Lottery system and method with real-time progressive jackpot

• US 20040224750A1
• Filed: 05/09/2003
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aiman H. Al-Ziyoud
• Original Assignee: Aiman H. Al-Ziyoud
• Inventors: Al-Ziyoud, Aiman H.
• Application Number:
  US10/434,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20040224750A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating the purchase of lottery tickets and the dissemination of lottery information in real time. A central lottery system is provided that accepts lottery ticket purchasing orders from a remote terminal. The central lottery system may keep track of a progressive jackpot and disseminate the latest jackpot size information to communication presentation devices via various communication links.

Claims

1. A lottery system, comprising:

an input terminal, the input terminal capable of receiving data from a telephone;

a database for storing the received data; and

a lottery central server, capable of providing lottery information to a communication presentation device.

2. The lottery system according to claim 1, wherein the data further comprises a lottery participation number.

3. The lottery system according to claim 1, wherein the data further comprises a customer identification and password.

4. The lottery system according to claim 1, wherein the database further stores information relating to a customer profile.

5. The lottery system according to claim 1, wherein the database further stores information relating to a progressive accumulating jackpot.

6. The lottery system according to claim 1, wherein the lottery information comprises data relating to a progressive accumulating jackpot.

7. The lottery system according to claim 1, wherein the data comprises one or more user-generated lottery participation numbers.

8. A lottery system, comprising

an input terminal, the input terminal capable of receiving lottery ticket purchasing data via email message;

a database for storing the received data; and

a lottery central server, capable of providing lottery information to a communication presentation device.

9. The lottery system according to claim 8, wherein the data further comprises a lottery participation number.

10. The lottery system according to claim 8, wherein the data further comprises a customer identification and password.

11. The lottery system according to claim 8, wherein the database further stores information relating to a customer profile.

12. The lottery system according to claim 8, wherein the database further stores information relating to a progressive accumulating jackpot.

13. The lottery system according to claim 8, wherein the lottery information comprises data relating to a progressive accumulating jackpot.

14. The lottery system according to claim 8, wherein the data comprises one or more customer-generated lottery participation numbers.

15. A lottery system, comprising:

an input terminal;

a database; and

a lottery central server, for providing lottery information to a communication presentation device, the lottery information further comprises constantly changing data related to a progressive accumulating jackpot.

16. The lottery system of claim 15, wherein the communication presentation device is a television.

17. The lottery system of claim 16, wherein the data is displayed in a ticker format.

18. The lottery system of claim 16, wherein the data is displayed on a television show.

19. The lottery system of claim 15, wherein the communication presentation device is a monitor for a computer device.

20. The lottery system of claim 19, wherein the data is displayed in a ticker format.

21. The lottery system of claim 19, wherein the data is displayed through a web browser.

22. The lottery system of claim 19, wherein the data is displayed through a web advertisement.

23. The lottery system according to claim 15, wherein the database further stores information relating to a customer profile.

24. The lottery system according to claim 15, wherein the database further stores information relating to a progressive accumulating jackpot.

25. The lottery system of claim 15, wherein the lottery central server further provides the lottery information to a third party.

26. A method for selling lottery tickets and disclosing lottery information, comprising the steps of:

obtaining customer lottery purchase order information from a remote terminal, the information comprises of a lottery sales amount;

determining and adding a portion of the lottery sales amount to a progressive jackpot to obtain latest jackpot amount; and

transmitting the latest jackpot amount to a communication presentation device.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the remote terminal is a telephone.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the lottery sales amount is determined at least by telephone fees charged to a customer.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the remote terminal is a computer device.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the communication presentation device is a television device.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on a television show.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the television show.

33. The method of claim 30, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on a television commercial.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the television commercial.

35. The method of claim 26, wherein the communication presentation device is a computer device.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on a web browser.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the web browser.

38. The method of claim 35, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on a web advertisement.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the web advertisement.

40. The method of claim 35, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on web page.

41. The method of claim 40, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the web page.

42. The method of claim 26, wherein the communication presentation device is a billboard.

43. The method of claim 26, wherein the communication presentation device is a stadium scoreboard.