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Telephonic-interface lottery device

DC CAFC
  • US 5,835,576 A
  • Filed: 04/18/1997
  • Issued: 11/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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:

  • 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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