Patents Assigned to ODS Properties, Inc.
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Patent number: 8419544Abstract: The present invention is systems and methods for interactive wagering using multiple types of user interfaces. Preferred embodiments of these systems and methods incorporate a wagering data hub which controls the flow of data relating to wagers, wagering events, and wagering account and facilitates the use of a variety of user interfaces such as graphical user interfaces and interactive voice response interfaces. For example, a user of the present invention may use a television set-top box, a computer, a telephone, and/or any other suitable device. To communicate with the wagering data hub, television set-top boxes preferably use a two-way cable system, computers preferably use a computer network, and telephones preferably use a telephone network, although each may use any suitable mechanism or combination of mechanisms to communicate with wagering data hub.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Richard Earl McNutt, Thomas Lazzlo Aronson, Masood Garahi, Alice June Courtney, Ben Springborn, Douglas Vaughn Ramsey, Eric Frank Stimmel, Erik Thomas Russell Olsen, James Howard Darr, Rodney John Gaidies, Connie T. Marshall, Jon Charles Zaring, Kevin Dwight Satterfield
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Patent number: 8062111Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for providing a user with the ability to submit a wager to a fixed-odds book or a pari-mutuel pool using an interactive wagering application. A conditional wagering option is provided. When the user selects a conditional wagering option, the interactive wagering application may automatically submit the wager to an alternative wager option (e.g., a fixed-odds book or a pari-mutuel pool) if the wager is rejected by the user's selected wager option. The interactive wagering application may notify the user of the status of the submitted wager.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2003Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Thomas L Aronson, Richard E McNutt
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Patent number: 7774259Abstract: An interactive wagering application is provided that allows users to establish wagering criteria. When the wagering application detects that a wagering opportunity is available that satisfies the user's selected criteria, the wagering application may take an appropriate action. The wagering application may, for example, automatically place a wager or may notify a user that the criteria have been satisfied. Wagering criteria may be based on a particular track, horse, jockey, trainer, racetrack surface, race distance, statistics, jockey silks, odds or changes in odds, etc.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2000Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Kevin D. Satterfield, Connie T. Marshall, Jon C. Zaring
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Patent number: 7648414Abstract: Systems and methods for recognizing preferred wagerers are provided. These systems and methods monitor wagerers using a wagering system, determine whether a wagerer is to be recognized, and, if so, provide an incentive to the wagerer.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Richard E McNutt, Douglas V Ramsey
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Patent number: 7628695Abstract: An interactive wagering application is provided that automatically picks horses for a user to use when creating a wager for a race to be run. The interactive wagering application may select the numbers using a random number generation application implemented on computer equipment at a transaction processing and subscription management system 24. The user may direct the interactive wagering application to automatically select the horses for the race by selecting an on-screen option or the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventor: Christopher A. Lee
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Patent number: 7454380Abstract: An interactive wagering application is provided that allows users to place parimutuel wagers on future events. An interactive wagering system may enable the user to place a wager on the future event by providing multiple wagering pools. When a future event wagering pool is closed, final odds and payouts may be determined for that wagering pool and a new wagering pool, for the same future event, may be made available. The interactive wagering application may also monitor the user's activities to create a user profile. The interactive wagering application may use the user profile to find future race events that may be of interest to the user. The interactive wagering application may also provide the user with the ability to search for future races according to the future race date, race name, or any other suitable criteria.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Masood Garahi, John Hindman, Connie T. Marshall, Richard E. McNutt, James D. Oldham, Douglas V. Ramsey, Eric F. Stimmel, Jay D. Thomas, William L. Thomas
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Patent number: 7435176Abstract: A interactive wagering system is provided in which a user at user equipment may place electronic wagers with an interactive wagering application. The wagers may be horse race wagers. The interactive wagering application may handle wagers placed at multiple totalisators. The user may be provided with an opportunity to select a desired totalisator at which to place wagers or the interactive wagering application may automatically apply tote selection criteria to determine which of the multiple totalisators wagers are to be placed with. The user may review information on available odds and other information for each of the different totalisators. Automatic totalisator selection may be based on odds, tax consequences, licensing status, pool values, bulk benefits, user preference, available wager types, or other suitable criteria.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2004Date of Patent: October 14, 2008Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Richard E McNutt, Masood Garahi, John R Hindman, Connie T Marshall, Douglas V Ramsey, William L Thomas
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Publication number: 20080234051Abstract: The present invention is systems and methods for interactive wagering using multiple types of user interfaces. Preferred embodiments of these systems and methods incorporate a wagering data hub which controls the flow of data relating to wagers, wagering events, and wagering account and facilitates the use of a variety of user interfaces such as graphical user interfaces and interactive voice response interfaces. For example, a user of the present invention may use a television set-top box, a computer, a telephone, and/or any other suitable device. To communicate with the wagering data hub, television set-top boxes preferably use a two-way cable system, computers preferably use a computer network, and telephones preferably use a telephone network, although each may use any suitable mechanism or combination of mechanisms to communicate with wagering data hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2008Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Richard Earl McNutt, Thomas Lazzlo Aronson, Masood Garahi, Alice June Courtney, Ben Springborn, Douglas Vaughn Ramsey, Eric Frank Stimmel, Erik Thomas Russell Olsen, James Howard Darr, Rodney John Gaidies, Connie T. Marshall, Jon Charles Zaring, Kevin Dwight Satterfield
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Patent number: 7379886Abstract: Systems and processes for interactive wagering are provided. A cellular telephone or handheld computing device may be used to access an interactive wagering service. Television equipment and computer equipment may be used to access the service. A user may view information on wagers such as current odds and other racing data for horses or other runners on the cellular telephone or other device. The user may create a corresponding off-track wager with the cellular telephone or other device that may be sent to a transaction processing and subscription management system. The transaction processing and subscription management system may handle the wager transaction and adjust the user's account balance.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2000Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Jon C. Zaring, Kevin D. Satterfield, Connie T. Marshall
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Publication number: 20070275781Abstract: An interactive wagering system is provided that promotes wagering to users at user equipment. The user equipment may be based on a set-top box and television, a personal computer, a cellular telephone with a display, or other such devices. Wagering may be promoted by notifying the user of an opportunity to place a wager on a given race. Wagering may also be promoted by providing the user with an on-screen opportunity to sign up for a wagering television channel or interactive wagering service. The on-screen promotions that are displayed to the user may be targeted based on the television programming that is being displayed or the user's interests. The user's activities may be monitored to collect information on the user's interests. If a particular race or the like is being discussed during a television program, the user may be provided with an opportunity to wager on that race. In this situation, racetrack, race, and horse selections may be made in advance for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2007Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Connie Marshall, Masood Garahi, Jody Brown
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Patent number: 7264546Abstract: An interactive wagering system is provided that promotes wagering to users at user equipment. The user equipment may be based on a set-top box and television, a personal computer, a cellular telephone with a display, or other such devices. Wagering may be promoted by notifying the user of an opportunity to place a wager on a given race. Wagering may also be promoted by providing the user with an on-screen opportunity to sign up for a wagering television channel or interactive wagering service. The on-screen promotions that are displayed to the user may be targeted based on the television programming that is being displayed or the user's interests. The user's activities may be monitored to collect information on the user's interests. If a particular race or the like is being discussed during a television program, the user may be provided with an opportunity to wager on that race.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2004Date of Patent: September 4, 2007Assignee: ODS Properties, IncInventors: Connie T Marshall, Masood Garahi, Jody M Brown
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Patent number: 7229354Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for an interactive wagering application that restricts wagering access. The restrictions may be based on user-defined restrictions on the location of the user equipment or any other suitable criterion. The interactive wagering application may compare blackout information and user equipment location information. When blackout information and location information match, wagering access may be restricted. An interactive wagering system may verify that the user equipment is in a location where wagering is permitted. If verified, the user equipment may be granted a location verification token. The location verification token may indicate to the interactive wagering application that the user may be provided with wagering access. User-defined wagering restrictions may also be used to restrict wagering access.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: June 12, 2007Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Richard E. McNutt, Connie T. Marshall, Masood Garahi, Douglas V. Ramsey
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Patent number: 7201658Abstract: An interactive wagering application is provided that displays information areas on various wager creation screens. The information areas may be configurable. Information such as promotions, weather information, jockey information, trainer information, odds, or any other suitable information may be displayed in the information areas. The interactive wagering application may create a wagering ticket that reflects the amount of a user's wager and the total amount of the user's wager when multiple runners are taken into account. The interactive wagering application may record the user's position within the application and the user's recent wagering selections, so that this information may be used to assist the user in restarting the application after exiting or when creating additional wagers.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2004Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Connie T. Marshall, Kevin D. Satterfield, Jon C. Zaring, Joni L. Hamilton, Joseph C. Jacobson
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Publication number: 20050208995Abstract: The present invention is methods and systems for interactive wagering user interfaces. Preferred embodiments of these systems and methods incorporate a wagering data hub which controls the flow of data relating to wagers, wagering events, and wagering account and facilitates the use of a variety of user interfaces such as graphical user interfaces and interactive voice response interfaces. For example, a user of the present invention may use a television set-top box, a computer, a telephone, and/or any other suitable device. To communicate with the wagering data hub, television set-top boxes preferably use a two-way cable system, computers preferably use a computer network, and telephones preferably use a telephone network, although each may use any suitable mechanism or combination of mechanisms to communicate with wagering data hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2004Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicant: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Connie Marshall, Joni Hamilton, Jon Zaring, Kevin Satterfield, Jennifer Vogh, Masood Garahi, Richard McNutt, Thomas Aronson
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Patent number: 6887156Abstract: Interactive wagering systems and methods with multiple television feeds are provided. A plurality of television feeds may be related to a race and race-related characteristics. A television feed may carry television feed information, which may provide sufficient information to allow a user to select an appropriate television feed for a wager or to allow the system to automatically select an appropriate feed for a wager. The interactive wagering application may also record a television feed so that the user may interact with the television feeds at any time. Wagering services may be also provided to a user through more than one wagering interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2003Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Toby DeWeese, Masood Garahi, William L. Thomas
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Patent number: 6869364Abstract: Interactive wagering systems and methods with multiple television feeds are provided. A plurality of television feeds may be related to a race and race-related characteristics. A television feed may carry television feed information, which may provide sufficient information to allow a user to select an appropriate television feed for a wager or to allow the system to automatically select an appropriate feed for a wager. The interactive wagering application may also record a television feed so that the user may interact with the television feeds at any time. Wagering services may be also provided to a user through more than one wagering interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2003Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Toby DeWeese, Masood Garahi, William L. Thomas
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Patent number: 6837791Abstract: A interactive wagering system is provided in which a user at user equipment may place electronic wagers with an interactive wagering application. The wagers may be horse race wagers. The interactive wagering application may handle wagers placed at multiple totalizators. The user may be provided with an opportunity to select a desired totalizator at which to place wagers or the interactive wagering application may automatically apply tote selection criteria to determine which of the multiple totalizators wagers are to be placed with. The user may review information on available odds and other information for each of the different totalizators. Automatic totalizator selection may be based on odds, tax consequences, licensing status, pool values, bulk benefits, user preference, available wager types, or other suitable criteria.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2000Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Richard E. McNutt, Masood Garahi, John R. Hindman, Connie T. Marshall, Douglas V. Ramsey, William L. Thomas
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Patent number: 6837789Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a consistent wagering interface to a variety of platforms are presented. A wagerer may access wagering information using a set-top box, computer, wireless device, or telephone. A central database can be used to store and maintain the wagerer's preferences for the wagering interface, personal history, account history, betting history, and default wagering selections. This information may be consistent across interfaces on all platforms or may be customized to each platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2001Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Masood Garahi, Connie T. Marshall, William L. Thomas
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Publication number: 20040235561Abstract: An interactive wagering application is provided that displays information areas on various wager creation screens. The information areas may be configurable. Information such as promotions, weather information, jockey information, trainer information, odds, or any other suitable information may be displayed in the information areas. The interactive wagering application may create a wagering ticket that reflects the amount of a user's wager and the total amount of the user's wager when multiple runners are taken into account. The interactive wagering application may record the user's position within the application and the user's recent wagering selections, so that this information may be used to assist the user in restarting the application after exiting or when creating additional wagers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Connie T. Marshall, Kevin D. Satterfield, Jon C. Zaring, Joni L. Hamilton, Joseph C. Jacobson
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Publication number: 20040192435Abstract: An interactive wagering system is provided that promotes wagering to users at user equipment. The user equipment may be based on a set-top box and television, a personal computer, a cellular telephone with a display, or other such devices. Wagering may be promoted by notifying the user of an opportunity to place a wager on a given race. Wagering may also be promoted by providing the user with an on-screen opportunity to sign up for a wagering television channel or interactive wagering service. The on-screen promotions that are displayed to the user may be targeted based on the television programming that is being displayed or the user's interests. The user's activities may be monitored to collect information on the user's interests. If a particular race or the like is being discussed during a television program, the user may be provided with an opportunity to wager on that race. In this situation, racetrack, race, and horse selections may be made in advance for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2004Publication date: September 30, 2004Applicant: ODS Properties, Inc.Inventors: Connie T. Marshall, Masood Garahi, Jody M. Brown