Wireless interactive gaming system
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1. A system for playing a wagering game, comprising:
- a wireless gaming device comprising an identification code, entry apparatus for entering wagering information by a player, and a transmitter;
a receiver for receiving the identification code and the wagering information transmitted by the transmitter of the wireless gaming device, the receiver polling the wireless gaming device to determine whether the player has entered wagering information to be transmitted to the receiver.
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Abstract
A system and method for playing a wagering game uses a wireless gaming device including an identification code, entry apparatus for entering wagering information by a player, and a transmitter. A receiver receives the identification code and the wagering information transmitted by the transmitter of the wireless gaming device. The receiver polls the wireless gaming device to determine whether the player has entered wagering information to be transmitted to the receiver.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for playing a wagering game, comprising:
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a wireless gaming device comprising an identification code, entry apparatus for entering wagering information by a player, and a transmitter;
a receiver for receiving the identification code and the wagering information transmitted by the transmitter of the wireless gaming device, the receiver polling the wireless gaming device to determine whether the player has entered wagering information to be transmitted to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
a processor in communication with the receiver for processing the wagering information transmitted by the wireless gaming device based on the identification code. -
18. The system of claim 17 wherein the processor further comprises a database for storing an account of the player.
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19. The system of claim 1 wherein the wireless gaming device further comprises an electronically programmable read only memory for storing an identifier corresponding to the identification code.
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20. The system of claim 1 further comprising an encryption key to encrypt the identification code and the wagering information prior to transmission and to decrypt the identification code and the wagering information after being received by the receiver.
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21. A method of playing a wagering game using a wireless gaming device, comprising:
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providing the wireless gaming device comprising an identification code, entry apparatus for entering wagering information by a player, and a transmitter;
entering the wagering information into the entry apparatus;
polling the wireless gaming device to determine whether the player has entered wagering information to be transmitted by the transmitter; and
transmitting the identification code and the wagering information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
displaying the wagering information on the wireless gaming device. -
24. The method of claim 21 wherein the identification code and the wagering information are transmitted by radio frequency signals.
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25. The method of claim 21 wherein the identification code and the wagering information are transmitted by infrared signals.
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26. The method of claim 21 further comprising
processing the wagering information transmitted by the wireless gaming device based on the identification code. -
27. The method of claim 21 further comprising encrypting the identification code and the wagering information prior to transmission.
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28. A wireless gaming device for transmitting wagering information to a receiver, comprising:
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a memory for storing an identification code;
entry apparatus for entering the wagering information;
a transmitter for converting the identification code and the wagering information into a signal for wireless transmission to the receiver, the transmitter transmitting the signal when the receiver polls the wireless gaming device to determine that the wagering information has been entered. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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