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US 2019/0295364 A1Published application
Network based control of remote system for enabling, disabling, and controlling gaming
AssigneeInteractive Games LLC
InventorsLee M. Amaitis, Joseph M. Asher, Howard W. Lutnick, Darrin M. Mylet
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Abstract
A convenience gaming system is provided. The convenience gaming system allows users to access applications via gaming communication devices coupled to a communication network. At least a portion of the network may be wireless. The gaming applications include gambling, financial, entertainment service, and other types of transactions. The system may include a user location determination feature to prevent users from conducting transactions from unauthorized areas.
Claims17
(canceled)
An apparatus comprising:
- a network interface;
- at least one processor to:
- receive via the network interface a request to initiate a gaming session, wherein the gaming session enables an electronic device to interact with a gaming activity;
- receive, via the network interface, location data of the electronic device;
- determine whether the gaming activity is permitted in a current location of the electronic device;
- transmit game disablement information to the electronic device via the network interface, in response to determining that the gaming activity is not permitted in the current location of the electronic device;
- cause a network connectivity of the electronic device to disable a connection to the Internet while wager information associated with the gaming activity is being transferred from the electronic device, in response to determining that the gaming activity is permitted in the current location of the electronic device;
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- initiate the gaming activity, in response to determining that the gaming activity is permitted in the current location of the electronic device.
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a method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one processor, a request to initiate a gaming session via a communication network, wherein the gaming session enables an electronic device to interact with a gaming activity;
- receiving, by the at least one processor, location data of the electronic device;
- determining, by the at least one processor, whether the gaming activity is permitted in a current location of the electronic device;
- transmitting, by the at least one processor, game disablement information to the electronic device via the communication network, in response to determining that the gaming activity is not permitted in the current location of the electronic device;
- causing, by the at least one processor, the electronic device to disable a connection to the Internet while wager information associated with the gaming activity is being transferred from the electronic device, in response to determining that the gaming activity is permitted in the current location of the electronic device;
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- initiating, by the at least one processor, the gaming activity, in response to determining that the gaming activity is permitted in the current location of the electronic device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.