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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
May. 01, 2024
Interactive Games Llc, New York, NY (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, New York, NY (US);
Ronald Rushin, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Dean P. Alderucci, Westport, CT (US);
Joseph M. Asher, Las Vegas, NV (US);
INTERACTIVE GAMES LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques for detecting users nearby with a mobile phone are described. For example, based on detecting a wireless signal (e.g., Bluetooth or WiFi), a determination is made that near a mobile phone, located in an area where gambling is permitted, is another mobile phone. Based on the detection of the wireless signal, a user is enabled to submit a wager for a gambling event via the mobile phone, and a name of a user associated with the other mobile phone is determined. The name is determined by matching a pattern associated with the wireless signal to signal patterns maintained in a table stored on the mobile phone. Based on a signal pattern match, the name of the user associated with the matched pattern is obtained and caused to be displayed via the mobile phone.