Lottery System and Method with Real-Time Progressive Jackpot

• US 20070270205A1
• Filed: 05/07/2004
• Published: 11/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Aiman Al-Ziyoud
• Original Assignee: Aiman Al-Ziyoud
• Inventors: Al-Ziyoud, Aiman
• Application Number:
  US10/556,201
• Publication Number:
  US 20070270205A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/18
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating the purchase of lottery tickets and the dissemination of lottery information in real time. A central lottery system is provided that accepts lottery ticket purchasing orders from a remote terminal. The central lottery system may keep track of a progressive jackpot and disseminate the latest jackpot size information to communication presentation devices via various communication links.

Claims

1-51. -51. (canceled)

52. A data processing system including:

an input terminal operable to receive data from a remote communications device via a public telecommunications network;

a data storage means for storing received data; and

a server operable to communicate with said remote communications device over said public telecommunications network;

wherein said data processing system is configured to store a value having at least partial dependence on said received data;

said data processing system configured to update automatically said value responsive to and on at least partial dependence on update data received by said input terminal; and

configured to communicate said updated value over said public telecommunications network to said remote communications device automatically.

53. A data processing system according to claim 52, wherein said update of said value comprises increasing said value.

54. A data processing system according to claim 53, further configured for implementing a lottery and wherein said received data comprises a lottery sales amount corresponding to one or more customer lottery purchase orders, and said value represents a latest lottery prize amount.

55. A lottery system, comprising a data processing system according to claim 52, wherein said data storage means comprises:

a database; and

said server comprises a lottery central server, for providing lottery information to said remote communications device, the lottery information comprising constantly changing data, including said updated value, related to a progressive accumulating jackpot.

56. The lottery system according to claim 55, wherein the received data further comprises a lottery participation number.

57. The lottery system according to claim 55, wherein the received data further comprises a customer identification and password.

58. The lottery system according to claim 55, wherein the database further stores information relating to a customer profile.

59. The lottery system according to claim 55, wherein the database further stores information relating to a progressive accumulating jackpot.

60. The lottery system according to claim 55, wherein the lottery information comprises data relating to a progressive accumulating jackpot.

61. The lottery system according to claim 55, wherein the received data comprises one or more user-generated lottery participation numbers.

62. The lottery system according to claim 55, wherein the received data comprises one or more customer-generated lottery participation numbers.

63. The lottery system according to claim 55, said data processing apparatus further configured to provide said lottery information to a communication presentation device.

64. The lottery system of claim 63, wherein the communication presentation device is a television.

65. The lottery system of claim 63, wherein the communication presentation device is a monitor for a computer device.

66. The lottery system of claim 64, wherein the data is displayed in a ticker format.

67. The lottery system of claim 66, wherein the data is displayed on a television show.

68. The lottery system of claim 65, wherein the data is displayed through a web browser.

69. The lottery system of claim 65, wherein the data is displayed through a web advertisement.

70. The lottery system of claim 55, wherein the lottery central server further provides the lottery information to a third party.

71. A data processing system according to claim 52, further configured for a voting system and wherein said received data represents votes and said value represents a number of votes.

72. A data processing system according to claim 52 wherein said input terminal is capable of receiving data from a telephone.

73. A data processing system according to claim 52, wherein said input terminal is capable of receiving lottery ticket purchasing data via email message.

97. A network, comprising:

a remote communications device;

a communications network; and

a data processing system according to claim 52, wherein said remote communications device is in communication with said data processing system via said communications network.

98. A lottery network, comprising:

a remote communications device;

a lottery system according to claim 55;

and

a communications device, wherein said communications device is in communication with said lottery system via said communications network.

74. A method for selling lottery tickets and disclosing lottery information, comprising the steps of:

obtaining customer lottery purchase order information from a remote communications device over a public telecommunications network, the information comprises of a lottery sales amount;

determining and adding a portion of the lottery sales amount to a progressive jackpot to obtain latest jackpot amount; and

transmitting the latest jackpot amount over a public telecommunications network to a said remote communications device.

75. The method of claim 74, wherein the personal communications device is a telephone.

76. The method of claim 75, wherein the lottery sales amount is determined at least by telephone fees charged to a customer.

77. The method of claim 74, wherein the remote communications device is a computer device.

78. The method of claim 74, further comprising transmitting the latest jackpot amount to a communications presentation device.

79. The method of claim 78, wherein the communication presentation device is a television device.

80. The method of claim 79, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on a television show.

81. The method of claim 80, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the television show.

82. The method of claim 79, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on a television commercial.

83. The method of claim 82, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the television commercial.

84. The method of claim 78, wherein the communication presentation device is a computer device.

85. The method of claim 84, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on a web browser.

86. The method of claim 85, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the web browser.

87. The method of claim 84, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on a web advertisement.

88. The method of claim 87, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the web advertisement.

89. The method of claim 84, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed on web page.

90. The method of claim 89, wherein the latest jackpot amount is displayed as a ticker on the web page.

91. The method of claim 78, wherein the communication presentation device is a billboard.

92. The method of claim 78, wherein the communication presentation device is a stadium scoreboard.

93. A method of operating a data processing system, comprising:

receiving data from a remote communications device via a telecommunications network;

responsive to receiving said data automatically updating a value in partial dependence on said data; and

automatically communicating said updated value to said remote communications device.

94. A method according to claim 93, wherein said updating said value comprises increasing said value.

95. A method according to claim 94, operable for a implementing a lottery, wherein said received data comprises a lottery sales amount corresponding to one or more customer lottery purchase orders, and said value represents a latest lottery prize amount.

96. A method according to claim 93, operable for a voting system and wherein said received data represents votes and said value represents a number of votes.