Interactive wagering systems and methods with multiple television feeds

• US 6,869,364 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2003
• Issued: 03/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ODS Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ODS Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Thomas, William L., DeWeese, Toby, Garahi, Masood
• Primary Examiner(s): ONEILL, MICHAEL W
• Application Number:
  US10/409,188
• Publication Number:
  US 20030195038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 715 Days
• Field of Search: 463/30, 463/31, 463 40- 42, 348/7, 348/460, 348/143, 348/157, 348/159, 700/91, 700/92, 700/93, 725/73, 725/153
• US Class Current: 463/30
• 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

Interactive wagering systems and methods with multiple television feeds are provided. A plurality of television feeds may be related to a race and race-related characteristics. A television feed may carry television feed information, which may provide sufficient information to allow a user to select an appropriate television feed for a wager or to allow the system to automatically select an appropriate feed for a wager. The interactive wagering application may also record a television feed so that the user may interact with the television feeds at any time. Wagering services may be also provided to a user through more than one wagering interface.

Claims

1. A method for viewing races using an interactive wagering application, the method comprising:

providing a user with an opportunity to create a wager for a race with the interactive wagering application;

providing two camera views for the race with the interactive wagering application, wherein the two camera views are different camera views of the race;

automatically selecting one of the two camera views for the race based at least in part on the wager; and

displaying the automatically selected camera view for the race.

2. The method defined in claim 1 wherein the wager contains wager information.

3. The method defined in claim 2 wherein wager information comprises information selected from the group consisting of the race, a horse, a jockey, a horse number, a jockey color, a horse color, a horse name, a racetrack, a type of wager, a total amount of wager, and a time of the race.

4. The method defined in claim 1 wherein the two camera views are provided from a television feed.

5. The method defined in claim 1 wherein the two camera views are provided from a plurality of television feeds.

6. The method defined in claim 5 further comprising identifying a television feed of the plurality of television feeds that is providing the selected camera view.

7. The method defined in claim 1 further comprising providing the user with an opportunity to change to a different perspective of the race from the selected camera view.

8. The method defined in claim 7 wherein providing the user with an opportunity to change to a different perspective further comprises providing a camera option, wherein the camera option is selected from the group consisting of zoom in, zoom out, and rotate.

9. The method defined in claim 1 further comprising providing the user with an opportunity to change from the automatically selected camera view to another camera view.

10. The method defined in claim 1 further comprising automatically changing the perspective of the selected camera view based at least in part on the race.

11. The method defined in claim 1 further comprising automatically changing the selected camera view to another camera view based at least in part on the race.

12. The method defined in claim 1 further comprising recording the selected camera view.

13. The method defined in claim 12 wherein recording the selected camera view further comprises providing the user with an opportunity to view the recorded camera view.

14. The method defined in claim 1 further comprising recording the two camera views.

15. The method defined in claim 14 wherein recording the two camera views further comprises providing the user with an opportunity to view the recorded camera views.

16. The method defined in claim 14 wherein recording the selected camera view further comprises providing the user with an opportunity to search through the recorded camera views.

17. An interactive wagering system for viewing races using an interactive wagering application, the system comprising:

user equipment with which the interactive wagering application is implemented, wherein the user equipment is configured to;

provide a user with an opportunity to create a wager for a race with the interactive wagering application;

provide two camera views for the race with the interactive wagering application, wherein the two camera views are different camera views of the race;

automatically select one of the two camera views for the race based at least in part on the wager; and

display the automatically selected camera view for the race.

18. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the wager contains wager information.

19. The system defined in claim 18 wherein wager information comprises information selected from the group consisting of the race, a horse, a jockey, a horse number, a jockey color, a horse color, a horse name, a racetrack, a type of wager, a total amount of wager, and a time of the race.

20. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the two camera views are provided from a television feed.

21. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the two camera views are provided from a plurality of television feeds.

22. The system defined in claim 21 wherein the user equipment is further configured to identify a television feed of the plurality of television feeds that is providing the selected camera view.

23. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the user equipment is further configured to provide the user with an opportunity to change to a different perspective of the race from the selected camera view.

24. The system defined in claim 23 wherein the user equipment is further configured to provide a camera option, wherein the camera option is selected from the group consisting of zoom in, zoom out, and rotate.

25. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the user equipment is further configured to provide the user with an opportunity to change from the automatically selected camera view to another camera view.

26. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the user equipment is further configured to automatically change the perspective of the selected camera view based at least in part on the race.

27. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the user equipment is further configured to automatically change the selected camera view to another camera view based at least in part on the race.

28. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the user equipment is further configured to record the selected camera view.

29. The system defined in claim 28 wherein the user equipment is further configured to provide the user with an opportunity to view the recorded camera view.

30. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the user equipment is further configured to record the two camera views.

31. The system defined in claim 30 wherein the user equipment is further configured to provide the user with an opportunity to view the recorded camera views.

32. The system defined in claim 30 wherein the user equipment is further configured to provide the user with an opportunity to search through the recorded camera views.

33. A machine-readable medium for use in allowing a user of an interactive wagering system to view races, comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for:

providing the user with an opportunity to create a wager for a race;

providing two camera views for the race, wherein the two camera views are different camera views of the race;

automatically selecting one of the two camera views for the race based at least in part on the wager; and

displaying the automatically selected camera view for the race.

34. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 33 wherein the wager contains wager information.

35. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 34 wherein wager information comprises information selected from the group consisting of the race, a horse, a jockey, a horse number, a jockey color, a horse color, a horse name, a racetrack, a type of wager, a total amount of wager, and a time of the race.

36. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 33 wherein the two camera views are provided from a television feed.

37. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 33 wherein the two camera views are provided from a plurality of television feeds.

38. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 37 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for identifying a television feed of the plurality of television feeds that is providing the selected camera view.

39. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 33 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for providing the user with an opportunity to change to a different perspective of the race from the selected camera view.

40. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 39 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for providing a camera option, wherein the camera option is selected from the group consisting of zoom in, zoom out, and rotate.

41. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 33 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for providing the user with an opportunity to change from the automatically selected camera view to another camera view.

42. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 33 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for automatically changing the perspective of the selected camera view based at least in part on the race.

43. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 33 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for automatically changing the selected camera view to another camera view based at least in part on the race.

44. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 33 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for recording the selected camera view.

45. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 44 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for providing the user with an opportunity to view the recorded camera view.

46. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 33 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for recording the two camera views.

47. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 46 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for providing the user with an opportunity to view the recorded camera views.

48. The machine-readable medium defined in claim 46 further comprising machine program logic recorded thereon for providing the user with an opportunity to search through the recorded camera views.

49. An interactive wagering system for viewing races using an interactive wagering application, the system comprising:

means for providing a user with an opportunity to create a wager for a race with the interactive wagering application;

means for providing two camera views for the race with the interactive wagering application, wherein the two camera views are different camera views of the race;

means for automatically selecting one of the two camera views for the race based at least in part on the wager; and

means for displaying the automatically selected camera view for the race.

50. The system defined in claim 49 wherein the wager contains wager information.

51. The system defined in claim 50 wherein wager information comprises information selected from the group consisting of the race, a horse, a jockey, a horse number, a jockey color, a horse color, a horse name, a racetrack, a type of wager, a total amount of wager, and a time of the race.

52. The system defined in claim 49 wherein the two camera views are provided from a television feed.

53. The system defined in claim 49 wherein the two camera views are provided from a plurality of television feeds.

54. The system defined in claim 53 further comprising means for identifying a television feed of the plurality of television feeds that is providing the selected camera view.

55. The system defined in claim 49 further comprising means for providing the user with an opportunity to change to a different perspective of the race from the selected camera view.

56. The system defined in claim 55 wherein the means for providing the user with an opportunity to change to a different perspective further comprises means for providing a camera option, wherein the camera option is selected from the group consisting of zoom in, zoom out, and rotate.

57. The system defined in claim 49 further comprising means for providing the user with an opportunity to change from the automatically selected camera view to another camera view.

58. The system defined in claim 49 further comprising means for automatically changing the perspective of the selected camera view based at least in part on the race.

59. The system defined in claim 49 further comprising means for automatically changing the selected camera view to another camera view based at least in part on the race.

60. The system defined in claim 49 further comprising means for recording the selected camera view.

61. The system defined in claim 49 wherein the means for recording the selected camera view further comprises means for providing the user with an opportunity to view the recorded camera view.

62. The system defined in claim 49 further comprising means for recording the two camera views.

63. The system defined in claim 49 wherein the means for recording the two camera views further comprises means for providing the user with an opportunity to view the recorded camera views.

64. The system defined in claim 49 wherein the means for recording the selected camera view further comprises means for providing the user with an opportunity to search through the recorded camera views.