Interactive wagering systems and processes
DCFirst Claim
1. An interactive wagering system for off-track wagering on races, comprising:
- a data facility that receives racing data and provides said racing data with video signals;
a user terminal comprising;
input means for receiving said video signals and said racing data,means for separating said racing data from said video signals,a monitor,display and control circuitry for displaying said racing data on said monitor,user input means for receiving wager data, andtransaction data communication circuitry that transmits said wager data; and
a wagering facility for maintaining a wagering account for said user, wherein said wagering facility;
receives said wager data from said transaction data communication circuitry corresponding to a wager to be placed by a user;
adjusts said wagering account to reflect the results of said wager; and
transmits said racing data to said data facility.
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Abstract
Systems and processes for interactive off-track wagering are provided. A user reviews racing information and places bets using an off-track terminal. The user interactively selects a desired racetrack and race. Odds, pools, and payoff amounts may be viewed for a variety of complex wager types. To place a wager, the user selects a wager type, wager amount, and the desired runners. Account information can be reviewed. If desired, the user can transfer funds from a bank account to an account used for wagering. Racing videos can be viewed while the user reviews odds and places bets. Video clips of past races can be ordered. Related advertisements can be presented using text or video clips. Merchandise may be ordered interactively. Information regarding system usage may be gathered.
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132 Claims
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1. An interactive wagering system for off-track wagering on races, comprising:
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a data facility that receives racing data and provides said racing data with video signals; a user terminal comprising; input means for receiving said video signals and said racing data, means for separating said racing data from said video signals, a monitor, display and control circuitry for displaying said racing data on said monitor, user input means for receiving wager data, and transaction data communication circuitry that transmits said wager data; and a wagering facility for maintaining a wagering account for said user, wherein said wagering facility; receives said wager data from said transaction data communication circuitry corresponding to a wager to be placed by a user; adjusts said wagering account to reflect the results of said wager; and transmits said racing data to said data facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of interactive wagering on races using an off-track wagering system, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting racing data from a wagering facility; receiving said racing data with a data facility; providing said racing data and video signals with said data facility; receiving said video signals and said racing data with a user terminal; separating said racing data from said video signals with said user terminal; displaying said racing data on a monitor with said user terminal; receiving wager data corresponding to wagers to be placed by a user with said user terminal; maintaining a wagering account for the user at said wagering facility; transmitting said wager data to said wagering facility; receiving said wager data from said transaction data communication circuitry at said wagering facility; and adjusting said wagering account after a race to reflect the results of said race. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. An interactive wagering system for off-track wagering on live races in real-time, comprising:
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a wagering data management facility for providing real-time racing data and for maintaining wagering accounts for users; a racing data interface that receives said real-time racing data from said wagering data management facility; a source of real-time racing videos of at least one live event; a video and data distribution system for receiving said real-time racing data from said racing data interface and said real-time racing videos from said source of racing videos, said video and data distribution system providing both said real-time racing data and said real-time racing videos; a user terminal for receiving and separating said real-time racing data and said real-time racing videos; and a monitor on which said user terminal displays said real-time racing data and said real-time racing videos. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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100. A method of interactive wagering on live races in real-time using an off-track wagering system, comprising the steps of:
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providing racing data with a wagering data management facility; maintaining a wagering account for a user with said wagering data management facility; receiving racing data from said wagering data management facility with a racing data interface; supplying real-time racing videos of at least one live event; receiving both said racing data from said racing data interface and said real-time racing videos with a video and data distribution system; providing with said video and data distribution system both said racing data and said real-time racing videos; receiving and separating said racing data and said real-time racing videos with a user terminal; and displaying said racing data and said real-time racing videos on a monitor with said user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130)
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131. An off-track user terminal for operation with an interactive racing wagering system having a wagering facility at which a wagering account of a user is maintained, said wagering facility providing racing data to a data facility that provides said user terminal with said racing data and video signals, said wagering facility receiving wager data from said user terminal corresponding to a wager, said wagering facility adjusting said wagering account after a race to reflect the results of said race based on said wager, said user terminal comprising:
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input means for receiving said video signals and said racing data; means for separating said racing data from said video signals; a monitor; display and control circuitry for displaying said racing data on said monitor; user input means for receiving said wager data; and transaction data communication circuitry that transmits said wager data to said data facility.
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132. An off-track user terminal for operation with an interactive racing wagering system having a wagering data management facility for providing racing data and for maintaining a wagering account for a user, a racing data interface that receives racing data from said wagering data management facility, a source of real-time racing videos of at least one live event, a video and data distribution system for receiving said racing data from said racing data interface and said real-time racing videos from said source of real-time racing videos, said video and data distribution system providing both said racing data and said real-time racing videos, and a monitor, said user terminal comprising:
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means for receiving said racing data and said real-time racing videos; means for displaying said racing data and said real-time racing videos on said monitor; user input means for receiving wager data corresponding to wagers placed by a user; and transaction data communication circuitry that transmits said wager data to said wagering data management facility.
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