Interactive wagering systems for providing wagering information and methods of use

• US 20010037293A1
• Filed: 04/05/2001
• Published: 11/01/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ODS Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ODS Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: McNutt, Richard E., Marshall, Connie T., Hindman, John R.
• Application Number:
  US09/827,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20010037293A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

Interactive wagering systems and methods for automatically providing information related to wagering to a user are provided. An interactive wagering application may provide the user with information related to a wager that the user created for a specific race. Such information may be related to, for example, a wager that the user has placed or a wager that the user has refrained from placing. If the user has created and placed the wager, the interactive wagering application may automatically provide the user with the results of the wager after the race is completed. If the user has refrained from placing the wager, the interactive wagering application may automatically provide the user with the opportunity to place the wager before the start of the race.

Claims

1. A method for providing a user with information related to wagering using an interactive wagering application, comprising:

giving the user the ability to create a wager for a specific race; and

automatically making available to the user information related to the race wherein an indicator is used to indicate to the user availability of the information.

2. The method of

claim 1

wherein the information is selected from a group consisting of an alert that the race is finished, results of the race, results of the wager, an alert that the wager is not yet placed, an alert that the race has not yet started, and any combination thereof.

3. The method of

claim 1

wherein the indicator is selected from a group consisting of a display overlay, a pop-up window, a cellular telephone vibration, an audible alert, and any combination thereof.

4. The method of

claim 1

further comprising giving the user the ability to use the interactive wagering application to obtain additional information on the wager.

5. The method of

claim 1

wherein automatically providing the user with information related to the race is in response to the user placing the wager.

6. The method of

claim 1

wherein automatically providing the user with information related to the race is in response to the user neglecting to place the wager.

7. The method of

claim 6

wherein automatically providing the user with information related to the race comprises giving the user the ability to place the wager.

8. An interactive wagering system for providing a user with information related to wagering, the interactive wagering system configured to:

give the user the ability to create a wager for a specific race; and

automatically provide the user with information related to the race wherein an indicator is used to indicate to the user availability of the information.

9. The interactive wagering system of

claim 8

wherein the information is selected from a group consisting of an alert that the race is finished, results of the race, results of the wager, an alert that the wager is not yet placed, an alert that the race has not yet started, and any combination thereof.

10. The interactive wagering system of

claim 8

wherein the indicator is selected from a group consisting of a display overlay, a pop-up window, a cellular telephone vibration, an audible alert, and any combination thereof.

11. The interactive wagering system of

claim 8

further configured to give the user the ability to obtain additional information on the wager.

12. The interactive wagering system of

claim 8

further configured to automatically provide the user with information related to the race wherein the information is provided in response to the user placing the wager.

13. The interactive wagering system of

claim 8

further configured to automatically provide the user with information related to the race wherein the information is provided in response to the user neglecting to place the wager.

14. The interactive wagering system of

claim 13

further configured to give the user the ability to place the wager.

15. A method for using an interactive wagering application to provide a user with the ability to place a wager, comprising:

giving the user the ability to create the wager for a specific race wherein the user is not required to place the wager at the time of creating the wager; and

automatically providing the user with an indicator wherein the indicator is used to remind the user to place the wager before the race.

16. The method of

claim 15

wherein the indicator is selected from a group consisting of a display overlay, a pop-up window, a cellular telephone vibration, an audible alert, and any combination thereof.

17. The method of

claim 15

further comprising providing the user with the ability to place the wager before the race.

18. The method of

claim 17

wherein providing the user with the ability to place the wager before the race comprises:

providing the user with a selectable option; and

automatically placing the wager in response to the user selecting the selectable option.

19. The method of

claim 17

wherein providing the user with the ability to place the wager before the race comprises:

providing the user with a selectable option; and

providing the user with information related to the wager in response to the user selecting the selectable option.

20. An interactive wagering system for providing a user with the ability to place a wager, the interactive wagering system configured to:

give the user the ability to create the wager for a specific race wherein the user is not required to place the wager at the time of creating the wager; and

automatically provide the user with an indicator wherein the indicator is used to remind the user to place the wager before the race.

21. The interactive wagering system of

claim 20

wherein the indicator is selected from a group consisting of a display overlay, a pop-up window, a cellular telephone vibration, an audible alert, and any combination thereof.

22. The interactive wagering system of

claim 20

further configured to provide the user with the ability to place the wager before the race.

23. The interactive wagering system of

claim 22

further configured to:

provide the user with a selectable option; and

automatically place the wager in response to the user selecting the selectable option.

24. The interactive wagering system of

claim 22

further configured to:

provide the user with a selectable option; and

provide the user with information related to the wager in response to the user selecting the selectable option.