Method of integrating a retail point of sale and a third-party instant win lottery ticket dispenser
AssigneeBlackhawk Network, Inc.
InventorsRichard A. Gotlieb, Vipin Das Anantha Mohandas
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Abstract
An instant win lottery ticket dispensing system which utilizes a ticket dispenser located at an in-store check-out lane. A method for dispensing instant win lottery tickets comprising interpreting an identifier associated with an instant win lottery game at a point of sale and the interpretation of the identifier resulting in the dispensing of an instant win lottery ticket by a ticket dispenser located at in in-store check-out lane.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for distributing instant win lottery tickets at a point of sale check-out lane, the method comprising:
- providing an interpretable identifier, wherein the interpretable identifier corresponds to an instant win lottery game;
- receiving a request for an instant win lottery ticket, wherein the instant win lottery ticket is associated with the instant win lottery game;
- and
- sending an instant win lottery ticket dispense request, wherein the instant win lottery ticket dispense request causes an instant win lottery ticket dispenser to dispense the instant win lottery ticket.
A computer-implemented method for distributing instant win lottery tickets at a point of sale check-out lane, the method comprising:
- providing an interpretable identifier, wherein the interpretable identifier corresponds to an instant win lottery game;
- receiving a request for an instant win lottery ticket, wherein the instant win lottery ticket is associated with the instant win lottery game;
- sending an instant win lottery ticket dispense request, wherein the instant win lottery ticket dispense request causes an instant win lottery ticket dispenser to dispense the instant win lottery ticket;
- and
- receiving a dispense message, wherein the dispense message comprises information concerning instructions sent to the instant win lottery ticket dispenser.
A system for distributing instant win lottery tickets at a point of sale check-out lane comprising:
- a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises a central processor unit which executes stored executable instructions which cause the computer system to:
- provide an interpretable identifier, wherein the interpretable identifier corresponds to an instant win lottery game;
- receive a request for an instant win lottery ticket, wherein the instant win lottery ticket is associated with the instant win lottery game;
- and
- send an instant win lottery ticket dispense request, wherein the instant win lottery ticket dispense request causes an instant win lottery ticket dispenser to dispense the instant win lottery ticket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.