US 11,710,373 B2Granted

Distributed ledger based distributed gaming system

AssigneeSpoonRead Inc.

InventorsBart Alan Meltzer, Mayank V. Vadodaria

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Abstract

The technology teaches a distributed gaming system, comprising a server-side node configured to administer transactions for a gambling casino, selling and redeeming chips using a private database, and recording transactions on a distributed ledger using crypto-tokens for a house account, with a token vault wallet that has a unique identifier and private key to track transactions. Customer wallets, intermediary accounts and one-way redemption wallets track transactions on the distributed ledger. Client-side nodes accept token purchase messages and transfer tokens in the ledger and record in the database, accept token-to-chip messages from an intermediary account and transfer tokens on the ledger to the redemption wallet to extinguish and record the exchange, accept chip-to-token messages from an intermediary account and transfer tokens from the vault to the customer account and record the exchange, and accept token-to-fiat messages from an intermediary account and transfer tokens to extinguish, and record the exchange.

Claims27

Dependent claims

A distributed gaming system, comprising:

a server-side node or nodes, including one or more data processors, having access to a private database and a distributed ledger, the server-side node or nodes configured to:
maintain a crypto-token vault wallet having a unique house identifier and private key to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique house identifier;
maintain user accounts for customers, including unique customer identifiers and private keys to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique customer identifiers;
maintain intermediary accounts, including unique intermediary identifiers and private keys to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique intermediary identifiers;
maintain a one-way redemption wallet having a unique redemption identifier and private key to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique redemption identifier;
and
communicate with client-side nodes in a communication network to execute procedures:
to accept crypto-token purchase messages from an identified customer account indicating confirmation of fiat payment by the identified customer account for crypto-tokens, and in response transfer crypto-tokens in the distributed ledger from the crypto-token vault wallet to the unique customer identifier of the identified customer account, and record the crypto-token purchase in the private database;
to accept crypto-token-to-chip exchange messages from an identified intermediary account indicating confirmation of exchange of crypto-tokens for chips, and in response transfer crypto-tokens on the distributed ledger to the redemption wallet to extinguish the crypto-tokens, and record the crypto-token-to-chip exchange in the private database;
to accept chip-to-crypto-token exchange messages from an identified intermediary account indicating confirmation of delivery of chips from a customer having an identified customer account to an intermediary having the identified intermediary account, and in response transfer crypto-tokens in the distributed ledger from the crypto-token vault wallet to the unique customer identifier of the identified customer account, and record the chip-to-crypto-token exchange in the private database;
and
to accept crypto-token-to-fiat exchange messages from an identified intermediary account indicating confirmation of delivery of fiat currency to a customer having an identified user account, and in response transfer tokens from the identified user account to the redemption wallet to extinguish, and record the crypto-token-to-fiat exchange in the private database and on the distributed ledger.

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A non-transitory computer readable memory storing computer instructions for administering transactions for a gambling casino in a distributed gaming system, including selling chips and redeeming chips using a private database and a distributed ledger, comprising computer instructions to:

maintain a crypto-token vault wallet having a unique house identifier and private key to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique house identifier;
maintain user accounts for customers, including unique customer identifiers and private keys to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique customer identifiers;
maintain intermediary accounts, including unique intermediary identifiers and private keys to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique intermediary identifiers;
maintain a one-way redemption wallet having a unique redemption identifier and private key to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique redemption identifier;
and
communicate with client-side nodes in a communication network to execute procedures:
to accept crypto-token purchase messages from an identified customer account indicating confirmation of fiat payment by the identified customer account for crypto-tokens, and in response transfer tokens in the distributed ledger from the crypto-token vault wallet to the unique customer identifier of the identified customer account, and record the crypto-token purchase in the private database;
to accept crypto-token-to-chip exchange messages from an identified intermediary account indicating confirmation of exchange crypto-tokens for chips, and in response transfer crypto-tokens on the distributed ledger to the redemption wallet to extinguish the crypto-tokens, and record the crypto-token-to-chip exchange in the private database;
to accept chip-to-crypto-token exchange messages from an identified intermediary account indicating confirmation of delivery of chips from a customer having an identified customer account to an intermediary having the identified intermediary account, and in response transfer crypto-tokens in the distributed ledger from the crypto-token vault wallet to the unique customer identifier of the identified customer account, and record the chip-to-crypto-token exchange in the private database;
and
to accept crypto-token-to-fiat exchange messages from an identified intermediary account indicating confirmation of delivery of fiat currency to a customer having an identified user account, and in response transfer crypto-tokens from the identified user account to the redemption wallet to extinguish, and record the crypto-token-to-fiat exchange in the private database and on the distributed ledger.

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A method of administering transactions for a gambling casino in a distributed gaming system, including selling chips and redeeming chips using a private database and a distributed ledger, comprising:

maintaining a crypto-token vault wallet having a unique house identifier and private key to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique house identifier;
maintaining user accounts for customers, including unique customer identifiers and private keys to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique customer identifiers;
maintaining intermediary accounts, including unique intermediary identifiers and private keys to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique intermediary identifiers;
maintaining a one-way redemption wallet having a unique redemption identifier and private key to track transactions on the distributed ledger that include the unique redemption identifier;
and
communicating with client-side nodes in a communication network to execute procedures:
to accept crypto-token purchase messages from an identified customer account indicating confirmation of fiat payment by the identified customer account for crypto-tokens, and in response transfer crypto-tokens in the distributed ledger from the crypto-token vault wallet to the unique customer identifier of the identified customer account, and record the crypto-token purchase in the private database;
to accept crypto-token-to-chip exchange messages from an identified intermediary account indicating confirmation of exchange crypto-tokens for chips, and in response transfer crypto-tokens on the distributed ledger to the redemption wallet to extinguish the crypto-tokens, and record the crypto-token-to-chip exchange in the private database;
to accept chip-to-crypto-token exchange messages from an identified intermediary account indicating confirmation of delivery of chips from a customer having an identified customer account to an intermediary having the identified intermediary account, and in response transfer crypto-tokens in the distributed ledger from the crypto-token vault wallet to the unique customer identifier of the identified customer account, and record the chip-to-crypto-token exchange in the private database;
and
to accept crypto-token-to-fiat exchange messages from an identified intermediary account indicating confirmation of delivery of fiat currency to a customer having an identified user account, and in response transfer crypto-tokens from the identified user account to the redemption wallet to extinguish, and record the crypto-token-to-fiat exchange in the private database and on the distributed ledger.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/060,454Filed 1 Oct 2020 · continuation in part
Priority: 23 Jan 2020
Published: US 2021/0233200 A129 Jul 2021
Granted: 25 Jul 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

G07F 17/3241
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance
G06Q 20/02
Payment architectures, schemes or protocols: involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
G06Q 20/065
Private payment circuits, e.g. involving electronic currency used among participants of a common payment scheme: using e-cash
G06Q 20/0658
Using e-cash: e-cash managed locally

Family

Application62/965,153Us provisional application · filed 23 Jan 2020
Application16/832,759Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 27 Mar 2020
US 2021/0233351 A1Pre-grant publication · published 29 Jul 2021
US 2021/0233200 A1Published application
US 11,710,373 B2This patent

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