WAGERING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A system comprising:
- an imaging device;
a paper payment dispensing mechanism;
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor;
wherein said instructions comprise;
obtaining identification information from a bar code that was captured by the imaging device and displayed on a mobile device, the identification information being associated with a wager;
retrieving, based on the identification information, a wager value that is dependent upon the outcome of the wager;
obtaining, from the bar code, a payment request value entered by a user on the mobile device;
determining whether the value entered by the user is less than the wager value; and
dispensing a payment from the paper payment dispensing mechanism equal to the payment request value entered by the user when the value entered by the user is less than the wager value.
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Abstract
A system is provided that, in some aspects, determines a user'"'"'s intent to place a wager or redeem a wager based on bar codes generated by a client device operated by the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an imaging device; a paper payment dispensing mechanism; a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein said instructions comprise; obtaining identification information from a bar code that was captured by the imaging device and displayed on a mobile device, the identification information being associated with a wager; retrieving, based on the identification information, a wager value that is dependent upon the outcome of the wager; obtaining, from the bar code, a payment request value entered by a user on the mobile device; determining whether the value entered by the user is less than the wager value; and dispensing a payment from the paper payment dispensing mechanism equal to the payment request value entered by the user when the value entered by the user is less than the wager value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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an imaging device; a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein said instructions comprise; capturing, with the imaging device, bar code information displayed on a mobile device; extracting bar code information from the bar code; determining whether the bar code information represents an identification of a user or a wager; determining the identification of a user from the bar code information when the bar code information represents an identification of a user; and determining a wager price and a wager event from the bar code information when the bar code information represents a wager. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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an imaging device; a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor; wherein said instructions comprise; capturing, with the imaging device, bar code information displayed on a mobile device; identifying, within the bar code information, a plurality of wagers; identifying a usage value associated with the plurality of wagers, where the usage value is associated with the number of times that the wagers have been placed; and placing the wagers based on the usage value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. (canceled)
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