System, Terminal and Method for Influencing a Course of Payment

• US 20080020844A1
• Filed: 12/19/2005
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fair Chance Group As
• Original Assignee: Fair Chance Group As
• Inventors: Hoili, Jens Petter
• Application Number:
  US11/793,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20080020844A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for influencing the course of payment during a transaction. The system comprises a point-of-sale terminal, arranged to provide an amount that has to be paid for the transaction; a lottery terminal, comprising a processing device, a first operating device for operation by a customer, and a first display device for reading by the customer; and a lottery server, operatively connected with the lottery terminal. The lottery terminal is arranged to receive an order for purchase of a lottery ticket, transmit a lottery participation inquiry to the lottery server, receive a lottery participation result from the lottery server, and if the lottery participation result indicates a prize, display a notification concerning the prize on the first display device. The lottery server is arranged to receive a lottery participation inquiry from the lottery terminal, provide a lottery participation result on the basis of the lottery participation inquiry, and transmit the lottery participation result to the lottery terminal. The point-of-sale terminal is arranged to cause the amount that has to be paid for the transaction to be reduced, cancelled or credited if the lottery participation result indicates a prize.

Claims

1. A system for influencing the course of payment during a transaction, comprising

a point-of-sale terminal, arranged to provide an amount that has to be paid for the transaction,

a lottery terminal, comprising a processing device, a first operating device for operation by a customer, and a first display device for reading by the customer, and

a lottery server, operatively connected with the lottery terminal,

where the lottery terminal is arranged to:

receive an order for purchase of a lottery ticket,

transmit a lottery participation inquiry to the lottery server,

receive a lottery participation result from the lottery server,

if the lottery participation result indicates a prize, display a notification concerning the prize on the first display device,

where the lottery server is arranged to;

receive a lottery participation inquiry from the lottery terminal,

provide a lottery participation result on the basis of the lottery participation inquiry, and

transmit the lottery participation result to the lottery terminal, and

where the point-of-sale terminal is arranged to;

if the lottery participation result indicates a prize, cause the amount that has to be paid for the transaction to be reduced or cancelled.

2. A system according to claim 1,

where the lottery terminal further comprises a second operating device for operation by the point-of-sale operator,

where the lottery terminal is further arranged to receive the order for purchase of a lottery ticket by operating the second operating device,

where the lottery terminal further comprises a second display device for reading by the point-of-sale operator, and

where the lottery terminal is further arranged to display the notification concerning a prize on the second display device.

3. A system corresponding to one of the claims 1-2,

where the lottery participation result is transmitted from the lottery terminal (110) to the sales terminal (170) via an electronic communication link.

4. A lottery terminal in a system for influencing the course of payment during a transaction, where the system comprises

a point-of-sale terminal for operation by a point-of-sale operator, arranged to

provide an amount that has to be paid for the transaction, and

if a lottery participation result indicates a prize, cause an amount that has to be paid for the transaction to be reduced or cancelled, and

a lottery server operatively connected with the lottery terminal, arranged to

receive a lottery participation inquiry from the lottery terminal,

provide a lottery participation result on the basis of the lottery participation inquiry, and

transmit the lottery participation result to the lottery terminal,

which lottery terminal comprises a processing device, a first operating device for operation by a customer and a first display device for reading by the customer, and is arranged to

receive an order for purchase of a lottery ticket,

transmit a lottery participation inquiry to the lottery server,

receive a lottery participation result from the lottery server,

if the lottery participation result indicates a prize, display a notification concerning the prize on the first display device.

5. A lottery terminal according to claim 4,

further comprising a second operating device for operation by the point-of-sale operator,

further arranged to receive the order for purchase of a lottery ticket by operating the second operating device,

further comprising a second display device for reading by the point-of-sale operator, and

further arranged to display the notification concerning a prize on the second display device.

6. A lottery terminal according to one of the claims 4-5,

further comprising the step of transmitting the lottery participation result from the lottery terminal (110) to the point-of-sale terminal (170) via an electronic communication link.

7. A method for influencing the course of payment during a transaction, comprising:

in a point-of-sale terminal for operation by a point-of-sale operator, providing an amount that has to be paid for the transaction,

in a lottery terminal, comprising a processing device, a first operating

device for operation by a customer, and a first display device for reading by the customer;

receiving an order for purchase of a lottery ticket,

transmitting a lottery participation inquiry to the lottery server,

receiving a lottery participation result from the lottery server,

if the lottery participation result indicates a prize, displaying a notification concerning the prize on the first display device,

in a lottery server, operatively connected with the lottery terminal;

receiving a lottery participation inquiry from the lottery terminal,

providing a lottery participation result on the basis of the lottery participation inquiry, and

transmitting the lottery participation result to the lottery terminal, and

in the point-of-sale terminal, if the lottery participation result indicates a prize, causing the amount that has to be paid for the transaction to be reduced or cancelled.

8. A method according to claim 7, further comprising

in the lottery terminal, receiving the order for purchase of a lottery ticket by operating a second operating device for operation by the point-of-sale operator, and

in the lottery terminal, displaying the notification concerning the prize on a second display device for reading by the point-of-sale operator.

9. A method according to one of the claims 7-8, further comprising transmitting the lottery participation result from the lottery terminal (110) to the point-of-sale terminal (170) via an electronic communication link.

10. A system for implementing participation in a lottery and influencing the course of payment during a transaction,

where the result of the participation in the lottery causes a modification in the amount that has to be paid for the transaction.