METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A GESTURE-CONTROLLED LOTTERY TERMINAL

• US 20160110944A1
• Filed: 12/21/2015
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intralot SA
• Original Assignee: Intralot SA
• Inventors: Alexopoulos, Ilias
• Application Number:
  US14/976,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110944A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/428 involving motion or position input signals, e.g. signals representing the rotation of an input controller or a player's arm motions sensed by accelerometers or gyroscopes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/579 from motion
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/001 Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/009 User recognition or proximity detection
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/023 Arrangements for display, data presentation or advertising

Abstract

A method including providing a lottery terminal that includes a graphical user interface and a motion capture device to facilitate a user to play in a lottery. The method further includes displaying, on the graphical user interface, a first image with content that includes drawing lottery tickets, instant lottery tickets, lottery games, dynamically-generated animations, and advertisements and detecting, by the motion capture device, a gesture of the user in a three dimensional space surrounding the lottery terminal. The method may further includes displaying, on the graphical user interface, a second image with content based, at least in part, on the gesture of the user; receiving, by the lottery terminal, a payment from the user for playing the lottery; and distributing, by the lottery terminal, a lottery ticket, based, at least in part, on the gesture of the user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing a lottery terminal comprising a graphical user interface and a motion capture device so as to facilitate a user to play in a lottery;

displaying, by the lottery terminal on the graphical user interface, at least one first image, wherein a first content of the at least one first image is selected from the group consisting of drawing lottery tickets, instant lottery tickets, lottery games, dynamically-generated animations, and advertisements;

detecting, by the motion capture device, at least one first gesture of the user in a three dimensional space surrounding the lottery terminal;

displaying, by the lottery terminal on the graphical user interface, at least one second image, wherein a second content of the at least second image is based, at least in part, on the at least one first gesture of the user;

receiving, by the lottery terminal, at least one payment from the user for playing the lottery; and

distributing, by the lottery terminal, at least one lottery ticket, based, at least in part, on the at least one first gesture of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the payment comprises currency, credit card, debit card, and/or payment with a mobile electronic device having a mobile application configured for payment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one first gesture comprises movement of a body, a limb, and/or a head of the user and/or a change in a facial expression of the user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one first gesture comprises movement of a body part selected from the group consisting of arm, hand, leg, foot, hand, finger, and toe.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing, by the lottery terminal, visible and/or audible feedback to the user.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the visible and/or audible feedback to the user is based, at least in part, on the at least one first gesture.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the visible and/or audible feedback comprises an avatar display, an advertising display, a request for the user to play in the lottery and/or a cursor.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the avatar display comprises an avatar configured to:

i) facilitate user selection of drawing lottery tickets, instant lottery tickets, and/or lottery games and/or

ii) repeat the at least one first gesture of the user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting, by the lottery terminal, lack of movement and/or lack of sound from the user for a predetermined time.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing, by the lottery terminal, visible and/or audible feedback to the user for a sufficient time so as to result in the user departing the three dimensional space surrounding the lottery terminal or the user playing in the lottery.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least one lottery ticket is selected from the group consisting of an electronic representation form lottery ticket and a physical form lottery ticket.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting, by the motion capture device, at least one first gesture of a second user in a three dimensional space surrounding the lottery terminal.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining a position of the user and a second position of the second user;

comparing the user position to the second position of the second user to determine a primary user that is positioned closer to the lottery terminal; and

conducting the receiving and distributing steps with the primary user.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising

changing the at least one first image based, at least in part, on:

i) an inventory of the drawing and/or instant lottery tickets;

ii) the at least one payment; and

/or

iii) the at least one gesture of the user.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the changing step comprises removing or changing a color of the at least one first image of the drawing and/or instant lottery tickets based, at least in part, on:

i) unavailability of the drawing and/or instant lottery tickets in the inventory of the drawing and/or instant lottery tickets; and

/or

ii) a cost of the drawing and/or instant lottery ticket exceeding the payment.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising detecting, by the motion capture device, at least one second gesture of a user in the three dimensional space surrounding the lottery terminal.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the second content of the at least first image is based, at least in part, on the at least one second gesture of the user.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the distributing step is based, at least in part, on the at least one second gesture of the user.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising evaluating the at least one gesture to identify the at least one lottery ticket selected by the user.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein different at least one gestures correspond to identification of the same at least one lottery ticket selected by the user.