SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING ELECTRONIC GAMES

• US 20090227367A1
• Filed: 04/27/2009
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventor Holdings LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Original Assignee: Inventor Holdings LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Inventors: Jorasch, James A., Schneier, Bruce, Gelman, Geoffrey M., Walker, Jay S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,608,558 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/71 using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/401 Secure communication, e.g. using encryption or authentication
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/50 characterized by details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/532 using secure communication, e.g. by encryption, authentication
• 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 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00

Abstract

According to some embodiments, a method, apparatus and computer readable medium are provided for facilitating play of a game utilizing an encoded player number and a decoding key for decoding the encoded player number.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device operatively coupled to the processor and storing instructions adapted to be executed by the processor to;

transmit a selection of a game and a player number that is encoded, the encoded player number associated with a random component of the selected game;

receive a game server random number;

after receiving the game server random number, transmit a decoding key for decoding the encoded player number; and

after transmitting the decoding key, receive at least one result value corresponding to the random component of the selected game, the at least one result value based on the player number and the game server random number.

2. A computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to:

transmit a selection of a game and a player number that is encoded, the encoded player number associated with a random component of the selected game;

receive, by a player terminal, a game server random number;

after receiving the game server random number, transmit, by the player terminal, a decoding key for decoding the encoded player number; and

after transmitting the decoding key, receive at least one result value corresponding to the random component of the selected game, the at least one result value based on the player number and the game server random number.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 2, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to transmit a wager.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 2, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to:

receive an indication of a winning game outcome corresponding to the at least one result value and an indication of a prize.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 2, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to:

receive an indication of an available outcome that is associated with the selected game.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 5, in which the indication of the available outcome comprises an indication of at least one of a letter, a number and a card.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 2, the result value being generated utilizing a combination protocol to transform the player number and the game server random number into the at least one result value.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 2, in which the instructions for transmitting the game selection comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to transmit at least one of a player ID number and a tracking number.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 2, which further comprises instructions configured to direct the processor to, prior to transmitting the encoded player number, encode the player number.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 2, in which the instructions for transmitting the selection of a game and the player number that is encoded comprise instructions configured to direct the processor to transmit at least one of numbers, letters, symbols, pictures, audio signals, video signals, or algorithms.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 2, in which the at least one result value comprises an indication of at least one of spins of a roulette wheel, rolls of dice, or cards drawn for a card game.

12. A method comprising:

transmitting a selection of a game and a player number that is encoded, the encoded player number associated with a random component of the selected game;

receiving, by a player terminal, a game server random number;

after receiving the game server random number, transmitting, by the player terminal, a decoding key for decoding the encoded player number; and

after transmitting the decoding key, receiving at least one result value corresponding to the random component of the selected game, the at least one result value based on the player number and the game server random number.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting a wager.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a winning game outcome corresponding to the at least one result value and an indication of a prize.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving an indication of an available outcome that is associated with the selected game.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15, in which the indication of the available outcome comprises an indication of at least one of a letter, a number and a card.

17. The method of claim 12, the result value being generated utilizing a combination protocol to transform the player number and the game server random number into the at least one result value.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting at least one of a player ID number and a tracking number.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising, prior to transmitting the encoded player number, encoding the player number.

20. The method of claim 12, in which transmitting the selection of a game and the player number that is encoded comprises transmitting at least one of numbers, letters, symbols, pictures, audio signals, video signals, or algorithms.

21. The method of claim 12, in which the at least one result value comprises an indication of at least one of spins of a roulette wheel, rolls of dice, or cards drawn for a card game.