Systems for Lottery Pool Management
First Claim
1. A lottery pool management system implemented on a management computer for lottery pool management over a communication network, the lottery pool management system comprising:
- a participant interface resident on the management computer and in communication with one or more participant computers, each participant computer having one or more pool participants, the participant interface being configured to receive a plurality of lottery numbers entered by one or more pool participants into one or more lottery pools associated with a lottery, enable the pool participants to participate together in the one or more lottery pools, enable the pool participants to exchange information regarding at least one of the lotteries prior to a drawing thereof, and to enable at least one of the pool participants to be informed by way of the one or more participant computers, respectively, of one or more of the lottery numbers that are associated with respective pool participants in one or more of the lottery pools prior to the drawing of a lottery;
a lottery interface resident on the management computer and in communication with the participant interface, the lottery interface being configured to receive drawing results for one or more of the lotteries, compare the drawing results with the plurality of lottery numbers received by the participant interface, and to recognize that a winning event has occurred when a given one of the plurality of lottery numbers is drawn as a winning lottery number for its corresponding lottery; and
a notification interface resident on the management computer and in communication with the participant interface and the lottery interface, the notification interface being configured to notify the pool participants by way of the one or more participant computers about activity in one or more of the lotteries.
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Abstract
A lottery pool management system for lottery pool management is provided that includes a participant interface in communication with participant computers having pool participants, a lottery interface, and a notification interface. The participant interface receives lottery numbers entered by pool participants into lottery pools associated with a lottery. The participant interface also enables the pool participants to participate together in the lottery pools, exchange information regarding at least one of the lotteries prior to a drawing thereof, and to be informed of lottery numbers that are associated with respective pool participants in the lottery pools prior to the drawing of a lottery. The lottery interface receives drawing results for the lotteries, compares the drawing results with the lottery numbers, and recognizes that a winning event has occurred. The notification interface notifies the pool participants about activity in the lotteries.
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49 Claims
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1. A lottery pool management system implemented on a management computer for lottery pool management over a communication network, the lottery pool management system comprising:
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a participant interface resident on the management computer and in communication with one or more participant computers, each participant computer having one or more pool participants, the participant interface being configured to receive a plurality of lottery numbers entered by one or more pool participants into one or more lottery pools associated with a lottery, enable the pool participants to participate together in the one or more lottery pools, enable the pool participants to exchange information regarding at least one of the lotteries prior to a drawing thereof, and to enable at least one of the pool participants to be informed by way of the one or more participant computers, respectively, of one or more of the lottery numbers that are associated with respective pool participants in one or more of the lottery pools prior to the drawing of a lottery; a lottery interface resident on the management computer and in communication with the participant interface, the lottery interface being configured to receive drawing results for one or more of the lotteries, compare the drawing results with the plurality of lottery numbers received by the participant interface, and to recognize that a winning event has occurred when a given one of the plurality of lottery numbers is drawn as a winning lottery number for its corresponding lottery; and a notification interface resident on the management computer and in communication with the participant interface and the lottery interface, the notification interface being configured to notify the pool participants by way of the one or more participant computers about activity in one or more of the lotteries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for lottery pool management over a communication network comprising:
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one or more participant computers; one or more lottery pool management computers, the one or more lottery pool management computers being in communication with the one or more participant computers through the communication network; and a lottery pool management system resident on the one or more lottery pool management computers, wherein the lottery pool management system includes; a participant interface in communication with a participant computer, the participant interface being configured to enable two or more of a plurality of pool participants to participate as members of a group having a common interest in one or more lottery pools, wherein each lottery pool is associated with a lottery and each lottery pool has a plurality of lottery numbers respectively provided by one or more of the pool participants; a lottery interface in communication with one or more lotteries and the participant interface, the lottery interface being configured to receive drawing results for the one or more lotteries, compare the drawing results with the lottery numbers in the one or more lottery pools, and to recognize that a winning event has occurred when a given one of the plurality of lottery numbers is drawn as a winning lottery number for its corresponding lottery; and a notification interface in communication with the participant interface and the lottery interface, the notification interface being configured to notify the plurality of pool participants about activity in the one or more lotteries. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A lottery pooling management system configured for operation on a communication network, the system comprising:
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a participant interface, the participant interface being in communication with a participant computer, the participant interface being configured to increase the chances for two or more of a plurality of pool participants to win a lottery by enabling two or more of the plurality of pool participants to participate as members of a group having a common interest in one or more lottery pools, wherein at least one lottery pool comprises one or more lottery numbers respectively provided by one or more of the plurality of pool participants, selectively; a lottery interface, the lottery interface being in communication with one or more lotteries and the participant interface, the lottery interface being configured to receive drawing results and jackpot amounts for the one or more lotteries, compare the drawing results with the one or more lottery numbers in the one or more lottery pools, and to recognize that a winning event has occurred when a given one of the one or more lottery numbers is drawn as a winning lottery number of its corresponding lottery; a notification interface, the notification interface being in communication with the participant interface and the lottery interface, the notification interface being configured to notify the plurality of pool participants about activity in the one or more lotteries; and the interfaces being resident on a lottery pool management computer connected to one or more participant computers by way of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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