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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Michael W. Saunders, Henderson, NV (US);
Rolf E. Carlson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
William D. Miller, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Michael W. Saunders, Henderson, NV (US);
Rolf E. Carlson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
William D. Miller, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Zynga Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01); A63F 13/30 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G06F 7/58 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3241 (2013.01); A63F 13/12 (2013.01); G07F 17/323 (2013.01); G06F 7/582 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for connecting remote player devices to regulated host gaming devices in a network to provide remote game play. A host gaming device is configured to provide game information to a plurality of remote player devices to allow remote play of the host game device. Whether each remote player device is permitted to receive gaming data is based upon, at least in part, the geographic location of the remote player device.