System and method for interactive wagering from a remote location

• US 20050003893A1
• Filed: 11/12/2003
• Published: 01/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arthur John Dixon, James Davis, Peter John Carr, Steven Luigi Boffo, William Edward Hogwood
• Original Assignee: Arthur John Dixon, James Davis, Peter John Carr, Steven Luigi Boffo, William Edward Hogwood
• Inventors: Davis, James, Hogwood, William Edward, Carr, Peter John, Dixon, Arthur John, Boffo, Steven Luigi
• Application Number:
  US10/705,392
• Publication Number:
  US 20050003893A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

A system and method for interactive wagering from a remote location. The invention may preferably be implemented on a multi-purpose device, and preferably uses a multi-purpose communication means, such that a dedicated terminal and/or dedicated line are not required. Various customizable features may be provided, allowing for user-friendly, interactive wagering and related communications between the remote location and an event location over a network, which may further include content locations and server locations, among others.

Claims

1. A system for interactive wagering on an event from a remote location over a network, comprising:

a general purpose personal computing device in communication with the network, the general-purpose computing device providing a user-customizable personalized wagering experience;

a wager server, in communication with the general-purpose computing device over the network, for receiving wager information related to the event from a user;

an event location device, in communication with the wager server over the network, for compiling results information related to the event and providing settlement information related to wagers placed.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a financial center, in communication with the network, for supporting an account of the user and receiving the settlement information from the event location device;

wherein the account of the user is debited based on unsuccessful wagers and credited based on successful wagers.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a receipt printer for issuing receipts and a barcode scanner for scanning issued receipts, the receipt printer and the barcode scanner providing data to the general-purpose personal computing device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the system is adapted for use by a retail user.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a credit card reader in communication with the general-purpose personal computing device for enabling the system for credit card transactions.

6. The system of claim 1, the general-purpose personal computing device comprising a personal computer running software customizable by the user, wherein the personal computer enables the user to save one or more wagers for future placement or repeat placement.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the wager server communicates with a plurality of users using a plurality of general-purpose personal computing devices, and with a plurality of event location devices, thereby enabling wagering on a plurality of remote events.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising:

a plurality of wager servers.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the general-purpose personal computing device provides the user-customizable personalized wagering experience by communication with the wager server, wherein the manner in which content served by the wager server is controllable by the user.