# US 2014/0155137 A1 · Slot machine gaming system for point of sale terminals

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- Number: US 2014/0155137 A1
- Document ID: US20140155137A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/918,433
- Filed: 2013-06-14
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2010-11-13
- Assignees: Novomatic AG
- Inventors: Florian Schrotter; Harald Kaiblinger
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155137A1

## CPC

- G06Q 50/34: Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
- G06Q 20/209: {Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output}
- G07F 5/24: with change-giving
- G07F 17/32: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
- G07F 17/3227: {Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters}
- G07F 17/329: {Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards}
- G07F 17/34: depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines
- G07G 1/14: Systems including one or more distant stations co-operating with a central processing unit
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- G07G: REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS

## Abstract

A point of sale system uses change from cash transactions to, upon the approval of a customer, purchase a lottery stake. The system generates a receipt for both the point of sale transaction and the lottery stake purchase. The receipt indicates when the customer has won. In particular the receipt has imprinted a list of items purchased and a lottery indicator imprinted on the receipt for indicating whether the receipt is a winner. Ideally, the receipt is printed on paper and includes a subtotal, a tax line item, a total, and a change line item. At least a portion of the change line amount represents the lottery stake. In one embodiment of the invention, the receipt includes the statement: “You Won!”.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-18. (canceled)

### Claim 19

A point of sale system for point of sale transactions and for enabling play of a slot-machine game, comprising:
a game server including a processor, a database for storing customer electronic addresses, the game server being programmed with software for operating a slot-machine game and for displaying the slot-machine game to a customer;
a cash register in communication with the game server, the cash register includes a computer adapted to communicate with the game server to enable the slot-machine game;
a display connected with the cash register to display the slot-machine game;
a printer connected with the cash register for printing a receipt for point of sale transactions and for a slot-machine game result;
the cash register being adapted to communicate with the game server to enable a customer to play the slot-machine game and to request a slot machine game result, and
the printer prints a receipt indicating the slot machine game result.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

A point of sale system as set forth in claim 19, wherein the game server database includes customer electronic addresses, and electronically communicates at least a portion of the point of sale transaction to the customer electronic address.

### Claim 21 (depends on 19)

A point of sale system as set forth in claim 19, wherein when the receipt indicates that the receipt is a winner and the receipt is redeemable for cash.

### Claim 22 (depends on 19)

A point of sale system as set forth in claim 19, wherein the receipt includes printing the name of at least one item and its price.

### Claim 23 (depends on 19)

A point of sale system as set forth in claim 19, wherein the cash register includes a UPC scanner for scanning an item, the printer prints a receipt describing the item.

### Claim 24 (depends on 19)

A point of sale system set forth in claim 19, wherein the printer prints a receipt including the text: “you won!” on the receipt.

### Claim 25

A point of sale system for conducting point of sale transactions and for enabling play of a slot-machine game, comprising:
a game server including a processor, a database for storing customer electronic addresses, the game server being programmed with software for operating a slot-machine game and for displaying the slot-machine game to a customer;
a cash register in communication with the game server;
a UPC scanner included with the cash register for scanning an item;
the cash register includes a computer adapted to communicate with the game server to enable the slot-machine game;
a display connected with the cash register to display the slot-machine game;
a printer connected with the cash register for printing a receipt for point of sale transactions and for slot-machine game results;
the printer prints a receipt indicating point of sale transaction including a description of any item scanned by the UPC scanner and any slot machine game result; and
the game server database includes customer electronic addresses and electronically communicates at least a portion of the point of sale transaction including the slot machine game result to the customer electronic address.

### Claim 26 (depends on 25)

A point of sale system as set forth in claim 25, wherein the point of sale transaction is a cash transaction and at least a portion of change amount due is used as a stake.

### Claim 27 (depends on 26)

A point of sale system as set forth in claim 26, wherein the display requests user pre-approval before wagering the stake.

### Claim 28 (depends on 27)

A point of sale system as set forth in claim 27, the portion of the change amount used as a stake is 100% of the change amount.

### Claim 29 (depends on 27)

A point of sale system as set forth in claim 27, the change amount uses the cent value of the change amount, the cent value being less than one dollar.

### Claim 30 (depends on 25)

A point of sale system as set forth in claim 25, wherein the point of sale transaction is selected from the group consisting of: a credit card transaction, and a debit card transaction.

### Claim 31

A point of sale system for cash transactions and for slot-machine game play, comprising:
a game server including a processor, the game server being programmed with software for operating a slot-machine game and for displaying the slot-machine game to a customer;
a cash register in communication with the game server, the cash register includes a UPC scanner for scanning items;
a computer adapted to communicate with the game server and the cash register to calculate a change value resulting from a cash transaction as a stake for the slot-machine game;
a display connected with the cash register to display the slot-machine game;
a printer connected with the cash register for printing a receipt for cash transactions and for slot-machine game results;
the cash register being adapted to communicate with the game server to enable a customer to play the slot-machine game, using the change value as a wager, and to request a win-result;
the game server communicates the win result to the cash register; and
the printer prints a receipt including a description of any item scanned by the UPC scanner and any slot machine game result.

### Claim 32 (depends on 31)

A point of sale system for point of sale transactions as set forth in claim 31, wherein the game server includes a database for storing customer electronic addresses.

### Claim 33 (depends on 32)

A point of sale system for point of sale transactions as set forth in claim 32, wherein the game server database stores customer electronic addresses and electronically communicates cash transaction data the slot machine game result to the customer electronic address.

### Claim 34 (depends on 33)

A point of sale system for point of sale transactions as set forth in claim 33, wherein the cash register is adapted with a card reader to enable credit and debit card transactions.

### Claim 35 (depends on 34)

A point of sale system for point of sale transactions as set forth in claim 34, where the computer enables the customer to choose a stake amount.

### Claim 36 (depends on 34)

A point of sale system for point of sale transactions as set forth in claim 34, wherein the receipt includes text detailing a subtotal, tax and a total that reflect scanned items.

### Claim 37 (depends on 35)

A point of sale system for point of sale transactions as set forth in claim 35, wherein the game result includes winnings from the slot machine game.

### Claim 38 (depends on 36)

A point of sale system for point of sale transactions as set forth in claim 36, wherein the receipt includes the test, “you won!”.