Random lottery computer

• US 4,858,122 A
• Filed: 09/19/1986
• Issued: 08/15/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William Kreisner
• Original Assignee: William Kreisner
• Inventors: Kreisner, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Goldberg, E. A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DONOVAN, LINCOLN D
• Application Number:
  US06/909,280
• Time in Patent Office: 1,061 Days
• Field of Search: 364/410-412, 364/717, 273/269, 273/274, 273/138 A
• US Class Current: 463/22
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 15/006 electronically

Abstract

A random lottery computer which can be pre-programmed for various lottery markets is provided. Lotteries vary in the number of selections to be made, the range for each selection and whether the selections are single digit or double digit. A microprocessor controlled system, with random number generation, is programmed for these various lottery parameters by a game selector switch and by push button switches which increment or decrement the selection range. The lottery computer may be battery powered or light powered. Provision is made for initializing the microprocessor when power is first applied. Power is also disconnected after a given interval.

Claims

1. A random lottery computer for generating random numeric lottery selections, each lottery selection comprising a plurality of numeric entities, the random lottery computer comprising:

(a) a housing;

(b) a substantially visually unitary numeric display mounted in the housing for displaying the numeric lottery-selections generated by the random lottery computer;

(c) a microprocessor mounted in the housing having switch-state input terminals and display output terminals, the display output terminals being connected to the numeric display, the microprocessor being adapted to generate random numeric lottery selections in accordance with lottery-game requirements of a user-selectable one of a plurality of predetermined lottery games and transmitting display signals encoding such lottery selections from the display output terminals to cause such lottery selections to be displayed by the numeric display of the random lottery computer, a particular lottery game in accordance with which a lottery selection is made being specified by switch-state signals applied to switch-state input terminals of the microprocessor;

(d) electric power supply means located in the housing for supplying electric power to the microprocessor and the numeric display;

(e) a single user-positionable multiposition game-selector switch mounted in the housing of the random lottery computer and connected to switch-state input terminals of the microprocessor, each position of the game-selector switch being associated with a predetermined set of lottery-game requirements, the microprocessor being adapted to take account of the set of lottery-game requirements associated with any user-selected position of the game-selector switch in generating random numeric lottery selections, each such set of lottery-game requirements specifying at least a number of numeric entities included in the lottery selection for the game and a number of digits in each numeric entity, at least one first set of lottery-game requirements associated with a first position of the game-selector switch specifying one digit per numeric entity and at least one second set of lottery-game requirements associated with a second position of the game-selector switch different from said first position specifying two digits per numeric entity;

(f) an incrementing switch mounted in the housing and connected to a switch-state input terminal of the microprocessor, the microprocessor being adapted to increment in response to actuation of the incrementing switch an upper limit for the numeric entities for the random numeric lottery selections generated in accordance with the set of lottery-game requirements associated with at least one position of the game-selector switch, the position of the game-selector switch defining a settable-upper-limit-game position;

(g) a decrementing switch mounted in the housing and connected to a switch-state input terminal of the microprocessor, the microprocessor being adapted to decrement in response to actuation of the decrementing switch the upper limit for the numeric entities for the random numeric lottery selections generated in accordance with the set of lottery-game requirements associated with the settable-upper-limit-game position of the game-selector switch; and

(h) a lottery-selection play switch mounted in the housing of the random lottery computer and connected to a switch-state input terminal of the microprocessor, the microprocessor being adapted to generate a random numeric lottery selection in response to actuation of the lottery-selection play switch in accordance with the set of lottery-game switch in accordance with the set of lottery-game requirements associated with any user-selected one of the positions of the game-selector switch and, to an extend consistent with said set of lottery-game requirements, the upper limit for the numeric entities of the random numeric lottery selections specified by actuation of the incrementing switch and the decrementing switch.

2. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, wherein said numeric display is a liquid crystal display.

3. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, wherein said numeric display is a light emitting diode display.

4. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, wherein said numeric display is a fluorescent display.

5. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, wherein said electrical power source is a battery.

6. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, wherein said electrical power source is a photocell.

7. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a power-on switch which applies power to said numeric display and to said microprocessor;

wherein said microprocessor automatically turns said poweroff after a predetermined period of time.

8. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, further comprising a power-off switch which removes said power from said numeric display and said microprocessor when depressed.

9. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, further comprising an initialize switch which executes the actual random number selection.

10. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, further comprising an oscillator resistor which determines the clock rate of said microprocessor thereby determining the rate at which said random numbers are selected.

11. A random lottery computer, as recited in claim 1, further comprising an alphanumeric display connected to display output terminals of the microprocessor, the microprocessor being adapted to cause the alphanumeric display to flash alphanumeric characters on and off until the lottery-selection play switch is actuated.

12. A random lottery computer for generating random numeric lottery selections, each lottery selection comprising a plurality of numeric entities, the random lottery computer comprising:

(a) a housing;

(b) a substantially visually unitary numeric display mounted in the housing for displaying the numeric lottery selections generated by the random lottery computer;

(c) a microprocessor mounted in the housing having switch-state input terminals and display output terminals, the display output terminals being connected to the numeric display, the microprocessor being adapted to generate random numeric lottery selections in accordance with lottery-game requirements of a user-selectable one of a plurality of predetermined lottery games and transmitting display signals encoding such lottery selections from the display output terminals to cause such lottery selections to be displayed by the numeric display of the random lottery computer, a particular lottery game in accordance with which a lottery selection is made being specified by switch-state signals applied to switch-state input terminals of the microprocessor;

(d) electric power supply means located in the housing for supplying electric power to the microprocessor and the numeric display;

(e) a single user-actuatable multistate game-selector switch mounted in the housing of the random lottery computer and connected to switch-state input terminals of the microprocessor, each position of the game-selector switch being associated with a predetermined set of lottery-game requirements, the microprocessor being adapted to take account of the set of lottery-game requirements associated with any user-selected position of the game-selector switch in generating random numeric lottery selections, each such set of lottery-game requirements specifying at least a number of numeric entities included in the lottery selection for the game and a number of digits in each numeric entity, at least one first set of lottery-game requirements associated with a first position of the game-selector switch specifying one digit per numeric entity and at least one second set of lottery-game requirements associated with a second position of the game-selector switch different from said first state specifying two digits per numeric entity;

(f) user-actuatable entity-upper-limit switch means mounted in the housing and connected to a switch-state input terminal of the microprocessor, the microprocessor being adapted to set in response in actuation of the entity-upper-limit switch means an upper limit for the numeric entities for the random numeric lottery selections generated in accordance with the set of lottery-game requirements associated with at least one state of the game-selector switch, the state of the game-selector switch defining a settable-upper-limit-game state; and

(g) A user-actuatable lottery-selection play switch mounted in the housing of the random lottery computer and connected to a switch-state input terminal of the microprocessor, the microprocessor being adapted to generate a random numeric lottery selection in response to actuation of the lottery-selection play switch in accordance with the set of lottery-game requirements associated with any user-selected one of the states of the game-selector switch and, to an extent consistent with said set of lottery-game requirements, the upper limit for the numeric entities of the random numeric lottery selections specified by actuation of the entity-upper-limit switch means.

13. The random lottery computer according to claim 12 in which the entity-upper-limit switch means includes an incrementing switch and a decrementing switch, the microprocessor being adapted to increment in response to actuation of the incrementing switch the upper limit for the random numeric lottery selections generated in accordance with the set of lottery-game requirements associated with the settable-upper-limit-game state of the game-selector switch, and to decrement said upper limit in response to actuation of the decrementing switch.

14. The random lottery computer according to claim 12 in which the multistate game-selector switch is a user-positionable multiposition switch, each position of the switch defining a state of the switch associated with a predetermined set of lottery-game requirements.