desired by the user.

13. A system for interactive wagering, comprising:

a user input device that accepts user inputs; and

control circuitry that receives selections of multiple players in an interactive wagering system as some of the user inputs, that enables the user to toggle an authorization status of each player such that each player is authorized or unauthorized, that enables the user to toggle each player on or off if the player is authorized, and that prevents a player from subsequently appearing in a list of potential players if that player is unauthorized or off.

14. A system of providing a user interface for interactive wagering, comprising:

a user input device that accepts user inputs; and

control circuitry that receives a selection of a default wager as one of the user inputs, and that automatically places the default wager on behalf of the user.

15. The system of

claim 14

, further comprising control circuitry that receives a selection of a track and uses the track as a default setting of the default wager.

16. The system of

claim 14

, further comprising control circuitry that receives a selection of a bet type and uses the bet type as a default setting of the default wager.

17. The system of

claim 14

, further comprising control circuitry that receives a selection of a bet amount and uses the bet a mount as a default setting of the default wager.

18. The system of

claim 14

, further comprising control circuitry that receives a selection of a previously selected track and uses the previous selected track as a default setting of the default wager.

19. The system of

claim 14

, further comprising control circuitry that receives a selection of a previously selected bet type and uses the previously selected bet type as a default setting of the default wager.

20. The system of

claim 14

, further comprising control circuitry that receives a selection of a previously selected bet amount and uses the previously selected bet amount as a default setting of the default wager.