Game play while in queue for entry into an event
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one processor, a request for placement in a queue for entry into an event;
placing, by the at least one processor, the request into the queue;
in response to placement of the request into the queue, presenting, by the at least one processor on a device, a game for game play while waiting in the queue for the entry into the event, wherein the device comprises at least one of a mobile device, a pager provided in response to requesting the placement in the queue, and a non-mobile gaming device positioned proximate to a location of the event;
determining, by the at least one processor, a prize for the game play of the game;
determining, by the at least one processor, whether the event is entered;
in response to not entering the event, discarding, by the at least one processor, the prize; and
in response to entering the event, awarding, by the at least one processor, the prize.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a request for placement in a queue for entry into an event. The method also includes placing the request into the queue. In response to placement of the request into the queue, the method includes presenting, on a device, a game for game play while waiting for the entry into the event. The device comprises at least one of a mobile device, a pager provided in response to requesting the placement in the queue, and a non-mobile gaming device positioned proximate to a location of the event. The method includes determining a prize for the game play of the game. In response to not entering the event, the prize is discarded. In response to entering the event, the prize is awarded.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one processor, a request for placement in a queue for entry into an event; placing, by the at least one processor, the request into the queue; in response to placement of the request into the queue, presenting, by the at least one processor on a device, a game for game play while waiting in the queue for the entry into the event, wherein the device comprises at least one of a mobile device, a pager provided in response to requesting the placement in the queue, and a non-mobile gaming device positioned proximate to a location of the event; determining, by the at least one processor, a prize for the game play of the game; determining, by the at least one processor, whether the event is entered; in response to not entering the event, discarding, by the at least one processor, the prize; and in response to entering the event, awarding, by the at least one processor, the prize. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one processor, a request for placement in a queue for entry into an event; placing, by the at least one processor, the request into the queue; in response to placement of the request into the queue, presenting, by the at least one processor on a device, a game for game play while in the queue waiting for the entry into the event, wherein the device comprises at least one of a mobile device, a pager provided in response to requesting the placement in the queue, and a non-mobile gaming device positioned proximate to a location of the event; determining, by the at least one processor, at least one of an actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event and the actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event relative to an anticipated time in the queue that was determined at a time of the placing the request into the queue; determining, by the at least one processor, a prize for the game play of the game that is derived from the at least one of the actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event and the actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event relative to the anticipated time in the queue that was determined at the time of the placing the request into the queue; determining, by the at least one processor, whether the event is entered; in response to not entering the event, discarding, by the at least one processor, the prize; and in response to entering the event, awarding, by the at least one processor, the prize. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by the one or more processors, a request for placement in a queue for entry into an event; placing the request into the queue; in response to placement of the request into the queue, presenting, on a device, a game for game play while waiting in the queue for the entry into the event, wherein the device comprises at least one of a mobile device, a pager provided in response to requesting the placement in the queue, and a non-mobile gaming device positioned proximate to a location of the event; determining a prize for the game play of the game; determining whether the event is entered; in response to not entering the event, discarding the prize; and in response to entering the event, awarding the prize. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a check-in module operable on the processor, the check-in module configured to; receive a request for placement in a queue for entry into an event; determine at least one of an actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event and the actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event relative to an anticipated time in the queue that was determined at a time of the placing the request into the queue; place the request into the queue, wherein in response to placement of the request into the queue, a game is presented, on a device, the game for game play while waiting in the queue for the entry into the event, wherein the device comprises at least one of a mobile device, a pager provided in response to requesting the placement into the queue, and a non-mobile gaming device positioned proximate to a location of the event, wherein a prize is determined for the game play of the game that is derived from the at least one of the actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event and the actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event relative to the anticipated time in the queue that was determined at the time of the placement into the queue; determine whether the event is entered; in response to not entering the event, discard the prize; and in response to entering the event, award the prize. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. One or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a request for placement in a queue for entry into an event; placing the request into the queue; in response to placement of the request into the queue, presenting, on a device, a game for game play while waiting in the queue for the entry into the event, wherein the device comprises at least one of a mobile device, a pager provided in response to requesting the placement in the queue, and a non-mobile gaming device positioned proximate to a location of the event; determining at least one of an actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event and the actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event relative to an anticipated time in the queue that was determined at a time of the placing the request into the queue; determining a prize for the game play of the game that is derived from the at least one of the actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event and the actual time in the queue prior to the entry into the event relative to the anticipated time in the queue that was determined at the time of the placing the request into the queue; determining whether the event is entered; in response to not entering the event, discarding the prize; and in response to entering the event, awarding the prize. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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