Global Patent Index - EP 0875112 A1

EP 0875112 A1 19981104 - A METHOD AND A MEANS FOR PERFORMING A SERVICE VIA AN INTERACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK

Title (en)

A METHOD AND A MEANS FOR PERFORMING A SERVICE VIA AN INTERACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND MITTEL ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG EINES DIENSTES ÜBER EIN INTERAKTIVES FERNMELDENETZ

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE REALISATION D'UN SERVICE VIA UN RESEAU INTERACTIF DE TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Publication

EP 0875112 A1 19981104 (EN)

Application

EP 97902764 A 19970129

Priority

  • NO 9700021 W 19970129
  • NO 960418 A 19960131

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9728636A1] A method and a central unit adapted for carrying out and interactive playing procedure according to which players (1), who at least have a key telephone instrument (33) at their disposal, may participate on an obligating basis in a gambling proceedure, such as a play for money, by a telecommunication network adapted to interchange data between each player (1), at least one public bookmaker (4, 5) at least one bank (3), and a specific central unit or gambling station (6). The player (1) transmits his bank account number and his authorisation/identification (PIN) code to the gambling station (6). The gambling station (6) establishes connections to the bank(s) (3), the bookmaker(s) (4, 5); transmits a clearance signal to the player (1) once the authorisation/identification code has been accepted and if the bank account has sufficient coverage, as well as instructions to the player (1) about how to handle his telecommunication equipment (32, 33) to select the desired gambling combinations and possibly correcting same. The gambling station (6) also executes the necessary procedures and takes care of receipts for the played combination and forwards same to the player (1).

IPC 1-7

H04M 11/08; G06F 155/00

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/32 (2006.01); H04M 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/088 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 17/32 (2013.01); H04M 11/00 (2013.01); H04N 7/0882 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9728636A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB GR IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9728636 A1 19970807; AU 2001597 A 19970822; EP 0875112 A1 19981104; NO 308339 B1 20000828; NO 960418 D0 19960131; NO 960418 L 19970801

DOCDB simple family (application)

NO 9700021 W 19970129; AU 2001597 A 19970129; EP 97902764 A 19970129; NO 960418 A 19960131