METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A WAGER USING A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHIC ZONES

• US 20140194192A1
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zonal Systems, LLC
• Original Assignee: Robert L. Pierce II
• Inventors: Pierce, Robert L. II, Northrup, James L.
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,996 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0238 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• 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 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A system and method for user interaction includes a network, a server connected to the network, a supervisor device receiving information from a global positioning system and connected to the network, a user device receiving information from the global positioning system and connected to the network. The supervisor, having the supervisor device, defines a set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones in which the user device is tracked, and saves the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones to a supervisor account on the server. The user downloads a user application, sets-up a user account, and downloads the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones. As the user, having the user device, moves through the virtual geographic zones and sub-zones the location of the user device is determined and a set of supervisor-defined actions are executed on the user device based on the location of the user device.

Claims

1. In a system comprising a network, a server connected to the network, a supervisor device connected to the network, and a user device connected to the network, the server programmed to store and execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

receiving a first set of points;

defining a zone from the first set of points;

defining a set of actions for the zone;

receiving a location of the user device;

comparing the location of the user device to the zone;

executing the set of actions if the location of the user device is within the zone;

receiving a wager if the location of the user device is within the zone;

receiving an outcome;

comparing the outcome to the wager;

allocating a credit if the outcome coincides with the wager; and

,

allocating a debit if the outcome does not coincide with the wager.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a second set of points within the zone;

defining a sub-zone from the second set of points;

comparing the location of the user device to the sub-zone; and

,

executing the set of actions if the location of the user device is within the sub-zone.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of defining a sub-zone further comprises the steps of:

defining an “

exclusion”

zone.

receiving a subset of excluded actions from the set of actions; and

,

associating the subset of excluded actions with the exclusion zone.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of periodically monitoring the location of the user device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of receiving a set of gaming classes for the zone.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of defining the set of gaming classes for the zone.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of defining a subset of the set of gaming classes for the zone.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a range for the zone;

receiving a set of contact locations;

comparing each contact location of the set of contact locations to the range to determine an included set of contacts; and

,

sending the included set of contacts to the user device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

calculating a fee from the wager; and

,

allocating the fee to a location host.

10. In a system comprising a network, a server connected to the network, a supervisor device connected to the network, and a user device connected to the network, the server programmed to store and execute instructions that cause the system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

receiving a first set of points;

defining a zone from the first set of points;

receiving a second set of points within the zone;

defining a sub-zone from the second set of points;

defining a first set of actions for the zone;

defining a second set of actions for the sub-zone;

determining a location of the user device;

comparing the location of the user device to the zone;

executing the first set of actions if the location of the user device is within the zone;

receiving a first wager if the location of the user device is within the zone;

receiving a first outcome;

comparing the first outcome to the first wager;

calculating a first credit;

calculating a first debit;

allocating the first credit if the first outcome coincides with the first wager;

allocating the first debit if the first outcome does not coincide with the first wager;

comparing the location of the user device to the sub-zone;

executing the second set of actions if the location of the user device is within the sub-zone;

receiving a second wager if the location of the user device is within the sub-zone;

receiving a second outcome;

comparing the second outcome to the second wager;

calculating a second credit;

calculating a second debit;

allocating the second credit if the second outcome coincides with the second wager; and

,

allocating the second debit if the second outcome does not coincide with the second wager.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

defining a subset of excluded actions from the first set of actions; and

,

associating the subset of excluded actions with the sub-zone.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of updating the first set of actions.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of defining a first set of actions for the zone further comprises the step of defining a set of games.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of receiving a first set of points further comprises receiving a set of location information.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of defining a first set of actions for the zone further comprises the step of defining a set of gaming classes for the games.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

monitoring the location of the user device; and

,

determining if the location of the user device is within the zone.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of defining a zone further comprises the step of determining a zone type selected from the group of an “

exclusion”

zone and an “

inclusion”

zone.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of defining a sub-zone further comprises the step of determining a sub-zone type selected from the group of an “

exclusion”

sub-zone and an “

inclusion”

sub-zone.

19. A system for interacting with a user, comprising:

a network;

a server, connected to the network,

a user device, connected to the network,

the server programmed to carry out the steps of;

receiving a first set of points;

defining a set of zones from the first set of points;

receiving a set of actions related to the set of zones;

sending the set of zones to the user device;

sending the set of actions to the user device;

the user device programmed to carry out the steps of;

determining a location of the user device;

comparing the location of the user device to the set of zones;

executing the set of actions, if the location of the user device is within the set of zones;

receiving a wager if the location of the user device is within the set of zones;

sending the wager to the server;

determining an outcome; and

,

sending the outcome to the server.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising a supervisor device connected to the network;

and,

wherein the supervisor device is programmed to carry out the steps of;

defining the first set of points; and

,

defining the set of actions.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the server is further programmed to carry out the steps of:

receiving a subset of excluded actions from the set of actions; and

,

associating the subset of excluded actions with a zone of the set of zones.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the user device is further programmed to carry out the steps of:

monitoring the location of the user device at a predetermined frequency; and

,

altering the predetermined frequency, based on a velocity of the user device.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the server is further programmed to carry out the steps of:

comparing the outcome to the wager;

allocating a credit if the outcome coincides with the wager; and

,

allocating a debit if the outcome does not coincide with the wager.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the server is further programmed to carry out the step of determining an “

exclusion”

zone.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein the set of actions is a set of gaming class authentications.

26. The system of claim 23, wherein the server is further programmed to carry out the steps of:

receiving a transfer amount; and

,

allocating the transfer amount to a user account.