Off-track wager system

Abstract

A system for providing off-track wagering includes a location sensor to be carried by a racing animal in a race track and to determine the location of the racing animal, a transmitter to receive the location of the racing animal from the location sensor and transmit a first wireless signal comprising location of the racing animal, and a computer system to compute the position of the racing animal in the race track in response to the first wireless signal.

1 . A system for providing off-track wagering, comprising:
 a location sensor configured to be carried by a racing animal in a race track and to determine the location of the racing animal;   a transmitter configured to receive the location of the racing animal from the location sensor and transmit a first wireless signal comprising location of the racing animal; and   a computer system configured to compute the position of the racing animal in the race track in response to the first wireless signal.   
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the location sensor and the transmitter are provided in a unitary portable device. 
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first wireless signal comprises an electromagnetic signal or an optical signal. 
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first wireless signal is based on WiMax, WiFi, or a cellular communication standard. 
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the location sensor is configured to receive a second wireless signal from a geo position system (GPS) and to determine the location of the racing animal in response to the second wireless signal. 
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein, the computer system is configured to send a second wireless signal comprising the position of the racing animal in the race track to a remote computer device. 
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is configured to receive a wager on the racing animal in the race track from the remote computer device. 
   
   
       8 . A method for providing off-track wagering, comprising:
 carrying a location sensor by a racing animal in a race track;   determining the location of the racing animal using the location sensor;   transmitting a first wireless signal comprising location of the racing animal; and   computing the position of the racing animal in the race track in response to the first wireless signal.   
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first wireless signal comprises an electromagnetic signal or an optical signal 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the first wireless signal is based on WiMax, WiFi, or a cellular communication standard. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 receiving a second wireless signal from a geo position system (GPS) by the location sensor; and   determining the location of the racing animal in response to the second wireless signal.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising sending the position of the racing animal in the race track to a remote computer device. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising receiving a wager on the racing animal in the race track from the remote computer device. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising receiving a wager on the racing animal in the race track from the remote computer device by a player in response to the position of the racing animal in the race track. 
   
   
       15 . A system for off-track wagering on races, comprising:
 a transmitter configured to be carried by a racing animal in a race track, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit, a first wireless signal;   a plurality of sensors configured to receive the first wireless signal and to produce one or more measurement signals in response to the first wireless signal; and   a computer system configured to determine the position of the racing animal in the race, track, in response to the one or more measurement signals.   
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the transmitter comprises one or more of a laser, a radio-frequency transmitter, or a radio frequency identification (RFID) device and the plurality of sensors comprise a radio frequency receiver or an optical sensor. 
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the first wireless signal comprises a radio-frequency electromagnetic signal or a laser signal. 
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the portable device further comprises a geo position system (GPS) sensor configured to determine a location of the racing animal and the first wireless signal comprises the location of the racing animal. 
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the computer system is configured to determine the position of the racing animal in the race track in response to the location of the racing animal. 
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the computer system is configured to receive from the remote computer device a wager on the racing animal in the race track. 
   
   
       21 . A method for off-track wagering on races, comprising:
 carrying a transmitter by a racing animal in a race track;   transmitting a first wireless signal by the transmitter;   receiving the first wireless signal by a plurality of sensors;   producing one or more measurement signals in response to the first wireless signal; and   determining the position of the racing animal in the race track in response to the one or more measurement signals.   
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the transmitter comprises one or more of a laser, a radio-frequency transmitter, or a radio frequency identification (RFID) device and the plurality of sensors comprise a radio frequency receiver or an optical sensor. 
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the first wireless signal comprises a radio-frequency electromagnetic signal or a laser signal. 
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 determining a location of the racing animal by a geo position system (GPS) sensor carried on the racing animal; and   transmitting a first wireless signal including the location of the racing animal.   
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24 , further comprising determining the position of the racing animal in the race track in response to the location of the racing animal. 
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising receiving from the remote computer device a wager on the racing animal in the race track.