System and method for performing lottery ticket transactions utilizing point-of-sale terminals

• US 7,494,417 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2006
• Issued: 02/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Inventor Holdings LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Original Assignee: Walker Digital LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Inventors: Jindal, Sanjay K., Jorasch, James A., Walker, Jay S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Thai, Xuan M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wert, Joshua P.
• Application Number:
  US11/425,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20060246993A1
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• Field of Search: 463/16, 463/17, 463/25
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/00 Games not otherwise provided for aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00 ; miscellaneous sporting games A63B67/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/00 Payment architectures, schemes or protocols apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F7/08, G07F19/00; electronic cash registers G07G1/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0238 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 15/005 with dispensing of lottery tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3248 involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 5/24 with change-giving
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/02 Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus alarms or warning devices indicating the interruption of flow to be metered G07F15/10
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/04 Means for returning surplus or unused coins
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0036 Checkout procedures
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/12 : electronically operated digital data processing aspects G06Q20/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 5/00 : Receipt-giving machines cash registers giving receipts G07G1/00

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatus are provided for receiving a request for a lottery ticket, the request including a purchase amount that is less than a price of a full lottery ticket. A fractional amount of the full lottery ticket is calculated, the fractional amount being based on the purchase amount and the price of the full lottery ticket. An indication of the fractional amount and an indication of the full lottery ticket is stored.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a lottery data processing system;

a controller including a storage device storing merchandise information, said controller adapted to receive lottery information from said processing system;

at least one point-of-sale terminal connected to said controller, for performing merchandise transactions and lottery transactions in accordance with the received lottery information,

said lottery transactions comprising calculating a fractional amount of a full lottery ticket, the fractional amount being based on an amount of change due to a customer for a merchandise transaction and the price of the full lottery ticket; and

said point-of-sale terminal including a recorder for recording on a recording medium the merchandise and lottery information, including an indication of the fractional amount and an indication of the full lottery ticket.

2. A computer-readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a computing device to perform a method comprising:

receiving a request for a lottery ticket, the request including a fractional ticket purchase amount that is less than a price of a full lottery ticket,

in which the fractional ticket purchase amount is based on an amount of change due to a customer for a purchase;

calculating a fractional amount of the full lottery ticket, the fractional amount being based on the fractional ticket purchase amount and the price of the full lottery ticket; and

storing an indication of the fractional amount and an indication of the full lottery ticket.

3. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device in communication with the processor, the storage device storing instructions adapted to direct the processor to perform a method comprising;

receiving a request for a lottery ticket, the request including a fractional ticket purchase amount that is less than a price of a full lottery ticket,

in which the fractional ticket purchase amount is based on an amount of change due to a customer for a purchase;

calculating a fractional amount of the full lottery ticket, the fractional amount being based on the fractional ticket purchase amount and the price of the full lottery ticket; and

storing an indication of the fractional amount and an indication of the full lottery ticket.