Computer graphics processing methods and systems for presentation of graphics objects or text in a wagering environment

• US 8,128,474 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2006
• Issued: 03/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cantor Index LLC
• Original Assignee: Cantor Index LLC
• Inventors: Amaitis, Lee, Puckeridge, David Anthony, Davie, Christopher John, Riches, Guy Iain Oliver, Lawrey, Peter Kenneth
• Primary Examiner(s): Coburn, Corbett B
• Application Number:
  US11/467,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20070111777A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,021 Days
• Field of Search: 463/16
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/03 Credit; Loans; Processing thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

Computer graphics processing systems and methods are provided for the presentation of graphic objects or text in a wagering environment. In at least one embodiment, the systems and methods present graphic objects on a graphic user interface screen that includes at least one of a plurality of betting lines, including a reference betting line, such as a market betting line having a value that corresponds to a value of a reference variable associated with an object, a high line having a value corresponding to an amount above the reference variable value, a low line having a value corresponding to an amount below the reference variable value, etc. The market, high, and low lines may be arranged spatially on the interface screen based at least on the values of each of the lines. The interface screen includes a least one computer generated graphic object associated with each of the betting lines that is selectable for submitting at least one of an up bet request and a down bet request. The at least one graphic object may be rotating or moving based on the tradeable state associated with the graphic object.

Claims

1. A method for presenting graphic objects on a graphic interface screen, the method comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor, a request for wagering information;

causing, by the at least one processor, the graphic interface screen to be displayed at a user interface, the graphic interface screen comprising;

a market betting line having a value that corresponds to a market value of an object, and at least one of;

a high betting line having a value corresponding to an amount above the market value of the object, and

a low betting line having a value corresponding to an amount below the market value of the object, each of the market and at least one of high and low lines spatially arranged on the interface screen based at least on the values of each of the lines,

at least one graphic object associated with each of the betting lines, the at least one graphic object selectable for submitting at least one of;

an up bet request for wagering on one of the market value and the at least one of the high and low line value achieving a level at a later time that is above the respective one of the market value and the high or low line value at a first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on one of the market value and the at least one of the high and low line value achieving a level at the later time that is below the respective one of the market value and the at least one of the high and low line value at the first time, the at least one graphic object rotating or moving when in a tradeable state, and

odds associated with the at least one of the up bet request and the down bet request, the odds superimposed over the graphic object; and

refreshing automatically, by the at least one processor, at least one of the market betting line and the at least one of the high line and the low line to reflect movement in the market value of the object.

2. A method for presenting graphic objects in a graphic interface screen, the method comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor, a request for wagering information;

causing, by the at least one processor, the graphic interface screen to be displayed at a user interface, the graphic interface screen comprising;

a first betting line having a value that corresponds to a value of a first reference variable associated with an object,

at least one first graphic object selectable for submitting at least one of;

a first up bet request for wagering on the value of the first reference variable achieving a level at a later time that is above the value of the reference variable at a first time, and

a first down bet request for wagering on the value of the second reference variable achieving a level at the later time that is below the value of the reference variable at the first time;

a second betting line having a value that corresponds to a value of a second reference variable associated with the object, the second reference variable being different from the first reference variable;

at least one second graphic object selectable for submitting at least one of;

a second up bet request for wagering on the value of the second reference variable achieving a level at a later time that is above the value of the second reference variable at a first time, and

a second down bet request for wagering on the value of the second reference variable achieving a level at the later time that is below the value of the second reference variable at the first time;

determining, by the at least one processor, odds for the at least one of the first up bet request and the first down bet request for each of the at least one first object and at least one second object, the respective odds for the first up bet request and the second down bet request remaining unchanged for the betting session; and

determining, by the at least one processor, odds for the at least one of the second up bet request and the second down bet request for each of the at least one first object and at least one second object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one first betting line comprises a market betting line, the value of the first reference variable for the market betting line corresponding to a market value for the object, and wherein the at least one first graphic object is selectable for submitting at least one of:

an up bet request for wagering on the market value of the object at the later time being above the market value of the object at the first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on the market value of the object at the later time being below that market value of the object at the first time.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first betting line comprises a high line, the high line value corresponding to an amount above the value of the first reference variable, and wherein the at least one first graphic object is selectable for submitting at least one of:

an up bet request for wagering on the value of the first reference variable at the later time being above the high line value at the first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on the value of the first reference variable at the later time being below the high line value at the first time.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the first betting line comprises a low line, the low line value corresponding to an amount below the value of the first reference variable, and wherein the at least one first graphic object is selectable for submitting at least one of:

an up bet request for wagering on the value of the first reference variable at the later time being above the low line value at the first time, and

a down bet request for wagering on the value of the first reference variable at the later time being below the low line value at the first time.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the first betting line comprises a plurality of spread lines comprising a first spread betting line having a value that corresponds to an amount above the value of the first reference variable and a second spread betting line having a value that corresponds to an amount below the value of the first reference variable, and wherein the at least one first graphic object is selectable for submitting at least one of:

an up bet request for wagering on the value of the first reference variable at the later time being above the first spread betting line value at the first time, and

a down bet request wagering on the value of the first reference variable at the later time being below the second spread betting line value at the first time.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the interface screen comprises a plurality of graphic objects comprising:

a first graphic object selectable for submitting an up bet request, and

a second graphic object selectable for submitting a down bet request.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of the graphic objects are displayed on the interface screen spatially relative to the first betting line.

9. The method of claim 2, in which the graphic interface displays at least one of the odds for the first up bet and the odds for the first down bet.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one of the odds for the first up bet and the odds for the first down bet are superimposed on the at least one first graphic object.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the object comprises at least one of a security and an index.

12. The method of claim 2, comprising starting a betting session having a start time and an end time, the value of the first reference variable at the later time determined at the end time of the session.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first betting line has a static value that remains unchanged for the betting session, the value of the first reference variable at the first time being equal to the value of the first reference variable at the start time of the betting session, the method further comprising:

determining odds for at least one of an up bet and a down bet based at least on the value of the first reference variable at a time after the first time.

14. The method of claim 13, comprising receiving a bet request having odds determined at the time of the bet request.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the graphic interface screen comprises at least one of the odds for the first up bet and the odds for the first down bet, the method comprising refreshing at least one of the first up bet odds and the first down bet odds automatically to reflect movement in the value of the first reference variable during the betting session.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one of the odds for the first up bet and the odds for the first down bet are refreshed to reflect real-time movement in the value of the first reference variable during the betting session.

17. The method of claim 2, wherein the first betting line has a static value that remains unchanged for a betting session, the value of the first reference variable at a first time in the betting session set to the value of the first reference variable at a start time of the betting session, and the interface screen comprising a live level line indicating the value of the first reference variable at different times in the betting session.

18. The method of claim 2, comprising disabling the at least one first graphic object.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein disabling the at least one graphic comprises changing a color of the at least one first graphic object.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein disabling the at least one first graphic object comprises removing the at least one first graphic object from the interface screen.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the first graphic object comprises odds superimposed over the at least one first graphic object, and wherein disabling the at least one first graphic object comprises removing the odds from the at least one first graphic object.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one first graphic object at least one of moves and rotates during the betting session, and wherein disabling the at least one first graphic object comprises replacing the at least one first graphic object with at least one of a non-moving and a non-rotating graphic object.

23. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one first graphic object comprises one of a rotating arrow when in a tradable state and a non-rotating arrow when in a visible state.

24. The method of claim 2, the interface screen comprising a symbol indicating at least one of an upward and a downward movement in the value of the first reference variable.

25. The method of claim 2, in which the respective odds are determined based on amounts being wagered.

26. A method for presenting graphic objects in a graphic interface screen, the method comprising:

starting, by at least one processor, a betting session having a start time and an end time;

receiving, by the at least one processor, a request for wagering information;

causing, by the at least one processor, the graphic interface screen to be displayed at a user interface, the graphic interface screen comprising;

at least two betting lines selected from a group consisting of;

a market betting line having a value corresponding to a market value of an object at the first time,

a high line having a value corresponding to a first amount above the market value of the object at the first time,

a low line having a value corresponding to a first amount below the market value of the object at the first time;

a first spread betting line having a value corresponding to a second amount above the market value of the object at the first time, and

a second spread betting line having a value corresponding to a second amount below the market value of the object at the first time, and

a plurality of graphic objects selectable for submitting at least one of an up bet request and a down bet request for each of the at least two betting lines;

determining, by the at least one processor, odds for at least one of the up bet and the down bet for each of the at least two betting lines, the odds remaining unchanged for the betting session; and

determining, by the at least one processor, at least one of the high line value, the low line value, a first spread line value, and a second spread line value at a later time after the start time of the betting session to reflect movement in the market value of the object at the later time.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the at least two betting lines are displayed in the interface screen spatially a first distance from each other at a first time during the betting session and a second distance from each other at a second time during the betting session that is after the first time, the second distance being shorter than the first distance.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the at least two betting lines are refreshed to reflect movement in the market value of the object during the betting session.

29. The method of claim 26, the betting session comprising at least one of a five-minute expiration, a half-hour expiration, an hour expiration, and a day expiration.

30. The method of claim 26, comprising starting a plurality of betting sessions, at least one of the plurality of the betting sessions starting essentially immediately after expiration of another of the plurality of the betting sessions.

31. The method of claim 26, comprising settling bets received in a first betting session concurrently with the running of a second betting session.

32. A method for presenting graphic objects in a graphic interface screen, the method comprising:

starting, by at least one processor, a betting session having a start time and an end time;

receiving, by the at least one processor, a request for wagering information;

causing, by the at least one processor, the graphic interface screen to be displayed at a user interface, the graphic interface screen comprising;

at least two betting lines selected from a group consisting of;

a market betting line having a value corresponding to a market value of an object at the first time,

a high line having a value corresponding to a first amount above the market value of the object at the first time,

a low line having a value corresponding to a first amount below the market value of the object at the first time;

a first spread betting line having a value corresponding to a second amount above the market value of the object at the first time, and

a second spread betting line having a value corresponding to a second amount below the market value of the object at the first time, the at least two betting lines having a value that remains unchanged for the betting session, and

a plurality of graphic objects selectable for submitting at least one of an up bet request and a down bet request for each of the at least two betting lines; and

determining, by the at least one processor, odds for at least one of the up bet and the down bet for each of the at least two betting lines based at least on the market value of the object at a later time in the betting session.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the betting session has at least one of a five-minute expiration, a half-hour expiration, an hour expiration, and a day expiration.

34. The method of claim 32, comprising starting a plurality of betting sessions, at least one of the plurality of the betting sessions starting essentially immediately after expiration of another of the plurality of the betting sessions.

35. The method of claim 32, comprising settling bets received in a first betting session concurrently with the running of a second betting session.

36. The method of claim 32, wherein the graphic interface comprises at least one of the odds for the up bet and the odds for the down bet, the method comprising refreshing at least one of the up bet odds and the down bet odds automatically to reflect movement in the market value of the object during the betting session.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein at least one of the odds for the up bet and the odds for the down bet are refreshed to reflect real-time movement in the market value of the object during the betting session.

38. The method of claim 36, comprising receiving at least one bet request on at least one value of the at least two betting lines;

determining that the at least one bet request is attempting to bet on outdated data; and

communicating a message indicating that the at least one bet request is invalid.

39. The method of claim 36, in which the odds are determined based on amounts being wagered.