Premium drawing system

• US 20050033649A1
• Filed: 12/12/2001
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Original Assignee: Aruze Corp.
• Inventors: Okada, Kazuo
• Application Number:
  US10/497,532
• Publication Number:
  US 20050033649A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

A prize-lottery system 3 provides a prize offering lottery function to a qualified participant, by using a client terminal 2 connected to the Internet 1 as an input/output device. The prize-lottery system 3 is provided with a random number selection executing means for executing random number selection processing based on information received from the client terminal 2, and a winning mode notifying means for causing the client terminal 2 to display effect images constituting a story based on a winning mode determined as a result of the random number selection processing.

Claims

1. A prize-lottery system for providing a prize offering lottery function to a qualified participant, by using a client terminal connected to the Internet as an input/output device, the prize-lottery system comprising:

a random number selection executing means for executing random number selection processing based on information received from the client terminal; and

a winning mode notifying means for causing the client terminal to display effect images constituting a story, based on a winning mode determined as a result of the random number selection processing.

2. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a lottery result managing means for storing information about the winning mode determined as a result of the random number selection processing in association with information on the qualified participant.

3. The 1 prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the effect images include special mode images indicating a probability of winning.

4. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the effect images include special mode images indicating a probability of winning.

5. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein a single lottery operation is required before a final winning mode is determined.

6. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein a single lottery operation is required before a final winning mode is determined.

7. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein multiple lottery operations are required before a final winning mode is determined, and each lottery operation except the first one is executed while special mode images indicating a probability of win are being displayed or immediately thereafter.

8. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein multiple lottery operations are required before a final winning mode is determined, and each lottery operation except the first one is executed while special mode images indicating a probability of win are being displayed or immediately thereafter.

9. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the qualified participant can select a given prize or prize group the qualified participant wants, prior to execution of a lottery operation.

10. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the qualified participant can select a given prize or prize group the qualified participant wants, prior to execution of a lottery operation.

11. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the qualified participant can select a range of story development of effect images, prior to execution of a lottery operation.

12. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the qualified participant can select a range of story development of effect images, prior to execution of a lottery operation.

13. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the qualified participant can determine a moving direction of a character appearing in the effect images.

14. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the qualified participant can determine a moving direction of a character appearing in the effect images.

15. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein an advertisement of a sponsor offering a prize is displayed while the effect images are being displayed.

16. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein an advertisement of a sponsor offering a prize is displayed while the effect images are being displayed.

17. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein an advertisement of a prize is displayed while the effect images are being displayed.

18. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein an advertisement of a prize is displayed while the effect images are being displayed.

19. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 17, wherein the shape of a character is changed into the shape of the prize according to a final winning mode.

20. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 18, wherein the shape of a character is changed into the shape of the prize according to a final winning mode.

21. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 17, wherein the shape, color and/or movement of a character is changed according to a winning mode.

22. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 18, wherein the shape, color and/or movement of a character is changed according to a winning mode.

23. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein, when a final winning mode is allocated multiple styles of or multiple kinds of prizes, the qualified participant is caused to select a prize the qualified participant wants, before execution of a lottery operation, or before determination of a winning mode, or after determination of a winning mode.

24. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein, when a final winning mode is allocated multiple styles of or multiple kinds of prizes, the qualified participant is caused to select a prize the qualified participant wants, before execution of a lottery operation, or before determination of a winning mode, or after determination of a winning mode.

25. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein a partial area of the effect images or a dedicated display area is used to notify the qualified participant of a probability of win in stages.

26. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein a partial area of the effect images or a dedicated display area is used to notify the qualified participant of a probability of win in stages.

27. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein multiple-stage sound effects are used to notify the qualified participant of a probability of winning.

28. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein multiple-stage sound effects are used to notify the qualified participant of a probability of winning.

29. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the qualified participant is sequentially notified of the remaining number of a prize to win.

30. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the qualified participant is sequentially notified of the remaining number of a prize to win.

31. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 1, wherein the qualified participant can select a main character to appear in the effect images at will.

32. The prize-lottery system as set forth in claim 2, wherein the qualified participant can select a main character to appear in the effect images at will.