Video flare system for manual lottery games

• US 20070213131A1
• Filed: 03/07/2006
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Gamco Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Gamco Incorporated
• Inventors: Segebarth, Larry
• Application Number:
  US11/370,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20070213131A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A video flare system for use with manual lottery games includes a programmable computer system having game information stored therein which includes a list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations with predetermined monetary value corresponding to the manual lottery game. A video display monitor and an information input device are connected to the computer system. The computer system displays the list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations on the video display monitor and the list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations on the input device. The input device receives input from the authorized user upon one of the predetermined winning lottery combinations being obtained by a player and the computer system then processes the data to update the list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations displayed on the video display monitor by preventing display of the selected predetermined winning lottery game combination which was redeemed.

Claims

1. A video flare system for use with physical ticket gambling games having a number of physical tickets each having indicia thereon which correspond to predetermined winning game combinations each having a predetermined monetary value, said video flare system comprising:

a programmable computer system having at least one set of game information accessibly stored therein, said at least one set of game information including a list of predetermined winning game combinations each having a predetermined monetary value, said at least one set of game information corresponding to the predetermined winning game combinations available in the physical ticket gambling game;

at least one video display means in information transmission connection with said programmable computer system;

at least one input device in information transmission connection with said programmable computer system;

said programmable computer system operative to display said list of predetermined winning game combinations on said at least one video display means for viewing by a player of the physical ticket gambling game;

said programmable computer system operative to display said list of predetermined winning game combinations on said at least one input device for operation by an authorized user of said video flare system;

said at least one input device operative to receive winning combination information input from said authorized user upon one of said predetermined winning game combinations being obtained by a player of the physical ticket gambling game identifying said one of said predetermined winning game combinations;

said programmable computer system operative to receive and process said winning combination information input identifying said one of said predetermined winning game combinations and update said list of predetermined winning game combinations displayed on said at least one video display means by preventing display of said one of said predetermined winning game combinations so that players can view which predetermined winning game combinations remain to be won in the physical ticket gambling game.

2. The video flare system of claim 1 wherein said programmable computer system is programmed via software programming.

3. The video flare system of claim 1 wherein said at least one video display means comprises a monitor.

4. The video flare system of claim 1 wherein said at least one input device comprises a touch-screen video monitor operative to received touch-screen input from the authorized user.

5. The video flare system of claim 1 wherein said list of predetermined winning game combinations comprises the major winning combinations of the physical ticket gambling game.

6. The video flare system of claim 1 wherein said winning combination information input from said authorized user comprises one of the specific predetermined winning game combination and a specific predetermined monetary value corresponding to said specific predetermined winning game combination.

7. A video flare system for use with pull-tab lottery games comprising:

a programmable computer system having at least one set of game information accessibly stored therein, said at least one set of game information including a list of predetermined winning pull-tab lottery game combinations each having a predetermined monetary value, said at least one set of game information corresponding to the predetermined winning pull-tab lottery game combinations available in the pull-tab lottery game;

at least one video display monitor in information transmission connection with said programmable computer system;

at least one video screen input device in information transmission connection with said programmable computer system;

said programmable computer system operative to display said list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations on said at least one video display monitor for viewing by a player of the pull-tab lottery game;

said programmable computer system operative to display said list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations on said at least one video display input device for operation by an authorized user of said video flare system;

said at least one input device operative to receive winning combination information input from said authorized user upon one of said predetermined winning lottery game combinations being obtained by a player of the pull-tab lottery game identifying said one of said predetermined winning lottery game combinations;

said programmable computer system operative to receive and process said winning combination information input identifying said one of said predetermined winning lottery game combinations and update said list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations displayed on said at least one video display means by preventing display of said one of said predetermined winning lottery game combinations so that players can view which predetermined winning lottery game combinations remain to be won in the pull-tab lottery game.

8. In combination:

a manual lottery game including a number of physical tickets each having indicia thereon which correspond to predetermined winning lottery game combinations each having a predetermined monetary value; and

a video flare system for use with manual lottery games including;

a programmable computer system having at least one set of game information accessibly stored therein, said at least one set of game information including a list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations each having a predetermined monetary value, said at least one set of game information corresponding to said predetermined winning lottery game combinations available in said manual lottery game;

at least one video display means in information transmission connection with said programmable computer system;

at least one input device in information transmission connection with said programmable computer system;

said programmable computer system operative to display said list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations on said at least one video display means for viewing by a player of said manual lottery game;

said programmable computer system operative to display said list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations on said at least one input device for operation by an authorized user of said video flare system;

said at least one input device operative to receive winning combination information input from said authorized user upon one of said predetermined winning lottery game combinations being obtained by a player of said manual lottery game identifying said one of said predetermined winning lottery game combinations;

said programmable computer system operative to receive and process said winning combination information input identifying said one of said predetermined winning lottery game combinations and update said list of predetermined winning lottery game combinations displayed on said at least one video display means by preventing display of said one of said predetermined winning lottery game combinations so that players can view which predetermined winning lottery game combinations remain to be won in said manual lottery game.