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US 8,708,807 B2Granted
Wagering system and method
AssigneeSportech Racing, LLC
InventorsLouis Felipe Skelton, Scott Andrew Watterson
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Abstract
A wagering system may include a server, an application server, a client device, and a terminal. The wagering system may issue a voucher or a wagering ticket to a client device. Wagers may be placed against the voucher balance and redeemed at the terminal.
Claims24
A method of issuing a digital voucher, comprising:
- initiating a first link with a client device, the first link including:
- displaying a graphical identifier at one of the client device and a terminal and scanning the graphical identifier at the other of the client device and the terminal;
- receiving a unique identifier associated with the client device;
- querying a transaction database for a balance associated with the unique identifier;
- displaying the balance with a graphical user interface at the terminal;
- updating the balance at the transaction database upon receipt of an amount of currency at the terminal;
- displaying the updated balance with the graphical user interface at the terminal;
- generating a digital voucher including a transaction identifier and a value, the digital voucher being associated with the unique identifier;
- and
- transmitting the digital voucher to the client device;
- initiating a second link with the client device, the second link including:
- receiving a wager on an event-associated outcome, the wager based on a probability of the outcome occurring;
- updating the balance associated with the digital voucher based on the received wager;
- and
- issuing a digital ticket and a ticket identifier associated with the digital ticket, wherein the digital ticket is associated with the received wager and the ticket identifier is stored on the client device;
- receiving a notification whether the outcome occurred;
- and
- initiating a third link with the client device, the third link including:
- when the notification indicates that the outcome occurred, identifying the digital ticket as a winning ticket and updating the balance associated with the digital voucher based on the wager associated with the winning ticket.
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A system for issuing a voucher, comprising:
- a display;
- a processor;
- a memory, the memory including instructions stored thereon causing the processor to perform a method of issuing a digital voucher, the method comprising:
- initiating a first link with a client device, the first link including:
- displaying a graphical identifier at one of the client device and a terminal and scanning the machine-readable code at the other of the client device and the terminal;
- receiving a unique identifier associated with the client device via the first link;
- querying a transaction database for a balance associated with the unique identifier;
- displaying the balance with a graphical user interface at the terminal;
- updating the balance at the transaction database upon receipt of an amount of currency at the terminal;
- displaying the updated balance with the graphical user interface at the terminal;
- generating a digital voucher including a transaction identifier and a value, the digital voucher being associated with the unique identifier;
- and
- transmitting the digital voucher to the client device;
- initiating a second link with the client device, the second link including:
- receiving a wager on an event-associated outcome, the wager based on a probability of the outcome occurring;
- updating the balance associated with the digital voucher based on the received wager;
- and
- issuing a digital ticket and a ticket identifier associated with the digital ticket, wherein the digital ticket is associated with the received wager and the ticket identifier is stored on the client device;
- receiving a notification whether the outcome occurred;
- and
- initiating a third link with the client device, the third link including:
- when the notification indicates that the outcome occurred, identifying the digital ticket as a winning ticket and updating the balance associated with the digital voucher based on the wager associated with the winning ticket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.