Ticket apparatus with a transmitter
First Claim
1. A portable electrical ticket apparatus for a game, comprising:
- a radio frequency receiver for receiving a broadcast of a dual-tone multifrequency signal containing a winning variable for the game, wherein the broadcast signal is broadcast over a transmission medium;
a dual-tone multifrequency decoder for decoding the broadcast signal received into a multibit decoded signal;
storage means for storing a first variable;
a central processing unit coupled to the decoder and to the storage means for ascertaining whether the first variable stored in the storage means is the winning variable in view of the multibit decoded signal;
a radio frequency transmitter responsive to the central processing unit for transmitting over the transmission medium a signal that indicates that the first variable is the winning variable if the first variable is the winning variable.
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Abstract
A ticket apparatus for a game is described. The ticket apparatus includes storage means for storing a first value. A receiver is included for receiving a broadcast of a broadcast value for the game, wherein the broadcast value is broadcast over a first transmission medium. The ticket apparatus includes means for ascertaining whether the first value is a winning value in view of the received broadcast value. A transmitter responsive to the ascertaining means is included for transmitting over a second transmission medium a signal that indicates that the first value is the winning value if the first value is the winning value. A method of playing a game is also described, wherein locater means are used to locate a ticket apparatus.
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33 Claims
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1. A portable electrical ticket apparatus for a game, comprising:
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a radio frequency receiver for receiving a broadcast of a dual-tone multifrequency signal containing a winning variable for the game, wherein the broadcast signal is broadcast over a transmission medium; a dual-tone multifrequency decoder for decoding the broadcast signal received into a multibit decoded signal; storage means for storing a first variable; a central processing unit coupled to the decoder and to the storage means for ascertaining whether the first variable stored in the storage means is the winning variable in view of the multibit decoded signal; a radio frequency transmitter responsive to the central processing unit for transmitting over the transmission medium a signal that indicates that the first variable is the winning variable if the first variable is the winning variable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A ticket system for a game, comprising:
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(a) a transmitter for broadcasting a signal containing a winning variable for the game over a transmission medium; (b) a portable electrical ticket apparatus comprising; (1) a radio frequency receiver for receiving a broadcast of the signal containing the winning variable for the game; (2) storage means for storing a first variable; (3) a central processing unit coupled to the receiver and to the storage means for ascertaining whether the first variable stored in the storage means is the winning variable in view of the received broadcast; (4) a transmitter responsive to the central processing unit for transmitting over the transmission medium a signal that indicates that the first variable is the winning variable if the first variable is the winning variable; (5) locater means for locating the portable electrical ticket apparatus based on reception of the signal transmitted by the electrical ticket apparatus if the first variable is the winning variable. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of playing a game, comprising the steps of:
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generating a first variable; storing an electrical representation of the generated first variable in storage means within a portable electrical ticket apparatus; broadcasting by radio frequency transmission a signal containing an electrical representation of a winning variable for the game; receiving within the portable electrical ticket apparatus the radio frequency transmission of the broadcast signal containing the electrical representation of the winning variable; comparing within the portable electrical ticket apparatus the stored electrical representation of the generated first variable with the electrical representation of the winning variable; transmitting with a transmitter of the portable electrical ticket apparatus a radio frequency signal that indicates that the first variable is the winning variable if the first variable is the winning variable; locating the portable electrical ticket apparatus based on reception by locater means of the radio frequency signal transmitted by the portable electrical ticket apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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