Modular interactive application interleaved wagering system

Abstract

A modular interactive application interleaved wagering system is disclosed. Such a system includes an interactive controller constructed to generate a user interface of a wagering application, generate a user interface of an interactive application, combine the user interfaces into a combined user interface displayed to a user, detect user interactions with the combined user interface and communicate the user interactions to an application controller, receive from the application controller a wager outcome, and display to the user using the wagering user interface of the combined user interface, the wager outcome. The application controller operatively connects the interactive controller to a wager controller, wherein the application controller is constructed to receive from the interactive controller, the user interactions, detect a wagering event from the user interactions, determine the wager outcome responsive to the wagering event using the wager controller, and communicate the wager event to the interactive controller.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A modular interactive application interleaved wagering system, comprising:
 an interactive controller constructed to:
 generate a user interface of a wagering application; 
 generate a user interface of an interactive application; 
 combine the user interface of the wagering application and the user interface of the interactive application into a combined user interface displayed to a user; 
 detect user interactions with the combined user interface and communicate the user interactions to an application controller; 
 receive from the application controller a wager outcome; and 
   display to the user using the wagering user interface of the combined user interface, the wager outcome; and   an application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller to a wager controller, wherein the application controller is constructed to:
 receive from the interactive controller, the user interactions; 
 detect a wagering event from the user interactions; 
 determine the wager outcome responsive to the wagering event using the wager controller; and 
 communicate the wager event to the interactive controller. 
   
     
     
         2 . The modular interactive application interleaved wagering system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein interactive controller and application controller are constructed from the same device, and   wherein application controller is operatively connected to the wager controller using a communication link.   
     
     
         3 . The modular interactive application interleaved wagering system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the wager controller and application controller are constructed from the same device, and   wherein the application controller is operatively connected to interactive controller using a communication link.   
     
     
         4 . The modular interactive application interleaved wagering system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an enclosure constructed to mount:
 a user input device operatively connected to the interactive controller; 
 a user output device operatively connected to the interactive controller; 
 a credit input device operatively connected to the wager controller; and 
 a credit output device operatively connected to the wager controller. 
   
     
     
         5 . The modular interactive application interleaved wagering system of  claim 4 , further comprising a random number generator, wherein the wager controller is further constructed to:
 communicate with the credit input device to receive a credit input, the credit input for wagering to determine the wager outcome;   generate the wager outcome based on a random result generated by the random number generator; and   update a credit meter based on the wager outcome.