Functional identifiers on wireless devices for gaming/wagering/lottery applications and methods of using same
AssigneeCell Lotto, Inc.
InventorCarroll Alexis Spencer, II
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Abstract
A user interface provided for helping a consumer interact with a company, its products or services, such as conducting a business-related action and/or transaction, by interacting with a functionally identified functional component(s) on a wireless device. The functional component is functionally identified via the company's mark, including logos, trademarks, brand, name, etc. In addition, the invention provides for a method for gaming, wagering, betting, gambling, and/or lottery play through a wireless device interface by strategic placement of functional identifiers in or on components of a wireless device and a method of using the interface.
Claims18
A user interface for a wireless gaming device comprising:
- a multiplicity of identifiers associated with corresponding multiple functions applied to at least one component of a wireless interactive device;
- wherein the user interface permits a user to interact with multiple remote service or product suppliers without requiring additional user action;
- wherein the interaction occurs upon an activation of the at least one component;
- wherein the interaction permits a transaction including gaming, gambling, wagering, lottery play, or a combination thereof;
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- wherein the identifiers include a categorization, branding, symbolic representation, or combination thereof of different types of wagering.
A method for making transactions for a remote service or product using a user interface of a wireless gaming device comprising the steps of:
- activating a component of a wireless interactive device corresponding to one of a multiplicity of identifiers on the user interface, wherein each of the identifiers is associated with a remote service or product supplier and including a categorization, branding, symbolic representation, or combination thereof of different types of wagering;
- interacting with at least one remote service or product supplier upon activation without requiring additional user interaction;
- transacting with the at least one remote service or product supplier, the transaction being for the purpose of gaming, gambling, wagering, lottery play, or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.