Automatic lottery system

• US 4,689,742 A
• Filed: 05/05/1986
• Issued: 08/25/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1980
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kenneth E. Mullenix, Seymour Troy
• Original Assignee: Kenneth E. Mullenix, Seymour Troy
• Inventors: Mullenix, Kenneth E., Troy, Seymour
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Jerry
• Assistant Examiner(s): MacDonald, Allen
• Application Number:
  US06/861,612
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 364/411, 364/412, 273/138 A, 273/138 R
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A wagering system having a central processor and a plurality of playing consoles remote therefrom with said console capable of providing data inputs to the central processor, with such data inputs including identification of the playing console, the player, amount played, and games selected which may be an instantaneous game or a delayed game with the player console having a means capable of providing a winning check or printed record of the play to the player along with being able to verify a win or a loss upon the determination of a winning play.

Claims

1. A wagering system comprising:

playing means for playing at least one type of game including means of making a particular play for a particular player;

means capable of determining if the particular play is a winning play for the game being played and the amount of the winning play; and

said playing means includes means capable of providing a record of winning play in the form of a check designating the amount of the winning play.

2. The system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said playing means includes a means of identifying a particular player and said printing means provides the check drawn to the particular player of the winning play.

3. The system in accordance with claim 2 wherein said means of determining if a particular play is a winning play based upon a pre-established standard for winning plays.

4. The system in accordance with claim 3 which includes a central processor and a plurality of player means coupled thereto;

said means of determining a winning play is based upon the numerical order of data received by the central processor from the playing means which provides the pre-established standard.

5. The system in accordance with claim 4 which includes means for verifying a winning play.

6. The system in accordance with claim 2 which includes means for verifying a winning play.

7. The system in accordance with claim 3 which includes means for verifying a winning play.

8. The system in accordance with claim 1 which includes means for verifying a winning play.