Instant online lottery ticket for a linear prize and a position specific prize
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing, via a price category module, a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game, the first price category being distinct from the second price category, the first price category corresponding to a first known portion of a linear prize and a first known portion of a position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game, the second price category corresponding to a second known portion of a linear prize and a second known portion of the position specific prize, the second known portion of the linear prize being more than the first known portion of the linear prize, the second known portion of the position specific prize being more than the first known portion of the position specific prize;
selecting, via a selection module, a set of instant online game numbers;
randomly generating, via a first random number generator, an assortment of the set of instant online game numbers in an instant online matrix of numbers;
determining, via a second random number generator, a subset of the set of instant online game numbers;
a prize distribution module;
providing the first known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to a player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category and a linear match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the linear match being a linear display in the instant online matrix of numbers of at least a predetermined quantity of numbers from the subset;
providing the second known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category and a linear match is displayed in the instant online matrix of numbers;
providing the first known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the position specific match being a display of a number from the subset at a predetermined single position in the instant online matrix; and
providing the second known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed.
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Abstract
A process provides a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game. The first price category is distinct from the second price category. Further, the first price category corresponds to a first known portion of a linear prize and a first known portion of a position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game. In addition, the second price category corresponds to a second known portion of a linear prize and a second known portion of the position specific prize, the second known portion of the linear prize being more than the first known portion of the linear prize. The second known portion of the position specific prize is more than the first known portion of the position specific prize.
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68 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing, via a price category module, a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game, the first price category being distinct from the second price category, the first price category corresponding to a first known portion of a linear prize and a first known portion of a position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game, the second price category corresponding to a second known portion of a linear prize and a second known portion of the position specific prize, the second known portion of the linear prize being more than the first known portion of the linear prize, the second known portion of the position specific prize being more than the first known portion of the position specific prize; selecting, via a selection module, a set of instant online game numbers; randomly generating, via a first random number generator, an assortment of the set of instant online game numbers in an instant online matrix of numbers; determining, via a second random number generator, a subset of the set of instant online game numbers; a prize distribution module;
providing the first known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to a player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category and a linear match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the linear match being a linear display in the instant online matrix of numbers of at least a predetermined quantity of numbers from the subset;providing the second known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category and a linear match is displayed in the instant online matrix of numbers; providing the first known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the position specific match being a display of a number from the subset at a predetermined single position in the instant online matrix; and providing the second known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method comprising:
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providing, via a price category module, a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game, the first price category being distinct from the second price category, the first price category corresponding to a first known portion of a linear prize, a first known sub-portion of the linear prize, and a first known portion of a position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game, the second price category corresponding to a second known portion of a linear prize, a second known sub-portion of the linear prize, and a second known portion of the position specific prize, the second known portion of the linear prize being more than the first known portion of the linear prize, the second known sub-portion of the linear prize being more than the first known sub-portion of the linear prize, the second known portion of the position specific prize being more than the first known portion of the position specific prize; selecting, via a selection module, a set of instant online game numbers; randomly generating, via a first random number generator, an assortment of the set of instant online game numbers in an instant online matrix of numbers; determining, via a second random number generator, a subset of the set of instant online game numbers; a prize distribution module;
providing the first known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to a player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category and a full linear match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the full linear match being a linear display in the instant online matrix of numbers of all the numbers from the subset;providing the first known sub-portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to a player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category and a partial linear match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the partial linear match being a linear display in the instant online matrix of numbers of at least a predetermined quantity of numbers, but less than all, of the numbers from the subset; providing the second known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category and a full linear match is displayed in the instant online matrix of numbers; providing the second known sub-portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to a player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category and a partial linear match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed; providing the first known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a full linear match or a partial linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the position specific match being a display of a number from the subset at a predetermined single position in the instant online matrix; and providing the second known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a full linear match or a partial linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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53. A method comprising:
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providing, via a price category module, a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game, the first price category being distinct from the second price category, the first price category corresponding to a first known portion of a linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game, the second price category corresponding to a second known portion of a linear prize, the second known portion of the linear prize being more than the first known portion of the linear prize; selecting, via a selection module, a set of instant online game numbers; randomly generating, via a first random number generator, an assortment of the set of instant online game numbers in an instant online matrix of numbers; determining, via a second random number generator, a subset of the set of instant online game numbers; a prize distribution module;
providing the first known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to a player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category and a linear match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the linear match being a linear display in the instant online matrix of numbers of at least a predetermined quantity of numbers from the subset;providing the second known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category and a linear match is displayed in the instant online matrix of numbers; and providing a position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the position specific match being a display of a number from the subset at a predetermined single position in the instant online matrix. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56)
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57. An apparatus comprising:
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a price category module that provides a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game, the first price category being distinct from the second price category, the first price category corresponding to a first known portion of a linear prize and a first known portion of a position specific prize, the second price category corresponding to a second known portion of a linear prize and a second known portion of a position specific prize, the second known portion of the linear prize being more than the first known portion of the linear prize, the second known portion of the position specific prize being more than the first known portion of the position specific prize; a selection module that selects a set of instant online game numbers; a first random number generator that randomly generates an assortment of the set of instant online game numbers in an instant online matrix of numbers; a second random number generator that randomly generates a subset of the set of instant online game numbers; and a prize distribution module that provides the first known portion of the linear prize to a player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category and a linear match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the second known portion of the linear prize to the player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category and a linear match is displayed in the instant online matrix of numbers, the first known portion of the position specific prize if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category, and a position specific match is displayed, or the second known portion of the position specific prize if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category, and a position specific match is displayed, the linear match being a linear display in the instant online matrix of numbers of at least a predetermined quantity of numbers from the subset, the position specific match being a display of a number from the subset at a predetermined single position in the instant online matrix. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer useable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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provide a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game, the first price category being distinct from the second price category, the first price category corresponding to a first known portion of a linear prize and a first known portion of a position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game, the second price category corresponding to a second known portion of a linear prize and a second known portion of the position specific prize, the second known portion of the linear prize being more than the first known portion of the linear prize, the second known portion of the position specific prize being more than the first known portion of the position specific prize; select a set of instant online game numbers; randomly generate an assortment of the set of instant online game numbers in an instant online matrix of numbers; determine a subset of the set of instant online game numbers; provide the first known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to a player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category and a linear match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the linear match being a linear display in the instant online matrix of numbers of at least a predetermined quantity of numbers from the subset; provide the second known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category and a linear match is displayed in the instant online matrix of numbers; and provide the first known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the position specific match being a display of a number from the subset at a predetermined single position in the instant online matrix; and provide the second known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64)
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65. A method comprising:
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providing, via a price category module, a first price category and a second price category in which an instant online lottery ticket can be purchased for an instant online lottery game, the first price category being distinct from the second price category, the first price category corresponding to a first known portion of a linear prize and a first known portion of a position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game, the second price category corresponding to a second known portion of a linear prize and a second known portion of the position specific prize, the second known portion of the linear prize being more than the first known portion of the linear prize, the second known portion of the position specific prize being more than the first known portion of the position specific prize; selecting, via a selection module, a set of instant online game numbers; randomly generating, via a first random number generator, an assortment of the set of instant online game numbers in an instant online matrix of numbers; determining, via a second random number generator, a subset of the set of instant online game numbers; a prize distribution module;
providing the first known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to a player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category and a linear match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the linear match being a linear display in the instant online matrix of numbers of at least a predetermined quantity of numbers from the subset;providing the second known portion of the linear prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category and a linear match is displayed in the instant online matrix of numbers; and providing the first known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the first price category and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed, the position specific match being a display of a number from the subset at a predetermined single position in the instant online matrix; and providing the second known portion of the position specific prize associated with the instant online lottery game to the player if a linear match is not displayed, the player purchased the instant online lottery ticket from the second price category, and a position specific match in the instant online matrix of numbers is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68)
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