Global Patent Index - EP 1917078 B1

EP 1917078 B1 20210224 - SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS GAMING WITH LOCATION DETERMINATION

Title (en)

SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS GAMING WITH LOCATION DETERMINATION

Title (de)

SYSTEM FÜR DRAHTLOSES SPIELEN MIT ORTSBESTIMMUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE JEU SANS FIL A DETERMINATION D'EMPLACEMENT

Publication

EP 1917078 B1 20210224 (EN)

Application

EP 06786488 A 20060707

Priority

  • US 2006026348 W 20060707
  • US 69786105 P 20050708
  • US 20181205 A 20050810

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007008599A2] In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a system for wireless gaming with location determination are provided, hi a particular embodiment of the present invention, the system includes a gaming server; a wireless network at least partially covering a property, the wireless network comprising a plurality of signal detection devices; and a gaming communication device operable to transmit and receive gaming information to and from the gaming server via the wireless network. A location of the gaming communication device on the property may be determined based upon a signal received by the plurality of signal detection devices from the gaming communication device. Based upon the location of the gaming communication device on the property, a predetermined functionality of the gaming communication device may be enabled.

IPC 8 full level

G07F 17/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3237 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

BAHL P ET AL: "RADAR: an in-building RF-based user location and tracking system", INFOCOM 2000. NINETEENTH ANNUAL JOINT CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETIES. PROCEEDINGS. IEEE TEL AVIV, ISRAEL 26-30 MARCH 2000, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, vol. 2, 26 March 2000 (2000-03-26), pages 775 - 784, XP010376167, ISBN: 978-0-7803-5880-5, DOI: 10.1109/INFCOM.2000.832252

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007008599 A2 20070118; WO 2007008599 A3 20090416; AU 2006269418 A1 20070118; AU 2006269418 B2 20100422; AU 2010202517 A1 20100708; AU 2010202517 B2 20130328; AU 2013201174 A1 20130321; AU 2016253623 A1 20161117; AU 2018271262 A1 20181213; AU 2020257125 A1 20201119; AU 2022291547 A1 20230202; CA 2613338 A1 20070118; CA 2613338 C 20140527; EP 1917078 A2 20080507; EP 1917078 A4 20120613; EP 1917078 B1 20210224; JP 2009502217 A 20090129

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2006026348 W 20060707; AU 2006269418 A 20060707; AU 2010202517 A 20100617; AU 2013201174 A 20130228; AU 2016253623 A 20161103; AU 2018271262 A 20181127; AU 2020257125 A 20201022; AU 2022291547 A 20221222; CA 2613338 A 20060707; EP 06786488 A 20060707; JP 2008520393 A 20060707