Method for Manufacturing On-Demand Lottery Tickets
AssigneesBally Gaming, Inc., Sierra Design Group, a Nevada Corporation
InventorsRobert Anthony Luciano, JR., Warren Rapelye White
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Abstract
A distributed manufacturing and distribution process for lottery tickets is disclosed. The manufacturing/vending system comprises a ticket manufacturing server and one or more vending devices located at remote sites. Each vending device is operatively coupled for communication with the server, normally via a network connection. Each vending devices is further equipped with blank media and printing means, so that a customer is able to purchase on-demand tickets from a vending device in communication with the server. Additionally, the vending devices may be configured as electronic aid to display the results of the purchased lottery tickets in entertaining ways to the customer.
Claims42
In a system comprising a lottery game server, and at least one vending device operatively coupled to the lottery game server, the at least one vending device comprising at least one printer and at least one display device, a method for manufacturing on-demand lottery tickets comprising:
- generating in the lottery game server a plurality of lottery ticket pools each comprising a plurality of lottery ticket pool games;
- supplementing one of the lottery ticket pools with a new lottery ticket pool when the number of un-played games within the one pool drops to a predetermined threshold value;
- sending a purchase request from the at least one vending device to the lottery game server, the purchase request including information identifying at least one of the plurality of lottery ticket pools;
- receiving ticket data from the lottery game server at the at least one vending device, the ticket data uniquely identifying a single ticket and a game outcome;
- providing a lottery ticket at the at least one vending device using blank lottery ticket media and the at least one printer, the lottery ticket including indicia representing the received ticket data;
- displaying on the at least one display device the game outcome of the provided lottery ticket concurrently with providing the lottery ticket.
A computer usable medium including a program for manufacturing on-demand lottery tickets in a system comprising a lottery game server, and at least one vending device operatively coupled to the lottery game server, the at least one vending device comprising at least one printer and at least one display device, the computer usable medium, comprising:
- computer program code for generating in the lottery game server a plurality of lottery ticket pools each comprising a plurality of lottery ticket pool games;
- computer program code for supplementing one of the lottery ticket pools with a new lottery ticket pool when the number of un-played games within the one pool drops to a predetermined threshold value;
- computer program code for sending a purchase request from the at least one vending device to the lottery game server, the purchase request including information identifying at least one of the plurality of lottery ticket pools;
- computer program code for receiving ticket data from the lottery game server at the at least one vending device, the ticket data uniquely identifying a single ticket and a game outcome;
- computer program code for providing a lottery ticket at the at least one vending device using blank lottery ticket media and the at least one printer, the lottery ticket including indicia representing the received ticket data;
- computer program code for displaying on the at least one display device the game outcome of the provided lottery ticket concurrently with providing the lottery ticket.
In a system for manufacturing on-demand lottery tickets comprising a lottery game server generating a plurality of lottery ticket pools each comprising a plurality of lottery ticket pool games, and at least one vending device operatively coupled to the lottery game server, the at least one vending device comprising at least one printer and at least one display device, a method for operating the at least one vending device comprising:
- sending a purchase request to the lottery game server, the purchase request including information identifying at least one of the plurality of lottery ticket pools;
- receiving ticket data from the lottery game server, the ticket data uniquely identifying a single ticket and a game outcome;
- providing a lottery ticket at the at least one vending device using blank lottery ticket media and the at least one printer, the lottery ticket including indicia representing the received ticket data;
- displaying on the at least one display device the game outcome of the provided lottery ticket concurrently with providing the lottery ticket.
A computer usable medium for a system comprising a lottery game server generating a plurality of lottery ticket pools each comprising a plurality of lottery ticket pool games, and at least one vending device operatively coupled to the lottery game server the at least one vending device comprising at least one printer and at least one display device, the computer usable medium including a program for operating the vending device, comprising:
- computer program code for sending a purchase request to the lottery game server, the purchase request including information identifying at least one of the plurality of lottery ticket pools;
- computer program code for receiving data from the lottery game server, the ticket data uniquely identifying a single ticket and a game outcome;
- computer program code for providing a lottery ticket at the at least one vending device using blank lottery ticket media and the at least one printer, the lottery ticket including indicia representing the received ticket data;
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- computer program code for displaying on the at least one display device the game outcome of the provided lottery ticket concurrently with providing the lottery ticket.
In a system for manufacturing on-demand lottery tickets comprising a lottery game server, and at least one vending device operatively coupled to the lottery game server, a method of operating the lottery game server, comprising:
- generating a plurality of lottery ticket pools each comprising a plurality of lottery ticket pool games;
- supplementing one of the lottery ticket pools with a new lottery ticket pool when the number of un-played games within the one pool drops to a predetermined threshold value;
- receiving a purchase request from the at least one vending device, the purchase request including information identifying at least one of the plurality of lottery ticket pools;
- sending ticket data to the at least one vending device, the ticket data uniquely identifying a single ticket and a game outcome.
A computer usable medium for a system comprising a lottery game server, and at least one vending device operatively coupled to the lottery game server, the at least one vending device comprising at least one printer and at least one display device, the computer usable medium including a program for operating the lottery game server, comprising:
- computer program code for generating a plurality of lottery ticket pools each comprising a plurality of lottery ticket pool games;
- computer program code for supplementing one of the lottery ticket pools with a new lottery ticket pool when the number of un-played games within the one pool drops to a predetermined threshold value;
- computer program code for receiving a purchase request from the at least one vending device, the purchase request including information identifying at least one of the plurality of lottery ticket pools;
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- computer program code for sending ticket data to the at least one vending device, the ticket data uniquely identifying a single ticket and a game outcome.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.