Broadcast transmitter
First Claim
1. A broadcast transmission apparatus for transmitting a broadcast program, said broadcast transmission apparatus comprising:
- announcement information storing means for storing announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto;
winning information storing means for storing winning information about said letter-guessing game or about said lotto;
announcement information transmitting means for transmitting said announcement information stored by said announcement information storing means, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
winning information transmitting means for transmitting said winning information stored by said winning information storing means, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted.
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Abstract
A broadcast transmission apparatus is disclosed which, simultaneously during broadcast of a program, announces holding of letter-guessing games or lottos; solicits participants in such games; and allows the participants to verify whether they have won in what they are taking part of. A lottery issuing device 1 issues lottery data and winning ticket data. A transmitting device 2 transmits the lottery data and winning ticket data in multiplexed relation with the broadcast program. A receiving device 3 receives the lottery data over a sub-band of the broadcast program being received, generates user lottery data made of a character string for participation in the lottery, receives the winning ticket data, and judges whether the user lottery data have won based on the winning ticket data. If the user lottery data are judged to have won, the receiving device 3 transmits to a management server 4 the winning user lottery data along with a receiving device profile including user information. The management server 4 verifies that the user lottery data from the receiving device 3 constitute a win and transmits a winning report to the lottery issuing device 1 along with the receiving device profile. The invention applies to any broadcast whereby characters are transmitted along with a broadcast program.
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42 Claims
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1. A broadcast transmission apparatus for transmitting a broadcast program, said broadcast transmission apparatus comprising:
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announcement information storing means for storing announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto;
winning information storing means for storing winning information about said letter-guessing game or about said lotto;
announcement information transmitting means for transmitting said announcement information stored by said announcement information storing means, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
winning information transmitting means for transmitting said winning information stored by said winning information storing means, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A broadcast transmission method for use with a broadcast transmission apparatus for transmitting a broadcast program, said broadcast transmission method comprising the steps of:
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storing announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto;
storing winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto;
transmitting said announcement information stored in said announcement information storing step, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
transmitting said winning information stored in said winning information storing step, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted.
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7. A storage medium which stores a computer-readable program for controlling a broadcast transmission apparatus for transmitting a broadcast program, the program comprising the steps of:
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storing announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto;
storing winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto;
transmitting said announcement information stored in said announcement information storing step, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
transmitting said winning information stored in said winning information storing step, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted.
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8. A program for use with a computer for controlling a broadcast transmission apparatus for transmitting a broadcast program, said program causing said computer to execute the steps of:
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storing announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto;
storing winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto;
transmitting said announcement information stored in said announcement information storing step, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
transmitting said winning information stored in said winning information storing step, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted.
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9. A broadcast reception apparatus for receiving a broadcast program, said broadcast reception apparatus comprising:
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announcement information receiving means for receiving announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
announcement information storing means for storing said announcement information received by said announcement information receiving means;
inputting means for inputting characters or numerals corresponding to said announcement information stored by said announcement information storing means;
input character storing means for storing said characters or said numerals input by said inputting means;
winning information receiving means for receiving winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
winning information storing means for storing said winning information received by said winning information receiving means;
comparing means for comparing said characters or said numerals input by said inputting means with said winning information stored by said winning information storing means; and
winning judging means for judging, based on a result of the comparison by said comparing means, whether said characters or said numerals stored by said input character storing means constitute a win. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A broadcast reception method for use with a broadcast reception apparatus for receiving a broadcast program, said broadcast reception method comprising the steps of:
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receiving announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
storing said announcement information received in said announcement information receiving step;
inputting characters or numerals corresponding to said announcement information stored in said announcement information storing step;
storing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step;
receiving winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
storing said winning information received in said winning information receiving step;
comparing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step with said winning information stored in said winning information storing step; and
judging, based on a result of the comparison in said comparing step, whether said characters or said numerals stored in said input character storing step constitute a win.
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22. A storage medium which stores a computer-readable program for controlling a broadcast reception apparatus for receiving a broadcast program, the program comprising the steps of:
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receiving announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
storing said announcement information received in said announcement information receiving step;
inputting characters or numerals corresponding to said announcement information stored in said announcement information storing step;
storing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step;
receiving winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
storing said winning information received in said winning information receiving step;
comparing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step with said winning information stored in said winning information storing step; and
judging, based on a result of the comparison in said comparing step, whether said characters or said numerals stored in said input character storing step constitute a win.
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23. A program for use with a computer for controlling a broadcast reception apparatus for receiving a broadcast program, said program causing said computer to execute the steps of:
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receiving announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
storing said announcement information received in said announcement information receiving step;
inputting characters or numerals corresponding to said announcement information stored in said announcement information storing step;
storing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step;
receiving winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
storing said winning information received in said winning information receiving step;
comparing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step with said winning information stored in said winning information storing step; and
judging, based on a result of the comparison in said comparing step, whether said characters or said numerals stored in said input character storing step constitute a win.
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24. A broadcasting system comprising a broadcast transmission apparatus for transmitting a broadcast program and a broadcast reception apparatus for receiving said broadcast program;
wherein said broadcast transmission apparatus includes;
first announcement information storing means for storing announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto;
first winning information storing means for storing winning information about said letter-guessing game or about said lotto;
announcement information transmitting means for transmitting said announcement information stored by said first announcement information storing means, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
winning information transmitting means for transmitting said winning information stored by said first winning information storing means, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
wherein said broadcast reception apparatus includes;
announcement information receiving means for receiving said announcement information for soliciting participation in said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
second announcement information storing means for storing said announcement information received by said announcement information receiving means;
inputting means for inputting characters or numerals corresponding to said announcement information stored by said second announcement information storing means;
input character storing means for storing said characters or said numerals input by said inputting means;
winning information receiving means for receiving said winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
second winning information storing means for storing said winning information received by said winning information receiving means;
comparing means for comparing said characters or said numerals input by said inputting means with said winning information stored by said second winning information storing means; and
winning judging means for judging, based on a result of the comparison by said comparing means, whether said characters or said numerals stored by said input character storing means constitute a win. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A broadcasting method for use with a broadcasting system comprising a broadcast transmission apparatus for transmitting a broadcast program and a broadcast reception apparatus for receiving said broadcast program, said broadcasting method being made up of a broadcast transmission method and a broadcast reception method for use with said broadcast transmission apparatus and said broadcast reception apparatus respectively;
wherein said broadcast transmission method comprises the steps of;
firstly storing announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto;
firstly storing winning information about said letter-guessing game or about said lotto;
transmitting said announcement information stored in said first announcement information storing step, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
transmitting said winning information stored in said first winning information storing step, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
wherein said broadcast reception method comprises the steps of;
receiving said announcement information for soliciting participation in said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
secondly storing said announcement information received in said announcement information receiving step;
inputting characters or numerals corresponding to said announcement information stored in said second announcement information storing step;
storing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step;
receiving said winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
secondly storing said winning information received in said winning information receiving step;
comparing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step with said winning information stored in said second winning information storing step; and
judging, based on a result of the comparison in said comparing step, whether said characters or said numerals stored in said input character storing step constitute a win.
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41. A storage medium which stores a computer-readable program for controlling a broadcasting system comprising a broadcast transmission apparatus for transmitting a broadcast program and a broadcast reception apparatus for receiving said broadcast program, the program being made up of a broadcast transmission apparatus controlling program and a broadcast reception apparatus controlling program;
wherein said broadcast transmission apparatus controlling program comprises the steps of;
firstly storing announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto;
firstly storing winning information about said letter-guessing game or about said lotto;
transmitting said announcement information stored in said first announcement information storing step, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
transmitting said winning information stored in said first winning information storing step, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
wherein said broadcast reception apparatus controlling program comprises the steps of;
receiving said announcement information for soliciting participation in said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
secondly storing said announcement information received in said announcement information receiving step;
inputting characters or numerals corresponding to said announcement information stored in said second announcement information storing step;
storing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step;
receiving said winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
secondly storing said winning information received in said winning information receiving step;
comparing said characters or said numerals input in, said inputting step with said winning information stored in said second winning information storing step; and
judging, based on a result of the comparison in said comparing step, whether said characters or said numerals stored in said input character storing step constitute a win.
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42. A program for use with a computer for controlling a broadcasting system comprising a broadcast transmission apparatus for transmitting a broadcast program and a broadcast reception apparatus for receiving said broadcast program, said computer being made up of a broadcast transmission apparatus controlling computer and a broadcast reception apparatus controlling computer;
wherein said program causes said broadcast transmission apparatus controlling computer to execute the steps of;
firstly storing announcement information for soliciting participation in a letter-guessing game or a lotto;
firstly storing winning information about said letter-guessing game or about said lotto;
transmitting said announcement information stored in said first announcement information storing step, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
transmitting said winning information stored in said first winning information storing step, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program when transmitted; and
wherein said program causes said broadcast reception apparatus controlling computer to execute the steps of;
receiving said announcement information for soliciting participation in said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said announcement information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
secondly storing said announcement information received in said announcement information receiving step;
inputting characters or numerals corresponding to said announcement information stored in said second announcement information storing step;
storing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step;
receiving said winning information about said letter-guessing game or said lotto, said winning information being multiplexed with said broadcast program while being transmitted;
secondly storing said winning information received in said winning information receiving step;
comparing said characters or said numerals input in said inputting step with said winning information stored in said second winning information storing step; and
judging, based on a result of the comparison in said comparing step, whether said characters or said numerals stored in said input character storing step constitute a win.
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