Multi-process communication regarding gaming information
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that are configured to cause a processor to;
determine whether a mobile device is authorized to use a gaming service;
determine whether a user of the mobile device is authorized to use the gaming service;
to repeatedly;
determine whether the mobile device is within or without a geographical area in which the user is allowed to engage in gaming activity on the mobile device;
allow or disallow the user'"'"'s gaming activity based at least in part on the determination that the mobile device is authorized, the determination that the user is authorized, and the determination that the mobile device is located within or without (respectively) the gaming-allowed geographical area; and
determine a period of time to elapse until the next repetition of determination whether the mobile device is within or without the gaming-allowed geographical area, the period of time to be based at least in part on a distance of the mobile device from a boundary of the gaming-allowed geographical area.
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Abstract
Various embodiments that may generally relate to mobile gaming, location determination, mobile devices, authentication, and so on are described. Various methods are described. Various apparatus are described. Further embodiments are described.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that are configured to cause a processor to; determine whether a mobile device is authorized to use a gaming service; determine whether a user of the mobile device is authorized to use the gaming service; to repeatedly; determine whether the mobile device is within or without a geographical area in which the user is allowed to engage in gaming activity on the mobile device; allow or disallow the user'"'"'s gaming activity based at least in part on the determination that the mobile device is authorized, the determination that the user is authorized, and the determination that the mobile device is located within or without (respectively) the gaming-allowed geographical area; and determine a period of time to elapse until the next repetition of determination whether the mobile device is within or without the gaming-allowed geographical area, the period of time to be based at least in part on a distance of the mobile device from a boundary of the gaming-allowed geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus comprising:
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a mobile device configured to transmit gaming requests to a gaming service, communicate through a communication service, and provide a user interface to a customer; and the gaming service, in which the gaming service is configured to; determine whether the mobile device is authorized to use the gaming service; determine whether the customer is authorized to use the gaming service; to repeatedly; determine whether the mobile device is within or without a geographical area in which the user is allowed to engage in gaming activity on the mobile device; allow or disallow the user'"'"'s gaming activity based at least in part on the determination that the mobile device is authorized, the determination that the user is authorized, and the determination that the mobile device is located within or without (respectively) the gaming-allowed geographical area; and determine a period of time to elapse until the next repetition of determination whether the mobile device is within or without the gaming-allowed geographical area, the period of time to be based at least in part on a distance of the mobile device from a boundary of the gaming-allowed geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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