ORDERING, DELIVERING, AND LICENSING WAGER GAMING CONTENT

• US 20060258428A1
• Filed: 04/18/2006
• Published: 11/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: WMS Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Ruebusch, Sue, Thomas, Alfred, Hornik, Jeremy, Davis, Robert T., Blackburn, Christopher W., Frattinger, Christopher J., Warkentin, Terry D., Wadleigh, William
• Granted Patent: US 8,663,003 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

A system and method for viewing and ordering wager gaming content utilizes a network server to provide an interface to a user coupled to the network. In one embodiment, the server is an Internet web based server, and the user is a thin client, using an Internet browser to view and select wager gaming content. The web based server may be coupled to an order entry system to facilitate ordering and payment for selected wager gaming content. The order entry system may also be coupled to a content server to provide for downloading of selected wager gaming content.

Claims

1. A server implemented method of purchasing wager gaming content, the method comprising:

providing a thin client interface to a user;

verifying the user as a customer via a provider internal system;

receiving a wager gaming content order from the verified user; and

providing confirmation of the order to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 and further comprising transmitting a list of available wager gaming content for display on the thin client interface.

3. The method of claim 2 and further comprising obtaining a customer inventory.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the customer inventory is obtained from an enterprise resource planning system.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the list of available wager gaming content is a function of customer inventory.

6. The method of claim 2 and further comprising obtaining customer promotions, wherein the list of available wager gaming content includes obtained customer promotions.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein the list of available content is transmitted such that it is viewable on the thin client in a page format.

8. The method of claim 1 and further comprising sending the order to a resource planning system for creation of an invoice.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the thin client interface comprises pages viewable by a web browser.

10. The method of claim 1 and further comprising interfacing with a downloadable code system to initiate corresponding code downloads to make the content identified in the wager gaming content order available to a casino customer.

11. A server implemented method of purchasing wager gaming content, the method comprising:

authenticating a user coupled to the server;

providing the user with wager gaming product options;

receiving an order from the user; and

sending the order to a content provider order entry system for processing.

12. The method of claim 11 and further comprising receiving credentials at the server from a user at a thin client.

13. The method of claim 11 and further comprising:

returning a user home page after authentication of the user.

14. The method of claim 11 and further comprising:

receiving a request for a game product page;

obtaining a user inventory; and

returning a product options page.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the product options page contains information regarding available games, customer promotions and purchase terms.

16. A computer readable medium having instructions for causing a server to implement a method of purchasing wager gaming content, the method comprising:

providing a thin client interface to a user;

verifying the user as a customer via a provider internal system;

receiving a wager gaming content order from the verified user; and

providing confirmation of the order to the user.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 wherein the method further comprises transmitting a list of available wager gaming content for display on the thin client interface.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17 and further comprising obtaining a customer inventory from an enterprise resource planning system, wherein the list of available wager gaming content is a function of the customer inventory.

19. A system for facilitating wager gaming content ordering, the system comprising:

a customer authentication module;

a product options page generation module that generates a product options page as a function of customer inventory;

an order receiver module; and

an interface to an ordering system for sending the order to the ordering system for creation of an invoice.

20. The system of claim 19 and further comprising a cart on the product options page for a user to add game selections.

21. The system of claim 19 and further comprising means for validating the order.