System and method for wireless gaming
First Claim
1. A method for wireless gaming using a wireless terminal over a wireless network, said method comprising:
- verifying and recording a player'"'"'s age when providing general authorization to access a wireless lottery gateway;
verifying a player'"'"'s age when providing new prepaid credit to be maintained in a prepaid credit account associated with the player and used with the wireless lottery gateway;
requiring entry of an access code to access said wireless lottery gateway through the wireless terminal;
requiring entry of a personal identification number to access said prepaid credit account;
determining a player'"'"'s location based on the wireless terminal;
allowing access to games based on a player'"'"'s recorded age, determined location, and authorized access to said prepaid credit account;
notifying a player when they have won; and
providing means for a player to verify that the player has won by at least one of;
presentation of a prepaid credit account number used to play the winning game and the associated personal identification number;
presentation of a reference number provided with winning notification and the wireless terminal used to play the game; and
presentation of photo identification and wireless network account information for verifying ownership of the wireless terminal used to play the game.
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Abstract
A system and method for wireless gaming using a wireless terminal over a wireless network, which includes: multiple occasions to verify that a player generally meets regulatory requirements; an access code to access wireless gaming and a separate personal identification number to access a prepaid account to authorize payment for wireless gaming; a verification of a player'"'"'s funds, location and meeting jurisdictional age requirements at time of play; notifying a player when they have won; and providing various means for a player to verify that the player has won. For example, a player may verify that they have won by presentation of a prepaid credit account number used to play the winning game and the associated personal identification number; presentation of a reference number provided with winning notification and the wireless terminal used to play the game; or presentation of photo identification and wireless network account information for verifying ownership of the wireless terminal used to play the game.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for wireless gaming using a wireless terminal over a wireless network, said method comprising:
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verifying and recording a player'"'"'s age when providing general authorization to access a wireless lottery gateway;
verifying a player'"'"'s age when providing new prepaid credit to be maintained in a prepaid credit account associated with the player and used with the wireless lottery gateway;
requiring entry of an access code to access said wireless lottery gateway through the wireless terminal;
requiring entry of a personal identification number to access said prepaid credit account;
determining a player'"'"'s location based on the wireless terminal;
allowing access to games based on a player'"'"'s recorded age, determined location, and authorized access to said prepaid credit account;
notifying a player when they have won; and
providing means for a player to verify that the player has won by at least one of;
presentation of a prepaid credit account number used to play the winning game and the associated personal identification number;
presentation of a reference number provided with winning notification and the wireless terminal used to play the game; and
presentation of photo identification and wireless network account information for verifying ownership of the wireless terminal used to play the game.
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2. A method for wireless gaming over a wireless network, said method comprising:
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determining and recording that a player is generally authorized to engage in lottery games and provisioning a wireless terminal with a lottery application program, said lottery application program including an access code;
providing a registry of lotto cards, each lotto card including a lotto card number and a personal identification number and having a predetermined value, where, at the time of providing said lotto card to the player, a determination is made that the player is generally authorized to engage in said lottery games;
requesting entry of said access code into said wireless terminal upon activation of said lottery application program;
verifying said access code;
allowing access to a lottery gateway through said wireless terminal and the wireless network based on said verification of said access code;
determining if a lotto card number having value available has been registered for said wireless terminal and;
if not, requesting entry of a lotto card number having value available and personal identification number associated therewith, verifying said lotto card number and personal identification number and registering said lotto card number for said wireless terminal; and
if so, requesting entry of a personal identification number associated with a registered lotto card number and verifying said personal identification number;
determining a value available for said registered lotto card number;
determining a geographic location of said wireless terminal; and
providing access to play one or more lottery games of one or more lottery game providers based on said recorded determination that a player is generally authorized to engage in lottery games, said determined location, and said value available for said registered lotto card number. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless gaming system for playing lottery games over a wireless network comprising:
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a lottery application program for running on a wireless terminal for allowing access to said wireless gaming system upon entering a valid access code on the wireless terminal;
a lotto card including a lotto card number and a personal identification number;
a wireless lottery services gateway in communication with said wireless terminal and lottery application program through said wireless network, said wireless lottery services gateway comprising;
means for communicating with at least one of said wireless terminal and said wireless network to determine a geographical location of a player; and
a mobile lottery terminal gateway in communication with said wireless lottery services gateway and with a lottery server for a lottery game, said mobile lottery terminal gateway comprising;
a database for storing lotto card numbers, personal identification numbers and game play information;
means for verifying said personal identification number prior to play; and
means for communicating with said lottery server to conduct lottery game play; and
means to determine lotteries that the player is authorized to play and to provide information about such determined lotteries to said wireless terminal for the player to play. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A wireless gaming system for playing lottery games over a wireless network using a wireless terminal in communication with said wireless network, said wireless gaming system comprising:
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a wireless lottery gateway that is in communication with the wireless network and a lottery server;
a lottery application program on the wireless terminal, wherein provisioning of said lottery application program to said wireless terminal includes recording of a user'"'"'s age;
means for allowing said wireless terminal to access said wireless lottery gateway only upon entry of and verification of an access code associated with at least one of said wireless terminal and said lottery application program;
means for entering prepaid account information into said wireless terminal for storage in said wireless lottery gateway for future game play, said prepaid account information including a prepaid account number and a personal identification number;
means for distributing lotto cards, each lotto card including a lotto card number and a personal identification number, said means of distributing further comprising means for determining that a player is generally authorized to engage in lottery games;
means for determining a location of said wireless terminal;
means for allowing said wireless lottery gateway to securely access one or more lottery servers that host one or more lottery games;
means for allowing a user of said wireless terminal to select a lottery game to play based on said recorded user'"'"'s age, said determined location, and verification of a valid personal identification number for a prepaid account associated with said wireless terminal;
means for recording game information about a lottery game played by said user on at least one of said wireless lottery gateway and said mobile terminal to later determine if a user of said wireless terminal is a winner of a lottery game played;
means for determining if a user of said wireless terminal is a winner of a lottery game played; and
means for notifying said winner to collect winnings. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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