Method For Participating In Lottery Draw Over A Cellular Network And System Thereof

• US 20070213118A1
• Filed: 04/26/2007
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Celottery, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Celottery, Ltd.
• Inventors: Karmazin, Yoav
• Application Number:
  US10/593,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20070213118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A system and method are provided to allow a user of a cellular device to participate in lottery drawings over a cellular network. The method may include, for example, providing a central lottery computer for providing data related to lottery drawings, providing a cellular drawing center linked to the cellular network and to the central lottery computer, the cellular drawing center to be used for mediating between a cellular device and die central lottery computer; dialing, via the cellular device, an access code for accessing the cellular drawing center, identifying, by the cellular drawing center, the phone number assigned to the cellular device and executing a recorded instruction for aiding the user of the cellular device to execute the selection required in order to participate in one or more of the lottery drawings, submitting a confirmation message, optionally including details of the lottery drawings in which the user is participating, to the cellular device for reporting to the user, and/or charging and/or crediting the user via the billing system of the cellular network.

Claims

1. A method for allowing a user of a cellular device to participate in lottery drawings over a cellular network, comprising:

i) providing a central lottery computer for providing data related to lottery drawings;

ii) providing a cellular drawing center linked to said cellular network and to said central lottery computer, said cellular drawing center is used for mediating between a cellular device and said central lottery computer;

iii) dialing, via said cellular device, an access code for accessing said cellular drawing center;

iv) identifying, by said cellular drawing center, the phone number assigned to said cellular device and executing recorded instruction for aiding the user of said cellular device to execute the selection required in order to participate in one or more of said lottery drawings;

v) submitting a confirmation message to said cellular device for reporting to said user, details of the lottery drawings in which said user is participating; and

vi) charging and/or crediting said user via the billing system of said cellular network.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising, at least during the initial attempt of the user to participate in the draw, requesting said user enter a pre-provided security code for preventing unwanted participating attempt to take place.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the cellular drawing center further comprising providing speech recognition means for allowing the user to execute selections by speech.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the selections of the user are executed by performing operations selected from the group consisting of:

pressing keys on the keyboard of the cellular device, executing selections by speech or a combination thereof.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation message is further submitted to predefined application(s).

6. A system for allowing a user of a cellular device to participate in lottery drawings over a cellular network, comprising:

i) a central lottery computer for providing data related to lottery draws;

ii) a cellular drawing center, wherein said cellular drawing center is linked to said computer and said cellular network;

iii) a cellular device for allowing accessing cellular drawing center;

iv) means for identifying the phone number assigned to said cellular device and means for executing recorded instruction for aiding said user to execute selections in order to participate in one or more of said lottery drawings;

v) means for submitting a confirmation message to said cellular for reporting to said user details of the lottery drawings in which said user is participating; and

vi) means for charging and/or crediting said user via the billing system of said cellular network.

7. A system according to claim 6, further comprising means for identifying a pre-provided code, at least during the initialize attempt of the user to participate in the draw, for preventing unwanted participation from taking place.

8. A system according to claim 6, in which the cellular drawing center further comprises speech recognition means for allowing the user to execute selections by speech.

9. A method for allowing user to participate in lottery drawings over a cellular network, substantially as described and illustrated.

10. A system for allowing user to participate in lottery drawings over a cellular network, substantially as described and illustrated.