TRANSPORTING AND USING WAGERING GAME DATA

• US 20120028714A1
• Filed: 01/18/2010
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated
• Original Assignee: WMS Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Gagner, Mark B., Liber, Nevin J., Pacey, Larry J., Sylla, Graig J., Thomas, Alfred
• Granted Patent: US 8,523,663 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions

Abstract

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include determining a connection of a portable wagering game player drive to a wagering game network. The operations can include determining a player preference regarding a focus of data to store and storing player experience data from the wagering game network according to the player preference. The operations can further include determining a request to disconnect the portable wagering game player drive from the wagering game network, securing the player experience data for transfer beyond the wagering game network; and presenting wagering game content using a computing device outside of the wagering game network using at least some of the player experience data from the portable wagering game player drive.

Claims

1. One or more machine-readable media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

storing wagering game content from a wagering game network onto a portable wagering game player drive;

disconnecting the portable wagering game player drive from the wagering game network;

connecting the portable wagering game player drive to a computing device that is not connected to the wagering game network, wherein the computing device is capable of processing the wagering game content;

determining a selection of the wagering game content on the computing device;

initiating a wagering game session on the computing device;

presenting the wagering game content using the computing device during the wagering game session; and

storing wagering game session data on the portable wagering game player drive.

2. The machine-readable media of claim 1, wherein the operation of storing wagering game content comprises operations for

storing a wagering game library of a wagering game provider on the portable wagering game player drive, and

presenting the wagering game content from the wagering game library.

3. The machine-readable media of claim 1, said operations further comprising

configuring the computing device to secure the wagering game content;

and

assigning the computing device to a wagering game player.

4. The machine-readable media of claim 1, said operations further comprising:

using environmental data stored on the portable wagering game player drive to emulate a gambling environment on playback mechanisms connected to the computing device.

5. The machine-readable media of claim 1, said operations further comprising:

storing player preference data on the portable wagering game player drive;

determining that the wagering game session is terminated;

securing the wagering game session data and the player preference data on the portable wagering game player drive;

connecting to the wagering game network;

initiating an additional wagering game session;

accessing the player preference data on the portable wagering game player drive; and

customizing a presentation of the additional wagering game session based on the player preference data.

6. The machine-readable media of claim 1, said operations further comprising:

determining that the wagering game session is terminated;

securing the wagering game session data on the portable wagering game player drive;

connecting to the wagering game network;

providing the wagering game session data to one or more devices on the wagering game network;

predicting a player'"'"'s personal preference on the wagering game network using the wagering game session data; and

tailoring an additional wagering game session to the player'"'"'s personal preference.

7. The machine-readable media of claim 1, said operations further comprising:

determining a geographic location of the computing device;

determining that the computing device is located within an authorized gambling jurisdiction associated with the geographic location; and

authorizing the wagering game session.

8. A method comprising:

determining a connection of a portable wagering game player drive to a wagering game network;

determining a player preference regarding a focus of data to store;

storing player experience data from the wagering game network according to the player preference;

determining a request to disconnect the portable wagering game player drive from the wagering game network;

securing the player experience data for transfer beyond the wagering game network; and

preparing the player experience data for presentation in conjunction with wagering game content on a computing device outside of the wagering game network using at least some of the player experience data from the portable wagering game player drive.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the player preference relates to a priority for storing types of recordable data available on the wagering game network.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the player experience data relates to one or more of player data, wagering game data, environmental data, account data, game settings, game configurations, and player preferences.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

determining pre-configured player preference data on the portable wagering game player drive; and

customizing presentation of the wagering game content in a wagering game session on the wagering game network using the pre-configured player preference data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the pre-configured player preference data relates to one or more of a player preferred game theme, a background graphic, a game setting, a control configuration, a display option, a sound settings, a multi-media file, account information, social contact information, communication settings, identification information, contact information, competition game settings, and group configuration settings.

13. The method of claim 8 further comprising:

authorizing the connection to the wagering game network; and

preparing the portable wagering game player drive to store the player experience data from the wagering game network.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein storing the player experience data from the wagering game network according to the player preference further comprises:

determining one or more recording devices associated with the portable wagering game player drive;

recording one or more of audio and visual data within recording range of the one or more recording devices; and

presenting the one or more of audio and visual data on playback equipment associated with the computing device.

15. A system comprising:

a wagering game network device comprising

a content controller configured to provide portable data on a wagering game network, wherein the portable data comprises one or more of wagering game content, environmental data, player data, and account data; and

a portable storage device comprising

an ultra-high density memory configured to store the portable data,

a storage controller configured to store and categorize the portable data on the ultra-high density memory, and

a security module configured to secure the portable data to be transportable from the wagering game network and usable external to the wagering game network.

16. The system of claim 15 further comprising:

an account server comprising,

an account controller configured to control information for a player'"'"'s account,

an account store configured to store information for the player'"'"'s account, and

a player preferences store configured to store player preferences for settings regarding priority preferences for recording types of data on the wagering game network.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the portable storage device further comprises:

a data recording controller configured to

record environmental data, on the portable storage device, from recording devices within the wagering game network, and

provide the environmental data to playback mechanisms to play recordings of gambling environment information.

18. The system of claim 15 further comprising:

a home-based computing device configured to

initiate a wagering game session,

present the portable data using during the wagering game session, and

store wagering game session data on the portable storage device.

19. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

a wagering game server comprising,

a synchronization unit configured to synchronize the wagering game session data with wagering game network data.

20. An apparatus comprising:

a portable data module configured to

store wagering game content and account data on a portable wagering game player drive when connected to a wagering game network,

deduct a portable gaming session amount from a wagering game account,

disconnect the portable wagering game player drive from the wagering game network,

determine that the portable wagering game player drive is connected to a computing device, external to the wagering game network, capable of processing the wagering game content and the account data,

begin a secure portable wagering game session with the computing device using the account data,

set a session wagering limit equivalent to the portable gaming session amount,

access the portable gaming session amount for wagers during the portable wagering game session, and

store portable wagering game session data on the portable wagering game player drive.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the portable data module is further configured to

terminate the portable wagering game session,

determine that the portable wagering game player drive has reconnected to the wagering game network, and

synchronize the portable wagering game session data with wagering game account data on an account server.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the portable data module is further configured to

set a beginning portable wagering game session account balance equal to the account balance,

modify the portable wagering game session account balance with one or more of wagers and wins obtained during the portable wagering game session, and

store the portable wagering game session account balance on the portable wagering game player drive.

23. An apparatus comprising:

means for determining a connection of a portable wagering game player drive to a wagering game network;

means for determining pre-configured player preference data on the portable wagering game player drive;

means for customizing presentation of wagering game content in a wagering game session using the pre-configured player preference data;

means for storing wagering game data from the wagering game network on the portable wagering game player drive;

means for disconnecting the portable wagering game player drive from the wagering game network; and

means for presenting an additional wagering game session outside of the wagering game network using at least some of the wagering game data from the portable wagering game player drive.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the means for presenting the wagering game session outside of the wagering game network further comprises:

means for initiating the additional wagering game session on a computing device capable of processing the wagering game data; and

means for storing additional wagering game data on the portable wagering game player drive during the additional wagering game session.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the means for presenting the additional wagering game session comprises means for presenting the additional wagering game session on an additional wagering game network.