# US 2014/0194177 A1 · Game with parameters and variables corresponding to units of time > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0194177 A1 - Document ID: US20140194177A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/150,758 - Filed: 2014-01-08 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-08 - Inventors: Ahmnon D. MOSKOWITZ - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140194177A1 ## CPC - A63F 3/065: {Tickets or accessories for use therewith (A63F3/0625 takes precedence)} - A63F 3/061: {in which the players select their own numbers, e.g. Lotto} - G07F 17/326: {Game play aspects of gaming systems} - G07F 17/3269: {Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine} - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES 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}) ## Abstract A game of chance, a ticket for a game of chance, and a method of playing and operating a game of chance are provided. The game includes a plurality of parameters, each parameter representing a unit of time, and each parameter including a separate matrix with variables representing a subunit or a point of time contained within the parameter. The game of chance is configured such that a player selects one or more player variables within at least one of the parameters, and a gaming operator draws one or more operator variables from a same set of the parameters and a same set of the variables within the parameters. If the player variables selected by the player matches the operator variables selected by the operator, then a corresponding payout is awarded. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A game of chance comprising: a plurality of parameters, wherein each parameter of the plurality of parameters represents a unit of time, and wherein each parameter includes a separate matrix with a plurality of variables representing one of a subunit and a point of time contained within the parameter, wherein the game of chance is configured such that a player selects one or more player variables within at least one of the plurality of parameters, and a gaming operator draws one or more operator variables from a same set of the plurality of parameters and a same set of the variables within the at least one of the plurality of parameters, and wherein if the one or more player variables selected by the player matches the one or more operator variables selected by the operator a corresponding payout is awarded. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The game of claim 1, wherein a parameter of the plurality of parameters includes a year, and wherein the plurality of variables includes months within the year. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The game of claim 1, wherein a parameter of the plurality of parameters includes a month and the plurality of variables includes days within the month. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The game of claim 1, wherein a parameter of the plurality of parameters includes a plurality of years and the plurality of variables includes years within the plurality of years. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The game of claim 1, wherein a parameter of the plurality of parameters includes a zodiac and the plurality of variables includes signs within the zodiac. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The game of claim 1, further comprising a bonus multiplier. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The game of claim 1, wherein the game is conducted by a lottery operator. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A ticket for the game of chance of claim 1, the ticket comprising: a printed medium including the plurality of parameters, wherein each parameter of the plurality of parameters represents the unit of time, and wherein each parameter includes the separate matrix with the plurality of variables representing the one of the subunit and the point of time contained within the parameter. ### Claim 9 A method of playing a game of chance, wherein the game of chance includes a plurality of parameters, wherein each parameter of the plurality of parameters represents a unit of time, and wherein each parameter includes a separate matrix with a plurality of variables representing one of a subunit and a point of time contained within the parameter, the method comprising: selecting, by a player, one or more player variables within at least one of the plurality of parameters; and selecting, by a gaming operator, one or more operator variables from a same set of the plurality of parameters and a same set of the variables within the at least one of the plurality of parameters; and determining a winner and corresponding payout if the one or more player variables selected by the player matches the one or more operator variables selected by the operator. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein a parameter of the plurality of parameters includes a year, and wherein the plurality of variables includes months within the year. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein a parameter of the plurality of parameters includes a month and the plurality of variables includes days within the month. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein a parameter of the plurality of parameters includes a plurality of years and the plurality of variables includes years within the plurality of years. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein a parameter of the plurality of parameters includes a zodiac and the plurality of variables includes signs within the zodiac. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the game of chance further comprises a bonus multiplier. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the gaming operator is a lottery operator. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising: inputting the one or more player variables using a terminal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the game of chance includes a lottery terminal connected to a network interface, and wherein the method includes receiving or inputting data using the lottery terminal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising entering data using an electronic interface, the interface being capable of supplying data by the use of a central processor. ### Claim 19 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising identifying ticket characteristics that are printed on a ticket including the one or more player variables for the game of chance. ### Claim 20 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising identifying a marker that is printed on a ticket including the one or more player variables for the game of chance; and validating the ticket using the marker.