Cellular telephone interactive wagering system
First Claim
1. A method for interactive wagering on races with a cellular telephone comprising:
- receiving at the cellular telephone racing data on races that have not been run and that a user is allowed to place wagers on;
after receiving the racing data, allowing the user to select to present the received racing data in audio form or visual form;
presenting the racing data on the races that have not been run and that the user is allowed to place wagers on using the cellular telephone based on the user selection; and
providing interactive options on the cellular telephone that allow the user to place a wager on a given race that has not been run using the cellular telephone.
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Abstract
Systems and processes for interactive wagering are provided. A cellular telephone or handheld computing device may be used to access an interactive wagering service. Television equipment and computer equipment may be used to access the service. A user may view information on wagers such as current odds and other racing data for horses or other runners on the cellular telephone or other device. The user may create a corresponding off-track wager with the cellular telephone or other device that may be sent to a transaction processing and subscription management system. The transaction processing and subscription management system may handle the wager transaction and adjust the user'"'"'s account balance.
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71 Claims
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1. A method for interactive wagering on races with a cellular telephone comprising:
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receiving at the cellular telephone racing data on races that have not been run and that a user is allowed to place wagers on; after receiving the racing data, allowing the user to select to present the received racing data in audio form or visual form; presenting the racing data on the races that have not been run and that the user is allowed to place wagers on using the cellular telephone based on the user selection; and providing interactive options on the cellular telephone that allow the user to place a wager on a given race that has not been run using the cellular telephone. - 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)
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32. A system for interactive wagering comprising:
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a transaction processing and subscription management system for handling wagers on races; and a cellular telephone that is in wireless communication with the transaction processing and subscription management system and that has a display, wherein the cellular telephone is configured to; receive racing data on races that have not been run and that a user is allowed to place wagers on; after receiving the racing data, allow the user to select to present the received racing data in audio form or visual form; present the racing data on the races that have not been run and that the user is allowed to place wagers on using the cellular telephone based on the user selection; and provide interactive options on the cellular telephone that allow the user to place a wager on a given race that has not been run. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A system for interactive wagering comprising:
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a transaction processing and subscription management system for handling wagers on races that have not been run and that a user is allowed to place wagers on; equipment selected from the group consisting of;
user television equipment, user computer equipment, and non-cellular telephone equipment, wherein the equipment is configured to access racing data at the transaction processing and subscription management system and to provide information on wagering data to the transaction processing and subscription management system; anda cellular telephone that receives racing data on races that have not been run and that the user is allowed to place wagers on from the transaction processing and subscription management system and provides wagering data to the transaction processing and subscription management system and that has a display, wherein the cellular telephone is configured to; after receiving the racing data, allow the user to select to present the received racing data in audio form or visual form; present the racing data on the races that have not been run and that the user is allowed to place wagers on using the cellular telephone based on the user selection; and provide interactive options on the cellular telephone that allow the user to place a wager on a given race that has not been run using the cellular telephone, and wherein the equipment is configured to display information on race results for the given race after the given race has been run.
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36. A system for interactive wagering comprising:
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a transaction processing and subscription management system for handling wagers on races that have not been run and that a user is allowed to place wagers on; equipment selected from the group consisting of;
user television equipment, user computer equipment, and non-cellular telephone equipment, wherein the equipment is configured to access racing data at the transaction processing and subscription management system to provide information on wagers to the transaction processing and subscription management system; anda cellular telephone that receives racing data on races that have not been run and that the user is allowed to place wagers on from the transaction processing and subscription management system and provides wagering data to the transaction processing and subscription management system and that has a display, wherein the equipment is configured to allow a user to interact with options to place a wager on a given race that has not been run, and wherein the cellular telephone is configured to; after receiving the racing data, allow the user to select to present the received racing data in audio form or visual form; and present information on race results for the given race based on the user selection after the given race has been run.
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37. A cellular telephone interactive wagering system comprising:
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computer equipment that handles wagers; and a cellular telephone having a display, wherein the cellular telephone is configured to; receive racing data on races that have not been run and that a user is allowed to place wagers on; after receiving the racing data, allow the user to select to present the received racing data in audio form or visual form; present the racing data on the races that have not been run and that the user is allowed to place wagers on using the cellular telephone based on the user selection; and provide interactive options on the cellular telephone that allow the user to place a wager on a given race that has not been run, and wherein wagering data for the wager is transmitted from the cellular telephone to the computer equipment. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A system for interactive wagering comprising:
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a transaction processing and subscription management system for handling wagers on races that have not been run and that a user is allowed to place wagers on; equipment selected from the group consisting of;
user television equipment, user computer equipment, and non-cellular telephone equipment, wherein the equipment is configured to access racing data at the transaction processing and subscription management system and to provide information on wagering data to the transaction processing and subscription management system; anda cellular telephone that receives racing data on races that have not been run from the transaction processing and subscription management system and provides wagering data to the transaction processing and subscription management system and that has a display, wherein the equipment is configured to allow a user to interact with options to place a wager on a given race that has not been run, and wherein the cellular telephone is configured to; after receiving the racing data, allow the user to select to present the received racing data in audio form or visual form; present the racing data on the races that have not been run and that the user is allowed to place wagers on using the cellular telephone based on the user selection; and display account balance information for the user.
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41. A computer-readable medium for use in interactive wagering on races that is implemented using a cellular telephone comprising computer program logic recorded thereon for:
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receiving at the cellular telephone racing data on races that have not been run and that a user is allowed to place wagers on; after receiving the racing data, allowing the user to select to present the received racing data in audio form or visual form; presenting the racing data on the races that have not been run and that the user is allowed to place wagers on using the cellular telephone based on the user selection; and providing interactive options on the cellular telephone that allow the user to place a wager on a given race that has not been run using the cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (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, 69, 70, 71)
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