# US 2023/0410591 A1 · Search and selection of sports betting options using natural language understanding > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0410591 A1 - Document ID: US20230410591A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/210,256 - Filed: 2023-06-15 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Earliest claimed: 2022-06-17 - Assignees: SGN Advisors LLC - Applicants: SGN Advisors LLC - Inventors: Matteo Monteverdi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230410591A1 ## CPC - G07F 17/3209: {Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen} - G07F 17/3211: {Display means} - G07F 17/3223: {Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication} - G07F 17/3288: {Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking} - G10L 15/18: using natural language modelling - G07F 17/323: {wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions} - 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}) - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING ## Abstract A method includes receiving, by a microphone of a user device, an audio communication from a user of the user device. The method further includes interpreting, by a processor circuit, the audio communication. The method further includes, based on the interpretation, determining, by the processor circuit, a sporting event prediction. The method further includes correlating, by the processor circuit, the sporting event prediction with a plurality of sports bets. The method further includes providing an indication of the plurality of sports bets to the user. The method further includes receiving, by an input device of the user device, a selection of at least one sports bet of the plurality of sports bets. The method further includes, based on the selection, placing the at least one sports bet. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, by a microphone of a user device, an audio communication from a user of the user device; interpreting, by a processor circuit, the audio communication; based on the interpretation, determining, by the processor circuit, a sporting event prediction; correlating, by the processor circuit, the sporting event prediction with a plurality of sports bets; providing an indication of the plurality of sports bets to the user; receiving, by an input device of the user device, a selection of at least one sports bet of the plurality of sports bets; and based on the selection, placing the at least one sports bet. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein interpreting the audio communication comprises processing the audio communication by a Natural Language Understanding (NLU) module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the sporting event prediction comprises processing the interpreted audio communication using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein correlating the sporting event prediction further comprises: transmitting the correlated plurality of sports bets to a sports bet provider; and receiving, from the sports bet provider, an indication of associated sports bets offered by the provider. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein providing the indication of the plurality of sports bets comprises: displaying, by a display device of the user device, a text indication of the plurality of sports bets. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein providing the indication of the plurality of sports bets comprises: outputting, by a speaker device of the user device, an audio indication of the plurality of sports bets. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the selection comprises receiving a touch input by a touchscreen display device of the user device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the selection comprises: receiving a second audio communication from the user; and determining the selection based on the second audio communication. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein placing the sports bet comprises transmitting an indication of the selected sports bet to a sport bet provider. ### Claim 10 A system comprising: a processor circuit; and a memory coupled to the processor circuit, the memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to: receive, from a microphone of a user device, an audio communication from a user of the user device; interpret the audio communication; based on the interpretation, determine a sporting event prediction; correlate the sporting event prediction with a plurality of sports bets; and provide an indication of the plurality of sports bets to the user. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein interpreting the audio communication is performed by a Natural Language Understanding (NLU) module. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the NLU module comprises a software module executable by the processor circuit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the NLU module comprises a hardware module coupled to the processor circuit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein determining the sporting event prediction comprises processing the interpreted audio communication using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module of the user device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein determining the sporting event prediction comprises: transmitting the indication of the interpreted audio communication to an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module in communication with the processor circuit. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein correlating the sporting event prediction comprises: transmitting the correlated plurality of sports bets to a sports bet provider; and receiving, from the sports bet provider, an indication of associated sports bets offered by the provider. ### Claim 17 A computing device comprising: a processor circuit; and a memory coupled to the processor circuit, the memory comprising a Natural Language Understanding (NLU) module, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) module, and a machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to: receive, from a microphone associated with the computing device, an audio communication from a user of the computing device; interpret the audio communication using the NLU module; based on the interpretation, determine a sporting event prediction using the AI module; correlate the sporting event prediction with a plurality of sports bets; transmit an indication of the plurality of sports bets to a sports bet provider; receive an indication of a plurality of associated sports bets offered by the provider; cause a display device to display an indication of the plurality of sports bets to the user; receive, by an input device associated with the computing device, a selection of at least one sports bet of the plurality of sports bets; and based on the selection, transmit an instruction to the sports bet provider to place at least one sports bet corresponding to an associated sports bet offered by the provider. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computing device of claim 17, wherein the computing device comprises a mobile computing device comprising the microphone and a touchscreen display device, the touchscreen display device comprising the display device and the input device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The computing device of claim 17, wherein the computing device comprises a set-top digital media player in communication with: a remote-control device comprising the microphone and the input device; and a television device comprising the display device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The computing device of claim 17, wherein the computing device comprises: a smart television device comprising the display device; and a remote-control device in communication with the smart television device, the remote-control device comprising the microphone and the input device.