Systems and methods for integrated game play through the use of barcodes on smart phones and hand held devices
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1. A device for selling gaming products, comprising:
- a barcode interface;
a communication interface that communicates over a wireless network; and
a processor configured toreceive a game play request from a user,conduct a barcode transaction including barcode information using the barcode interface, andupon completing the barcode transaction, send a gaming request associated with the game play request and including the barcode information over the communication interface,wherein the gaming request is approved based on;
determining, based on the barcode information, a location of the user at the time of conducting the barcode transaction,determining the user is located in an approved jurisdiction associated with a gaming authority for the gaming request,determining a period of validity associated with the barcode information, anddetermining the period of validity associated with the barcode information has not lapsed, andwherein the location of the user is determined after the game play request is received from the user.
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Abstract
A user device in a system for selling gaming products receives a game play request from a user. Barcode information associated with a barcode at a location is obtained. The user device sends a gaming request associated with the game play request over a wireless network. The barcode information provides for verification that the gaming transaction occurs in a geographical location that is within the jurisdiction of the appropriate gaming authority.
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21 Claims
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1. A device for selling gaming products, comprising:
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a barcode interface; a communication interface that communicates over a wireless network; and a processor configured to receive a game play request from a user, conduct a barcode transaction including barcode information using the barcode interface, and upon completing the barcode transaction, send a gaming request associated with the game play request and including the barcode information over the communication interface, wherein the gaming request is approved based on; determining, based on the barcode information, a location of the user at the time of conducting the barcode transaction, determining the user is located in an approved jurisdiction associated with a gaming authority for the gaming request, determining a period of validity associated with the barcode information, and determining the period of validity associated with the barcode information has not lapsed, and wherein the location of the user is determined after the game play request is received from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for facilitating the sale of gaming products, comprising:
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a first communication interface that communicates with a user device over a network; a second communication interface that communicates with a gaming authority over a second network; and a processor configured to; receive a game play request from the user device over the first communication interface, receive barcode information from the user device, determine, based on the barcode information, a location of the user device, determine the user device is located in an approved jurisdiction associated with the gaming authority, determine a period of validity associated with the barcode information, and determine the period of validity associated with the barcode information has not lapsed, wherein the location of the user device is determined after the game play request is received from the user device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for selling gaming product, comprising:
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receiving, by a user device, a game play request from a user; obtaining barcode information associated with a barcode at a location; sending a gaming request associated with the game play request to a gaming facilitator; sending the barcode information to the gaming facilitator; determining a location of the user device based on the barcode information; determining the user device is located in an approved jurisdiction associated with a gaming authority for the gaming request determining a period of validity associated with the barcode information; determining the period of validity associated with the barcode information has not lapsed; obtaining payment authorization associated with the game play request; sending a ticketing request corresponding with the gaming request to the gaming authority; and sending a result of game play associated with the ticketing request to the user device, wherein the location of the user device is determined after the game play request is received from the user device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded thereon with a program that when executed by a processor of a user device, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a game play request from a user, obtaining barcode information associated with a barcode at a location, and sending a gaming request including the barcode information and associated with the game play request over a wireless network to a gaming facilitator, wherein the gaming request is approved based on; determining, based on the barcode information, a location of the user at the time of obtaining the barcode information, determining the user is located in an approved jurisdiction associated with a gaming authority for the gaming request, determining a period of validity associated with the barcode information, and determining the period of validity associated with the barcode information has not lapsed, and wherein the location of the user is determined after the game play request is received from the user.
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