Game Play System for Automated Terminals
AssigneeLinq3 Technologies LLC
InventorsDaniel Cage, Roy Leach
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments relate to various aspects of providing game play. Exemplary embodiments of systems and methods allow for game play on a variety of unmanned terminals including, but not limited to, automated teller machines, taxi cab payment systems, fuel pump payment interfaces, a variety of other kiosks, and handheld devices. In an embodiment, a disclosed device allows for exchanging communications between a gaming facilitator and a gaming partner.
Claims47
An automated lottery system for facilitating a lottery purchase transaction at a device associated with a user, the system comprising:
- a gaming facilitator system adapted for communication with a gaming partner and at least one device associated with a user, the gaming facilitator comprising:
- a transaction database operable to store a plurality of lottery purchase information records associated with a plurality of respective payment card number records;
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- a transaction processing server in communication with the transaction database, the transaction processing server operable to receive a payment card number of the user and game play acceptance information, to generate lottery purchase information based on the game play acceptance information, and to associate the lottery purchase information with the payment card number for a given lottery purchase transaction.
A method for facilitating a lottery purchase transaction in a gaming facilitator system adapted for communication with a gaming partner and at least one device associated with a user:
- receiving, at a transaction processing server in the gaming facilitator system, a payment card number associated with the user, and game play acceptance information;
- generating, at the transaction processing server, the lottery purchase information based on the game play acceptance information;
- associating, at the transaction processing server, the lottery purchase information with the payment card number;
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- storing the payment card number and the lottery purchase information at the transaction database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.