US 10,417,865 B2Granted

System and method for augmented reality gaming using a mobile device

AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.

InventorsMartin S. Lyons, Bryan M. Kelly, John Sommer

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Abstract

Disclosed is a method and system for preventing replay attacks for mobile promotions associated with promotion devices. Upon the occurrence of a promotion winning event such as a designated outcome of a game played on the promotion device the user, via a software application accessible to their mobile device, forwards images of the event to a server over a network. The server determines entitlement to the promotion and analyzes data associated with the images and mobile device location and time to confirm that the event is new promotion winning event. Upon such confirmation an entitlement to the promotion is awarded to the user. The foregoing prevents unscrupulous users from logging multiple claims for the same promotion winning event.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A method of enabling a user to use a mobile device including a camera to become eligible for mobile promotions available through user interaction with associated content displayed at video display devices at different locations, the method comprising:

enabling enrollment in a mobile bonus feature system;
displaying a list of mobile promotions associated with displayed content;
enabling user selection of a mobile promotion available through user interaction with associated content displayed at a user selected video display device;
once the user meets criteria of the mobile promotion through interaction with displayed content at a selected video display device, enabling the user to use a camera of the mobile device to take an image of criteria satisfying content at the location that satisfies the mobile promotion;
securely transmitting the image of the criteria satisfying content to a web service,
analyzing the transmitted image to confirm the user has met the criteria of the mobile promotion;
and
once confirmed, awarding the user a bonus associated with the mobile promotion;
wherein the mobile bonus feature system includes an image analysis system, wherein the image analysis system includes a library of all candidate content images that are detectable, and wherein the transmitted image is identified from this library of images;
wherein determination of a mobile device's location is used to compare captured content images against the mobile device's location using a list of known video display devices near the mobile device's location.

7 more elements

A system of enabling a user to use a mobile device including a camera to become eligible for mobile promotions available through user interaction with associated content displayed at video display devices at different locations, the system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
at least one memory device storing a set of instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
enable enrollment in a mobile bonus feature system;
display a list of mobile promotions associated with displayed content;
enable user selection of a mobile promotion available through user interaction with associated content displayed at a user selected video display device;
once the user meets criteria of the mobile promotion through interaction with displayed content at a selected video display device, enable the user to use a camera of the mobile device to take an image of criteria satisfying content at the location that satisfies the mobile promotion;
securely transmit the image of the criteria satisfying content to a web service,
analyze the transmitted image to confirm the user has met the criteria of the mobile promotion;
and
once confirmed, award the user a bonus associated with the mobile promotion;
wherein the mobile bonus feature system includes an image analysis system, wherein the image analysis system includes a library of all candidate content images that are detectable, and wherein the transmitted image is identified from this library of images;
and
wherein determination of a mobile device's location is used to compare captured content images against the mobile device's location using a list of known video display devices near the mobile device's location.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/944,609Filed 3 Apr 2018 · continuation
Priority: 15 Nov 2010
Published: US 2018/0225921 A19 Aug 2018
Granted: 17 Sep 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification27 codes

G07F 17/3241
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance
A63F 11/0074
Game accessories of general use: game concepts, rules or strategies
G05B 15/02
Systems controlled by a computer: electric
G06K 5/00
Methods or arrangements for verifying the correctness of markings on a record

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