Apparatus and process for verifying honest gaming transactions over a communications network
January 4, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesMethod and apparatus for secure message transmission for use in electronic funds transfer systems High security system for electronic signature verification On-line and off-line transaction security system using a code generated from a transaction parameter and a random number Usage promotion method for payment card transaction system Method and apparatus relating to conducting trading transactions with portable trading stations Expected value payment method and system for reducing the expected per unit costs of paying and/or receiving a given amount of a commodity Financial exchange system having automated recovery/rollback of unacknowledged orders Video lottery system with improved site controller and validation unit Log name exchange for recovery of protected resources Personal computer lottery game InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 477451 filed on 01/04/2000US Classes:463/29Access or authorization (e.g., game selection, security, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Martin-Wallace, ValenciaAssistant: Clayton, Sheila Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG07F 001/04AbstractApparatus and method for verifying honest gaming transactions over a communications network includes structure and process whereby a host processor receives a random number from a satellite processor over the communications network. The host processor generates a game seed based on the random number. The host processor also receives an arbitrary game input from the satellite processor and generates a game result based on the game input, the game seed, and predetermined game rules. The satellite processor provides the random number and the arbitrary game input to the host processor over the communications network, and receives data corresponding to the game seed and the game result from the host processor. The satellite processor verifies the honesty of the transaction by (i) generating a game result based on the game input, the data corresponding to the game seed, and the predetermined game rules, and (ii) compares the generated game result with the received game result. A storage medium is also provided for storing a computer-implemented program to carry out the functions described above.Field of SearchAccess or authorization (e.g., game selection, security, etc.)In a chance application Lot match or lot combination (e.g., roulette, lottery, etc.) Plural lots (e.g., keno, etc.) Plural matches create pattern (e.g., bingo, etc.) Lot-to-lot combination (e.g., slot machine, etc.) Having means to alter combination probability Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation (e.g., game entry, betting, prize level, etc.) Pool amount (e.g., jackpot, etc.) Pool carryover (e.g., progressive jackpot, etc.) | |
