Wagering aid
AssigneeGaming Studio, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Richardson, Ryan Hatfield
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Abstract
Methods and system for facilitating the in-person wagering process. A bettor operates a device, such as a smartphone or tablet PC, to indicate the various indicia of a desired wager: amount, event, etc. In some embodiments, the device facilitates the indication by presenting past wagers or other preconstructed wagers. Once the wager or wagers are finalized, the device displays a graphical indicia permitting access to the various attributes of the wager(s). The graphical indicia may also include other desirable features such as error correction, authentication, etc.
Claims20
An apparatus for planning wagers for a wheel-based gaming system, the apparatus comprising:
- a user interface for accepting user input and providing output to a user;
- a processor communicatively coupled to the user interface and configured to execute instructions from a storage to:
- provide a display to the user for wager selection using the user interface;
- receive a wager selection based on user input via the user interface;
- and
- display a scannable indicia of the wager selection using the user interface.
An apparatus for processing wagers for a wheel-based gaming system, the apparatus comprising:
- a display for displaying wager selections made in the wheel-based gaming system;
- an interface for receiving a wager selection;
- a processor communicatively coupled to the display and to the interface and configured to execute instructions from a storage to:
- receive an indicia of a wager selection via the interface;
- display the wager selection on the display;
- and
- display a simulation of an operating gaming wheel on the display.
A method for planning wagers for a wheel-based gaming system, the method comprising:
- accepting user input and providing output to a user via a user interface;
- displaying a set of items via the user interface, the items in the set being manipulated to configure a wager selection;
- receiving the wager selection based on user input;
- and
- displaying an indicia representing the wager selection using the user interface.
A method for processing wagers for a wheel-based gaming system, the method comprising:
- receiving a wager selection via an interface;
- displaying the wager selection on a display;
- displaying a simulation of an operating gaming wheel on the display;
- and
- identifying wager selections with winning wagers based on an outcome of the operating gaming wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.