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System for and method of dispensing lottery tickets

  • US 5,735,432 A
  • Filed: 05/06/1996
  • Issued: 04/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A lottery ticket dispensing system for lottery tickets of the type which includes a front sheet having window means which are normally closed, a rear sheet, means for bonding the front sheet and the rear sheet together, play symbols on an inward side of the rear sheet toward an inward side of the front sheet, the play symbols capable of being winning symbols, the play symbols being located in play regions on the inward side of the rear sheet in alignment with the window means, and the window means for being opened to reveal the play symbols in the play regions thereunder, said lottery ticket dispensing system comprising:

  • a bar code window in one of the front sheet and the rear sheet of the lottery ticket which said bar code window is normally closed;

    bar code markings for each lottery ticket on at least one of the inward side of said bar code window and the inward side of the other of the rear sheet and the front sheet in alignment with said bar code window;

    said bar code markings including ticket information for indicating the play symbols in the play regions as aligned with the window means;

    a lottery ticket dispensing machine including a housing and a front panel;

    ticket storage means in said housing for storing a plurality of the lottery tickets;

    electronic control means in said housing including ticket dispensing means for dispensing each lottery ticket from said ticket storage means for advancement toward said front panel;

    bar code window opening means in said housing for opening said bar code window to reveal said bar code markings of each lottery ticket dispensed from said ticket storage means;

    a bar code reading device in said housing adjacent to said bar code window opening means operably connected to said electronic control means for reading and identifying the bar code markings of each lottery ticket and for storing said ticket information in said electronic control means regarding the play symbols as located in the play regions as each lottery ticket advances toward said front panel;

    said front panel having display areas which directly correspond to the play regions on the inward side of the rear sheet of the lottery ticket;

    said display areas being operably connected to said electronic control means for receiving display signals therefrom;

    means for providing an actuation signal to said electronic control means to cause said electronic control means to generate said display signals for said display areas;

    said display signals producing display symbols in said display areas; and

    ,for each lottery ticket having been dispensed from said ticket storage means, said display symbols in said display areas being directly indicative of the play symbols of the play regions which correspond to said display areas.

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