CZ14705U1 - Apparatus for running betting games with the aid of SMS messages - Google Patents

Description

Technical field

The technical solution relates to a device for operating gambling games by means of SMS messages, ie a system of technical means and their interconnection, which enables the operation of betting games by means of mobile phones using SMS messages. The technical solution relates to a specific field of business, which is betting hiy and their operation using technical equipment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

At present, various competitions and games are held with the use of mobile phones for the general public, where the prize (or reward in the form of, for example, a tour) is more or less dependent on a coincidence factor or circumstances unknown in advance. Gambling and its operation throughout the progressive world are subject to stricter conditions which not only impose high economic demands on operators and claims for the protection of the personality of young people, but also high demands on the technical means by which betting games are operated. A device for operating gambling games by means of SMS messages is a set of technical means whose mutual connection will improve the current situation. This technical solution will help to make the betting games on the phone more transparent. At the same time, it clearly sets out their inclusion in gambling, which will also allow them to be charged according to specific legal provisions and will also prevent the participation of persons under the age of 18, which is an endeavor of any progressing state.

The essence of the technical solution

To a large extent, the above-mentioned shortcomings are eliminated by an SMS-based gambling device according to the present invention, which is based on the fact that mobile telephones are connected to at least one central server with inputs to the central server via at least one mobile network operator. and is connected to local servers with display units and inputs to local servers via transmission networks.

Received information from mobile phones from senders in the form of SMS are received by at least one central control station - the central server, which performs an evaluation based on a random process and immediately ensures sending back information in the form of an SMS message to the sender. In addition, the central server ensures that information is sent to local servers located in each site. The staff of each facility has an immediate overview of the evaluation of incoming messages from senders from that facility. Each store has its own code, which also includes a type of game and can be changed as a function of time. This instant code is displayed to senders of SMS messages - bettors on indicators (eg displays) in the given establishment (eg gambling - in the Czech Republic Act No. 202/1990 Coll., On lotteries and other similar games), where the entry of a person younger is prohibited. 18 years. The central server keeps records and archiving of all financial flows within the whole facility for the operation of betting games by means of SMS messages, including identification of the codes of the premises, senders, given games and identification of the prizes awarded.

SMS-based gambling devices can run simple games based on Hop or Trop (Risk), or games based on previously unknown circumstances or events (sports, political results, results of various competitions, etc., weather, etc.) .

The advantage of the device for running gambling games by means of SMS messages is cashless charging of message senders via mobile operators (the price for one sent SMS message is also a bet on one game). Another advantage of this device is that the sender will only know the code for the possibility of placing a bet via SMS message in stores accessible only to persons over 18 years of age, thus meeting the condition of protection against juvenile gambling, set by legal provisions in all progressive countries. In addition, the central server ensures that the code is changed, thus eliminating the placing of bets outside the shop.

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The actual value of the code is displayed on the pointer or on multiple pointers in the facility. Another advantage of the whole system is that local servers clearly identify the senders of the SMS according to the individual sites involved in the SMS gambling facility, which allows the immediate payment of any winnings by the operator (after the event on which the bets were placed), namely again in the establishment, ie a person over 18 years.

Last but not least, the advantage is a clear overview of the amounts staked (the price per SMS message and the number of sent SMS with the appropriate code number is registered not only the operator of the mobile network, but also the central server), which greatly facilitates a clear and clear calculation of administrative fees , state supervision fees and levies for publicly beneficial purposes to control bodies over the operation of lotteries and other similar games.

For proper operation it is advantageous that a backup server and a backup power source are connected to the central server.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The technical solution will be explained in more detail by means of a drawing, in which a block diagram showing the connection of the device for running gambling games by means of SMS messages is shown.

Examples

The device for operating gambling by means of SMS messages according to FIG. Is formed in such a way that mobile phones 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31, 32 are connected to at least one central server 5 via at least one mobile network operator 4. which is provided; inputs 8 to the central server 5 and is connected via the transmission networks 9 to local servers 1, 2, 3 with display units 10, 20, 30.

The device for running gambling via SMS messages and the connection of the individual parts according to the figure is formed such that SMS senders (betters) in a shop with mobile phones eg 11, 12, 13 who want to voluntarily participate in a betting game in the shop , only persons over 18 years of age are allowed to enter the gambling area) with the local server I obtain from the operator or the display unit 10 the instant code of the game (among other things, the instant codes for sending SMS messages valid for this the type of game). SMS senders (bettors) enter an instant code to send an SMS message to their mobile phone, for example 11, 12, 13, and send this SMS message. In this way, the sender-bettor basically accepts the terms and conditions set by the game plan according to the game plan available in each establishment. By sending an SMS, the bet is placed. The mobile network operator 4 charges a fixed amount for this sent message (eg CZK 10, or CZK 20, or CZK 30, or CZK 100, ..., the amount of bet depends on the game for which the code number applies). Each SMS message sent is received by the central server 5, which registers it according to the sender's mobile number 11, 12, 13. At the same time, the central server 5 evaluates each received code (determines the type of game on which the bet was placed) and its software makes a random selection (based on random number generation) or software processes the SMS message according to entered results of unknown events or circumstances (e.g. by entering the central server 8 and other factors contained in the central server software 5 and at the same time mentioned in the game board, will allocate or not award a prize of a certain amount (also according to the game plan). Each prize is assigned a specific designation by the central server 5, which is protected against misuse by cryptography, which is also provided by the central server 5. This result whether the sender-bettor with the mobile phone 11, 12, 13 lost or won, and how much (or what) the central server 5 sends not only messages to the bettors, but also through the transmission networks 9 to the local server 1, subject to the cryptographic conditions. This allows the sender - bettor on the mobile phone 11, 12, 13 and the operator in the facility with the local server I or 2 or 3 to have an overview of the results of betting games in that facility, including the identification of the individual sender of the bettors. The prize is paid physically by the attendant at the place where the bet was placed

14705 U1 is closed, so that the winner, based on a visual check by the operator 100, presents a mobile phone eg 11, 12, 13 with an SMS message from the central server 5, which determines the amount of the prize. The operator checks the winnings at the local server 1 and then discharges and confirms the paid winnings by accessing the local server 101. The local server 1 provides, via the transmission networks 9, the payout information to the central server 5, which registers and archives this information.

Similarly, the given gaming process, which allows the involvement of the individual parts that make up the device for operating gambling via SMS messages, operates in the establishment with the local server 2, where there are senders - betting with mobile phones 21, 22, 23, 24 and local server 3, where senders are betting eg with mobile phones 31 and 32.

In view of a higher degree of security of operation, the SMS gambling device is equipped with a backup server 6, which in the event of failure of the central server 5 fully replaces its function. Furthermore, the whole system is equipped with a standby power supply 7.

The central server 5 includes in its software equipment the game processes of individual games, inputs 8 to the central server 5 for entering the results of previously unknown circumstances and events on which bets could be placed. The central server 5 transmits the results of the individual games via the transmission networks 9 to the local servers 1, 2, 3 and mobile bettors 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32. The local servers 1, 2, 3 receive Instant code information from central server 5 and displayed on indicators 10, 20, 30 in betting shops. The local servers 10, 20, 30 are provided with inputs to the local servers 101, 201, 301 by means of which the operator enters mainly the information about the paid out prizes (with the winner identification, the value of the prize, etc.). who processes them further by software and then archives them. Bets can only be placed under the appropriate code number, which can be changed as a function of time and winnings are paid out only by the operator. Sent information to mobile phones 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32 central server 5 encrypts.

Industrial applicability

The SMS-based gambling device, which consists of the involvement of individual functional parts, can be used for SMS-based gambling at a high level of registration and archiving of cash flows, both for placing bets and paying out winnings, which greatly facilitates the operator's activities, but also facilitates the control activities of state gambling supervisors. An SMS gambling operator using this device has a clear overview of the betting and winnings volumes in the central server - in one place (eg, at its registered office) in all locations that can be placed anywhere. This information can be obtained at any time. An equally clear overview of financial flows can be obtained by the competent state supervisory authority for the operation of these betting games and thus by a clear overview of the amount of fees related to such a specific field of business, such as betting games.

Claims (2)

PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS An apparatus for operating gambling games by SMS, characterized in that mobile phones (11), (12), (13), (21), (22), (23), (24), (31), (32) are through 5 of at least one mobile network operator (4) connected to at least one central server (5), which is provided with inputs (8) to the central server (5) and connected to local servers (1) via transmission networks (9), (2) ), (3) with display units (10), (20), (30) and local server inputs (101), (201), (301). A device for operating gambling via SMS messages according to claim 1, characterized in that a backup server (6) and a backup power source (7) are connected to the central server (5).