Processes and systems for playing games via NFC tag usage

• US 10,417,862 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2016
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC
• Original Assignee: Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC
• Inventors: Murray, R. Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Deodhar, Omkar A
• Application Number:
  US15/174,215
• Publication Number:
  US 20160354684A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,198 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/61 using advertising information
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/95 Storage media specially adapted for storing game information, e.g. video game cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3248 involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3253 involving articles, e.g. paying in bottles, paying out toys
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements

Abstract

A process for playing a game includes purchasing a product with an information tag associated therewith, playing a first game associated with the product, scanning the information tag with a portable electronic device (PED) and interacting with at least one gaming website by playing the first game again online, playing a second game online or collecting winnings from playing at least one of the first game and the second game. The product may be a flexible pouch, a cup, a bottle, a beverage can, a beverage glass, a serving tray and a static piece gaming device with a pull tab, scratch off film or peel-off label, a clothing item and a sports memorabilia item.

Claims

1. A process for playing a game comprising:

purchasing a product with an information tag associated therewith;

playing a first game associated with the product;

then determining whether the first game associated with the product is a winner;

then scanning the information tag with a portable electronic device (PED) when the first game associated with the product is the winner;

determining whether to collect winnings online; and

then interacting with at least one gaming website by playing the first game again when the first game associated with the product is a winner.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein the product is at least one of a flexible pouch, a cup, a bottle, a beverage can, a beverage glass, a serving tray and a static piece gaming device with a pull tab, scratch off film or peel-off label, a clothing item and a sports memorabilia item.

3. The process of claim 2, further comprising a delivery item for the product, the delivery item having the information tag associated with the product.

4. The process of claim 3, wherein the delivery item is a serving tray.

5. The process of claim 1, wherein the information tag is an NFC tag.

6. The process of claim 1, wherein the first game and the second game are selected from the group consisting of a lottery game, a raffle game, a bingo game and a casino game.

7. The process of claim 1, wherein the collecting winnings online further comprises transferring electronic funds to an online account of a user of the PED.

8. The process of claim 1, wherein the playing the first game again is played on a first website and playing the second game is played on a second website.

17. The process of claim 1 further comprising:

then determining whether the first game associated with the product is not a winner;

then scanning the information tag with a portable electronic device (PED) when the first game associated with the product is not the winner; and

then interacting with at least one gaming website by playing the first game again when the first game associated with the product is not a winner.

18. The process of claim 17 further comprising:

then interacting with at least one gaming website by playing a second game when the first game associated with the product is a winner.

9. A process for playing a game comprising:

purchasing a product with an information tag associated therewith and playing a first game associated with the product;

determining whether the first game associated with the product is not a winner;

prompting the user to determine whether to stop if the first game associated with the product is not the winner;

scanning the information tag with a portable electronic device (PED), the PED directed to at least one gaming website from information obtained from the information tag;

interacting with the at least one gaming website by playing the first game again.

10. The process of claim 9, wherein the product is at least one of a flexible pouch, a cup, a bottle, a beverage can, a beverage glass, a serving tray, a clothing item and a sports memorabilia item.

11. The process of claim 10, further comprising a delivery item for the product, the delivery item having the information tag associated with the product.

12. The process of claim 11, wherein the delivery item is a serving tray.

13. The process of claim 9, wherein the information tag is an NFC tag.

14. The process of claim 9, wherein the first game and the second game are selected from the group consisting of a lottery game, a raffle game, a bingo game and a casino game.

15. The process of claim 9, wherein the collecting winnings online further comprises transferring electronic funds to an online account of a user of the PED.

16. The process of claim 9, wherein the first game is played on a first website and the second game is played on a second website.

19. The process of claim 9 further comprising:

interacting with the at least one gaming website by playing the first game again, playing a second game online when the first game is not a winner and collecting winnings online from playing the first game and the second game; and

interacting with the at least one gaming website again by collecting winnings online when at least one of the first game and the second game is a winner and/or playing at least one of the first game again or playing the second game again.