System and method of selecting interactive media used to reveal outcomes of real world wagers

• US 9,224,262 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Game Play Network, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Game Play Network, Inc.
• Inventors: Fine, Russell M., Tung, Douglas W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rowland, Steve
• Application Number:
  US14/209,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20140274327A1
• Time in Patent Office: 656 Days
• Field of Search: 463/7, 463 16- 20
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• 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 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• 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 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/326 Game play aspects of gaming systems
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

The invention relates to systems and methods of selecting and placing real-world wagers responsive to one or more wager triggers, obtaining outcomes of the real-world wagers, and revealing the outcomes of the real-world wagers through select interactive media to give an appearance that the outcomes of the real-world wagers resulted from user interactions with the interactive media even though the outcomes resulted from the real-world wagers and were determined before the user interactions. The system may select a given interactive media application (or interactive media) to reveal a value (e.g., a payout) based on various factors to customize which application or media is used to provide a given reveal.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of selecting interactive media applications to reveal outcomes of wagers, the method being implemented in a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the computer system to perform the method, the method comprising:

processing, by the computer system, an initiation of a wager;

obtaining, by the computer system, one or more wager parameters that specify the wager;

causing, by the computer system, the wager to be placed on behalf of a user based on the one or more wager parameters using a third party wager system separate from the computer system, wherein the one or more wager parameters include a risk parameter used to determine a level of risk associated with the wager placed on behalf of the user, and wherein the one or more wager parameters include an amount of the wager to place;

obtaining, by the computer system, an outcome of the wager such that the outcome is predetermined, wherein a payout associated with the outcome is based on the amount of the wager;

updating, by the computer system, an unrevealed balance associated with the user based on the outcome;

identifying, by the computer system, at least one interactive media application from among a plurality of interactive media applications, wherein the at least one interactive media application obtains user interactions with the at least one interactive media application and reveals at least a portion of the unrevealed balance based on a user interaction after the outcome has been predetermined to give a perception that the user won the portion of the unrevealed balance based on the user interaction; and

revealing, by the computer system, the portion of the unrevealed balance via the at least one interactive media application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the unrevealed balance comprises an amount of a cash payout that is to be revealed.

3. The method of claim 2, the method further comprising:

obtaining, from the at least one first interactive media application, an indication of a maximum amount of payout that the at least one first interactive media application is able to provide for the user, wherein the at least one first interactive media application is identified based on the indication.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one interactive media application comprises a game such that the revealed portion of the unrevealed balance appears to have resulted from the user interaction with the game.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the revealed portion of the unrevealed balance appears to have resulted from receipt of the interactive media application.

6. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

obtaining information that indicates that the at least one interactive media application is being promoted in a promotional campaign, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates that the at least one interactive media application is being promoted.

7. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining a number of reveals to reveal the portion of the unrevealed balance, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on whether the at least one interactive media application can handle a number of reveals to reveal the portion of the unrevealed balance.

17. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

obtaining information that indicates a first level of difficulty of achieving a first objective associated with the interactive media application, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the first level of difficulty.

18. The method of claim 17, the method further comprising:

determining the portion of the unrevealed balance to be potentially revealed based on the first level of difficulty.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the reveal portion is less than the unrevealed balance, the method further comprising:

(i) updating the unrevealed balance to reflect that the revealed portion was less than the unrevealed balance, (ii) updating a revealed balance to reflect the revealed portion, or (iii) updating the unrevealed balance to reflect that the revealed portion was less than the unrevealed balance and updating a revealed balance to reflect the revealed portion.

20. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

obtaining information that indicates a duration associated with the interactive media application, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the duration.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the level of risk relates to the amount of the wager or a type of the wager.

22. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

obtaining a user profile that indicates risk that is acceptable to the user, wherein the risk parameter is based on the user profile.

8. A system of selecting reveal mechanisms interactive media applications to reveal outcomes of wagers, the system comprising:

a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the computer system to;

process an initiation of a wager;

obtain one or more wager parameters that specify the wager;

place the wager on behalf of a user based on the one or more wager parameters using a third party wager system separate from the computer system, wherein the one or more wager parameters include a risk parameter used to determine a level of risk associated with the wager placed on behalf of the user, and wherein the one or more wager parameters include an amount of the wager to place;

obtain an outcome of the wager such that the outcome is predetermined, wherein a payout associated with the outcome is based on the amount of the wager;

update an unrevealed balance associated with the user based on the outcome;

identify at least one interactive media application from among a plurality of interactive media applications, wherein the at least one interactive media application is used to reveal at least a portion of the unrevealed balance based on a user interaction with the at least one interactive media application after the outcome has been predetermined to give a perception that the user won the portion of the unrevealed balance based on the user interaction; and

reveal the portion of the unrevealed balance via the at least one interactive media application.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the portion of the unrevealed balance comprises an amount of a cash payout that is to be revealed.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

determine the amount of the cash payout that is to be revealed, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the amount of the cash payout.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more physical processors are further programmed to:

determine a maximum payout that a given interactive media application can handle, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the maximum payout and the amount of the cash payout.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one interactive media application comprises a game such that the revealed portion of the unrevealed balance appears to have resulted from the user interaction with the game.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the interactive media application comprises an interactive media application, and wherein the revealed portion of the unrevealed balance appears to have resulted from receipt of the interactive media application.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on one or more reveal parameters, the one or more reveal parameters comprising at least one of:

an indication of a timing of a reveal, an amount of the reveal, a number of reveals to make, a geo-location associated with the reveal, or a promotion associated with the reveal.

23. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

obtain information that indicates a first level of difficulty of achieving a first objective associated with the at least one interactive media application, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the first level of difficulty.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

determine the portion of the unrevealed balance to be potentially revealed based on the first level of difficulty.

25. The system of claim 8, wherein the reveal portion is less than the unrevealed balance, and wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

(i) update the unrevealed balance to reflect that the revealed portion was less than the unrevealed balance, (ii) update a revealed balance to reflect the revealed portion, or (iii) update the unrevealed balance to reflect that the revealed portion was less than the unrevealed balance and update a revealed balance to reflect the revealed portion.

26. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

obtain information that indicates a duration associated with the at least one interactive media application, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the duration.

27. The system of claim 8, wherein the level of risk relates to the amount of the wager or a type of the wager.

28. The system of claim 8, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

obtain a user profile that indicates risk that is acceptable to the user, wherein the risk parameter is based on the user profile.

15. A computer implemented method of providing different reveal mechanisms to reveal outcomes of wagers, the method being implemented in a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the computer system to perform the method, the method comprising:

obtaining, by the computer system, a first outcome of a first wager associated with a first user, wherein the first user is associated with a first user preference that indicates a preference to receive a direct reveal of wager outcomes;

communicating, by the computer system, the first outcome to the user via an alert or a user interface used to directly communicate the first outcome based on the first user preference;

placing, by the computer system, a second wager on behalf of a second user via a third party wager system separate from the computer system;

obtaining, by the computer system, a second outcome of the second wager associated with the second user, wherein the second user is associated with a second user preference that indicates a preference to receive a delayed reveal of the second outcome through a user interaction with interactive media;

obtaining, by the computer system, an indication of the user interaction with the interactive media; and

revealing, by the computer system, at least a portion of the second outcome based on the user interaction to give an appearance that the second outcome resulted from the user interaction even though the second outcome actually resulted from the second wager.

16. A system of providing different reveal mechanisms to reveal outcomes of wagers, the system comprising:

a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the computer system to;

obtain a first outcome of a first wager associated with a first user, wherein the first user is associated with a first user preference that indicates a preference to receive a direct reveal of wager outcomes;

communicate the first outcome to the user via an alert or a user interface used to directly communicate the first outcome based on the first user preference;

place a second wager on behalf of a second user via a third party wager system separate from the computer system;

obtain a second outcome of the second wager associated with the second user, wherein the second user is associated with a second user preference that indicates a preference to receive a delayed reveal of the second outcome through a user interaction with interactive media;

obtain an indication of the user interaction with the interactive media; and

reveal at least a portion of the second outcome based on the user interaction to give an appearance that the second outcome resulted from the user interaction even though the second outcome actually resulted from the second wager.

29. A computer implemented method of selecting interactive media applications to reveal outcomes of wagers, the method being implemented in a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the computer system to perform the method, the method comprising:

processing, by the computer system, an initiation of a wager;

obtaining, by the computer system, one or more wager parameters that specify the wager;

causing, by the computer system, the wager to be placed on behalf of a user based on the one or more wager parameters using a third party wager system separate from the computer system, wherein the one or more wager parameters include an amount of the wager to place;

obtaining, by the computer system, an outcome of the wager such that the outcome is predetermined, wherein a payout associated with the outcome is based on the amount of the wager;

updating, by the computer system, an unrevealed balance associated with the user based on the outcome;

obtaining information that indicates a duration associated with the interactive media application

identifying, by the computer system, at least one interactive media application from among a plurality of interactive media applications, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the duration, and wherein the at least one interactive media application obtains user interactions with the at least one interactive media application and reveals at least a portion of the unrevealed balance based on a user interaction after the outcome has been predetermined to give a perception that the user won the portion of the unrevealed balance based on the user interaction; and

revealing, by the computer system, the portion of the unrevealed balance via the at least one interactive media application.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the portion of the unrevealed balance comprises an amount of a cash payout that is to be revealed.

31. The method of claim 30, the method further comprising:

obtaining, from the at least one first interactive media application, an indication of a maximum amount of payout that the at least one first interactive media application is able to provide for the user, wherein the at least one first interactive media application is identified based on the indication.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the at least one interactive media application comprises a game such that the revealed portion of the unrevealed balance appears to have resulted from the user interaction with the game.

33. The method of claim 29, wherein the revealed portion of the unrevealed balance appears to have resulted from receipt of the interactive media application.

34. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising:

obtaining information that indicates that the at least one interactive media application is being promoted in a promotional campaign, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates that the at least one interactive media application is being promoted.

35. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising:

determining a number of reveals to reveal the portion of the unrevealed balance, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on whether the at least one interactive media application can handle a number of reveals to reveal the portion of the unrevealed balance.

36. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising:

obtaining information that indicates a first level of difficulty of achieving a first objective associated with the interactive media application, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the first level of difficulty.

37. The method of claim 36, the method further comprising:

determining the portion of the unrevealed balance to be potentially revealed based on the first level of difficulty.

38. The method of claim 29, wherein the reveal portion is less than the unrevealed balance, the method further comprising:

(i) updating the unrevealed balance to reflect that the revealed portion was less than the unrevealed balance, (ii) updating a revealed balance to reflect the revealed portion, or (iii) updating the unrevealed balance to reflect that the revealed portion was less than the unrevealed balance and updating a revealed balance to reflect the revealed portion.

39. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising:

obtaining information that indicates a duration associated with the interactive media application, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the duration.

40. The method of claim 29, wherein the level of risk relates to the amount of the wager or a type of the wager.

41. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising:

obtaining a user profile that indicates risk that is acceptable to the user, wherein the risk parameter is based on the user profile.

42. A system of selecting interactive media applications to reveal outcomes of wagers, the system comprising:

a computer system having one or more physical processors programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the one or more physical processors, cause the computer system to;

process an initiation of a wager;

obtain one or more wager parameters that specify the wager;

place the wager on behalf of a user based on the one or more wager parameters using a third party wager system separate from the computer system, wherein the one or more wager parameters include an amount of the wager to place;

obtain an outcome of the wager such that the outcome is predetermined, wherein a payout associated with the outcome is based on the amount of the wager;

update an unrevealed balance associated with the user based on the outcome;

obtain information that indicates a duration associated with the interactive media application

identify at least one interactive media application from among a plurality of interactive media applications, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the duration, and wherein the at least one interactive media application is used to reveal at least a portion of the unrevealed balance based on a user interaction with the at least one interactive media application after the outcome has been predetermined to give a perception that the user won the portion of the unrevealed balance based on the user interaction; and

reveal the portion of the unrevealed balance via the at least one interactive media application.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein the portion of the unrevealed balance comprises an amount of a cash payout that is to be revealed.

44. The system of claim 42, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

obtain, from the at least one first interactive media application, an indication of a maximum amount of payout that the at least one first interactive media application is able to provide for the user, wherein the at least one first interactive media application is identified based on the indication.

45. The system of claim 42, wherein the at least one interactive media application comprises a game such that the revealed portion of the unrevealed balance appears to have resulted from the user interaction with the game.

46. The system of claim 42, wherein the revealed portion of the unrevealed balance appears to have resulted from receipt of the interactive media application.

47. The system of claim 42, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

obtain information that indicates that the at least one interactive media application is being promoted in a promotional campaign, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates that the at least one interactive media application is being promoted.

48. The system of claim 42, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

determine a number of reveals to reveal the portion of the unrevealed balance, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on whether the at least one interactive media application can handle a number of reveals to reveal the portion of the unrevealed balance.

49. The system of claim 42, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

obtain information that indicates a first level of difficulty of achieving a first objective associated with the interactive media application, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the first level of difficulty.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

determine the portion of the unrevealed balance to be potentially revealed based on the first level of difficulty.

51. The system of claim 42, wherein the reveal portion is less than the unrevealed balance, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

(i) update the unrevealed balance to reflect that the revealed portion was less than the unrevealed balance, (ii) update a revealed balance to reflect the revealed portion, or (iii) update the unrevealed balance to reflect that the revealed portion was less than the unrevealed balance and updating a revealed balance to reflect the revealed portion.

52. The system of claim 42, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

obtain information that indicates a duration associated with the interactive media application, wherein the at least one interactive media application is identified based on the information that indicates the duration.

53. The system of claim 42, wherein the level of risk relates to the amount of the wager or a type of the wager.

54. The system of claim 42, wherein the computer system is further programmed to:

obtain a user profile that indicates risk that is acceptable to the user, wherein the risk parameter is based on the user profile.