Wireless gaming environment
First Claim
1. A method of operating a portable wireless communication device to facilitate remote wagering on live table games, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the portable wireless communication device, a user input indicative of authentication data uniquely identifying the user of the portable wireless communication device;
receiving, at the portable wireless communication device, user input indicating a proposed wager to be placed on a live game occurring at a gaming table;
logically associating with the user input indicating the proposed wager;
information representative of a unique identity of the portable wireless communication device receiving the proposed wager;
information representative of the authentication data uniquely identifying the user placing the proposed wager; and
, a game identifier associated with the live game occurring at the gaming table on which the proposed wager is being placed;
receiving at the portable wireless communication device, information indicative of at least one of a number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted;
for each proposed wager received by the portable wireless communications device, determining whether the user input indicating the proposed wager was received during at least one of the number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted using the received information indicative of at least one of the number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted;
in response to determining at least one of;
the proposed wager was placed during at least one of the number of wager lock out periods or the proposed wager was not placed during at least one of the number of periods during which wagers are accepted, rejecting the proposed wager;
in response to determining the proposed wager was not received during the wager lock out period or the proposed wager was received during at least one of the number of periods during which wagers are accepted, transmitting, from the portable wireless communication device, a wager transaction packet to a server computing system via a network, wherein the wager transaction packet is transmitted intact to the server computing system and remains intact during the transmission between the portable wireless communication device and the server computing system;
providing an indication to the user of the portable wireless communication device whether wagers are currently being accepted, wherein providing the indication to the user of the portable wireless communication device that wagers are currently being accepted includes providing a message indicative of an amount of time remaining during which wagers are currently being accepted;
determining, by the portable wireless communication device a geographic position of the portable wireless communication device;
communicating data indicative of the determined geographic position of the portable wireless communication device to the server;
responsive to receiving the user input indicating the proposed wager to be placed on the live game occurring at the gaming table, retrieving a game odds table for the live game from a nontransitory storage media in the portable wireless communication device; and
displaying the odds table on the portable wireless communications device.
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Abstract
A system employs a server computing system with an integrated database and wireless communications devices, for example, handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs). The server computing system may also communicate with fully automated data collection systems associated with some gaming tables and/or with the casino'"'"'s legacy data collection systems and databases. The server computing system may communicate with various non-gaming related casino systems, such as point-of-sale terminals and/or accounting systems, related to the various guest facilities, for example, allowing player comps to be freely exchanged for services and merchandise. The wireless communications devices permit remote wagering.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of operating a portable wireless communication device to facilitate remote wagering on live table games, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the portable wireless communication device, a user input indicative of authentication data uniquely identifying the user of the portable wireless communication device; receiving, at the portable wireless communication device, user input indicating a proposed wager to be placed on a live game occurring at a gaming table; logically associating with the user input indicating the proposed wager;
information representative of a unique identity of the portable wireless communication device receiving the proposed wager;
information representative of the authentication data uniquely identifying the user placing the proposed wager; and
, a game identifier associated with the live game occurring at the gaming table on which the proposed wager is being placed;receiving at the portable wireless communication device, information indicative of at least one of a number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted;for each proposed wager received by the portable wireless communications device, determining whether the user input indicating the proposed wager was received during at least one of the number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted using the received information indicative of at least one of the number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted;in response to determining at least one of;
the proposed wager was placed during at least one of the number of wager lock out periods or the proposed wager was not placed during at least one of the number of periods during which wagers are accepted, rejecting the proposed wager;in response to determining the proposed wager was not received during the wager lock out period or the proposed wager was received during at least one of the number of periods during which wagers are accepted, transmitting, from the portable wireless communication device, a wager transaction packet to a server computing system via a network, wherein the wager transaction packet is transmitted intact to the server computing system and remains intact during the transmission between the portable wireless communication device and the server computing system; providing an indication to the user of the portable wireless communication device whether wagers are currently being accepted, wherein providing the indication to the user of the portable wireless communication device that wagers are currently being accepted includes providing a message indicative of an amount of time remaining during which wagers are currently being accepted; determining, by the portable wireless communication device a geographic position of the portable wireless communication device; communicating data indicative of the determined geographic position of the portable wireless communication device to the server; responsive to receiving the user input indicating the proposed wager to be placed on the live game occurring at the gaming table, retrieving a game odds table for the live game from a nontransitory storage media in the portable wireless communication device; and displaying the odds table on the portable wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a portable wireless communication device to facilitate remote wagering on live table games, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the portable wireless communication device, a user input indicative of authentication data uniquely identifying the user of the portable wireless communication device; receiving, at the portable wireless communication device, user input indicating a proposed wager to be placed on a live game occurring at a gaming table; logically associating with the user input indicating the proposed wager; information representative of a unique identifier of the portable wireless communication device receiving the proposed wager;
information representative of the authentication data uniquely identifying the user placing the proposed wager; and
, information representative of a game identifier associated with the live game occurring at the gaming table on which the proposed wager is being placed;receiving at the portable wireless communication device, information indicative of at least one of a number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted;for each proposed wager received by the portable wireless communications device, determining whether the user input indicating the proposed wager was received during at least one of the number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted using the received information indicative of at least one of the number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted;in response to determining at least one of;
the proposed wager was placed during at least one of the number of wager lock out periods or the proposed wager was not placed during at least one of the number of periods during which wagers are accepted, rejecting the proposed wager;in response to determining the proposed wager was not received during the wager lock out period or the proposed wager was received during at least one of the number of periods during which wagers are accepted, transmitting, from the portable wireless communication device, a wager transaction packet to a server computing system via a network; and providing an indication to the user of the portable wireless communication device that wagers are not currently being accepted, wherein providing the indication to the user of the portable wireless communication device that wagers are not currently being accepted includes providing a message indicative of an amount of time until wagers will be accepted; determining, by the portable wireless communication device a geographic position of the portable wireless communication device; communicating data indicative of the determined geographic position of the portable wireless communication device to the server; responsive to receiving the user input indicating the proposed wager to be placed on the live game occurring at the gaming table, retrieving a game odds table for the live game from a nontransitory storage media in the portable wireless communication device; and displaying the odds table on the portable wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable wireless communication device operable to facilitate gaming, the portable wireless communication device comprising:
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a processor; a processor-readable memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to selectively accept proposed wagers by; uniquely identifying a user of the portable wireless communication device; receiving, at the portable wireless communication device, user input indicating a proposed wager to be placed on a live game occurring at a gaming table; logically associating with the user input indicating the proposed wager;
information representative of a unique identity associated with the portable wireless communication device receiving the proposed wager;
information representative of the authentication data uniquely identifying the user placing the proposed wager; and
information representative of a game identifier logically associated with the live game occurring at the gaming table on which the proposed wager is being placed;receiving at the portable wireless communication device, information indicative of at least one of a number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted;for each proposed wager received by the portable wireless communications device, determining whether the user input indicating the proposed wager was received during at least one of a number of wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted using the received information indicative of at least one of the number of;
wager lock out periods or periods during which wagers are accepted;in response to determining at least one of;
the proposed wager was placed during at least one of the number of wager lock out periods or the proposed wager was not placed during at least one of the number of periods during which wagers are accepted, rejecting the proposed wager;in response to determining at least one of;
the proposed wager was not received during at least one of the number of wager lock out periods or the proposed wager was received during at least one of the number of periods during which wagers are accepted, transmitting, from the wireless communication device, a wager transaction packet to a server computing system via a network; andproviding an indication to the user of the portable wireless communication device whether wagers are currently being accepted, wherein providing the indication to the user of the portable wireless communication device that wagers are currently being accepted includes providing a message that includes an amount of time remaining during which wagers are currently being accepted; determining, by the portable wireless communication device a geographic position of the portable wireless communication device; communicating data indicative of the determined geographic position of the portable wireless communication device to the server; responsive to receiving the user input indicating the proposed wager to be placed on the live game occurring at the gaming table, retrieving a game odds table for the live game from a nontransitory storage media in the portable wireless communication device; and displaying the odds table on the portable wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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