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Prize awarding method and apparatus via a network

  • US 20020042740A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2001
  • Published: 04/11/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A prize awarding method comprising:

  • detecting access from a user via a network to a predetermined page;

    initiating a prize awarding process providing amusement when the access is detected; and

    allowing the user win a prize at the end of the process based on a certain probability;

    wherein the process is carried out at a moderate speed so that the user can understand progress of the process and wherein the process is completed before the user gains access to arbitrary information residing inside or outside the page.

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