Wireless participation in betting or lottery systems

• US 20030176162A1
• Filed: 03/24/2003
• Published: 09/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Peter Planki
• Original Assignee: Peter Planki
• Inventors: Planki, Peter, Lettmair, Karl-Heinz
• Application Number:
  US10/276,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20030176162A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

The invention relates to a communication system or a method for wireless participation in a betting system, e.g. a lottery, football pools, horse-race betting, bingo or another betting or lottery system. The inventive communication system comprises a betting device (2), which receives and verifies the identification information of a player registered in the betting system, whereby said identification information is transmitted via a portable terminal (1) of a wireless telecommunications system and whereby the betting device (2) authorizes the participation of the player in the betting system using the portable terminal (1), dependent on the verification that the participation fee can be paid. The invention enables a player to flexibly participate in a betting or lottery system, independent of location and time.

Claims

1. Communication system for a wireless participation in a betting or lottery system, comprising:

a betting means (2) receiving and controlling an identification information of a player registered in a betting or lottery system, whereby said identification information is transmitted via a portable terminal (1) of a wireless telecommunication system and whereby said betting means (2), in response to the solvency with respect to the participation fee authorizes participation of the player in the betting system by means of said portable terminal (1).

2. Communication system according to claim 1, characterized in tat said betting means (2) receives the identification information directly from the portable terminal (1) and that the solvency control is a control of fixed payment arrangements of the registered player with respect to a bank.

3. Communication system according to claim 1, characterized in that,

said betting means receives the identification information directly from said portable terminal (1) which is operated by a prepaid card and the solvency control is effected in connection with the respective network operator (4).

4. Communication system according to claim 1, characterized in that

said betting means (2) receives the identification information via a bank (3) to which the identification information has been transmitted directly from said portable terminal (1), and that a control of the payment arrangements is effected by the bank (3). identification

5. Communication system according to claim 1, characterized in that

said betting means (2) receives the identification information directly through the player'"'"'s network operator (4) to whom the identification information was transmitted directly from the portable terminal (1), and that the control of the payment arrangements is effected by the network operator (4).

6. Communication system according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that

the data transfer channels for the information transfer between said portable terminal (1) and said betting means (2), and/or between said betting means 82) and said bank (3) and/or between said bank (3) and said portable terminal (1) operate in accordance with one of the standards of SMS, EMS and/or MMS.

7. A method for the wireless participation in a betting system, wherein the identification information of a player, registered in the betting system, is transmitted via a portable terminal (1) of a wireless telecommunication system and is supplied to a betting means (2),

wherein a solvency control is effected with respect to the participation fee, and

the player'"'"'s participation in the betting system is authorized by means of said portable terminal (1) in response to the solvency control.

8. Method according to claim 7, characterized in that

said identification information of said betting means (2) is directly transferred by said portable terminal (1) and that the solvency control is a control of determined payment arrangements referring to a bank (3) of said registered player.

9. Method according to claim 7, characterized in that

said identification information of said betting means (2) is transferred directly from said portable terminal (1), operated by a prepaid card, and that solvency control is effected in connection with the respective network operator (4).

10. Method according to claim 7, characterized in that

said identification information is directly transferred to a bank (3) via said portable terminal (1), said bank transferring said information to the betting means (2), whereby solvency control is effected in said bank (3).

11. Method according to claim 7, characterized in that

said identification information is transferred from said portable terminal (1) to said network operator (4), who transfers it to said betting means (2), whereby solvency control is effected by said network operator (4).

12. Method according to any of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that

the transfer of information between said portable terminal (1) and said betting means, and/or between said betting means (2) and said bank (3) and/or between said bank (3) and said portable terminal (1) is effected in accordance with one of the following standards:

SMS, EMS and/or MMS.