Electronic apparatus for generating sets of numerical values for playing lottery games
First Claim
1. An electronic apparatus for generating combinations of numbers to be used by a player when selecting his bets for a lottery game of the 6/36, 6/44 or 6/49 type more generally expressed as m/k wherein m is the number of distinct numbers forming a combination Cj and wherein said distinct numbers being chosen from an array Ak constituted by a number k of consecutive numbers usually ranging from 1 to k, said apparatus generating a plurality of different combinations Cj taking into consideration parameters dictated by the player, said apparatus comprising:
- input means for entering said parameters, namely for entering n distinct selected numbers chosen from said array Ak thus forming a sub-array ai wherein n is greater than m and less than k, and for entering p, a redundancy index whose numerical value is less than m;
processor means operatively connected to said input means for storing said n distinct selected numbers and said redundancy index p, said processor means successively generating a comprehensive series of combinations Cj of said distinct selected numbers n chosen from said sub-array ai, the combinations Cj from said comprehensive series satisfying a predetermined relationship with the selected redundancy index p; and
output means operatively connected to said processor means for successively outputting the combinations Cj generated by said processor means.
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Abstract
A system and an electronic apparatus for generating combinations of numbers for playing lottery games such as 6/36, 6/44 and 6/49. A keyboard allows the player to enter a series of preferred numbers from which the numbers of each combination are to be taken, and a redundancy index which determines the prize group required by the player. A processor with a memory generates combinations of numbers according to stored model combinations and a visual display informs the player of the selected mode of operation and of the status of the operation, and it displays the generated combinations. This type of device could also be decribed in a jargon term used by some lottery players as an electronic "wheeling system and apparatus". Other modes of operation are available to complement the combination generation function.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus for generating combinations of numbers to be used by a player when selecting his bets for a lottery game of the 6/36, 6/44 or 6/49 type more generally expressed as m/k wherein m is the number of distinct numbers forming a combination Cj and wherein said distinct numbers being chosen from an array Ak constituted by a number k of consecutive numbers usually ranging from 1 to k, said apparatus generating a plurality of different combinations Cj taking into consideration parameters dictated by the player, said apparatus comprising:
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input means for entering said parameters, namely for entering n distinct selected numbers chosen from said array Ak thus forming a sub-array ai wherein n is greater than m and less than k, and for entering p, a redundancy index whose numerical value is less than m; processor means operatively connected to said input means for storing said n distinct selected numbers and said redundancy index p, said processor means successively generating a comprehensive series of combinations Cj of said distinct selected numbers n chosen from said sub-array ai, the combinations Cj from said comprehensive series satisfying a predetermined relationship with the selected redundancy index p; and output means operatively connected to said processor means for successively outputting the combinations Cj generated by said processor means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic apparatus for generating combinations of numbers to be used by a player when selecting his bets for a lottery game of the 6/36, 6/44 or 6/49 type more generally expressed a m/k wherein m is the number of distinct numbers forming a combination Cj and wherein said distinct numbers being chosen from an array Ak constituted by a number k of consecutive numbers usually ranging from 1 to k, said apparatus generating a plurality of different combinations Cj taking into consideration parameters dictated by the player, said apparatus comprising:
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input means for entering said parameters, namely for entering n distinct selected numbers chosen from said array Ak thus forming a sub-array ai wherein n is greater than m and less that k, and for entering p, a redundancy index whose numerical value is less than m; processor means operatively connected to said input means for storing said n distinct selected numbers and said redundancy index p, said processor means successively generating a comprehensive series of combinations Cj of said distinct selected numbers n chosen from said sub-array ai except combinations Cj thereof which comprise at least p distinct numbers in common with any previously generated combination Cj ; and output means operatively connected to said processor means for successively outputting the combinations Cj generated by said processor means.
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21. An electronic apparatus for generating combinations of numbers to be used by a player when selecting his bets for a lottery game of the 6/36, 6/44 or 6/49 type more generally expressed as m/k wherein m is the number of distinct numbers forming a combination Cj and wherein said distinct numbers being chosen from an array Ak constituted by a number k of consecutive numbers usually ranging from 1 to k, said apparatus generating a plurality of different combinations Cj taking into consideration parameters and references dictated by the player, said apparatus comprising:
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input means for entering said parameters, namely for entering n distinct selected numbers chosen from said array Ak thus forming a sub-array ai wherein n is greater than m and less than k, and for entering p, a redundancy index whose numerical value is less than m; processor means operatively connected to said input means for storing said n distinct selected numbers and said redundancy index p, said processor means successively generating a comprehensive series of combinations Cj of said distinct selected numbers n chosen from said sub-array ai except all the combinations Cj thereof which comprise at least p distinct numbers in common with any previously generated combination Cj ; and output means operatively connected to said processor means for successively outputting the combinations Cj generated by said processor means.
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22. A pocket size apparatus for generating combinations of numbers to be used by a player when selecting his bets for a lottery game of the 6/36, 6/44 or 6/49 type more generally expressed a m/k wherein m is the number of distinct numbers forming a combination Cj and said distinct numbers being chosen from an array Ak constituted by a number k of consecutive numbers usually ranging from 1 to k, said pocket size apparatus generating a plurality of different combinations Cj taking into consideration parameters dictated by the player, said pocket size apparatus comprising:
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keyboard means having function keys for controlling the operation of said apparatus and numeric keys for entering numerical data, said numeric keys being used for entering said parameters, namely for entering n distinct selected numbers chosen from said array Ak thus forming a sub-array ai wherein n is greater than m and less than k, and for entering p, a redundancy index whose numerical value is less than m; processor means operatively connected to said keyboard means for storing said n distinct selected numbers and said redundancy index p, said processor means successively generating a comprehensive series combinations Cj of said distinct selected numbers n chosen from said sub-array ai except the combinations Cj thereof which comprise at least p distinct numbers in common with any previously generated combination Cj ; and display means operatively connected to said processor means for successively displaying the combinations Cj generated by said processor means and wherein said processor means comprises memory means for storing the numerical values of n and p and for storing every distinct selected number of said sub-array ai, said memory means also having a plurality of read only memory (ROM) areas, there being one ROM area for every valid value of p each ROM area containing a model set MSp of model combinations MCj of m slots each, the model set MSp being constituted by a plurality of subsets Sp n, there being one subset Sp n for every valid value of n, each subset Sp n containing an exhaustive set of model combinations MCj corresponding to the limitations imposed by the associated values of n and p, the subset SP n corresponding to the maximum allowed value of n and being equal to the model set MSp, the subsets being interrelated according to the following relationship;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">S.sup.P.sub.n-1 S.sup.P.sub.nsaid processor means also comprising means for correlating each selected number of said sub-array ai with its corresponding slots of the model combination, said keyboard means comprising among its function keys a combination display key which, when actuated (a) causes said processor means to generate said combinations Cj by accessing the ROM area correspondin, to said p and accessing therein the subset SP n corresponding to the value of n, said processor means forming combinations Cj of m selected numbers of said sub-array ai, in accordance with the model combination extracted from the last mentioned subset SP n and (b) causes successive display of said combinations Cj by said display means.
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