SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS GAMING SYSTEM WITH ALERTS
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Abstract
A gaming system is provided. The gaming system allows users to access applications via gaming communication devices coupled to a communication network. At least a portion of the network may be wireless. The gaming applications include gambling, financial, entertainment service, and other types of transactions. The system may include a user location determination feature to prevent users from conducting transactions from unauthorized areas. The system may include an alerts feature operable to generate alert to users based on any or a combination of time information, location information, financial information, user profile information, and other types of information.
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143 Claims
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1-123. -123. (canceled)
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124. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to; determine a first location of a mobile device of a first user, the first mobile device being operable to make a plurality of applications available to the first user for use via the first mobile device; determine that the first user is using one of the plurality of applications at the first location; determine a change in location of a second mobile device of a second user; responsive at least to (a) determining a change in location of the second mobile device and (b) determining that the first user is using one of the plurality of applications via the mobile device at the first location, cause a communication comprising information about the first location of the first mobile device to be output at the second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139)
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140. A method comprising:
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determining, by at least one processor, a first location of a mobile device of a first user, the first mobile device being operable to make a plurality of applications available to the first user for use via the first mobile device; determining, by the at least one processor, that the first user is using one of the plurality of applications at the first location; determining, by the at least one processor, a change in location of a second mobile device of a second user; responsive at least to (a) determining a change in location of the second mobile device and (b) determining that the first user is using one of the plurality of applications via the mobile device at the first location, causing, by the at least one processor, a communication comprising information about the first location of the first mobile device to be output at the second mobile device.
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141. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that are configured to cause at least one processor to:
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determine a first location of a mobile device of a first user, the first mobile device being operable to make a plurality of applications available to the first user for use via the first mobile device; determine that the first user is using one of the plurality of applications at the first location; determine a change in location of a second mobile device of a second user; responsive at least to (a) determining a change in location of the second mobile device and (b) determining that the first user is using one of the plurality of applications via the mobile device at the first location, cause a communication comprising information about the first location of the first mobile device to be output at the second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (142, 143)
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