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US 7,008,318 B2Granted
Off-line remote system for lotteries and games of skill
AssigneeWalker Digital, LLC
InventorsBruce Schneier, Jay S. Walker, James Jorasch
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Abstract
An off-line remote lottery system which enables players to purchase instant-type lottery game outcomes from a randomized prize data stream in a central computer, and view the outcomes on remotely disposed gaming computers which do not require an on-line connection during play.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- receiving a payment from a player at an agent terminal;
- generating a plurality of game outcomes;
- generating a receipt at the agent terminal,
- the receipt indicating a game authorization message associated with the plurality of game outcomes;
- receiving the game authorization message from the player via a player device;
- in response to receiving the game authorization message,
- enabling game play by the player via the player device;
- and
- in response to game play by the player,
- communicating information corresponding to at least one of the plurality of game outcomes via the player device.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a message from a user, the message comprising a code that represents a plurality of lottery game outcomes, the message being generated at a terminal of a retailer;
- in response to receiving the code at a gaming computer,
- enabling the gaming computer to reveal the at least one lottery game outcome,
- the gaming computer being off-line with respect to the terminal;
- and
- displaying an indication of the at least one lottery game outcome to the user via the gaming computer.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first terminal, a code representing a plurality of lottery game outcomes generated by a central computer,
- in which the plurality of lottery game outcomes is associated with a net payout amount;
- receiving a payment from a player for the plurality of lottery game outcomes;
- after receiving the payment, printing for the player a receipt that includes the code,
- in which the code authorizes the player to play at least one game based on the generated plurality of lottery game outcomes via a gaming computer while the gaming computer is not in communication with the first terminal;
- after printing the receipt, receiving, at a second terminal, a request by the player to receive the net payout amount;
- and
- providing the net payout amount to the player.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.