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US 9,430,910 B2Granted
Lottery system and methods thereof
OwnerNdonye Mackenzieinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system and methods of conducting a lottery, the system comprising a gaming server in communication with a wireless communication device associated with a wireless network, wherein the gaming server in response to receiving a request from a lottery subscriber, generates chance units by debiting an amount from a billing system associated with the wireless network, quantifies the debited amount into chance units and credits the chance units into a chance unit account. The chance units are used thereof by the lottery subscriber to submit entries in lotteries. The invention further provides for methods of registering lottery subscribers, submitting entries in lotteries and performing a lottery draw.
Claims12
A lottery system comprising:
- a gaming server in communication with a wireless communication device of a subscriber, a billing system, and a chance units account,
- wherein the billing system is associated with the network provider which manages billing and payments in relation to the usage of the wireless communication device;
- wherein the gaming server is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
- in response to receiving a registration request from the wireless communication device:
- downloading and activating a user interface on the wireless communication device,
- receiving, from the user interface of the wireless communication device, a request for a number of chance units,
- generating the number of chance units by debiting an amount from the billing system,
- quantifying the debited amount into chance units, and
- crediting the number of chance units into the chance units account;
- wherein subscribers to the lottery system can transfer or trade chance units with one another, and
- wherein:
- the registration request comprises a designated code,
- the registration request is sent in response to the wireless communication device user receiving an invitation to subscribe to the lottery,
- the invitation to subscribe to the lottery is sent in response to the wireless communication device user topping UP airtime or paying a bill in relation to usage of the wireless communication device;
- and
- the gaming server is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:
- generating and recording an identification code associated with the user's telephone number;
- activating a lottery interface;
- and
- creating a chance units account associated with the subscriber's mobile phone number.
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A method of conducting a lottery, comprising:
- receiving, at a gaming server, a registration request from a wireless communication device associated with a subscriber;
- wherein the registration request is sent in response to receiving an invitation to subscriber to the lottery from the gaming server, wherein the invitation to subscribe to the lottery is sent in response to a user topping UP or paying a bill relating to the wireless communication device account;
- upon receipt of the request, generating and recording, by the gaming server, an identification code associated with the subscriber's telephone number;
- creating a chance units account associated with the subscriber's wireless communication device at the gaming server;
- in response to receiving the registration request from the wireless communication device, downloading and activating, by the gaming server, a user interface on the wireless communication device;
- receiving, at the gaming server, a request for a number of chance units from the user interface of the wireless communication device;
- generating, at the gaming server, the number of chance units by debiting an amount from a billing system, quantifying the debited amount into the number of chance units, and crediting the chance units into the chance units account, wherein the request for a number of chance units comprises a request for periodic generation of the number of chance units, wherein the request for periodic generation of the number of chance units indicates a desired period for generation of the number of chance units, and wherein the desired period for the periodic generation of the number of chance units includes:
- a time period, or upon the subscriber topping-up or crediting their mobile phone airtime, or at an occurrence of specific events;
- receiving, at the gaming server, a lottery draw entry from the user interface of the wireless communication device;
- performing a lottery draw and notifying the subscriber of the lottery draw by the gaming server;
- and
- wherein the billing system is associated with the network provider which manages billing and payments in relation to the usage of the wireless communication device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.