Interactive wagering system with control of unauthorized wagering
First Claim
1. A method for use in an interactive system comprising a mobile wireless communications device, comprising:
- providing a mobile wireless communications device that is operable in a wireless communications network in a plurality of localities;
implementing a user-interactive application to provide a specific service in the interactive system that is accessed from the mobile wireless communications device;
determining in which one of a plurality of localities a user is currently operating the mobile wireless communications device; and
responding to the user'"'"'s selections that are related to the application differently based on which one of the localities the user is in.
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Abstract
Systems and processes for interactive services are provided. A user-interactive application may be implemented to provide a specific service, such as a wagering service, to a user through a mobile wireless communications device. The application may be implemented partly on the mobile wireless communications device and partly in other equipment used to provide the service. The current location of the user may be determined based on determining where the user is operating the mobile wireless communications device. The application may respond differently to user selections based on where the user is currently located. For wagering systems, wagering may be prevented when the user is operating the mobile wireless communications device from a locality where wagering is not legal.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for use in an interactive system comprising a mobile wireless communications device, comprising:
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providing a mobile wireless communications device that is operable in a wireless communications network in a plurality of localities;
implementing a user-interactive application to provide a specific service in the interactive system that is accessed from the mobile wireless communications device;
determining in which one of a plurality of localities a user is currently operating the mobile wireless communications device; and
responding to the user'"'"'s selections that are related to the application differently based on which one of the localities the user is in. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for use in an interactive system comprising a mobile wireless communications device, comprising:
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providing a mobile wireless communications device that is operable in a wireless communications network in a plurality of localities;
implementing a user-interactive application to provide a specific service in the interactive system that is accessed from the mobile wireless communications device;
determining in which one of a plurality of localities a user is currently operating the mobile wireless communication device based on which one of a plurality of base stations the mobile wireless communications device is currently associated with; and
responding to the user'"'"'s selections that are related to the application differently based on which one of the localities the user is in. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for use in an interactive wagering system comprising a mobile wireless communications device that is operable in a wireless communications network in a plurality of localities, comprising:
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implementing a user-interactive wagering application to provide a wagering service that is operable to a user from the mobile wireless communications device;
determining in which one of the localities the user is currently operating the mobile wireless communication device based on which one of a plurality of base stations the mobile wireless communications device is associated with; and
preventing the user from wagering using the wagering application when the mobile wireless communications device is being operated in a locality where wagering is not legal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An interactive system comprising a mobile wireless communications device that is operable in a wireless communications network in a plurality of different localities, comprising:
the interactive system being configured to have a user-interactive application implemented thereon to provide a specific service that is operable to a user from the mobile wireless communications device, to determine in which one of the localities a user is currently operating the mobile wireless communication device, and configured to respond differently to the user'"'"'s selections that are related to the application based on which one of the different localities the user is in. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An interactive system comprising a mobile wireless communications device that is operable in a wireless communications network in a plurality of different localities, comprising:
the interactive system being configured to have a user-interactive application implemented thereon to provide a specific service that is operable to a user from the mobile wireless communications device, to determine in which one of the localities a user is currently operating the mobile wireless communication device based on with which one of a plurality of base stations the mobile wireless communications device is associated, and configured to respond differently to the user'"'"'s selections that are related to the application based on which one of the different localities the user is in. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An interactive wagering system comprising a mobile wireless communications device that is operable in a wireless communications network in a plurality of different localities, comprising:
the interactive wagering system being configured to have a user-interactive wagering application implemented thereon to provide a wagering service that is operable to a user from the mobile wireless communications device, to determine in which one of the localities a user is currently operating the mobile wireless communication device, and configured to respond differently to the user'"'"'s selections that are related to the wagering application based on which one of the different localities the user is in. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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