Biometric broadband gaming system and method

• US 8,403,755 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2003
• Issued: 03/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NEXRF Corp.
• Original Assignee: NEXRF Corp.
• Inventors: Kerr, Michael A.
• Primary Examiner(s): D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US10/681,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20050043096A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,457 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 14/705 Receptors; Cell surface antigens; Cell surface determinants tumour specific antigens C07K14/4748
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3295 Games involving skill, e.g. dexterity, memory, thinking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A wireless broadband gaming system and method is described. The wireless broadband gaming system includes a wireless network access device and a gaming system. The gaming system includes a registration database, a verification system, a video server and a gaming server. The video server stores images corresponding to at least one particular game outcome. The gaming server generates a random game output that associates the random game output with at least one particular game outcome. The gaming server communicates the images corresponding to the particular game outcome to the wireless network access device after verifying the wireless network device is a secure device and after verifying the user has registered.

Claims

1. A wireless gaming system, comprising:

a first wireless network access device having a plurality of security identification information associated with the first wireless network access device that comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address;

a gaming system that is configured to communicate with the first wireless network access device, the gaming system comprising,

a registration database that stores registration data associated with each registered user;

a verification system in communication with the wireless network access device and the registration database, said verification system configured to verify the user is a registered user;

said verification system comprising a firewall disposed between a gaming server and the wireless network access device;

said verification system further configured to secure communications with the first wireless network access device by verifying the plurality of security information associated with the first wireless network access device comprising a media access control (MAC) address and an IP address associated with the wireless network access device;

a video server that stores a plurality of different animated images corresponding to at least one particular game outcome;

the gaming server configured to generate a random game output that associates the random game output with at least one particular game outcome, said gaming server configured to communicate the plurality of images corresponding to the particular game outcome to the first wireless network access device, said gaming server configured to be accessible by the wireless network access device after verifying the wireless network device is a secure device, and after verifying the user has registered; and

a video encoder that configures the plurality of animated images as a video stream that is received by the wireless network device.

2. The wireless gaming system of claim 1 further comprising a transactional system configured to monitor transactions between the wireless network access device and the gaming system.

3. The wireless gaming system of claim 1 wherein said first wireless network device is a digital phone.

4. The wireless gaming system of claim 1 wherein said first wireless network device is a personal digital assistant (PDA).

5. The wireless gaming system of claim 1 wherein the verification system is configured to verify the user is a registered user by comparing a user ID and password to information in the registration database.

6. The wireless gaming system of claim 1 wherein the verification system is configured to verify the user is a registered user by authenticating a smart card.

15. The wireless gaming system of claim 1 wherein the gaming server further comprises a paytable module configured to associate the random game output with the particular game outcome.

16. The wireless gaming system of claim 15 wherein the paytable module is configured to determine the plurality of images corresponding to the particular game outcome.

20. The wireless gaming system of claim 1 wherein the gaming server is further configured to communicate the plurality of images to the first wireless network access device by way of a downstream transmission.

7. A wireless gaming system, comprising:

a plurality of wireless network access devices, each having a plurality of security identification information associated therewith that comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address; and

a gaming system that is configured to communicate with each wireless network access device, the gaming system comprising,

a registration database that stores registration data associated with each registered user;

a verification system in communication with each wireless network access device and the registration database, said verification system configured to verify the user of each wireless network access device is a registered user;

said verification system comprising a firewall disposed between a gaming server and each wireless network access device, said verification system configured to secure communications with each wireless network access device by verifying the plurality of identification information associated with each wireless network access device comprising a MAC address and an IP address associated with each wireless network access device;

a video server that stores a plurality of different animated images, wherein a group of images corresponds to a particular game outcome;

the gaming server configured to generate a random game output that associates the random game output for one of the wireless network access devices with at least one particular game outcome and the corresponding group of animated images and to communicate the group of animated images to the wireless network access device, said gaming server configured to be accessible by the wireless network access device after verifying the wireless network device is a secure device, and after verifying the user has registered; and

a video encoder that configures the group of animated images as a video stream that is received by each wireless network device.

8. The wireless gaming system of claim 7 wherein the verification system is configured to verify the user is a registered user by comparing a user ID and password to information in the registration database.

9. The wireless gaming system of claim 7 wherein the verification system is configured to verify the user is a registered user by authenticating a smart card.

10. The wireless gaming system of claim 7 wherein the plurality of identification information associated with each wireless network access device comprises cryptographic keys, which are used to encrypt and decrypt communications between the verification system and each of the network access devices.

17. The wireless gaming system of claim 7 wherein the gaming server further comprises a paytable module configured to associate the random game output with the particular game outcome.

18. The wireless gaming system of claim 17 wherein the paytable module is configured to determine the plurality of images corresponding to the particular game outcome.

21. The wireless gaming system of claim 7 wherein the gaming server is further configured to communicate the random game output by way of a downstream transmission to one of the wireless access devices.

11. A wireless gaming method, comprising:

receiving a plurality of identification information from a wireless network access device, the information including an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the wireless network access device;

communicating the plurality of identification information associated with the wireless network access device to a gaming system, the gaming system comprising a registration database that stores registration data associated with a registered user;

verifying a user is a registered user;

verifying the wireless network access device is a secure device by verifying the plurality of identification information associated with the wireless network access device including verifying the IP address and the MAC address, wherein a firewall is disposed between a gaming server and the wireless network access device;

permitting access to the gaming server after determining the wireless network device is secure and after determining the user has registered;

generating a random game output at the gaming server;

associating the random game output with a particular game outcome;

storing a plurality of different animated images corresponding to a plurality of game outcomes on a video server;

associating the particular game outcome with a plurality of corresponding animated images;

configuring the plurality of animated images as a video stream with a video encoder; and

communicating the plurality of corresponding images from the gaming server to the wireless network access device.

12. The wireless gaming method of claim 11 further comprising monitoring transactions between the wireless network access device and the gaming server.

13. The wireless gaming method of claim 11 further comprising verifying the user is a registered user by comparing a user ID and password to information in the registration database.

14. The wireless gaming method of claim 11 further comprising verifying the user is a registered user by authenticating a smart card.

19. The wireless gaming method of claim 11 wherein associating the particular game outcome with a plurality of corresponding images includes a paytable module configured to associate the random game output with the particular game outcome, the paytable module configured to determine the plurality of images corresponding to the particular game outcome.

22. The wireless gaming method of claim 11 further comprising transmitting the random game output to the wireless network device from the gaming server via a downstream transmission.