US 8,708,805 B2 · Gaming system with identity verification

Abstract

A gaming system is provided. The 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. The gaming system may incorporate a user profile feature according to which certain information regarding users of the system may be maintained. Such information can include, without limitation, information relating to preferences, finances, activities participated in by the users, and trends and habits of the users.

Claims40

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

determining by at least one server a betting trend from a plurality of bets made by a user via a device on at least one gaming activity of a gaming system;
determining by the at least one server that the betting trend meets at least one parameter;
and
responsive to determining that the betting trend meets the at least one parameter, the at least one server causing the user to perform an identity verification in order to continuing accessing the gaming system.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/586,142Filed 15 Aug 2012 · continuation

Priority

8 Jul 2005

Published

US 2012/0309507 A16 Dec 2012

Granted

29 Apr 2014

Term ends

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Classification16 codes

G07F 17/3237
Wherein the operator is informed: about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
G06F 3/048
Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer: interaction techniques based on graphical…
G06Q 50/34
Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g.…:…
G07F 17/32
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services: for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Family

Application60/697,861Us provisional application · filed 8 Jul 2005

Application11/199,835Parent of this continuation · filed 9 Aug 2005

Application12/247,623Parent of this continuation · filed 8 Oct 2008

US 2012/0309507 A1Pre-grant publication · published 6 Dec 2012

US 7,534,169 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2007/0060305 A1Published application

US 2009/0029780 A1Published application

US 8,613,658 B2Related patent

US 8,708,805 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

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Abstract

Claims40