Lottery/online gaming bet administration system and method
First Claim
1. An electronic lottery/gaming bet/wager placement system comprising:
- a plurality of passive Radio Frequency Identification (“
RFID”
) tags each further comprising stored data, said stored data comprising a unique unchangeable and uncopyable read-only tag identification number;
a data storage medium under the operative control of a gaming administrator comprising data associated with a plurality of gambling accounts, said data further comprising personal information and payout information associated with an individual, wherein each gambling account of said plurality of gambling accounts is associated with at least one read-only tag identification number of said plurality of RFID tags;
a near field communication RFID tag reader/writer operable to receive a read-only tag number from an RFID tag of said plurality of RFID tags, and associate a received bet with a gambling account of said plurality of gambling accounts, wherein said gambling account is based on an associated RFID tag; and
a device carrying out notification to a said individual associated with an account of said plurality of gambling accounts in the event of a winning bet.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide a system and method for electronic lottery and or online gaming bet placement and management employing Radio Frequency Identification technology. The system and method both employ use of a plurality of passive RFID tags. Each tag comprises stored data. The data may include a read-only memory area and a writable memory area. The system and method also utilize a data storage medium under the operative control of a lottery/gaming administrator. The data storage medium contains data associated with a plurality of gambling accounts. The data may include personal information and payout information. Each gambling account is associated with at least one RFID tag via the unique read-only tag number stored therein.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic lottery/gaming bet/wager placement system comprising:
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a plurality of passive Radio Frequency Identification (“
RFID”
) tags each further comprising stored data, said stored data comprising a unique unchangeable and uncopyable read-only tag identification number;a data storage medium under the operative control of a gaming administrator comprising data associated with a plurality of gambling accounts, said data further comprising personal information and payout information associated with an individual, wherein each gambling account of said plurality of gambling accounts is associated with at least one read-only tag identification number of said plurality of RFID tags; a near field communication RFID tag reader/writer operable to receive a read-only tag number from an RFID tag of said plurality of RFID tags, and associate a received bet with a gambling account of said plurality of gambling accounts, wherein said gambling account is based on an associated RFID tag; and a device carrying out notification to a said individual associated with an account of said plurality of gambling accounts in the event of a winning bet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for gaming wager collection and administration comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a data storage medium further comprising a plurality of gambling accounts, wherein each gambling account is associated with a unique, corresponding individual; b. providing a plurality of passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags further comprising stored data, said stored data comprising a unique unchangeable and uncopyable read-only tag number; c. correlating, in said data storage medium, each RFID tag of said plurality of RFID tags with a Lag number, so that each RFID Lag is associated with a unique account;
wherein said account contains personal information;d. providing a Near Field Communication RFID tag reader operable to receive a unique read-only tag number from an RFID tag of said plurality of RFID tags; and e. gathering said tag number from one or more of said RFID tags and identifying a said account which is correlative to said tag number; f. administering placement of a wager via said tag reader, using said personal information; and g. notifying a said individual associated with an account of said plurality of gambling accounts in the event of a winning bet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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