Method and System of Playing Game through Communication Tool

• US 20160225226A1
• Filed: 04/11/2016
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jesus Pereo-Ochoa
• Original Assignee: Jesus Pereo-Ochoa
• Inventors: Pereo-OcHoa, Jesus
• Application Number:
  US15/096,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20160225226A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00996 Board games available as video games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• 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 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3276 wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/37 Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications

Abstract

A method of communicatively linking a plurality of electronic devices via users includes the steps of remotely linking the electronic devices in a closed communication network from a facility; verifying each user for the electronic device in an authorized manner in order to activate the electronic device by connecting a user smart phone of the user to the electronic device; restricting each user to remotely access the electronic device in limited locations within an area of the facility via a GPS unit built-in with the electronic device and within a range of the closed communication network; and connecting the electronic devices with each other through the closed networking system that allows the user to selectively communicate with each other and to selectively execute different applications preloaded in the electronic device through the closed communication network in a real time manner.

Claims

1. A method of communicatively linking a plurality of portable electronic devices via a plurality of users, comprising the steps executed within a facility with a closed communication network of:

(a) remotely linking said portable electronic devices in said closed communication network, wherein said portable electronic devices and said closed communication network are provided by said facility;

(b) verifying each user for said portable electronic device in an authorized manner in order to activate said portable electronic device by connecting an identification means including at least a user smart phone of said user to said portable electronic device;

(c) restricting each user to remotely access said portable electronic device in limited locations within an area of said facility via a positioning unit built-in with said portable electronic device and within a range of said closed communication network; and

(d) connecting said portable electronic devices with each other through said closed networking system that allows said user to selectively communicate with each other and to selectively execute different applications preloaded in said portable electronic device through said closed communication network in a real time manner.

2. The method, as recited in claim 1, wherein said step (b) further comprises the steps of:

(b.1) generating a verification code by said identification means via a verification application therein; and

(b.2) verifying said verification code in said identification means by inputting said verification code in said identification means.

3. The method, as recited in claim 2, wherein said portable electronic device is deactivated when said portable electronic device is disconnected with said identification means.

4. The method, as recited in claim 3, wherein said user smart phone is received in a phone connection station of said portable electronic device and is connected to said portable electronic device via a connection cable.

5. The method, as recited in claim 3, wherein said identification means is wirelessly connected to said portable electronic device.

6. The method, as recited in claim 1, wherein said identification means further includes a membership card issued by said facility to said user, and the step (b) further comprises a step of further verifying each user for said portable electronic device in an authorized manner by said membership card issued by said facility.

7. The method, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a step of interfacing said identification means with said portable electronic device for screen-imaging the user smart phone on said portable electronic device.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein, in said step (d), said applications are different amenities applications preloaded in said portable electronic device, wherein said users are able to acquire different services provided by said facility via said amenities applications, wherein each of said portable electronic devices has a panic button for being activated by said user to notify said facility in case of emergency.

9. The method, as recited in claim 1, wherein said closed communication network is a private communication network internally provided by said facility, such that said portable electronic devices are connected with each other through said private communication network.

10. The method, as recited in claim 9, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of verifying each user for said portable electronic device in an authorized manner by a casino room card when said facility is a casino.

11. The method as recited in claim 9 wherein, in said step (d), said applications are different game applications preloaded in said portable electronic device by said facility that is a casino, such that said users are able to play casino games with each other or against a virtual dealer through said private communication network in a real time manner.

12. The method, as recited in claim 11, wherein said step (d) further comprises a step of generating a holographic display via a graphical display when the player plays the game, wherein said graphical display comprises a display panel foldably coupled on said portable electronic device and an image projector provided on said portable electronic device for projecting an image on said display panel in a holographic manner.

13. The method, as recited in claim 12, further comprising a step of posting a record of competence in said game for each of said players at said respective portable electronic device and transferring said record of competence to said user smart phone, wherein said record contains winning/losing records and tax information of each of said players in response to said winning/losing records.

14. A system for users within a facility, comprising:

a plurality of portable electronic devices provided by the facility for the users to individually access respectively, wherein each of said portable electronic devices comprises a plurality of different applications preloaded therein, a positioning unit, and a phone connection station for connecting with a user smart phone of said user;

a private networking system, which is a closed communication network being executed by a computer, wherein said portable electronic devices are communicated linked with each other through said closed communication network, wherein said portable electronic devices are restricted for being accessed in limited locations within a facility area in a real time manner via said positioning units of said portable electronic devices;

a verification module, which is executed by said computer, for verifying said user to access said portable electronic device in an authorized manner, wherein said verification module comprises a verification application arranged for being executed by said user smart phone to generate a verification code, wherein said verification code is input into and sent by said portable electronic device to said verification module through said closed communication network in order to activate said portable electronic device; and

a chatting module which is executed by a computing system, comprising a communication platform that links said portable electronic devices to said private networking system for enabling said users to chat with each other by said portable electronic devices through said closed communication network in a real time manner.

15. The system, as recited in claim 14, wherein said facility is a casino and said closed communication network is a private casino communication network provided by said casino, such that said portable electronic devices are connected with each other through said private casino communication network.

16. The system, as recited in claim 15, wherein said applications are different game applications and different amenities applications preloaded in said portable electronic device, wherein each of said game applications is executed in said portable electronic device for said users playing casino games with each other or against a virtual dealer through said private casino communication network in a real time manner, wherein each of said amenities applications is executed in said portable electronic device for said users acquiring different services provided by said casino.

17. The system, as recited in claim 15, wherein each of said portable electronic devices is also activated by a casino room card of said user provided by said casino.

18. The system, as recited in claim 15, further comprising an information storage module, which is executed by said computer, linked to said portable electronic devices for posting a record of competence in said game for each of said users at said respective portable electronic device and for transferring said record of competence to said user smart phone, wherein said record contains winning/losing records and tax information of each of said users in response to said winning/losing records.

19. The system, as recited in claim 15, wherein each of said portable electronic devices further comprises a phone interfacing module executed by said portable electronic device for screen-imaging said user smart phone on said portable electronic device.

20. The system, as recited in claim 15, wherein each of said portable electronic devices further comprises a graphical display which comprises a display panel foldably coupled on said portable electronic device and an image projector provided on said portable electronic device for projecting an image on said display panel in a holographic manner.