System and Method for Operating Governmental Lottery Games with Television-Based User Terminals
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating governmental lottery play over television, comprising:
- receiving a lottery ticket purchase request from a player terminal including a television over a television service provider communication network;
retrieving personal information pertaining to a player from a subscriber database of the television service provider;
verifying that the player satisfies predetermined criteria based on the retrieved personal information; and
processing the purchase of a lottery ticket based on the received lottery ticket purchase request when it is verified that the player satisfies the predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating governmental lottery play over television includes receiving a lottery ticket purchase request from a player terminal including a television over a television service provider communication network. Personal information pertaining to a player is retrieved from a subscriber database of the television service provider. It is then verified that the player satisfies predetermined criteria based on the retrieved personal information. The purchase of a lottery ticket is processed based on the received lottery ticket purchase request when it is verified that the player satisfies the predetermined criteria.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating governmental lottery play over television, comprising:
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receiving a lottery ticket purchase request from a player terminal including a television over a television service provider communication network; retrieving personal information pertaining to a player from a subscriber database of the television service provider; verifying that the player satisfies predetermined criteria based on the retrieved personal information; and processing the purchase of a lottery ticket based on the received lottery ticket purchase request when it is verified that the player satisfies the predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for facilitating a governmental lottery play over television, comprising:
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a player terminal with a display device, a digital television provision unit, and a console for the digital television provision unit, the player terminal receiving a lottery ticket purchase request from a player over a television service provider communication network; a subscriber database for retrieving personal information pertaining to the player; a verification unit for verifying that the player satisfies predetermined criteria based on the retrieved personal information; a lottery transaction server for processing the purchase of a lottery ticket based on the received lottery ticket purchase request when it is verified that the player satisfies the predetermined criteria; and a government lottery administrator server for providing information for determining whether the purchased lottery ticket is a winning ticket or a losing ticket. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for facilitating governmental lottery play over television, comprising:
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receiving a lottery ticket purchase request from a player terminal with a display device, a digital television provision unit, and a console for the digital television provision unit, over a television service provider communication network; retrieving personal information pertaining to a player from a subscriber database of the television service provider; verifying that the player satisfies predetermined criteria based on the retrieved personal information; and processing the purchase of a lottery ticket based on the received lottery ticket purchase request when it is verified that the player satisfies the predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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