US 12,434,138 B2
Gambling service with adaptive location checking frequency
Lee Amaitis, Las Vegas, NV (US); Paul Williams, New York, NY (US); Sunny Tara, Henderson, NV (US); and Matthew Morrissette, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to INTERACTIVE GAMES LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by INTERACTIVE GAMES LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on May 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/652,747.
Application 18/652,747 is a continuation of application No. 18/198,572, filed on May 17, 2023, abandoned.
Application 18/198,572 is a continuation of application No. 17/835,022, filed on Jun. 8, 2022, abandoned.
Application 17/835,022 is a continuation of application No. 16/900,494, filed on Jun. 12, 2020, abandoned.
Application 16/900,494 is a continuation of application No. 14/640,439, filed on Mar. 6, 2015, abandoned.
Application 14/640,439 is a continuation of application No. 13/080,098, filed on Apr. 5, 2011, granted, now 8,974,302.
Application 13/080,098 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/070,893, filed on Mar. 24, 2011, granted, now 8,956,231.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/413,098, filed on Nov. 12, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/413,089, filed on Nov. 12, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/405,309, filed on Oct. 21, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/405,439, filed on Oct. 21, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/373,435, filed on Aug. 13, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2024/0293736 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. A63F 13/35 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 13/35 (2014.09) [G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3237 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
one or more server computers, associated with a gambling service, configured to:
provide a user with access to the gambling service via a smart phone for a period of time; and
during the period of time in which access to the gambling service is provided:
determine, based on one or more first location checks of the smart phone performed at a first rate, that the smart phone is a first distance from a border of a U.S. state where gambling is allowed; and
determine, based on one or more second location checks of the smart phone performed at a second rate, that the smart phone is a second distance from the border of the U.S. state where gambling is allowed, wherein the second rate is different than the first rate;
wherein, to determine the first distance and the second distance, the one or more server computers are configured to:
obtain geographic location data from a wrapper executing on the smart phone, wherein the geographic location data includes GPS information, WiFi signal information or cellular signal information, wherein the wrapper is associated with a gambling application installed on the smart phone and configured to access the gambling service, and wherein at least a portion of the gambling application is written in a programming language different from the wrapper.