# US 2021/0280004 A1 · System and method for wireless gaming with location determination > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0280004 A1 - Document ID: US20210280004A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/329,039 - Filed: 2021-05-24 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2006-10-26 - Assignees: Interactive Games LLC - Applicants: Interactive Games LLC - Inventors: Kevin Burman; Dean P. Alderucci - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210280004A1 ## CPC - G07F 17/3223: {Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication} - G06Q 20/3224: {Transactions dependent on location of M-devices} - G07F 17/32: for games, toys, sports, or amusements - G07F 17/3227: {Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters} - H04L 63/104: {Grouping of entities} - H04L 63/107: {wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals} - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract In accordance with the teachings of the present embodiment, a system and method for wireless gaming with location-dependent gaming functions are provided. In a particular embodiment, the apparatus includes a gaming server; a wireless network at least partially covering a property, the wireless network comprising a plurality of signal detection devices; and a gaming communication device operable to transmit and receive gaming information to and from the gaming server via the wireless network. A location of the gaming communication device on the property is used to alter a game play function, such as a bet option, wager, graphic overlay, permission, or to provide location-dependent advertising or embedded advertising. Based upon the location of the gaming communication device on the property, a predetermined functionality of the gaming communication device may be enabled and/or controlled. ## Claims ### Claim 1 (canceled) ### Claim 2 A wireless gaming apparatus, comprising: a wireless network interface operable to transmit gaming information concerning a game, in which a plurality of different locations correspond to a respective plurality of different selectable parameters of the game; a signal detection device to detect a signal strength of the wireless gaming apparatus, compare the signal strength to a reference signal strength, and identify a location of the wireless gaming apparatus based on the signal strength and the reference signal strength; and at least one processor to alter a user interface of a game based on the identified location of the wireless gaming apparatus and alter a value function for an outcome of the game based on the identified location. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The wireless gaming apparatus of claim 2, wherein the location of the wireless gaming apparatus is a particular zone of a casino. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The wireless gaming apparatus of claim 2, wherein the reference signal strength is associated with the particular zone of a casino. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The wireless gaming apparatus of claim 2, wherein said wireless network interface is configured to communicate in an unlicensed radio frequency band, communicate in a licensed radio frequency band, or communicate using an IEEE-802.11x compatible protocol. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The wireless gaming apparatus of claim 2, wherein said wireless gaming apparatus comprises one of a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a laptop computer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The wireless gaming apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a biometric user identification system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The wireless gaming apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to alter a parameter of the game based on the identified location of the wireless gaming apparatus. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The wireless gaming apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to alter at least one rule of a game based on the identified location of the wireless gaming apparatus. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The wireless gaining apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to alter a wager of the game based on the identified location of the wireless gaming apparatus. ### Claim 11 A method comprising: transmitting, by at least one processor, gaming information concerning a game, in which a plurality of different locations correspond to a respective plurality of different selectable parameters of the game; detecting, by the at least one processor, a signal strength of a wireless gaming terminal; comparing, by the at least one processor, the signal strength to a reference signal strength; identifying, by the at least one processor, a location of the wireless gaming terminal based on the signal strength and the reference signal strength; altering, by the at least one processor, a user interface of a game based on the identified location of the wireless gaming apparatus; and altering, by the at least one processor, a value function for an outcome of the game based on the identified location. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the location of the wireless gaming terminal is a particular zone of a casino. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the reference signal strength is associated with the particular zone of a casino. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein transmitting the gaming information further comprises communicating, by the at least one processor, in an unlicensed radio frequency band. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein said wireless terminal comprises one of a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant, and a laptop computer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising altering, by the at least one processor, a parameter of the game based on the identified location of the wireless terminal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising altering, by the at least one processor, at least one rule of the game based on the identified location of the wireless terminal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising altering, by the at least one processor, a wager of the game based on the identified location of the wireless terminal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising altering, by the at least one processor, a bet option of the game based on the identified location of the wireless terminal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising altering, by the at least one processor, an ancillary incentive for playing the game based on the identified location of the wireless terminal.