Security devices for implementing hand-held wagering

• US 20080096628A1
• Filed: 10/23/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SHFL Entertainment Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: SHFL Entertainment Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Autele, Tautalatasi, Czyzewski, Zbigniew, Brandt, Andrew V., Lopez, David B., Shoebridge, Peter J.
• Application Number:
  US11/585,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20080096628A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements

Abstract

A player authentication security system for wireless wagering system is disclosed. The system comprises a wireless data transmission device capable of transmitting wagering instructions. A data receiving device receives wireless data transmissions relating to wagering instructions. The system comprises a security enabling device that interacts with the wireless data transmission device to enable wagers from authentic users to be placed from the wireless transmission device to the data receiving device by the wireless transmission of wagering instructions.

Claims

1. A wagering system carried by a player comprising:

a wireless data transmission device capable of transmitting wagering instructions to a data receiving device;

a data receiving device receiving wireless data transmissions relating to wagering instructions; and

a security enabling device that interacts with the wireless data transmission device to authorize wagers to be placed from the wireless transmission device to the data receiving device by the wireless transmission of wagering instructions.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the security device must remain actively engaged in communication with the wireless transmitting device for the wireless data transmission device to continue wireless transmission.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein the security device must be periodically engaged in communication with the wireless data transmission device for the wireless data transmission device to continue wireless transmission.

4. The wagering system of claim 1 wherein the security enabling device automatically initiates and sends signals to the wireless data transmission device to assist in authenticating that an appropriate user is in possession of the wireless data transmission device.

5. The wagering system of claim 1 wherein the security enabling device is physically attached to the wireless data transmission device and data must be entered into the security device before the security device can assist in authenticating that an appropriate user is in possession of the wireless data transmission device.

6. The wagering system of claim 5 wherein the data must be entered by at least one format selected from the group consisting of card swipe, RFID, 1-D or 2-D bar code, alphanumeric imager, biometric recognition solutions and transmission of stored data from hardware to the security device.

7. The wagering system of claim 1 wherein authenticating that an appropriate user is in possession of the wireless data transmission device and subsequent allowance of entry of wagers from the wireless data transmission device to the data receiving device receiving wireless data transmissions relating to wagering instructions must be approved by the data receiving device.

8. The wagering device of claim 7 wherein the data receiving device receiving wireless data transmissions relating to wagering instructions comprises a game server.

9. The wagering device of claim 8 wherein the game server will close access to wagers from the wireless data transmission device if authentication signals are not received by the game server from the wireless transmission device after a predefined time interval.

10. The wagering device of claim 9 wherein the game server will close access to wagers only after, and not during, play of a game on which a wager has been accepted.

11. A method of wagering from a wireless, hand-held wagering device comprising:

establishing a wireless communication link from the wireless, hand-held wagering device to a data receiving device;

the data receiving device operating a wagering game by steps including a) receiving wagers on random or pseudo-random outcomes, b) determining a random outcome or pseudo-random outcome, c) and determining winning outcomes based on placement of the received wagers and the determined random outcome or pseudo-random outcome;

a player providing unique player identification information to the wireless, hand-held wagering device;

the wireless, hand-held wagering device transmitting information to the data receiving device based upon receipt of the player identification information by the hand-held wagering device;

the data receiving device allowing or refusing to allow placement of wagers from the wireless, hand-held wagering device dependent upon transmitted information based upon receipt of the player identification information.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein after the data receiving device has allowed wagers to be placed, the data receiving device requiring, after a predefined period of time, further transmittal of player identification information from the wireless, hand-held wagering device to continue allowing wagers to be placed.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein player identification is input to the wireless, hand-held wagering device by a card swipe, biometric solution or wireless transmission.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein player identification is input to the wireless, hand-held wagering device by wireless transmission from a distinct component from the wireless, hand-held wagering device, the distinct component having a subcomponent for securing the distinct component to the player.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein player identification is input to the wireless, hand-held wagering device by wireless transmission from a distinct component from the wireless, hand-held wagering device, the distinct component having a subcomponent for securing the distinct component to the player.

16. The method of claim 11 wherein player identification is input to a security component integrated into the wireless, hand-held wagering device by data entry from a card containing player identification information.

17. The method of claim 11 wherein player identification is input to a security component integrated into the wireless, hand-held wagering device by data entry from a card containing player identification information.

18. A method of a distal player wagering on a physical casino wagering system having electronic game play data collected and reported to a data receiving device processor, and having at least one unique local player position on the physical wagering system comprising:

a distal player transmitting wagering information with a wireless data transmission device;

the data receiving device receiving data transmissions including wagering instructions from the wireless device receiving collected play data;

wherein the player uses a distinct security enabling device in combination with the wireless data transmission device prior to placing a wager on the local player'"'"'s position to authenticate identity of the player in possession of the wireless data transmission device.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the distinct security device is worn by the player.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the distinct security device is a wristband having a security circuit embedded therein.