Random animated lottery system

• US 20030027621A1
• Filed: 08/12/2002
• Published: 02/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games Corporation
• Original Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Libby, Budd O., Bower, Daniel W., Fisk, Michael G.
• Granted Patent: US 7,674,169 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00082 Racing games racing games characterised by figures moved by action of the player A63F9/14
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0605 Lottery games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played

Abstract

A lottery system graphically portraying a lottery result in animation is provided. The lottery system includes a game generator which comprises a random number generator and an animation drawing subsystem. The random number generator randomly selects a lottery result at a predetermined time. The animation drawing subsystem selects one or more game events associated with the randomly selected lottery result, and compiles into an animated lottery game video one or more animation sequences corresponding to the selected game events.

Claims

1. A lottery system graphically portraying a lottery result in animation, comprising:

at least one lottery terminal configured to provide lottery game parameters to a player for selection; and

a game generator including a random number generator and an animation drawing subsystem,

wherein after selection of the game parameters is ended at a predetermined time, the random number generator randomly selects a lottery result, and the animation drawing subsystem selects one or more game events associated with the randomly selected lottery result, and compiles into an animated lottery game video one or more animation sequences corresponding to the selected game events.

2. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animation drawing subsystem retrieves selected graphical components from a library of animation elements, virtual images and/or recorded video images, and applies a compositing process to the selected graphical components to generate the animation sequences corresponding to the selected game events.

3. The lottery system of claim 2, wherein each game event is associated with a plurality of combinations of the graphical components stored in the library of animation elements and virtual images, and the animation drawing subsystem selects for each selected game event one of the corresponding combinations.

4. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animated lottery game video includes overlay of one or more video segments with the animation sequences.

5. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animated lottery game video includes one or more voice overlays and/or audio tracks.

6. The lottery system of claim 4, wherein the game generator further comprises a user interface.

7. The lottery system of claim 6, wherein the user interface provides means for managing and configuring the library of animation elements and virtual images.

8. The lottery system of claim 6, wherein the user interface provides means for customizing graphical components.

9. The lottery system of claim 6, wherein the user interface provides means for configuring and/or customizing the compositing process.

10. The lottery system of claim 6, wherein the user interface provides means for synchronizing voice overlays and/or audio tracks with animation sequences and/or video segments.

11. The lottery system of claim 6, wherein the game generator maintains an archive of lottery game results, and the user interface provides means for obtaining statistics and/or historical data from the archive.

12. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the game generator maintains an archive of lottery game results and automatically stores the animated lottery game video in the archive.

13. The lottery system of claim 1, further comprising a lottery server, wherein the lottery server is coupled to the lottery client terminals through one or more computer and/or telecommunicative networks.

14. The lottery system of claim 13, wherein the lottery server is coupled to the game generator to trigger the random selection of the lottery result by the random number generator.

15. The lottery system of claim 13, wherein the animated lottery game video is posted and available to the lottery client terminals on demand through a computer or telecommunicative network.

16. The lottery system of claim 13, wherein the game generator further comprises a communication interface configured for communicating the animated lottery game video to the lottery client terminal for display.

17. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animated lottery game is a virtual ball draw.

18. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animated lottery game video includes announcement of the lottery result by a real person in one or more recorded video segments.

19. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animated lottery game is an animated playing card game.

20. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animated lottery game is an animated lucky date game.

21. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animated lottery game is an animated version of a popular game.

22. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animated lottery game is an animated race.

23. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animated lottery game is broadcasted.

24. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the game controller concatenates the selected animation sequences.

25. The lottery system of claim 24, wherein the concatenated animation sequences are contiguous and seamless.

26. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the animation sequences include a plurality of graphic components, and a compositing process is repeatedly applied to the graphic components to produce the animation sequence.

27. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein, at the predetermined time, the random number generator randomly selects a lottery result and then the animation drawing subsystem automatically compiles the animated lottery game video.

28. A method of conducting a lottery game graphically portrayed in animation, comprising the steps of:

providing game parameters to a player for selection;

randomly selecting a lottery result and selecting one or more game events corresponding to the randomly selected lottery result;

retrieving selected animation sequences according to the selected game events; and

compiling the retrieved animation sequences into an animated lottery game video.

29. A game generator for an animated lottery game, comprising:

a random number generator; and

an animation drawing subsystem,

wherein the random number generator randomly selects a lottery result at a predetermined time, and the animation drawing subsystem selects one or more game events associated with the randomly selected lottery result, and compiles pre-recorded video elements into an animated lottery game video with one or more animation sequences corresponding to the selected game events.

30. A game generator for an animated lottery game, comprising:

a random number generator; and

an animation drawing system,

wherein the random number generator randomly selects a lottery result at a predetermined time, and the animation drawing subsystem selects one or more animated game events associated with the randomly selected lottery result, and compiles into an animated lottery game video the animated game events along with one or more pre-recorded video segments of an announcement of the lottery result by a real person.

31. A game generator for an animated lottery game, comprising an animation drawing system, wherein the animation drawing subsystem selects one or more animated game events associated with a randomly selected lottery result, and compiles into an animated lottery game video the animated game events along with one or more prerecorded video segments of an announcement of the lottery result by a real person.