Granted United States PatentUS 12,525,093 B2SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-LINE SIMULATED AND NON-SIMULATED GAMBLING

Architectural consequence

How central are the claimed elements to the product?

This page does not advise on how any claim element might be avoided. It assesses, conceptually and commercially, how significant each functional area appears to be within current product propositions.

Granted patent core — US 12,525,093

GrantedUS 12,525,093
  1. Real-world events
  2. Odds
  3. Gambling credits
  4. Zero / minimal-value pseudo-currency
  5. Economic mode monitoring
  6. Wagering threshold
  7. Data update reduction
  8. Reduced network transfer
  9. Limited results delivered

Grading

Consequence levels

Low consequence

Feature may potentially be substituted without materially changing the product proposition.

Moderate consequence

A change may affect customer experience or internal architecture.

High consequence

The relevant functionality appears central to the product proposition and significant redesign could potentially affect the business model.

Unknown

Backend implementation not publicly observable.

Assessment

Functional areas assessed

Play-money mode

High

Appears central to social sportsbook propositions.

Dual-currency model

High

Underpins the customer proposition on several platforms.

Real-world event wagering

High

The core market offering across every target.

Bonus-credit mode

Moderate

Promotional mechanics may be varied commercially.

Simulated / non-simulated transition

High

Mode switching is architecturally significant where present.

Real-time data

Moderate

Feed sourcing is typically vendor-supplied and substitutable.

Rankings

Low

Leaderboards are presentational and readily substituted.

Multi-event wagering

Moderate

Parlay-style functionality is widely implemented.

Data-transfer management

Unknown

Backend behaviour is not publicly observable.

Scope of this assessment

This is a commercial architecture assessment and not a legal design-around analysis. No advice is given on modifying any product to avoid the claims, and no conclusion is drawn regarding infringement.