LOCAL ENVIRONMENT BASED WAGERING
First Claim
1. A method of operation of a central server, comprising:
- identifying wagerable data associated with a location of a first user;
generating a wager recommendation based on the wagerable data;
providing the wager recommendation to a user device of the first user;
receiving a wager based on the wager recommendation from the user device of the first user;
identifying a second user located in proximity to the first user;
publishing the wager to a user device of the second user located in proximity to the first user;
if the second user accepts the wager, receiving a response from the user device of the second user indicating that the second user has accepted the wager; and
notifying the first user that the second user has accepted the wager.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for providing location-based wagering. In one embodiment, wagerable data associated with a location of a first user is identified. The wagerable data may be any type of data on which a wager may be based. Then, a wager recommendation is generated based on the wagerable data and returned to the first user. The first user defines a wager, and the wager is published to one or more second users located in proximity to the first user. Each of the one or more second users is enabled to accept the wager if desired. In addition, one or more winners and one or more losers of the wager may be identified and payout may then be effected.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of operation of a central server, comprising:
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identifying wagerable data associated with a location of a first user; generating a wager recommendation based on the wagerable data; providing the wager recommendation to a user device of the first user; receiving a wager based on the wager recommendation from the user device of the first user; identifying a second user located in proximity to the first user; publishing the wager to a user device of the second user located in proximity to the first user; if the second user accepts the wager, receiving a response from the user device of the second user indicating that the second user has accepted the wager; and notifying the first user that the second user has accepted the wager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of operation of a central server, comprising:
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identifying wagerable data associated with a location of a first user; providing at least a subset of the wagerable data associated with the location of the first user to a user device of the first user; receiving, from the user device of the first user, a wager based on the at least a subset of the wagerable data; identifying a second user located in proximity to the first user; publishing the wager to a user device of the second user located in proximity to the first user; if the second user accepts the wager, receiving a response from the user device of the second user indicating that the second user has accepted the wager; and notifying the first user that the second user has accepted the wager.
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23. A central server comprising:
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a) a communication interface communicatively coupling the central server to a plurality of user devices via a network, each of the plurality of user devices associated with one of a plurality of users; and b) a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to; i) identify wagerable data associated with a location of a first user of the plurality of users; ii) generate a wager recommendation based on the wagerable data; iii) provide the wager recommendation to a first user device of the plurality of user devices that is associated with the first user; iv) receive a wager based on the wager recommendation from the first user device of the first user; v) identify a second user of the plurality of users that is located in proximity to the first user; vi) publish the wager to a second user device of the plurality of user devices that is associated with the second user located in proximity to the first user; vii) if the second user accepts the wager, receive a response from the second user device associated with the second user indicating that the second user has accepted the wager; and viii) notify the first user at the first user device that the second user has accepted the wager.
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24. A central server comprising:
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a) a communication interface communicatively coupling the central server to a plurality of user devices via a network, each of the plurality of user devices associated with one of a plurality of users; and b) a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to; i) identify wagerable data associated with a location of a first user of the plurality of users; ii) provide at least a subset of the wagerable data to a first user device of the plurality of user devices that is associated with the first user; iii) receive a wager based on the at least a subset of the wagerable data from the first user device of the first user; iv) identify a second user of the plurality of users that is located in proximity to the first user; v) publish the wager to a second user device of the plurality of user devices that is associated with the second user located in proximity to the first user; vi) if the second user accepts the wager, receive a response from the second user device associated with the second user indicating that the second user has accepted the wager; and vii) notify the first user at the first user device that the second user has accepted the wager.
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