Internet-based electronic lottery card

• US 20050010490A1
• Filed: 07/13/2004
• Published: 01/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shulin Liu
• Original Assignee: Shulin Liu
• Inventors: Liu, Shulin
• Application Number:
  US10/889,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20050010490A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

An electronic lottery card transferred via the Internet has two functions, including e-card and lottery, and is presentable. A method of transferring the electronic lottery card through the Internet includes: (1) providing an electronic lottery card server; (2) allowing a user to log into the server; (3) displaying e-cards and lotteries to be selected; (4) allowing the user to choose e-card/e-cards and lottery/lotteries, to input information about the receiver and to confirm; (5) automatically encrypting the information confirmed, storing the information in a database, sending the electronic lottery card to the receiver, and notifying the receiver; and (6) upon the confirmation of the receiver that he/she has received the electronic lottery card, inputting the information into the database.

Claims

1. An Internet-based electronic lottery card that is both an e-card and a lottery card, the electronic lottery card being transferred by the Internet and being presentable.

2. A method of delivering an electronic lottery card through the Internet comprising:

1) providing an electronic lottery card server;

2) allowing a user to log into the server;

3) displaying e-cards and lotteries to be selected;

4) allowing the user to choose e-card/e-cards and lottery/lotteries, to input information about the receiver and to confirm;

5) automatically encrypting the information confirmed, storing the information in a database, sending the electronic lottery card to the receiver, and notifying the receiver; and

6) upon the confirmation of the receiver that he/she has received the electronic lottery card, inputting the information into the database.

3. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein the information about the receiver is the email address of the receiver.

4. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein the receiver is notified by one of QQ, SMS and MMS.

5. A method as recited in claim 2 wherein the said lottery is any kind of computer lottery legalized for sale.