US 12,074,958 B2
Systems and methods for multi-client content delivery
Nathan Giacalone, Cambridge, MA (US); Ryan McCullough, Reading, MA (US); Sumanth Reddy, Cambridge, MA (US); Brandon Ward, Somerville, MA (US); and Andrew Busch, Waltham, MA (US)
Assigned to DK Crown Holdings Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by DK Crown Holdings Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,285.
Application 18/222,285 is a continuation of application No. 17/470,317, filed on Sep. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,736,592.
Application 17/470,317 is a continuation of application No. 16/732,004, filed on Dec. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,172,049, issued on Nov. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0362278 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 67/62 (2022.01); H04L 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 69/28 (2022.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/62 (2022.05) [H04L 7/0054 (2013.01); H04L 7/0079 (2013.01); H04L 69/28 (2013.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
transmitting, by one or more processors coupled to memory, a content item to a client device, the content item corresponding to an event window of a live event, the event window corresponding to a server timer;
receiving, by the one or more processors, from the client device, a communication corresponding to the content item, the communication transmitted within the event window as identified by the client device, the communication identifying a wager for the live event identified by the content item;
determining, by the one or more processors, an offset to the server timer based on a difference between a receipt time of the communication and a transmission time of the communication;
restricting, by the one or more processors, processing of the wager of the communication responsive to determining that the communication has arrived past an expiration of the server timer plus the offset; and
updating, by the one or more processors, an account of the client device responsive to restricting processing of the wager of the communication.