Wagering web service system and method

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(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,277,311 B2
Platis et al. (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 2, 2012
(54) WAGERING WEB SERVICE SYSTEM AND 6,120,376 A 9/2000 Cherry
6,236,900 B1 5/2001 Geiger
6,280,324 B1 8/2001 Tenenbaum
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(75) Inventors: Harry Platis, LynnWood, WA (US); 6,347,086 B1 2/2002 $3,322: a
Kristopher Michael Shannon, Bothell, 6,358,150 B1 3/2002 Mir et a1.
WA (U S) 6,383,074 B1 5/2002 Bo ‘6% s
6,450,887 B1 9/2002 Mir et a1.
(73) Assl. gnee._ Harry Platl.s , M11. 1 Creek, WA (US) 66,,554048,,172019 BB12 41/02000%3 DKaerwmeaerskea re t a1‘
6,554,708 B1 4/2003 Brenner et a1.
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 6,554,709 B1 4/2003 Brenner er a1,
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 6,688,978 B1 2/2004 Herman
U.S.C. 154(b) by 515 days. (Continued)
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Related US. Application Data (Continued)
(60) Provisional application No. 61/122,364, ?led on Dec. Primary Examiner i Ha Tran T Nguyen
13’ 2008' Assistant Examiner * Vongsavanh Sengdara
(51) Int Cl (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Matthew Jellett
A63F 9/24 (2006.01) (57) ABSTRACT
(52) US. Cl. .................................... .. .. 463/25 _ _ _ _
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search ...................... .. None A system? coor?lllale a wagenngrevem usmf a vmualgveb
See application ?le for Complete Search history' server Wit an a~ ' 1n1strat1on app 1cat1on an a server ata
base. The adm1mstrat1on appl1cat1on 1s executable code
(56) References Cited Which can generate a ?rst event page from an event category
page. The administration application also has a player man
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS agement page, a pool page and a ticket management set of
pages. The administration application interoperates With a
5,374,060 A 12/1994 Goldberg
banking application and a casino application. The adminis
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5,746,657 A 5/1998 Ueno tration application Will send the event information to the
5,749,785 A 5/1998 Rossides casino application, receive Wager information from the
5,830,068 A 11/1998 Brenner et a1. casino application, coordinate Wager amounts With the bank
5,873,782 A 2/1999 Hall ing application, close the Wagering, monitor the event, update
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pool, close the pool, and allocate the Winnings and losses.
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6,099,409 A 8/2000 Brenner et a1. 34 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets
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US. Patent
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