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WMS Gaming, Inc. (Patent) [2013] UKIntelP o38813 (27 September 2013)
Patent decision
- BL number
- O/388/13
- Concerning rights in
- GB1103433.7
- Hearing Officer
- Mr B Micklewright
- Decision date
- 27 September 2013
- Person(s) or Company(s) involved
- WMS Gaming, Inc.
- Provisions discussed
- Patents Act 1977 sections 1(1)(d) and 1(2)
- Keywords
- Excluded fields (refused)
- Related Decisions
- None
Summary
The invention concerned transferring monetary amounts from a player’s casino account to a particular wagering game machine so that the player may sign into that machine and play the game. A mobile telephone interface was provided to the player which presented them with a map of the casino floor and players were able to drag and drop monetary amounts onto particular gaming machines. That amount was then transferred to the particular machine. The hearing officer found that the contribution lay wholly in the excluded fields of a program for a computer as such and a method of doing business as such and therefore refused the application.