System and Method for Connecting Gaming Devices to a Network for Remote Play

• US 20130260878A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael W. Saunders, Rolf E. Carlson, William D. Miller
• Original Assignee: Michael W. Saunders, Rolf E. Carlson, William D. Miller
• Inventors: Saunders, Michael W., Carlson, Rolf E., Miller, William D.
• Application Number:
  US13/831,593
• Publication Number:
  US 20130260878A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/79 involving player-related data, e.g. identities, accounts, preferences or play histories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/58 Random or pseudo-random number generators
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/582 Pseudo-random number generators
• 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 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00

Abstract

A gaming system receives a password over a network from a user of a remote device for a gaming system for a gambling game. The gaming system authenticates the user using the password. The gaming system receives an age from the user and determines that the user is of age to gamble on the gambling game, based on data stored in a database for the gaming system. The gaming system determines a location of the remote device. Then the gaming system verifies that the location of the remote device is within a jurisdiction that allows use of the gaming system by persons of age to gamble.

Claims

1. A method, which is computer-implemented, comprising operations of:

receiving a password over a network from a user of a remote device for a gaming system for a gambling game;

authenticating the user using the password;

receiving an age from the user and determining that the user is of age to gamble on the gambling game, based on data stored in a database for the gaming system;

determining a location of the remote device; and

verifying that the location of the remote device is within a jurisdiction that allows use of the gaming system by persons of age to gamble.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of location is based at least in part on a logical segment of the network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of location is based at least in part on a global positioning system (GPS) device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of location is based at least in part on a logical segment of the network and a global positioning system (GPS) device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the gaming system includes a central gaming controller and a random number generator.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the network includes the Internet.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote device is a mobile or wireless telephone handset.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote device is a handheld computer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the remote device is a personal computer.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the information received from the user is received at least in part through the use of a keyboard coupled to the remote device.

11. One or more computer-readable media, that are non-transitory, storing a program which when executed, instructs a processor to perform the following operations:

receiving a password over a network from a user of a remote device for a gaming system for a gambling game;

authenticating the user using the password;

receiving an age from the user and determining that the user is of age to gamble on the gambling game, based on data stored in a database for the gaming system;

determine a location of the remote device; and

verify that the location of the remote device is within a jurisdiction that allows use of the gaming system by persons of age to gamble.

12. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the determination of location is based at least in part on a logical segment of the network.

13. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the determination of location is based at least in part on a global positioning system (GPS) device.

14. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the determination of location is based at least in part on a logical segment of the network and a global positioning system (GPS) device.

15. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the gaming system includes a central gaming controller and a random number generator.

16. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the network includes the Internet.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the remote device is a mobile or wireless telephone handset.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the remote device is a handheld computer.

19. A method, which is computer-implemented, comprising operations of:

receiving a password over a network from a user of a remote device for a gaming system that includes a central gaming controller and a random number generator for a gambling game;

authenticating the user using the password;

receiving an age from the user and determining that the user is of age to gamble on the gambling game, based on data stored in a database for the gaming system;

determining a location of the remote device; and

verifying that the location of the remote device is within a jurisdiction that allows use of the gaming system by persons of age to gamble.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the determination of location is based at least in part on a logical segment of the network and a global positioning system (GPS) device.