Mobile Virtual Casino Game Logic Segregation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming on mobile devices poses security issues, particularly in ensuring that players are within a permitted jurisdiction and preventing fraud, which existing technologies have failed to adequately address.
Innovation Solution
A system that manages virtual casino games by segregating game logic on a server, using GPS and network location verification to authenticate player location, and ensuring secure connections between mobile devices and servers for secure play, including player authentication and credit verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile devices are used for casino gaming, then accessibility and convenience are improved, but security and fraud prevention are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a secure communication channel as an intermediary between the mobile device and game server. This secure channel mediates all game-related communications, ensuring that game logic cannot be tampered with on the client side while maintaining the convenience of mobile access. The secure channel verifies the integrity of game logic and prevents fraud without compromising accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the game logic from the mobile device and places it exclusively on the game server. By separating the game logic execution from the client device, the system maintains mobile accessibility while preventing local tampering with game rules. The mobile device becomes a thin client that only handles user interface and communication, not game logic execution.
2Productivity
If game logic is executed on mobile devices, then player autonomy and responsiveness are improved, but fraud risk and jurisdiction verification are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts game logic execution from the mobile device and centralizes it on the game server. This ensures that all game decisions, wager validations, and outcome determinations occur in a controlled, secure environment where jurisdiction can be verified and fraud prevented, while the mobile device maintains responsiveness through efficient communication protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the mobile device sends player actions to the server, receives validated responses, and displays outcomes. This feedback loop ensures that while the interface responds quickly to player input, all critical game logic operations are validated by the server, preventing fraud while maintaining perceived responsiveness.
3Reliability
If location verification is implemented, then jurisdiction compliance is improved, but system complexity and authentication time are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the mobile device's existing GPS capability, which serves multiple purposes including navigation and location-based services. By utilizing this existing multi-functional component for jurisdiction verification, the system achieves location compliance without adding dedicated hardware or significantly increasing system complexity. The same GPS hardware that provides navigation also provides gambling jurisdiction verification.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system for management of a virtual casino game in which the game logic resides on a server is disclosed herein. The system is comprised of a mobile device, a native application for a virtual casino residing on the mobile device, a game server, and a player accounts database. The game logic is segmented from the casino game and resides on the game server to prevent fraud.