Selecting a wager for an event

• US 8,821,261 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2012
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Atestraw Licensing LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: Empire Technology Development LLC (Allied Inventors Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Ennis, Patrick John, Knight, Alexander, Dabija, Vlad Grigore, Londergan, Timothy Martin, Ash, David Walter, Suciu, Dominic Dan, Madabushi, Raghuram
• Primary Examiner(s): Laneau, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US13/702,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20130331176A1
• Time in Patent Office: 812 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 26
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

Technologies are generally described for processes and systems effective to select or determine a wager for an event. A wager processor may be configured to be in communication with a wager database and an event status processor over a network. The wager processor may be effective to receive event information and crowd information. The event information may relate to a status of the event. The crowd information may relate to demographics and/or interests of the participants at the event. The wager processor may select or determine the wager based on the event information and the crowd information.

Claims

1. A method for selecting a wager for an event, the method comprising, by a processor:

receiving event information, wherein the event information relates to a status of the event;

receiving crowd information, wherein the crowd information includes social network information, the social network information from a social network and including information that relates to demographics and/or interests of the participants at a location of the event and geography coordinates that relate to a location of the event, wherein the geography coordinates indicate that a particular mobile device and a particular participant are present at a location of the event;

selecting the wager based on the event information and the crowd information, wherein the wager includes terms; and

sending the terms of the wager to at least one device at the location of the event.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising causing terms of the wager to be displayed for viewing by at least one of the participants.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising causing terms of the wager to be displayed for viewing by at least one of the participants on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein

the social network information includes a check-in at a location of the event.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a mobile device message, wherein the mobile device message indicates that the particular mobile device and the particular participant are present at the event; and

wherein

the crowd information includes the mobile device message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the crowd information includes ticket processing information or turnstile information, the ticket processing information or turnstile information being based on purchase of tickets for the event.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the crowd information includes seat device information, wherein the seat device information is received from the particular participant at a particular seat at a location of the event.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the event information includes vendor information, wherein the vendor information indicates whether participants are currently purchasing items at a location of the event;

and

selecting the wager is based on a number of participants currently purchasing items.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the crowd information includes one or more of social network information, a mobile device message, seat device information, turnstile information and/or ticket processing information;

the social network information includes an indication that at least one of the participants plans to attend or is currently attending the event;

the social network information identifies the demographics and/or interests of at least one of the participants;

the mobile device message indicates that the particular mobile device and the particular participant are present at the event;

the seat device information is received from one of the participants at a seat in a location of the event;

the turnstile information is based on purchase of tickets for the event; and

the ticket processing information is based on purchase of tickets for the event.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the crowd information includes one or more of social network information, mobile device messages, seat device information, turnstile information and/or ticket processing information;

the social network information includes an indication that at least one of the participants plans to attend or is currently attending the event;

the social network information identifies the demographics and/or interests of at least one of the participants;

the mobile device message indicates that the particular mobile device and the particular participant are present at the event;

the seat device information is received from one of the participants at a seat in a location of the event;

the turnstile information is based on purchase of tickets for the event;

the ticket processing information is based on purchase of tickets for the event; and

selecting the wager includes

selecting a first wager by prioritizing the social network information and ticket processing information; and

thereafter

selecting a second wager by prioritizing the social network information, mobile device messages, seat device information, and turnstile information.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the event information relates to a current activity of the event.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the event information relates to a sound level at the event.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the wager based on an amount of time before the outcome of the wager is known.

14. A device effective to select a wager for an event, the device comprising:

a memory including instructions; and

a processor in communication with the memory, the processor effective to perform the instructions in the memory to;

receive event information, wherein the event information relates to a status of the event;

receive crowd information, wherein the crowd information includes social network information, the social network information from a social network and including information that relates to demographics and/or interests of the participants at a location of the event and geography coordinates that relate to a location of the event, wherein the geography coordinates indicate that a particular mobile device and a particular participant are present at a location of the event;

select the wager based on the event information and the crowd information wherein the wager includes terms; and

send the terms of the wager to at least one device at the location of the event.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the processor is further effective to cause terms of the wager to be displayed for viewing by at least one of the participants.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein the processor is further effective to cause the wager to be displayed for viewing by at least one of the participants on a billboard at a location of the event.

17. A system effective to select a wager for an event, the system comprising:

a wager database;

a memory including instructions;

an event status processor; and

a wager processor configured to be in communication with the wager database, the memory and the event status processor over a network, the wager processor effective to perform the instructions in the memory to;

receive event information, wherein the event information relates to a status of the event;

receive crowd information, wherein the crowd information includes social network information, the social network information from a social network and including information that relates to demographics and/or interests of the participants at a location of the event and geography coordinates that relate to a location of the event, wherein the geography coordinates indicate that a particular mobile device and a particular participant are present at a location of the event;

select the wager based on the event information and the crowd information wherein the wager includes terms; and

send the terms of the wager to at least one device at the location of the event.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is further effective to cause the wager to be displayed for viewing by at least one of the participants.

19. A mobile device comprising:

a screen;

a memory including instructions;

a processor configured to be in communication with the memory and the screen, the processor effective to;

send a mobile device message to a wager processor, wherein the mobile device message indicates whether a particular participant is at a location of the event;

receive terms relating to a wager in response to the mobile device message, the wager being based on a status of the event and social network information from a social network that includes information relating to demographics and/or interests of participants at a location of the event and geography coordinates that relate to a location of the event, wherein the geography coordinates indicate that a particular mobile device and a particular participant are present at a location of the event; and

display the terms of the wager on the screen.

20. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the processor is further effective to send the mobile device message to the wager processor, wherein the mobile device message includes social network information relating to demographics and/or interests of the particular participant at the event.