# US 8,771,058 B2 · Zone dependent payout percentage > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,771,058 B2 - Document ID: US8771058B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/675,182 - Filed: 2007-02-15 - Published: 2008-08-21 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2007-02-15 - Assignees: Cfph, LLC - Applicants: Dean P. Alderucci; Lee Amaitis; Geoffrey M. Gelman - Inventors: Dean P. Alderucci; Lee Amaitis; Geoffrey M. Gelman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8771058B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/3244: {Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes} - G07F 17/32: for games, toys, sports, or amusements - G07F 17/3211: {Display means} - G07F 17/323: {wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions} - G07F 17/3237: {about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players} - 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}) ## Abstract Various embodiments include game configurations that are specific to a location. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: determining a first location of a mobile gaming device; determining a first game configuration associated with the first location; generating, by a computer system, a first game outcome using the first game configuration; instructing a display screen of the mobile gaming device to display an indication of the first game outcome; determining a first payout associated with the first game outcome; crediting a player account with a first amount based on the first payout; determining a second location of the mobile gaming device, wherein the second location is different from the first location; determining a second game configuration associated with the second location, wherein the second game configuration is different from the first game configuration; generating, by the computer system, a second game outcome using the second game configuration; instructing the display screen of the mobile gaming device to display an indication of the second game outcome; determining a second payout associated with the second game outcome; and crediting the player account with a second amount based on the second payout. ### Claim 2 The method of 1, in which determining the first game configuration includes determining a first payout percentage associated with the first location. ### Claim 3 The method of 1, in which determining the first game configuration includes determining a first probability of occurrence for a third game outcome, wherein the first probability is associated with the first location. ### Claim 4 The method of 1, in which determining the first game configuration includes determining a first payout for a third game outcome, wherein the first payout is associated with the first location. ### Claim 5 The method of 1, in which determining the first game configuration includes determining a first bet amount required for play of the mobile gaming device, wherein the first bet amount is associated with the first location. ### Claim 6 The method of 1, in which determining the first game configuration includes: accessing a lookup table which contains an ordered list of locations and associated game configurations; finding within the lookup table the first location; and determining that the first game configuration is associated with the first location. ### Claim 7 The method of 1 further including: transmitting to the mobile gaming device, after determining the second location, an indication of the second game configuration. ### Claim 8 The method of 7 further including: instructing the mobile gaming device to display the indication of the second game configuration. ### Claim 9 The method of 1 further including transmitting to the mobile gaming device software for rendering the second game outcome according to the second game configuration. ### Claim 10 The method of 1, in which determining the first game configuration includes determining a first image to be displayed during play at the mobile gaming device. ### Claim 11 The method of 1, in which determining the first game configuration includes determining a first color to be displayed during play at the mobile gaming device. ### Claim 12 The method of 1, in which determining the first game configuration includes determining a name of a first merchant to be displayed during play at the mobile gaming device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which the first location includes a location proximate to a merchant and the first configuration includes information about the merchant. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: receiving a selection of the first location by the merchant indicating a desire that the first location be associated with the first game configuration, and in which determining the first game configuration includes determining the first game configuration based on the selection. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a selection of the first location by a player of the mobile gaming device indicating a desire that the first location be associated with the first game configuration, and in which determining the first game configuration includes determining the first game configuration based on the selection. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which determining the first game configuration includes determining the first game configuration based on a number of people proximate to the first location in order to manage the number of people proximate to the first location. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which the first game configuration includes an ability to play a first game, and the second game configuration includes an ability to play a second game but not the first game. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, in which the computer system includes the mobile gaming device. ### Claim 19 A computer system comprising: a processor operable to execute a set of instructions; and a memory having stored thereon the set of instructions, in which the set of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to perform a method comprising: determining a first location of a mobile gaming device, determining a first game configuration associated with the first location, generating a first game outcome using the first game configuration, determining a first payout associated with the first game outcome, crediting a player account with a first amount based on the first payout, determining a second location of the mobile gaming device, wherein the second location is different from the first location, determining a second game configuration associated with the second location, wherein the second game configuration is different from the first game configuration, generating a second game outcome using the second game configuration, determining a second payout associated with the second game outcome, and crediting the player account with a second amount based on the second payout.