If you don’t know about the ‘805 patent, you should. It involves an important US online gambling vendor and its process for ensuring online casinos, online poker sites, and online sportsbooks comply with legal standards.
The patent is at the center of a lawsuit between geolocation titan GeoComply filed in federal district court against newcomer Xpoint . The patent is a key component of GeoComply’s geolocation software, and, the company claims, Xpoint used the patented tech to launch its own geolocation services.
“GeoComply has spent valuable resources developing and refining—and patenting—its proprietary platform for reliably and accurately determining the true location of an end-user,” GeoComply wrote in its lawsuit. “Should XPoint continue to commercialize its geolocation technology, GeoComply will be forced to compete against its own patented invention.”
GeoComply went on to say that Xpoint is “aggressively attempting to expand its market share through its infringing geolocation.” In other words, Xpoint is expanding its business using GeoComply’s technology. Why the ‘805 patent matters in the GeoComply-Xpoint online gambling lawsuit
The patent that GeoComply claims Xpoint is using protects technology that’s at the heart of GeoComply’s geolocation services. According to patent documents, the patent protects “a method for determining a geo-location ” made up of a series of steps: A bettor tries to log into a sportsbook
A server collects data related to where the device is
The tech identifies that an online gambling app or platform is located on the device being used
All this information is then sent to a second server
The second server generates a message about the device’s geolocation and sends it back to the first server In short GeoComply’s technology, which was invented by co-founder and CEO Anna Sainsbury, confirms where a bet is taking place . Being able to block users who aren’t located in a state with legal online gambling is a key part of compliance.The technology has been around for a decade but it recently came into the spotlight when Kansas launched sports betting. GeoComply’s geolocation technology was able to block more than 100,000 attempts to place illegal wagers in Missouri. How Xpoint used […]
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