Multi-matrix lottery

• US 7,662,038 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2006
• Issued: 02/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games Corporation
• Original Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Bozeman, Alan Kyle
• Primary Examiner(s): Suhol; Dmitry
• Assistant Examiner(s): PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL
• Application Number:
  US11/327,627
• Publication Number:
  US 20060154716A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,502 Days
• Field of Search: 463 17- 19, 273/269
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

The invention is a system and method for hosting a multi-matrix game where a player makes selection from two matrices and the winning numbers are also drawn from these two matrices. Matches are allowed between the player'"'"'s selection from one matrix and the winning numbers selected from a different matrix.

Claims

1. A computer based lottery game method wherein a computer executes machine-readable instructions to implement the lottery game, the lottery game method comprising the steps of:

receiving a single wager amount wager from a player for a single game play in the lottery game, wherein each single game play includes the following;

a player receiving a first plurality of indicia selected from a first set of indicia for a single wager amount;

the player receiving a second at least one indicia selected from a second set of indicia in the same single game play without an additional wager from the player;

wherein the single game play requires the player to receive the player'"'"'s first plurality of indicia and the player'"'"'s at least one indicia from the second set of indicia;

a lottery authority selecting a first plurality of indicia selected from the first set of indicia;

the same lottery authority selecting a second at least one indicia selected from the second set of indicia in the same single game play;

comparing the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the first plurality of indicia selected by the lottery authority and determining a first number of matches from the comparison of the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the first plurality of indicia selected by the lottery authority;

in the same single game play, cross-matching and comparing the second at least one indicia received by the player with the first plurality of indicia selected by the lottery authority and determining a second number of matches from the cross-match comparison of the second at least one indicia received by the player with the first plurality of indicia selected by the lottery authority;

in the same single game play, cross-matching and comparing the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the second at least one indicia selected by the lottery authority and determining a third number of matches from the comparison of the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the second at least one indicia selected by the lottery authority;

in the same single game play, comparing the second at least one indicia received by the player with the second at least one indicia selected by the lottery authority and determining a fourth number of matches from comparison of the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the second at least one indicia selected by the lottery authority; and

awarding a prize in the same single game play based on the said first, second, third and fourth numbers of matches, wherein the prize is based on an award for the total number of matches from the first and fourth numbers of matches multiplied by a factor that depends on the total number of cross-matches from the second and third numbers of matches.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the said first set of indicia, the said first plurality of indicia received by the player, and the said first plurality of indicia selected by the lottery authority has a different parameterization than the said second set of indicia, the said second at least one indicia received by the player, and the said second at least one indicia selected by the lottery authority.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the lottery game is an extension game to a base game.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first plurality of indicia received by the player being received from a player'"'"'s input.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the second at least one indicia received by the player being received from a random number generator.

6. A system for playing a lottery game, comprising:

a communication network;

at least one gaming machine in communication with the communication network; and

a server in communication with the at least one gaming machine through the communication network, the server hosting the lottery game,

wherein for each single game play of the lottery game wagered on by a player, the at least one gaming machine is configured for

receiving from a player a first plurality of indicia selected from a first set of indicia for a single wager amount,

in the same single game play, receiving from the player at least one second indicia selected from a second set of indicia without an additional wager from the player;

wherein the single game play requires the player to receive the player'"'"'s first plurality of indicia and the player'"'"'s at least one indicia from the second set of indicia;

transmitting information on the first plurality of indicia and the at least one second indicia to the server via the communication network,

wherein for each single play of the lottery game based on the player'"'"'s single wager, the server configured for

receiving from a lottery authority a first plurality of indicia selected from the first set of indicia,

receiving from the same lottery authority a second at least one indicia selected from the second set of indicia,

comparing the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the first plurality of indicia selected by the lottery authority and determining a first number of matches from the comparison of the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the first plurality of indicia selected by the lottery authority;

in the same single game play, cross-matching and comparing the second at least one indicia received by the player with the first plurality of indicia selected by the lottery authority and determining a second number of matches from the comparison of the second at least one indicia received by the player with the first plurality of indicia selected by the lottery authority;

in the same single game play, cross-matching and comparing the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the second at least one indicia selected by the lottery authority and determining a third number of matches from the comparison of the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the second at least one indicia selected by the lottery authority;

in the same single game play, comparing the second at least one indicia received by the player with the second at least one indicia selected by the lottery authority and determining a fourth number of matches from the comparison of the first plurality of indicia received by the player with the second at least one indicia selected by the lottery authority; and

the server further configured for awarding a prize based on an award for the total number of matches from the first and fourth numbers of matches multiplied by a factor that depends on the total number of cross-matches from the second and third numbers of matches.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the gaming device further being capable of issuing to the player a ticket containing the information on the first plurality of indicia and the at least one second indicia.