System and Method for Operating On-Line Governmental Lottery Games
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating governmental lottery play over an electronic network, comprising:
- receiving a request for mobile player terminal location information from an agent server;
acquiring location information based upon distances between the mobile player terminal and a plurality of transmitters with known locations;
transmitting the acquired location information to the agent server;
determining whether the mobile player terminal is located within a lottery jurisdiction based on the transmitted location information; and
processing the purchase of a lottery ticket when the location of the mobile player terminal is determined to be located within the lottery jurisdiction.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating governmental lottery play over an electronic network includes receiving a request for mobile player terminal location information from an agent server, acquiring location information based upon distances between the mobile player terminal and a plurality of transmitters with known locations, transmitting the acquired location information to the agent server, determining whether the mobile player terminal is located within a lottery jurisdiction based on the transmitted location information, and processing the purchase of a lottery ticket when the location of the mobile player terminal is determined to be located within the lottery jurisdiction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating governmental lottery play over an electronic network, comprising:
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receiving a request for mobile player terminal location information from an agent server; acquiring location information based upon distances between the mobile player terminal and a plurality of transmitters with known locations; transmitting the acquired location information to the agent server; determining whether the mobile player terminal is located within a lottery jurisdiction based on the transmitted location information; and processing the purchase of a lottery ticket when the location of the mobile player terminal is determined to be located within the lottery jurisdiction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for facilitating governmental lottery play over an electronic network, comprising:
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an agent server connected via said electronic network for receiving player and ticket information transmitted from a mobile player terminal, for transmitting said ticket information to a governmental lottery administrator, and for receiving a serial number issued by said governmental lottery administrator in association with a lottery ticket; a database in said agent server for storing said player and ticket information and said serial number associated with said lottery ticket; and a screening unit in said agent server, having player geographic location criteria by the governmental lottery administrator pre-stored therein, for verifying that a player satisfies said geographic location criteria prior to transmitting said ticket information to said governmental lottery administrator, wherein said screening unit; receives location information based upon distances between the mobile player terminal and a plurality of transmitters with known locations; and determines whether the mobile player terminal satisfies said geographic location criteria based on the transmitted location information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for facilitating governmental lottery play over an electronic network, comprising:
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a mobile player terminal including a location unit for automatically determining a present location, and a radio for connecting wirelessly to the Internet; and a lottery agent server including; a connection to the Internet across which the lottery agent server receives information pertaining to the determined present location of the mobile player terminal; a processing unit for determining whether the present location of the mobile player terminal is within a lottery jurisdiction; and an electronic lottery ticket processing unit for facilitating the purchase of a lottery ticket by a user over the mobile player terminal when it is determined that the present location of the mobile player terminal is within the lottery jurisdiction. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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