Skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system

Abstract

A skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system is disclosed, including an interactive controller connected to an application controller, and configured to: communicate application telemetry; provide a skill proposition; communicate secondary telemetry; receive and display award information; a wager controller connected to the application controller, and constructed to: receive wager request instructions; determine and communicate the wager outcome; and the application controller connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, connected to a session controller, and constructed to: receive application telemetry and the wager outcome; receive indication to provide a skill proposition; receive the secondary telemetry; determine whether an award should be awarded.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system, comprising:
 an interactive controller operatively connected to an application controller, the interactive controller configured to:
 accept input from a user via an input device; 
 distribute, to the application controller, application telemetry associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive controller, the application telemetry associated with the user; 
 receive, from the application controller, application credit (AC) information and a wager outcome, wherein AC is awarded based on the application telemetry, and wherein determining of the wager outcome is triggered by the application telemetry; 
 receive, from the application controller, skill proposition display instructions; 
 display skill proposition information associated with a skill proposition based on the skill proposition display instructions via an output device; 
 distribute, to the application controller, an indication to use the skill proposition; 
 provide, to the user, a skill-based challenge; 
 distribute, to the application controller, secondary telemetry associated with the skill-based challenge; 
 receive, from the application controller, certificate display instructions, wherein a certificate is associated with an AC award based on the secondary telemetry; and 
 display certificate information based on the certificate display instructions via the output device; 
   a wager controller operatively connected to the application controller, the wager controller constructed to:
 receive, from the application controller, wager request instructions; 
 determine the wager outcome based on the wager request instructions request using a random number generator; 
 distribute, to the application controller, wager outcome data comprising 
   the wager outcome; and   the application controller operatively connecting the interactive controller and the wager controller, and operatively connected to a session controller, the application controller constructed to:
 receive, from the interactive controller, the application telemetry; 
 scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager; 
 when a wager is triggered, generate wager request instructions; 
 instruct the wager controller by distributing the wager request instructions to the wager controller; 
 receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome data; 
 scan the wager outcome data to determine the wager outcome; 
 scan the application telemetry to determine whether to award AC to the user; 
 when AC is awarded to the user, communicate, to the interactive controller, the AC information and the wager outcome; 
 generate skill proposition instructions; 
 instruct the session controller by distributing the skill proposition instructions to the session controller; 
 determine skill proposition information; 
 generate the skill proposition display instructions based on the skill proposition information; 
 instruct the interactive controller by distributing the skill proposition display instructions to the interactive controller; 
 receive, from the interactive controller, the indication to use the skill proposition; 
 instruct the session controller by distributing, to the session controller, skill proposition consumption instructions; 
 receive, from the interactive controller, the secondary telemetry; 
 scan the secondary telemetry to determine whether AC should be awarded to the user from a progressive pool of AC; 
 when AC should be awarded from the progressive pool of AC, generate certificate creation instructions; 
 instruct the session controller by distributing the certificate creation instructions to the session controller; 
 receive, from the session controller, the certificate; 
 scan the certificate to determine certificate information; 
 generate certificate display instructions based on the certificate information; and 
 instruct the interactive controller by distributing the certificate display instructions to the interactive controller. 
   
     
     
         2 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the interactive controller and the application controller are constructed from the same device, and   wherein the application controller is operatively connected to the wager controller using a communication link.   
     
     
         3 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the wager controller and the application controller are constructed from the same device, and   wherein the application controller is operatively connected to the interactive controller using a communication link.   
     
     
         4 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more users contribute to the progressive pool of AC. 
     
     
         5 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 4 , wherein the one or more users contribute a portion of AC awarded based on application telemetry, to the progressive pool of AC by distributing the portion to the session controller. 
     
     
         6 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 1 , wherein a sponsor contributes AC to the progressive pool of AC. 
     
     
         7 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 1 , wherein the skill proposition is generated based on skill levels of a plurality of users. 
     
     
         8 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 1 , wherein the skill proposition is associated with an operator. 
     
     
         9 . A skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system, comprising:
 a wager controller of the skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system operatively connected to an application controller, the wager controller constructed to:
 receive, from the application controller, wager request instructions; 
 determine a wager outcome based on the wager request instructions using a random number generator; 
 distribute, to the application controller, wager outcome data comprising the wager outcome; and 
   the application controller of the skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system operatively connecting the wager controller to an interactive controller using a communication link, and operatively connected to a session controller, the application controller constructed to:
 receive, from the interactive controller, application telemetry associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive controller, the application telemetry associated with a user; 
 scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager; 
 when a wager is triggered, generate wager request instructions; 
 instruct the wager controller by distributing communicating the wager request instructions to the wager controller; 
 receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome data; 
 scan the wager outcome data to determine the wager outcome; 
 scan the application telemetry to determine whether to award application credit (AC) to the user based on the application telemetry; 
 when AC is awarded to the user, communicate, to the interactive controller, the AC information and the wager outcome; 
 generate skill proposition instructions; 
 instruct the session controller by distributing the skill proposition instructions to the session controller; 
 determine skill proposition information; 
 generate skill proposition display instructions based on the skill proposition information; 
 instruct the interactive controller by distributing the skill proposition display instructions to the interactive controller; 
 receive, from the interactive controller, an indication to use the skill proposition; 
 instruct the session controller by distributing, to the session controller, skill proposition consumption instructions; 
 receive, from the interactive controller, secondary telemetry associated with a skill-based challenge provided by the interactive controller; 
 scan the secondary telemetry to determine whether AC should be awarded to the user from a progressive pool of AC; 
 when AC should be awarded from the progressive pool of AC, generate certificate creation instructions; 
 instruct the session controller by distributing the certificate creation instructions to the session controller; 
 receive, from the session controller, the certificate; 
 scan the certificate to determine certificate information; 
 generate certificate display instructions based on the certificate information; and 
 instruct the interactive controller by distributing the certificate display instructions to the interactive controller. 
   
     
     
         10 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 9 , wherein one or more users contribute to the progressive pool of AC. 
     
     
         11 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more users contribute a portion of AC awarded based on application telemetry, to the progressive pool of AC by distributing the portion to the session controller. 
     
     
         12 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 9 , wherein a sponsor contributes AC to the progressive pool of AC. 
     
     
         13 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 9 , wherein the skill proposition is generated based on skill levels of a plurality of users. 
     
     
         14 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 9 , wherein the skill proposition is associated with an operator. 
     
     
         15 . A skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system, comprising:
 an interactive controller of the skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system operatively connected to an application controller, the interactive controller configured to:
 accept input from a user via an input device; 
 distribute, to the application controller, application telemetry associated with an interactive application provided by the interactive controller, the application telemetry associated with the user; 
 receive, from the application controller, application credit (AC) information and a wager outcome, wherein AC is awarded based on the application telemetry, and determining of the wager outcome is triggered by the application telemetry; 
 receive, from the application controller, skill proposition display instructions; 
 display skill proposition information associated with the skill proposition based on the skill proposition display instructions via an output device; 
 distribute, to the application controller, an indication to use the skill proposition; 
 provide, to the user, a skill-based challenge based on the skill proposition; 
 distribute, to the application controller, secondary telemetry associated with the skill-based challenge; 
 receive, from the application controller, certificate display instructions, wherein a certificate is associated with an AC award based on the secondary telemetry; and 
 display certificate information based on the certificate display instructions via the output device; and 
   the application controller of the skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system operatively connecting the interactive controller to a wager controller, and operatively connected to a session controller, the application controller constructed to:
 receive, from the interactive controller, the application telemetry; 
 scan the application telemetry to determine whether to trigger a wager; 
 when a wager is triggered, generate wager request instructions; 
 instruct the wager controller by distributing the wager request instructions to the wager controller; 
 receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome data outcome generated using a random number generator; 
 scan the wager outcome data to determine the wager outcome; 
 scan the application telemetry to determine whether to award AC to the user; 
 when AC is awarded to the user, distribute, to the interactive controller, the AC information and the wager outcome; 
 generate skill proposition instructions; 
 instruct the session controller by distributing the skill proposition instructions to the session controller; 
 determine skill proposition information; 
 generate skill proposition display instructions based on the skill proposition information; 
 instruct the interactive controller by distributing the skill proposition display instructions to the interactive controller; 
 receive, from the interactive controller, the indication to use the skill proposition; 
 instruct the session controller by distributing, to the session controller, skill proposition consumption instructions; 
 receive, from the interactive controller, the secondary telemetry; 
 scan the secondary telemetry to determine whether AC should be awarded to the user from a progressive pool of AC; 
 when AC should be awarded from the progressive pool of AC, generate certificate creation instructions; 
 instruct the session controller by distributing the certificate creation instructions to the session controller; 
 receive, from the session controller, the certificate; 
 scan the certificate to determine certificate information; 
 generate certificate display instructions based on the certificate information; and 
 instruct the interactive controller by distributing the certificate display instructions to the interactive controller. 
   
     
     
         16 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 15 , wherein one or more users contribute to the progressive pool of AC. 
     
     
         17 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more users contribute a portion of AC awarded based on application telemetry, to the progressive pool of AC by distributing the portion to the session controller. 
     
     
         18 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 15 , wherein a sponsor contributes AC to the progressive pool of AC. 
     
     
         19 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 15 , wherein the skill proposition is generated based on skill levels of a plurality of users. 
     
     
         20 . The skill-based progressive interleaved wagering system of  claim 15 , wherein the skill proposition is associated with an operator.