Methods for conducting and playing a lottery game

• US 6,969,067 B1
• Filed: 08/07/2003
• Issued: 11/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ronald Borruso
• Original Assignee: Ronald Borruso
• Inventors: Borruso, Ronald
• Primary Examiner(s): Fernstrom, Kurt
• Application Number:
  US10/636,798
• Time in Patent Office: 845 Days
• Field of Search: 273/138.1, 273/139, 273/144.A, 273/144.B, 273/148.R, 283/904, 463/16, 463/17, 463/22
• US Class Current: 273/139
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/06 Lottos or bingo games; Systems, apparatus or devices for checking such games small boxes with balls used for generating random numbers A63F7/048; lottery apparatus G07C15/00; lottery gaming stations, online lottery or bingo G07F17/329; printing processes for lottery tickets B41M3/005
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

Disclosed is a method that includes issuing chances to win each consisting of consecutively drawn player characters, receiving from a drawing a result comprising consecutively drawn result characters, comparing the result to each of the chances to win, assigning a first win to one of the chances to win having a first plurality of player characters matching a corresponding first plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive, and assigning a second win to one of the chances to win having a second plurality of player characters matching a corresponding second plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive.

Claims

1. A method comprising steps of:

issuing chances to win each consisting of consecutively drawn player characters;

receiving from a drawing a result comprising consecutively drawn result characters;

comparing the result to each of the chances to win;

assigning a first win to one of the chances to win having a first plurality of player characters matching a corresponding first plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive; and

assigning a second win to one of the chances to win having a second plurality of player characters matching a corresponding second plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of player characters is lesser than the second plurality of player characters.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

assigning a first prize having a value to the first win; and

assigning a second prize having a value to the second win;

wherein the value of the first prize is lesser than the value of the second prize.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the consecutively drawn player characters of each of the chances to win comprise at least five consecutively drawn player characters; and

the consecutively drawn result characters comprise at least five consecutively drawn result characters.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the chances to win are issued to players over a networked computer environment.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the chances to win are issued to players with a lottery ticket dispensing system.

7. A method comprising steps of:

providing a result comprising consecutively drawn result characters;

issuing chances to win each consisting of consecutively drawn player characters;

comparing the result to each of the chances to win;

assigning a first win to one of the chances to win having a first plurality of player characters matching a corresponding first plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive; and

assigning a second win to one of the chances to win having a second plurality of player characters matching a corresponding second plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the first plurality of player characters is lesser than the second plurality of player characters.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

assigning a first prize having a value to the first win; and

assigning a second prize having a value to the second win;

wherein the value of the first prize is lesser than the value of the second prize.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein:

the consecutively drawn player characters of each of the chances to win comprise at least five consecutively drawn player characters; and

the consecutively drawn result characters comprise at least five consecutively drawn result characters.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the chances to win are issued to players over a networked computer environment.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the chances to win are issued to players with a lottery ticket dispensing system.

13. A method comprising steps of:

providing a chance to win consisting of consecutively drawn player characters;

receiving from a drawing a result comprising consecutively drawn result characters;

comparing the result to the chance to win; and

one of;

assigning a first win to the chance to win if the chance to win has a first plurality of player characters matching a corresponding first plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive, and

assigning a second win to the chance to win if the chance to win has a second plurality of player characters matching a corresponding second plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive;

wherein the first plurality of player characters is lesser than the second plurality of player characters.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

assigning a first prize having a value to the first win; and

assigning a second prize having a value to the second win;

wherein the value of the first prize is lesser than the value of the second prize.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the consecutively drawn player characters comprise at least five consecutively drawn player characters; and

the consecutively drawn result characters comprise at least five consecutively drawn result characters.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the chance to win is issued to a player over a networked computer environment.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the chance to win is issued to a player with a lottery ticket dispensing system.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the chance to win is issued to a player over a gaming unit.

19. A method comprising steps of:

providing a result comprising consecutively drawn result characters;

issuing a chance to win consisting of consecutively drawn player characters;

comparing the result to the chance to win;

assigning a first win to the chance to win if the chance to win has a first plurality of player characters matching a corresponding first plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive, and

assigning a second win to the chance to win if the chance to win has a second plurality of player characters matching a corresponding second plurality of the result characters in the same drawn order that is one of consecutive, partially consecutive, and non-consecutive;

wherein the first plurality of player characters is lesser than the second plurality of player characters.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

assigning a first prize having a value to the first win; and

assigning a second prize having a value to the second win;

wherein the value of the first prize is lesser than the value of the second prize.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein:

the consecutively drawn player characters comprise at least five consecutively drawn player characters; and

the consecutively drawn result characters comprise at least five consecutively drawn result characters.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the chance to win is issued to a player over a networked computer environment.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the chance to win is issued to a player with a lottery ticket dispensing system.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein the chance to win is issued to a player over a gaming unit.