Electronic sweepstakes entry distribution system
First Claim
1. A method including:
- (a) associating a product with a user account;
(b) associating the user account with one or more sweepstakes entries, the quantity of sweepstakes entries being based at least in part on a value of the product; and
(c) dispensing a user ticket to a user correlated with the user account, the user ticket being associated with the product through information recorded on the user ticket, the user ticket also being printed with a respective indicia for each respective sweepstakes entry associated with the user account.
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Abstract
A method of distributing sweepstakes entries includes associating a product with a user account. The product may be a product such as Internet access time, calling card minutes, gift card credit, other types of store credit, or any other type of product. One or more sweepstakes entries are associated the user account based at least in part upon the value of the product that has been associated with the user account. A user ticket is dispensed to a user correlated with the user account. This user ticket is associated with the product through information recorded on the user ticket, and is also printed with a respective indicia for each respective sweepstakes entry associated with the user account. A user receiving the user ticket may see their sweepstakes entry results at a display terminal that causes the results to be displayed in an entertaining fashion.
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24 Claims
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1. A method including:
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(a) associating a product with a user account;
(b) associating the user account with one or more sweepstakes entries, the quantity of sweepstakes entries being based at least in part on a value of the product; and
(c) dispensing a user ticket to a user correlated with the user account, the user ticket being associated with the product through information recorded on the user ticket, the user ticket also being printed with a respective indicia for each respective sweepstakes entry associated with the user account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A program product stored on at least one storage medium, the program product including machine-readable instructions that when executed are configured to:
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(a) associate a product with a user account;
(b) associate the user account with one or more sweepstakes entries, the quantity of sweepstakes entries being based at least in part on a value of the product; and
(c) cause a user ticket to be dispensed to a user correlated with the user account, the user ticket being associated with the product through information recorded on the user ticket, the user ticket also being printed with a respective indicia for each respective sweepstakes entry associated with the user account. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system including:
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(a) a device for storing a data structure representing a user account, the user account being associated with a product and with one or more sweepstakes entries, the quantity of sweepstakes entries being based at least in part on the value of the product; and
(b) a ticket dispenser for dispensing a user ticket to a user correlated with the user account, the user ticket being associated with the product through information recorded on the user ticket, the user ticket also being printed with a respective indicia for each respective sweepstakes entry associated with the user account. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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