Interactive wagering system with promotions
First Claim
1. A method for promoting an opportunity for a user at user equipment to interactively wager on races with an interactive wagering application implemented using the user equipment, comprising:
- displaying television programming on the user equipment;
automatically displaying a notification as an overlay on top of the television programming that informs the user of an interactive wagering opportunity without the user requesting the notification, wherein the notification is automatically displayed in response to a determination by the wagering application that the television programming is related to wagering;
providing the user with an opportunity to respond to the notification by pressing a remote control key on a remote control; and
automatically providing the user with an opportunity to electronically place a wager with the interactive wagering application in response to the pressing of the remote control key.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An interactive wagering system is provided that promotes wagering to users at user equipment. The user equipment may be based on a set-top box and television, a personal computer, a cellular telephone with a display, or other such devices. Wagering may be promoted by notifying the user of an opportunity to place a wager on a given race. Wagering may also be promoted by providing the user with an on-screen opportunity to sign up for a wagering television channel or interactive wagering service. The on-screen promotions that are displayed to the user may be targeted based on the television programming that is being displayed or the user'"'"'s interests. The user'"'"'s activities may be monitored to collect information on the user'"'"'s interests. If a particular race or the like is being discussed during a television program, the user may be provided with an opportunity to wager on that race.
-
Citations
99 Claims
-
1. A method for promoting an opportunity for a user at user equipment to interactively wager on races with an interactive wagering application implemented using the user equipment, comprising:
-
displaying television programming on the user equipment; automatically displaying a notification as an overlay on top of the television programming that informs the user of an interactive wagering opportunity without the user requesting the notification, wherein the notification is automatically displayed in response to a determination by the wagering application that the television programming is related to wagering; providing the user with an opportunity to respond to the notification by pressing a remote control key on a remote control; and automatically providing the user with an opportunity to electronically place a wager with the interactive wagering application in response to the pressing of the remote control key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A method for presenting wagering related promotional materials to a user at user equipment comprising:
-
displaying a screen of television programming to the user with the user equipment; monitoring the user'"'"'s activities at the user equipment to determine which television programs the user watches; displaying wagering-related promotional material on the user equipment in place of at least a portion of the screen of television programming, wherein content of the promotional material that is displayed depends on the user'"'"'s activities; and providing the user with an opportunity to respond to the promotional material by pressing a remote control key on a remote control. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
-
-
31. A method for presenting wagering related promotional materials to a user at a cellular telephone comprising:
-
displaying television programming on a display of the cellular telephone; monitoring the user'"'"'s activities at the cellular telephone; displaying wagering-related promotional material on the cellular telephone in place of at least a portion of the screen of television programming wherein content of the promotional material that is displayed depends on the user'"'"'s activities; and providing the user with an opportunity to respond to the promotional material by pressing a remote control key on a remote control.
-
-
32. A method for presenting wagering related promotional materials to a user at user equipment comprising:
-
displaying a screen of television programming to the user with the user equipment; monitoring the user'"'"'s activities at the user equipment; collecting information on which wagers the user has won; displaying wagering-related promotional material on the user equipment in place of at least a portion of the screen of television programming wherein content of the promotional material is related to the wagers the user has won; and providing the user with an opportunity to respond to the promotional material by pressing a remote control key on a remote control.
-
-
33. An interactive wagering system in which a program schedule data source supplies program schedule information for television programs, comprising user television equipment that receives the program schedule information from the program schedule data source, wherein the user television equipment receives television programming that the user watches, and wherein the user television equipment is configured to:
-
determine content of the television programming the user is watching using the program schedule information and information obtained from the user television equipment on a current time and a current channel to which the user television equipment is tuned; and display a notification to the user of the availability of an opportunity to place an interactive on-screen wager when it is determined that the television programming is related to a subject conducive to wagering.
-
-
34. A system for promoting an opportunity for a user to interactively wager on races, comprising user television equipment configured to:
-
provide a display of television programming on user equipment; automatically provide a display of a notification on user equipment as an overlay on top of the television programming that informs the user of an interactive wagering opportunity without the user requesting the notification, wherein the display of a notification is automatically provided in response to determination by the wagering application that the television programming is related to wagering; provide the user with an opportunity to respond to the notification by pressing a remote control key on a remote control device; and automatically provide the user with an opportunity to electronically place a wager with an interactive wagering application in response to the pressing of the remote control key. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
-
-
51. A system for presenting wagering-related promotional material to a user, comprising user equipment configured to:
-
provide a display of a screen of television programming on the user equipment; monitor the user'"'"'s activities at the user equipment to determine which television programs the user watches; provide a display of wagering-related promotional material, including wagering-related promotional content, on the user equipment in place of at least a portion of the screen of television programming, wherein the promotional content depends on the user'"'"'s activities; and provide the user with an opportunity to respond to the promotional material by pressing a remote control key on a remote control. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
-
-
64. A system for presenting wagering-related related promotional material to a user comprising cellular telephone configured to:
-
display television programming on the display of the cellular telephone; monitor the user'"'"'s activities at the cellular telephone; provide a display of wagering-related promotional material on the cellular telephone in place of at least a portion of the screen of television programming wherein content of the promotional material that is displayed depends on the user'"'"'s activities; and provide the user with an opportunity to respond to the promotional material by pressing a remote control key on a remote control.
-
-
65. A system for presenting wagering-related promotional material to a user comprising user equipment configured to:
-
provide a display of a screen of television programming to the user; monitor the user'"'"'s activities at the user equipment; collect information on which wagers the user has won; provide a display of wagering-related promotional material on the user equipment in place of at least a portion of the screen of television programming wherein content of the promotional material that is displayed depends on the user'"'"'s activities and is related to the wagers the user has won; and provide the user with an opportunity to respond to the promotional material by pressing a remote control key on a remote control.
-
-
66. A machine readable medium comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for:
-
providing a display of television programming on user equipment; automatically providing a display of a notification on the user equipment as an overlay on top of the television programming that informs the user of an interactive wagering opportunity without the user requesting the notification, wherein the notification is displayed in response to a determination by the wagering application that the television programming is related to wagering; providing the user with an opportunity to respond to the notification by pressing a remote control key on a remote control device; and automatically providing the user with an opportunity to electronically place a wager with an interactive wagering application in response to the pressing of the remote control key. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
-
-
83. A machine readable medium comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for:
-
providing a display of a screen of television programming on the user equipment; monitoring the user'"'"'s activities at the user equipment to determine which television programs the user watches; providing a display of wagering-related promotional material, including wagering-related promotional content, on the user equipment in place of at least a portion of the screen of television programming, wherein the promotional content depends on the user'"'"'s activities; and providing the user with an opportunity to respond to the promotional material by pressing a remote control key on a remote control. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
-
-
96. A machine readable medium comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for:
-
providing a display of television programming on a display of user equipment, wherein the user equipment comprises a cellular telephone; monitoring the user'"'"'s activities at the user equipment; providing a display of wagering-related promotional material on the user equipment in place of at least a portion of the screen of television programming wherein content of the promotional material that is displayed depends on the user'"'"'s activities; and providing the user with an opportunity to respond to the promotional material by pressing a remote control key on a remote control.
-
-
97. A machine readable medium comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for:
-
displaying a screen of television programming to the user with the user equipment; monitoring the user'"'"'s activities at the user equipment; collecting information on which wagers the user has won; displaying wagering-related promotional material on the user equipment in place of at least a portion of the screen of television programming wherein content of the promotional material that is displayed depends on the user'"'"'s activities and is related to the wagers the user has won; and providing the user with an opportunity to respond to the promotional material by pressing a remote control key on a remote control.
-
-
98. A method for providing an opportunity for a user at user equipment to interactively wager on races with an interactive wagering application implemented using the user equipment, comprising:
-
receiving program schedule information for television programs from a program schedule data source; determining content of the television programming the user is watching using the program schedule information and information obtained from the user television equipment on a current time and a current channel to which the user equipment is tuned; and providing a display of a notification to the user indicating the availability of an opportunity to place an interactive on-screen wager when it is determined that the television programming is related to a subject conducive to wagering.
-
-
99. A machine readable medium comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for:
-
receiving program schedule information for television programs from a program schedule data source; determining content of the television programming the user is watching using the program schedule information and information obtained from the user television equipment on a current time and a current channel to which the user equipment is tuned; and providing a display of a notification to the user indicating the availability of an opportunity to place an interactive on-screen wager when it is determined that the television programming is related to a subject conducive to wagering.
-
Specification