Data processing system

• US 20040030920A1
• Filed: 05/06/2003
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nkl Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie
• Original Assignee: Nkl Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie
• Inventors: Kroll, Rudiger, Romer, Oswald
• Application Number:
  US10/416,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20040030920A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 15/006 electronically
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

The invention relates to a data processing system comprising a first subsystem (frontend) which can be externally accessed, and a second subsystem (rearend) which is connected to the first subsystem by a logical device which prevents unauthorized access, by means of operation in a security center. The second subsystem is otherwise locked. The second subsystem includes a random number generator, memory devices for data of participants in a lottery, including lottery numbers associated with the players, a winnings plan, and a computer for allocating the winnings to the participants having the ticket numbers corresponding to the numbers produced by the random number generator. The first subsystem also includes a computer for exchanging data with the participants and for informing the winners.

Claims

1. A data processing system [having] comprising:

a first subsystem [(frontend, 1)] which can be accessed externally via the Internet and [having]

a second subsystem [(backend, 2) which is] connected to the first subsystem [(frontend, 1)] by [means of] a logic device preventing unauthorized access, [and is otherwise locked, where] the second subsystem [(backend, 2) features;

] including

a random number generator,

memory devices [(9, 10, 11)] for data associated with [game] a plurality of players in a lottery, the data including lottery numbers associated with the players and a win plan,

a computer [(9, 10)] for attributing wins, on the basis of the numbers generated in the random number generator, to [game] players having lottery numbers which correspond to the numbers, and

an e-mail facility for automatically notifying the winners and a timer which, at regular intervals of time[, particularly once daily,] initiates the generation of final digits and the attribution of wins[(draw),];

[where] wherein the first subsystem [(frontend, 1) contains] includes a computer [(6, 7)] for data interchange with the [game] players and for notifying the winners.

2. The data processing system [as claimed in] of claim 1[, characterized in that] wherein the random number generator [features] has a physical noise source.

3. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [or 2, characterized in that] wherein the computer [in] of the first subsystem [(frontend, 1)] generates a mask for a computer screen of the [game] player['"'"'s screen] into which [he] the player can enter data.

4. The data processing system [as claimed in] of claim 3[, characterized in that] wherein the mask contains input options for the [game] player relating to one or more lottery numbers which [he or she] can [select] be selected.

5. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 4, characterized in that] wherein play in the lottery is not activated until payment for the stake has been made or confirmed.

6. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 5, characterized in that] wherein wins are paid automatically to [the] a bank account indicated by the [game] player.

7. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 6, characterized in that] wherein [game] players can be granted free play in one or more [draws (bonus lots)] bonus lots as a win.

8. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims 1 to] of claim 7[, characterized in that,] wherein with the exception of bonus lots, it is possible to play only in a prescribed number of draws.

9. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 8, characterized in that] wherein only data for the [game] player who is currently accessing the system are transferred from the second to the first subsystem [(frontend, 1)], where they are transferred back to the second subsystem [(backend, 2)] or are erased after a prescribed time.

10. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 9, characterized in that] wherein one or more of the computers [(5, 6, 9, 10)] perform an authorization check.

11. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 10, characterized in that every computer and memory (5, 6, 9, 10) is complemented by a second one which continues to operate if the first one fails] wherein the first subsystem also includes a backup computer and the second subsystem also includes a backup memory device and a backup computer.

12. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 11, characterized in that] wherein operation is fully automatic.

13. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 12, characterized in that the fundamental parts of] wherein the random number generator has fundamental parts which have been mechanically sealed.

14. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 13, characterized in that] wherein all fundamental operations are logged.

15. The data processing system [as claimed in one of claims] of claim 1 [to 14, characterized in that it] wherein the data processing system is connected to the Internet.