US 7,740,537 B2Granted

System and method for applying lottery multipliers

AssigneeWalker Digital, LLC

InventorsJohn M. Packes, Jr., Stephen C. Tulley, James A. Jorasch, Daniel E. Tedesco, Magdalena Mik, Jay S. Walker, Steven M. Santisi

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Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, methods, computer readable media and apparatus are provided for processing lottery ticket sales. In one example, a request by a player is received to purchase a set of play indicia for a lottery game and to purchase eligibility for a multiplier for the lottery game. The multiplier may be applied to a winning set of play indicia at a predetermined magnitude if the winning set of play indicia corresponds to a predetermined specific redemption value, and the multiplier may be applied to a winning set of play indicia at a randomly determined magnitude if the winning set of play indicia corresponds to a predetermined range of redemption values.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A system for processing lottery ticket sales for a lottery game having a multiplier option, comprising:

a plurality of lottery terminals, each lottery terminal comprising:
a first processor;
and
a first storage device in communication with the first processor, the first storage device storing a first program for directing the first processor to:
receive a request by a player to purchase a set of play indicia for a lottery game and to purchase eligibility for a multiplier for the lottery game for a price,
in which the multiplier is applied to a winning set of play indicia at a predetermined magnitude if the winning set of play indicia corresponds to a predetermined specific redemption value,
in which the multiplier is applied to a winning set of play indicia at a randomly determined magnitude if the winning set of play indicia corresponds to a predetermined range of redemption values,
wherein the predetermined range does not include the predetermined specific redemption value, and
transmit an indication of the request by the player to a lottery server;
and
the lottery server in communication via a network with each of the plurality of lottery terminals, the lottery server comprising:
a second processor;
and
a second storage device in communication with the second processor, the second storage device storing a second program for directing the second processor to:
receive the indication of the request by the player, and
associate the set of play indicia of the player with the eligibility of the player for the multiplier.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/425,416Filed 21 Jun 2006 · continuation
Priority: 14 Mar 2000
Published: US 2006/0246995 A12 Nov 2006
Granted: 22 Jun 2010
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G07C 15/006
Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus: electronically
G06Q 30/02
Commerce: marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
G07F 17/32
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
G07F 17/3244
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Family

Application09/525,875Parent of this continuation · filed 14 Mar 2000
Application10/916,828Parent of this continuation · filed 12 Aug 2004
US 6,969,318 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 29 Nov 2005
US 2006/0246995 A1Pre-grant publication · published 2 Nov 2006
US 2005/0014552 A1Published application
US 7,740,537 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.