Remote gaming with live table games

• US 20070015583A1
• Filed: 05/17/2006
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Image Fidelity LLC
• Original Assignee: Image Fidelity LLC
• Inventors: Tran, Louis
• Application Number:
  US11/435,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20070015583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/40
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

A system monitors players in a game, extracting player and game operator data, allowing remote players to participate in betting in the live game and processing the data. The system captures relevant actions and/or the results of relevant actions of one or more players and one or more game operators in game, such as a casino game. The system does not require special gaming pieces to collect data; the system calibrates to the particular gaming pieces and environment already in used in the game. Remote gaming may be implemented by capturing data from a live game, receiving a request for a remote game session associated with the live game, and providing a remote game session associated with the live game to the remote player. The data extracted can be processed and presented to aid in game security, player and game operator progress and history, determine trends, maximize the integrity and draw of casino games, and a wide variety of other areas.

Claims

1. A method for remote gaming, comprising:

capturing data from a live game, the live game conducted with live players;

receiving a request for a remote game session associated with the live game, the request received from a remote player; and

providing a remote game session associated with the live game to the remote player.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating the remote player.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of providing a remote game session includes:

selecting a live game for the remote session to remotely participate in.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of providing a remote game session includes:

determining remote betting associated with the live player;

recognizing game outcome of the live game;

pushing the game outcome to the remote player.