System and method for choosing random numbers and delivering such numbers to subscribers for playing games of chance

• US 4,959,783 A
• Filed: 04/06/1989
• Issued: 09/25/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lotto PICK Quick Winning ODDS Limited
• Original Assignee: Lotto PICK Quick Winning ODDS Limited
• Inventors: Scott, James, Mosley, Dennis
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kibby, St.
• Application Number:
  US07/334,168
• Time in Patent Office: 537 Days
• Field of Search: 379/97, 379/77, 379/88, 379/207, 279/138 A, 364/410, 364/412, 381/51
• US Class Current: 463/22
• 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: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 15/00 Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 15/006 electronically
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users

Abstract

A system and method of practicing such system involving the random selection of numbers used in a lottery type game wherein such random number picks are delivered using conventional local and long distance telephone facilities to callers/subscribers through the provision of a central computer/processing unit and a plurality of interactive voice response assemblies audibly delivering such random number picks to the caller/subscriber.

Claims

1. A system used in combination with local and long distance telephone facilities designed to provide randomly selected groups of numbers to callers/subscribers for playing LOTTO type games of choice, said system comprising:

a. computer means located centrally and specifically programmed for generating multi-digit random groups of number picks.

b. a plurality of processing means interconnected to said computer means by the conventional telephone facilities for processor to processor communication therewith,

c. at least one of said processing means connected by a call-in link defined by local telephone facilities to a caller/subscriber communicating with said processing means from a telephone unit,

d. said one processing means comprising an interactive voice response assembly structured to transmit and receive data to and from said computer means,

e. said interactive voice response assembly including voice synthesizer means structured for delivery of the random group of number picks in an audio mode to the caller/subscriber over the call-in link, and

f. said computer means structured to generate and transmit to at least a preselected one of said interactive voice response assemblies a plurality of random number picks for storage at said interactive voice response assembly prior to contact therewith by a caller/subscriber.

2. A system as in claim 1 wherein said computer means is structured and specifically programmed to provide non-duplicate number picks during a given play period defined by a pre-recognized length of time.

3. A system as in claim 2 wherein each random number pick comprises six numbers.

4. A system as in claim 3 wherein each of said random number picks are selected from the numerals 1 to 49.

5. A system as in claim 1 wherein said voice synthesizer means is structured to selectively deliver the random number picks in an audio mode including selectively different languages.

6. A system as in claim 1 wherein the plurality of said processing means are located at different locales throughout a predetermined geographic location.

7. A system as in claim 6 wherein each of said processing means comprises an interactive voice response assembly including a voice synthesizer means, at least some of which are structured for audibly communicating with callers/subscribers in a non-english language.

8. A system as in claim 1 wherein said preselected ones of said interactive voice response assemblies are structured to generate and audibly transmit a preselected number of random number picks to a caller/subscriber upon contact therewith through said telephone facilities.

9. A method of providing multiple digit random number picks to a caller/subscriber using conventional telephone facilities, said method comprising the steps of:

a. dialing an indicated telephone number by a caller/subscriber using the conventional telephone facilities,

b. establishing communication to one of a plurality of processing means and interconnecting the one processing means to a host computer using the conventional telephone facilities,

c. generating at least one multi-digit random number pick within a preselected numerical range and transmitting the one random number pick to the one processing means,

d. communicating the one random number pick to the caller/subscriber in an audible mode,

e. generating a predetermined plurality of random number picks by said host computer and transmitting said predetermined plurality of random number picks to said one processing means, and

f. storing said predetermined plurality of random number picks in said one processing means prior to establishing a call-in link with a caller/subscriber.

10. A method as in claim 9 further including generating each possible random number pick a maximum of one time in a play period of predetermined length.

11. A method as in claim 9 further comprising transmitting said predetermined plurality of random number picks to said caller/subscriber from storage of said one processing means.