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US 11,850,527 B2Granted
Systems, devices and methods for network management of remote modification of cards
AssigneeDBEST Limited Liability Company
InventorDekel Ben Lulu
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to devices, systems, methods and computer readable media for providing network management of remote card handling, and physical manipulation. More particularly, the disclosure is directed to networked devices, systems, methods and computer program methods for remotely, physically modifying a card while leaving a physical record of the modified card for inspection and validation and delivering the manipulation results to a user, and/or other third parties, for example, scratch lottery cards and ballot cards.
Claims24
A networked device for physically modifying a plurality paper cards, comprising:
- a. a physical modification module (PMM);
- b. an unmodified lottery scratch card holder;
- c. an unmodified lottery scratch card conveyor;
- d. a physically modified lottery scratch card holder;
- e. a modified lottery scratch card conveyor;
- f. an imaging module;
- and
- g. a central processing module (CPM) in communication with the PMM, the unmodified lottery scratch card holder, the unmodified lottery scratch card conveyor, the physically modified lottery scratch card holder, the modified lottery scratch card conveyor, and the imaging module, the CPM further comprising:
- a transceiver in communication with a communication network;
- and at least one processor in communication with a non-transitory storage device having thereon a processor-readable medium with a set of executable instructions configured, when executed, to cause the at least one processor to:
- i. receive a request for modifying at least one unmodified lottery scratch card;
- ii. using the unmodified lottery scratch card conveyor, convey the at least one unmodified lottery scratch card from the unmodified lottery scratch card holder to the PMM;
- iii. physically modify the at least one lottery scratch card;
- iv. analyze the at least one modified lottery scratch card;
- v. transmit the analysis;
- and
- vi. deliver the at least one modified lottery scratch card to the physically modified lottery scratch cards holder.
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A networked computerized lottery scratch card-modifying system, comprising:
- a. a plurality of networked, computerized lottery scratch card modifying terminals, each networked lottery scratch card modifying terminal comprising:
- a physical modification module (PMM);
- an unmodified lottery scratch card holder;
- an unmodified lottery scratch card conveyor;
- a physically modified lottery scratch card holder;
- a modified lottery scratch card conveyor;
- an imaging module;
- and a central processing module (CPM) in communication with the PMM, the unmodified lottery scratch card holder, the unmodified lottery scratch card conveyor, the physically modified lottery scratch card holder, the modified lottery scratch card conveyor, and the imaging module, the CPM further comprising:
- a transceiver in communication with a communication network;
- and at least one processor in communication with a non-transitory storage device having thereon a processor-readable medium with a set of executable instructions configured, when executed, to cause the at least one processor to:
- i. receive a request for modifying at least one unmodified lottery scratch card;
- ii. using the unmodified lottery scratch card conveyor, convey the at least one unmodified lottery scratch card from the unmodified lottery scratch card holder to the PMM;
- iii. physically modify the at least one unmodified lottery scratch card;
- iv. analyze the at least one modified lottery scratch card;
- v. transmit the analysis;
- and
- vi. convey the at least one modified lottery scratch card to the physically modified lottery scratch card holder
- b. a networked client terminal comprising:
- a display;
- a communication interface, adapted for two-way communication with the communication network;
- a user interface, adapted to provide the user input;
- and a processor, in communication with the display, the communication interface, and the user interface, the processor being in communication with a non-transitory storage device having thereon a processor-readable medium with an application program interface configured, when executed, to cause the processor to:
- i. receive an input from the user configured to select the unmodified lottery scratch card selected by the user to be remotely physically modified;
- ii. transmit the unmodified lottery scratch card selection to the backend management server;
- iii. receive the analysis of the physical modification of the selected unmodified lottery scratch card;
- and
- iv. render the analysis results on the display;
- c. an unmodified lottery scratch card issuing entity;
- and
- d. the backend management server comprising:
- a management communication interface, adapted for two-way communication with the communication network;
- a first non-transitory storage device;
- and a backend processing module (BPM) in communication with each lottery scratch card modifying terminal, the client terminal, and the unmodified lottery scratch card-issuing entity, the BPM further comprising at least one backend processor in communication with a non-transitory storage device having thereon a processor-readable medium with a set of executable instructions configured, when executed, to cause the at least one processor to:
- i. receive the unmodified lottery scratch card selection from the networked user terminal;
- ii. locate a networked predetermined lottery scratch card modifying terminal;
- iii. transmit the selection to the predetermined networked lottery scratch card modifying terminal;
- iv. receive the analysis transmittal from the predetermined networked lottery scratch card modifying terminal;
- and
- v. based on the analysis, inform the unmodified lottery scratch card issuing entity.
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A method of remotely physically scratching a scratch-lottery card (SLC) by a user, implementable in a computerized networked system comprising:
- a plurality of computerized SLC modifying terminals, each SLC modifying terminal comprising:
- a physical modification module (PMM);
- an unmodified SLC holder;
- an unmodified SLC conveyor;
- a modified SLC holder;
- a modified SLC conveyor;
- an imaging module;
- and a central processing module (CPM) in communication with the PMM, the unmodified SLC holder, the unmodified SLC conveyor, the modified SLC holder, the modified SLC conveyor, and the imaging module, the CPM further comprising:
- a transceiver in communication with a communication network;
- and at least one processor in communication with a non-volatile storage device having thereon a processor-readable medium with a set of executable instructions configured, when executed, to cause the at least one processor to:
- i. receive a request for remotely scratching at least one unmodified SLC;
- ii. using the unmodified SLC conveyor, convey the unmodified SLC from the unmodified SLC holder to the PMM;
- iii. scratching the SLC;
- iv. analyze the scratched SLC;
- v. transmit the analysis;
- and
- vi. provide the analysis to the user
- a client terminal comprising:
- a display;
- a communication interface, adapted for two-way communication with the communication network;
- a user interface, adapted to provide the user's input;
- and a processor, in communication with the display, the communication interface, and the user interface, the processor being in communication with a non-volatile storage device having thereon a processor-readable medium with an application program interface (API) configured, when executed, to cause the processor to:
- i. receive input from the user configured to select the SLC to be remotely scratched;
- ii. transmit the selected SLC to a backend management server;
- iii. receive an analysis of the selected, remotely scratched SLC;
- and
- iv. render the analysis results on the display;
- the unmodified SLC issuing entity;
- and
- a backend management server comprising:
- a management communication interface, adapted for two-way communication with the communication network;
- a first non-volatile storage device;
- and a backend processing module (BPM) in communication with each SLC modifying terminal, the client terminal, and the unmodified SLC issuing entity, the BPM further comprising at least one backend processor in communication with a second non-transitory storage device having thereon a processor-readable medium with a set of executable instructions configured, when executed, to cause the at least one processor to:
- i. receive the unmodified SLC selection from the user terminal;
- ii. locate a predetermined SLC modifying terminal;
- iii. transmit the selection to the predetermined SLC modifying terminal;
- iv. receive the analysis transmittal from the predetermined SLC modifying terminal;
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- v. based on the analysis, optionally inform the SLC issuing entity-, the method comprising:
- a. selecting at least one SLC by the user;
- b. transmitting a request to the backend management server by the user access terminal to scratch the selected SLC;
- c. the backend management server, allocating a predetermined SLC modifying terminal;
- d. transmitting the request to the predetermined SLC modifying terminal;
- and
- e. remotely scratching the SLC by the predetermined SLC modifying terminal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.