Method and system for lottery game play transactions via a kiosk and a player's mobile smart device
First Claim
1. A method for conducting a lottery game play purchase at a retail establishment wherein lottery game purchases are authorized by a lottery authority, the method comprising:
- at an interactive kiosk located within the retail establishment and in communication with a central lottery server, accepting payment from a player via the kiosk for the purchase of a lottery game play selected by the player at the kiosk;
transmitting the purchase request from the kiosk to the server;
upon receipt of the purchase transaction request at the server, generating a transaction ID at the server associated with the lottery game play, and transmitting the transaction ID to the kiosk wherein, upon receipt of the transaction ID, the player is able to input the transaction ID to their mobile smart device via an application running on the mobile smart device, wherein upon receipt of the transaction ID, the mobile smart device generates a mobile smart device identifier code unique to and identifying the mobile smart device;
at the server, accepting the mobile smart device identifier code transmitted by the mobile smart device and storing the mobile smart device identifier code with the transaction ID and the selected lottery game play;
for subsequent play of the lottery game play, accepting at the server the mobile smart device identifier code transmitted by the mobile smart device, and retrieving and transmitting the selected lottery game play to the mobile smart device;
wherein the server does not require or store personal information related to the player with the mobile smart device identifier code and transaction ID for conducting the lottery game plays;
wherein the application running on the mobile smart device limits transmission of the mobile smart device identifier code to only the server such that the lottery game play is playable only on the mobile smart device that generated the mobile smart device identifier code; and
wherein the mobile smart device identifier code is encrypted.
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Abstract
A system and associated method are provided for conducting a lottery game play purchase at a retail establishment. At an interactive kiosk located within the retail establishment and in communication with a central lottery server, payment is accepted from a player via the kiosk for a lottery game play selected by the player at the kiosk. A transaction ID is generated at the server associated with the lottery game play, and is transmitted back to the kiosk. The player is able to input the transaction ID to their mobile smart device via an application downloaded to the mobile smart device, wherein the application generates an identifier code unique to the mobile smart device. The identifier code is transmitted by the mobile smart device to the server and is stored with the transaction ID in a file, along with the identity of the selected lottery game plays. For subsequent play of the lottery game play, the server accepts the identifier code transmitted by the mobile smart device and, if validated, retrieves and transmits the selected lottery game plays to the mobile smart device for subsequent play of the games. The server does not require or store personal information related to the player with the unique identifier and transaction ID for conducting the lottery game play transaction.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for conducting a lottery game play purchase at a retail establishment wherein lottery game purchases are authorized by a lottery authority, the method comprising:
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at an interactive kiosk located within the retail establishment and in communication with a central lottery server, accepting payment from a player via the kiosk for the purchase of a lottery game play selected by the player at the kiosk; transmitting the purchase request from the kiosk to the server; upon receipt of the purchase transaction request at the server, generating a transaction ID at the server associated with the lottery game play, and transmitting the transaction ID to the kiosk wherein, upon receipt of the transaction ID, the player is able to input the transaction ID to their mobile smart device via an application running on the mobile smart device, wherein upon receipt of the transaction ID, the mobile smart device generates a mobile smart device identifier code unique to and identifying the mobile smart device; at the server, accepting the mobile smart device identifier code transmitted by the mobile smart device and storing the mobile smart device identifier code with the transaction ID and the selected lottery game play; for subsequent play of the lottery game play, accepting at the server the mobile smart device identifier code transmitted by the mobile smart device, and retrieving and transmitting the selected lottery game play to the mobile smart device; wherein the server does not require or store personal information related to the player with the mobile smart device identifier code and transaction ID for conducting the lottery game plays; wherein the application running on the mobile smart device limits transmission of the mobile smart device identifier code to only the server such that the lottery game play is playable only on the mobile smart device that generated the mobile smart device identifier code; and wherein the mobile smart device identifier code is encrypted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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