System and method for convenience gaming

• US 8,696,443 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2006
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interactive Games LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Amaitis, Lee M., Asher, Joseph M., Lutnick, Howard W., Mylet, Darrin M., Wilkins, Alan B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Laneau, Ronald
• Application Number:
  US11/557,125
• Publication Number:
  US 20070066401A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,716 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 25
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/205 for detecting the geographical location of the game platform
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3272 Games involving multiple players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3286 Type of games

Abstract

A convenience gaming system is provided. The convenience gaming system allows users to access applications via gaming communication devices coupled to a communication network. At least a portion of the network may be wireless. The gaming applications include gambling, financial, entertainment service, and other types of transactions. The system may include a user location determination feature to prevent users from conducting transactions from unauthorized areas.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

a plurality of servers; and

at least one gaming communication device,

wherein if a first predetermined criterion is met, the first predetermined criterion comprising a user of the at least one gaming communication device being located in a first authorized area, the at least one gaming communication device is connected to at least a first server of the plurality of servers by a telecommunications network, and is operable to communicate gaming information and non-gaming information to and from the first server;

wherein if a second predetermined criterion is met, the second predetermined criterion comprising the user of the at least one gaming communication device being located in a second authorized area, the at least one gaming communication device is connected to at least a second of the plurality of servers by a telecommunications network, and is operable to send and receive gaming information and non-gaming information to and from the second server; and

wherein if the first predetermined criterion and the second predetermined criterion are met, the user of the at least one gaming communication device is located in the first authorized area and in the second authorized area, the first authorized area at least in part overlapping the second authorized area.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein if the first predetermined criterion and the second predetermined criterion are met, the at least one gaming communication device is no longer operable to communicate gaming information to and from the first server, while the at least one gaming communication device is operable to communicate non-gaming information to and from the first server.