Multi token gaming method
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1. A promotional gaming method for enticing a patron to purchase at least two products that are being promoted by an establishment using an electronic promotional system, the products including a good or a service, the method comprising the steps of:
- distributing a plurality of tokens to a patron of the establishment, each of said plurality of tokens being associated with a product and including a machine readable code;
presenting by the patron at least two of said plurality of tokens at a code reading location in the electronic promotional system;
reading said machine readable codes on said at least two tokens presented by said patron at said code reading location by said electronic promotional system to thereby provide a group of inputs;
determining by said electronic promotional system if said group of inputs for each patron includes a set of inputs matching a preselected set of actuating codes, said preselected set of actuating codes corresponding to one or more products which are being promoted by the establishment; and
actuating a random selection process if said set of inputs matches said predetermined set of actuating codes so as to randomly award prizes only to patrons who have presented tokens with machine readable codes that match said predetermined set of actuating codes, whereby a patron who purchases at least two products which are being promoted is rewarded with am opportunity to win a prize.
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Abstract
A promotional game wherein prizes are automatically and randomly awarded upon presentation of multiple tokens bearing machine readable codes. The random generation of prize awards will take place after the multiple inputs of machine readable codes include a set of inputs which match a preselected set of actuating codes.
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1. A promotional gaming method for enticing a patron to purchase at least two products that are being promoted by an establishment using an electronic promotional system, the products including a good or a service, the method comprising the steps of:
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distributing a plurality of tokens to a patron of the establishment, each of said plurality of tokens being associated with a product and including a machine readable code; presenting by the patron at least two of said plurality of tokens at a code reading location in the electronic promotional system; reading said machine readable codes on said at least two tokens presented by said patron at said code reading location by said electronic promotional system to thereby provide a group of inputs; determining by said electronic promotional system if said group of inputs for each patron includes a set of inputs matching a preselected set of actuating codes, said preselected set of actuating codes corresponding to one or more products which are being promoted by the establishment; and actuating a random selection process if said set of inputs matches said predetermined set of actuating codes so as to randomly award prizes only to patrons who have presented tokens with machine readable codes that match said predetermined set of actuating codes, whereby a patron who purchases at least two products which are being promoted is rewarded with am opportunity to win a prize. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A promotional gaming apparatus for enticing a patron to purchase at least two products that are being promoted by an establishment, the products including a good or a service, comprising:
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means for reading a code from a token corresponding to a product and for generating a signal corresponding to the code; computer means, connected to said reading means, for receiving the signal and storing the code, and for processing the code to produce an output signal, said computer means comprising; means for determining whether the code and a previously input code match a preselected set of actuating codes, said preselected set of actuating codes corresponding to a desired set of products which are promoted together; means for generating a random number if a match is found by said determining means; and means for comparing the random number to a predetermined range of numbers to determine if a prize is to be awarded to the patron, and for generating the output signal if the comparison is favorable; and
output means, connected to said computer means, forproducing in response to the output signal a display output to the patron indicating that the patron has won a prize. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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