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Processing of a mobile device game-playing transaction based on the mobile device location

  • US 9,672,687 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2015
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for processing game-playing transactions, the method comprising:

  • receiving or sending information associated with a game-playing transaction conducted between a user device and a game-playing terminal, wherein the game-playing transaction is associated with a game;

    determining a location of the user device or the game-playing terminal associated with the game-playing transaction;

    determining the user device or the game-playing terminal is located in an approved location associated with the game;

    processing or enabling conduction of the game-playing transaction based on at least one of;

    determining the user device or the game-playing terminal is located in the approved location associated with the game based on cross-referencing a list of approved merchants or locations, and determining the location is present on the list of approved merchants or locations, ordetermining a period of validity associated with the information has not expired,wherein the game-playing transaction is conducted on a first communication interface, andwherein the information associated with the game-playing transaction is received or sent on the first communication interface or a second communication interface.

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