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

• US 20130260880A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zynga Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Zynga Incorporated
• Inventors: Saunders, Michael W., Carlson, Rolf E., Miller, William D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,102,713 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0221 Re-usable coupons
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• 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 17/3241 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 player 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 determining that the user is of age to gamble on the gambling game, based on data stored in a database for the gaming system. Then gaming system provides software to the remote player device, wherein the software, when executed, interactively presents the gambling game through a remote player interface and causes media associated with the gambling game to be presented on the remote player device.

Claims

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

receiving a password over a network from a user of a remote player 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;

providing software to the remote player device, wherein the software, when executed, interactively presents the gambling game through a remote player interface and causes media associated with the gambling game to be presented on the remote player device.

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

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

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the media includes an animation or video.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the media includes music.

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

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

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

9. 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 player device.

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

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

authenticate the user using the password;

receive 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;

provide software to the remote player device, wherein the software, when executed, interactively presents the gambling game through a remote player interface and causes media associated with the gambling game to be presented on the remote player device.

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

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

14. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the media includes an animation or video.

15. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the media includes music.

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

17. The computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the remote player device is a personal computer.

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

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

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

providing software to the remote player device, wherein the software, when executed, interactively presents the gambling game through a remote player interface and causes an animation or video associated with the gambling game to be presented on the remote player device.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the remote player device is a handheld computer.