Location, age and identity verification for mobile gaming
AssigneeElottery, Inc.
InventorMICHAEL W. YACENDA
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Abstract
A method for mobile game play includes determining a location of a mobile device from one or more of GPS, NFC, RFID, or Bluetooth. An accuracy value of the location of the mobile device is determined. A region of confidence within which the mobile device is known to be within is determined based on the determined accuracy value. The region of confidence is substantially circular with a center at the determined location and a radius that is proportional in length to the determined accuracy value. An extent to which the region of confidence is within one or more pertinent jurisdictions is determined. Mobile game play is permitted when it is determined that the region of confidence is entirely within the one or more pertinent jurisdictions.
Claims25
A method for mobile game play, comprising:
- determining a location of a mobile device from one or more of Global Positioning System (GPS), Near Field Communication (NFC), Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID), or Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE);
- determining an accuracy value of the location of the mobile device;
- determining a region of confidence within which the mobile device is known to be within based on the determined accuracy value, the region of confidence being substantially circular with a center at the determined location and a radius that is proportional in length to the determined accuracy value;
- determining an extent to which the region of confidence is within one or more pertinent jurisdictions;
- and
- permitting mobile game play when it is determined that the region of confidence is entirely within the one or more pertinent jurisdictions.
A method for mobile game play, comprising:
- initiating a game play application on a mobile device;
- receiving a validation request from the game play application at a validation server, the validation request including player login credentials;
- sending a query, in response to the receiving of the validation request, from the validation server to an administration server to determine game play eligibility of the player, the query including an age and present location of the player;
- receiving, from the administration server, a secure transaction key authorizing the player to initiate a mobile gaming session when the players age and present location satisfies predetermined criteria;
- sending the received secure transaction key to a casino link server;
- and
- initiating mobile game play of a casino game through the mobile device via the casino link server upon receiving the secure transaction key.
A method for mobile gaming, comprising:
- interfacing a smartphone having a game play application installed thereon to an in-dash display unit installed within a vehicle;
- monitoring a location of the smartphone;
- determining when the vehicle enters into a jurisdiction participating in mobile gaming based on the monitoring of the location of the smartphone;
- generating an alert when it is determined that the vehicle has entered into the jurisdiction participating in mobile gaming;
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- displaying the generated alert on the in-dash display unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.