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Method and apparatus for facilitating game play and generating an authenticatable audit-trailRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), With Communication Link (e.g., Television Broadcast, Etc.), Telephonic (e.g., Modem, Etc.)Method and apparatus for facilitating game play and generating an authenticatable audit-trail description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060287091, Method and apparatus for facilitating game play and generating an authenticatable audit-trail. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
[0001] This Application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 08/269,248, filed on Jun. 30, 1994, which is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 08/212,348, filed on Mar. 11, 1994. BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to a remote gaming system, and more particularly, to a remote gaming system by which a player can wager on a plurality of games of chance and/or future public events of which the outcome is uncertain, offered by a casino, government lottery organization, or other wagering establishment. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] In the past, a player wishing to wager on a game of chance such as those offered in a casino or on a public event of which the outcome is uncertain such as sporting events, had a limited number of options. In order to wager on casino games such as roulette, blackjack, poker and the like, the player had to physically travel to a gaming establishment specifically engaged in such activities or to a location where stand-alone gambling devices such as video poker terminals or slot machines were available. Although public events such as horse races may be wagered on by telephone contact with an authorized "off-track betting" gaming establishment or its agent, such methods utilizing telephone contact have not been amenable to typical casino games. [0006] As a result of advances in computer technology and telecommunications, remote gaming systems have been devised in which a player can participate in a plurality of games of chance being offered by a gambling establishment without having to be physically located on the premises. An example is found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,339,798 and 4,467,424, both to Hedges et al. The Hedges Patents disclose a remote gaming system wherein a player proceeds to gamble against the casino at a remote player station which includes a live game display to permit the player to engage in actual games of chance as they are being played in real-time at a croupier station comprised of one or more gaming tables in the casino. The player station includes a changeable keyboard communicating with a microprocessor for displaying a selected one of a plurality of wagering possibilities corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of games being played and for displaying the results of the game being played. The player becomes part of the game as if he or she were actually present at the gaming table in the casino. To provide a secure communications link, the remote gaming station communicates with the croupier station and a credit control station through an encryption/decryption device to prevent tampering by unauthorized sources. [0007] While such a system provides a means by which a player can gamble from a remote location, its primary disadvantage resides in the fact that the player can gamble only by participating in games being actually conducted in the gaming establishment and monitored over real-time closed circuit video. Moreover, such a system has limited practicality since the player can only gamble on a specialized gaming station which must be electronically linked to the casino. It would therefore be highly desirable to provide a remote gaming system by which a player could engage in gambling on a gaming computer at a remote location at the player's convenience where the casino provides for the purchase and redemption of casino credit, notwithstanding the absence of any direct electronic communication link between the gaming computer and the casino. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0008] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a remote gaming system by which the player can wager on any one of a plurality of games of chance typically offered by a wagering establishment (e.g., a casino or whatever entity is offering to bet against the player) at the player's convenience. [0009] It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote gaming system by which the player can wager against the wagering establishment on any one of a plurality of wagering opportunities such as games of chance generated by computer software installed or loaded on any personal computer. [0010] It is a further object of the invention to provide a remote gaming system by which a player can wager against the wagering establishment on a conventional multi-media apparatus (e.g., a NINTENDO apparatus coupled to a television set) through compatible plug-in data storage media. [0011] It is yet another object of the invention to provide a remote gaming system by which a player can purchase and redeem wagering credit from remote locations without the need for an on-line electronic communications link to be established between the player's gaming computer and the wagering establishment, [0012] It is still another object of the invention to provide a remote gaming system by which a player can wager on any one of a plurality of games of chance generated by software installed or loaded on a dedicated gaming computer, including a hand-held portable device, which can be provided to the player, yet need not be electronically linked on-line to the wagering establishment for purposes of gambling, purchasing and redeeming gambling credit. [0013] It is yet another object of the invention to provide a remote gaming system wherein authenticatable messages communicated between, read and authenticated by a remote gaming computer, including a dedicated machine for wagering, a general-purpose game machine, a personal computer or personal digital assistant (PDA), or any other device for computing and communicating with the house or wagering establishment, and a host computer associated with the wagering establishment, either on-line (including wireless electronic communication hardware) or off-line (orally with an agent or electronic communications over the telephone, but where no connection is necessary between the gaming computer and the wagering establishment), prevent unauthorized users from gaining access to or fraudulently obtaining or redeeming gambling credit. [0014] It is another object of the present invention to provide a remote gaming system in which a gaming computer and/or host computer associated with the wagering establishment restricts access to wagering opportunities by means of hardware or software for authenticating a personal identification number (PIN) or passphrase. [0015] It is still another object of the present invention to provide a remote gaming system in which a gaming computer and/or host computer associated with the wagering establishment restricts access to wagering opportunities, using authentication from some external credit card, smart card, funds transfer system, digital cash system, or other payment system. [0016] It is yet another object of the invention to provide a remote gaming system in which a gaming computer and/or host computer associated with the wagering establishment restricts access to wagering opportunities utilizing biometrics including, but not limited to, fingerprints, voiceprints, retinal-prints and the like. [0017] It is still another object of the invention to provide a remote gaming system in which a gaming computer and/or host computer associated with the wagering establishment restricts access to wagering opportunities using a physical access token or physical key. [0018] It is a further object of the invention to provide a remote gaming system in which a gaming computer and/or a host computer associated with the wagering establishment restricts access to wagering opportunities using authorization transferred from a remote system, whether or not that system is working as and agent or provider of the wagering opportunities. [0019] It is another object of the invention to provide a remote gaming system in which a gaming computer and/or host computer associated with the wagering establishment, in addition to or in lieu of other security measures, restricts access to wagering opportunities by consulting an internal or external database having stored lists of banned and/or valid identification codes, including but not limited to EFT account numbers, user IDs, credit card account numbers, and the like. [0020] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a remote gaming system which is made secure by incorporating cryptographic protocols or methods such as digital signatures, one-way hashes, zero-knowledge proofs, encryption, message-authentication codes, bit-commitment protocols and the like. [0021] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a remote gaming system which is made secure by utilizing internal checksums and audit sums. [0022] It is another object of the invention to provide a remote gaming system which is made secure by using hardened "agents" of the "house" , i.e., the wagering establishment, in the form of software and/or hardware devices, humans, or any or all of these, in a remote or nearby location, or installed in or on a remote gaming computer. Continue reading about Method and apparatus for facilitating game play and generating an authenticatable audit-trail... Full patent description for Method and apparatus for facilitating game play and generating an authenticatable audit-trail Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Method and apparatus for facilitating game play and generating an authenticatable audit-trail patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. 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