Method, apparatus and system for lottery gaming
First Claim
1. A system for providing a game on a computer network having a game provider computer and a game player recipient processor, the system comprising:
- means for operating the provider computer to receive registration information from the recipient computer, the registration information including user-selected game entry indicia;
means for operating the provider computer to receive a winning combination of a plurality of indicia, said winning combination of indicia comprising indicia generated for purposes independent of said game providing system, by at least one publicly available source, wherein each indicia comprises a predefined portion of a publicly available source such that the winning combination comprises a combination of the predefined portions of the at least one publicly available source, wherein the winning combination is different than the publicly available source;
means for operating the provider computer to compare user-selectable entry indicia with the winning combination of indicia to determine a degree of match;
means for operating the provider computer to provide information regarding the degree of match determined by the means for comparing.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the instant invention are directed to a method, apparatus and system for lottery gaming, wherein a simple, objective, verifiable and reliable method of selecting the winning lottery numbers is provided. In preferred embodiments, a user accesses the game via a wide area network or by some other remote means and inputs required information, including payment information and the user'"'"'s selections for the game. Prior to any user participating in the game, the game provider selects elements that comprise a winning combination. Preferably, the elements that comprise the winning combination are objective and verifiable elements, such as, for example, a portion of the closing stock market price on a given day for a specified set of markets. As such, the elements comprising the winning combinations are objective and can be verified by all of the users. The definition of the winning combination can be redefined for each new game, or as it is generated from a indicia providing source, can remain the same for all games or a set number of games.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for providing a game on a computer network having a game provider computer and a game player recipient processor, the system comprising:
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means for operating the provider computer to receive registration information from the recipient computer, the registration information including user-selected game entry indicia; means for operating the provider computer to receive a winning combination of a plurality of indicia, said winning combination of indicia comprising indicia generated for purposes independent of said game providing system, by at least one publicly available source, wherein each indicia comprises a predefined portion of a publicly available source such that the winning combination comprises a combination of the predefined portions of the at least one publicly available source, wherein the winning combination is different than the publicly available source; means for operating the provider computer to compare user-selectable entry indicia with the winning combination of indicia to determine a degree of match; means for operating the provider computer to provide information regarding the degree of match determined by the means for comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing a game on a computer network having a game provider computer and a game player recipient processor, the method comprising:
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receiving registration information on the provider computer from the recipient computer, the registration information including user-selected game entry indicia; receiving a winning combination of indicia on the provider computer, said winning combination of indicia comprising indicia generated for purposes independent of said game providing system, by at least one publicly available source, wherein each indicia comprises a predefined portion of the publicly available source such that the winning combination comprises a combination of the redefined portions of the at least one publicly available source, wherein the winning combination is different than the publicly available source; comparing, on the provider computer, user-selectable entry indicia with the winning combination of indicia to determine a degree of match; providing, from the provider computer, information regarding the degree of match determined by the means for comparing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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