Method, System, and Device for Inspection of Scratch-Off Lottery Tickets

A system for inspection of a lottery ticket, the system comprising:

• a specifically-programmed computer system, and a device adapted to communicate information to the computer system, the device being configured and adapted to:
• scan surfaces of a plurality of tickets to generate a set of image data;
• generate scratch status information based on the set of image data;
• and
• communicate the image data and the scratch status information to the computer system, wherein the computer system is adapted and configured to:
• localize respective areas of the image data where the scratch status information indicates that underlying indicia are revealed,
• isolate the underlying indicia found within respective areas of localization,
• measure the underlying indicia found, to determine a volume of indicia revealed,
• determine a threshold volume of indicia revealed, above which invalidation is triggered, and
• compare the volume of indicia revealed in the lottery ticket to the threshold volume of indicia.

A device for inspection of a lottery ticket, the device comprising:

• a specifically-programmed computer system, and a scanning apparatus adapted to communicate information to the computer system, the scanning apparatus being configured and adapted to:
• scan surfaces of a plurality of tickets to generate a set of image data;
• generate scratch status information based on the set of image data;
• and
• communicate the image data and the scratch status information to the computer system, wherein the computer system is adapted and configured to:
• localize respective areas of the image data where the scratch status information indicates that underlying indicia are revealed,
• isolate the underlying indicia found within respective areas of localization,
• measure the underlying indicia found, to determine a volume of indicia revealed,
• determine a threshold volume of indicia revealed, above which invalidation is triggered, and
• compare the volume of indicia revealed in the lottery ticket to the threshold volume of indicia.