Telephonic-interface lottery device
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A ticket and ticket processor for use in combination with a touch tone telephone instrument of a telephone communication facility, whereby indications on said ticket are processed in accordance with one specific format of a plurality of formats, said ticket comprising:
- a base substrate sized to accommodate specific indicia related to the use of the ticket;
visual format indicia on said base substrate visibly indicating said one specific format of a plurality of formats to be simultaneously processed by said telephonic-interface control system;
telephone number indicia on said base substrate for entry by touchtone telephone to provide signals indicative of called terminal digital data for identifying a called number for processing in accordance with said one specific format;
identification indicia on said base substrate indicating a unique identification number, said unique identification number containing information on said one specific format and for entry by said touchtone telephone instrument to provide signals indicative of said unique identification number for processing in accordance with said one specific format, and further for providing an indication that said unique identification number has reached a predetermined limit on use;
a concealing layer disposed on said base substrate for obscuring at least a portion of said unique identification number and removable to reveal said unique identification number; and
said ticket processor comprising;
a processor for processing tickets in accordance with said plurality of formats including said one specific format and further to limit processing under control of said signals indicative of said unique identification number; and
an interface unit to receive said signals indicative of called terminal digital data for controlling said process means to process in accordance with said one specific format.
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Abstract
A telephonic-interface lottery system D interfaces with a multiplicity of individual terminals T1-Tn of a telephone network facility C to enable lottery players to call and play for at least one additional chance to possibly win by dialing a pay-to-dial telephone number indicated on a "scratch-off" or online game lottery ticket for use in the system. At the terminals, callers are prompted by voice-generated instructions to provide digital data, such as their telephone number, age, social security number, and/or drivers license number. In addition, the sequence number of the caller as well as the date and time of the call is recorded for positive association with a caller and is stored for processing. The caller'"'"'s identification data is confirmed using various techniques and callers may be ranked and accounted for on the basis of entitlement and sequence. In accordance with one format, an instant winner is selected online by utilizing techniques such as determining a random winning sequence number or a winning lottery number generated by a number generator. As an adjunct or alternative, the identification data is processed at a later time to determine a grand prize drawing winner by using various processing techniques for determining winners.
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14 Claims
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1. A ticket and ticket processor for use in combination with a touch tone telephone instrument of a telephone communication facility, whereby indications on said ticket are processed in accordance with one specific format of a plurality of formats, said ticket comprising:
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a base substrate sized to accommodate specific indicia related to the use of the ticket; visual format indicia on said base substrate visibly indicating said one specific format of a plurality of formats to be simultaneously processed by said telephonic-interface control system; telephone number indicia on said base substrate for entry by touchtone telephone to provide signals indicative of called terminal digital data for identifying a called number for processing in accordance with said one specific format; identification indicia on said base substrate indicating a unique identification number, said unique identification number containing information on said one specific format and for entry by said touchtone telephone instrument to provide signals indicative of said unique identification number for processing in accordance with said one specific format, and further for providing an indication that said unique identification number has reached a predetermined limit on use; a concealing layer disposed on said base substrate for obscuring at least a portion of said unique identification number and removable to reveal said unique identification number; and said ticket processor comprising; a processor for processing tickets in accordance with said plurality of formats including said one specific format and further to limit processing under control of said signals indicative of said unique identification number; and an interface unit to receive said signals indicative of called terminal digital data for controlling said process means to process in accordance with said one specific format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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