Mobile gaming system

Abstract

A system and method for providing mobile lottery gaming over a wireless mobile device/handset. The system and method permit a user of a mobile wireless device to play a lottery game electronically. The system will be designed such that various client services (banking, wallet, and gaming) can employ the existing infrastructure to perform its functions without compromising on essential features such as ease of use and security. Once a user is registered onto the system they can utilize an identification code to authorize the downloading of lottery games from a server to their mobile device. A financial account enables the user to electronically pay for the lottery games. Notification of the results of the lottery games can be made by e-mail, SMS or an IVR call.

1 . Mobile lottery gaming on a wireless mobile device comprising:
 a mobile device for use in wireless communicating with a remote game server;   said game server having a stack of wireless application protocols including a memory for storing information to identify a mobile device and for routing and parsing of messages to said mobile device;   an application layer residing on each said mobile device containing a number of lottery game applications to be played;   a presentation layer residing on said mobile device, said presentation layer having a cryptographic module to provide security services during data communication and a message encoder for encrypting of data passed through an application router in communication with said application layer; and   a transport layer residing on said mobile device for receipt of data communication from said presentation layer and directing to a network layer permitting two-way communication between said mobile device and said game server.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said application layer is further defined as a model-view-controller for communicating data between an event and a display on said mobile device. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said message encoder provides ComML protocol data encoding prior to routing of a message to said transport layer. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said transport utilizes TCP/IP protocols for communication between an application of said mobile device and said game server. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said transport utilizes SMS protocols for communication between an application of said mobile device and said game server. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said application layer communicates with a backend gaming system having authentication services before providing data to said application layer. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein payment authorization can be transmitted from said mobile device to said server. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  including an interactive voice response system utilized to communicate between said mobile device and said server. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said network layer communicates by a GPRS network or a 1 xEV-DO network. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein a WAP is utilized to communicate between said mobile device and said server to transmit information. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a short message service is utilized to communicate between said mobile device and said server to play said games. 
     
     
         12 . Mobile lottery gaming on a wireless mobile device comprising:
 a mobile device for use in wireless communicating with a remote game server;   said game server having a stack of wireless application protocols including a memory for storing information to identify a mobile device and for routing and parsing of messages to said mobile device;   an encrypted file residing on each said mobile device, said encrypted file containing information which identifies each said mobile device to said game server permitting expedited client side login/password credential verification;   an application layer residing on each said mobile device containing a number of lottery game applications to be played, said application layer having a model-view-controller for communicating data between an event and a display on said mobile device;   a presentation layer residing on said mobile device, said presentation layer having a cryptographic module to provide security services during data communication and a message encoder for encrypting of data passed through an application router in communication with said application layer, said message encoder employing a ComML protocol data encoding prior to routing of a message to said transport layer; and   a transport layer residing on said mobile device for receipt of data communication from said presentation layer and directing to a network layer permitting two-way communication between said mobile device and said game server.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said transport utilizes TCP/IP protocols for communication between an application of said mobile device and said game server. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said transport utilizes SMS protocols for communication between an application of said mobile device and said game server. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said application layer communicates with a backend gaming system having authentication services before providing data to said application layer. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1  wherein payment authorization can be transmitted from said mobile device to said server. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1  including an interactive voice response system utilized to communicate between said mobile device and said server. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said network layer communicates by a GPRS network or a 1 xEV-DO network. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 1  wherein a WAP is utilized to communicate between said mobile device and said server to transmit information. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a short message service is utilized to communicate between said mobile device and said server to play said games.