Systems and methods for operating a sweepstakes
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1. A method of determining a sweepstakes winner, the method comprising:
- providing a code producing element;
receiving, by a computer from an end-user device, a request for a code and an identification of the end-user device;
generating, by the computer based on a variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, a code for the end-user device;
transmitting, from the computer to the code producing element, the code for the end-user device;
receiving, by the computer from the end-user device, the code for the end-user device; and
determining, by the computer, whether the code received from the end-user device is a winning code by comparing the received code with a stored code,wherein the variable factor includes at least one of a geographic location from which the code is received, a date, a time of day, a day of a week, and a number of submissions by a particular person,wherein the code producing element is a display that produces the code, wherein the code is a bar code or quick response (QR) code and the end-user device includes an imaging device that captures the code produced by the display,wherein the code for the end-user device is selected as the winning codebased on the variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, andafter receiving the request for the code and before the code is produced on the display.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining sweepstakes winners involve a display providing a code to an end-user device and the end user-device providing the displayed code to a computer, which determines whether the displayed code is a winning code. Whether a code is a winning code can be based on a variable factor, such as a geographic location, a date, a time of day, a day of a week, a number of submissions by a particular person, valued activities performed by a particular person. The identification of a code as a winning code can be performed either before the code is provided to the display or after the code is received by the computer.
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1. A method of determining a sweepstakes winner, the method comprising:
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providing a code producing element; receiving, by a computer from an end-user device, a request for a code and an identification of the end-user device; generating, by the computer based on a variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, a code for the end-user device; transmitting, from the computer to the code producing element, the code for the end-user device; receiving, by the computer from the end-user device, the code for the end-user device; and determining, by the computer, whether the code received from the end-user device is a winning code by comparing the received code with a stored code, wherein the variable factor includes at least one of a geographic location from which the code is received, a date, a time of day, a day of a week, and a number of submissions by a particular person, wherein the code producing element is a display that produces the code, wherein the code is a bar code or quick response (QR) code and the end-user device includes an imaging device that captures the code produced by the display, wherein the code for the end-user device is selected as the winning code based on the variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, and after receiving the request for the code and before the code is produced on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 12)
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4. A method of determining a sweepstakes winner, the method comprising:
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providing a code producing element; receiving, by a computer from an end-user device, a request for a code and an identification of the end-user device; generating, by the computer based on a variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, a code for the end-user device; transmitting, from the computer to the code producing element, the code for the end-user device; receiving, by computer from the end-user device, the code for the end-user device; and determining, by the computer, whether the code received from the end-user device is a winning code by comparing the received code with a stored code, wherein the variable factor includes at least one of a geographic location from which the code is received, a date, a time of day, a day of a week, and a number of submissions by a particular person, wherein the code producing element is a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that produces the code, wherein the code for the end-user device is selected as the winning code based on the variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, and after receiving the request for the code and before the code is produced on the display. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 13)
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7. A system for determining a sweepstakes winner, the system comprising:
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an end-user device; a display configured to output a code associated with a sweepstakes entry, wherein the end-user device is configured to receive the outputted code; and a computer configured to receive, from the end-user device, a request for a code and an identification of the end-user device; generate, based on a variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, a code for the end-user device; transmit the code for the end-user device to the display; receive the outputted code from the end-user device; and determine whether the received, outputted code is a winning code by comparing the received code with a stored code, wherein the variable factor includes at least one of a geographic location from which the code is received, a date, a time of day, a day of a week, and a number of submissions by a particular person, wherein the code is a bar code or quick response (QR) code and the end-user device includes an imaging device that captures the code produced by the display, wherein the code for the end-user device is selected as the winning code based on the variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, and after receiving the request for the code and before the code is produced on the display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 14)
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10. A system for determining a sweepstakes winner, the system comprising:
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an end-user device; a display configured to output a code associated with a sweepstakes entry, wherein the end-user device is configured to receive the outputted code; and a computer configured to receive, from the end-user device, a request for a code and an identification of the end-user device; generate, based on a variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, a code for the end-user device; transmit the code for the end-user device to the display; receive the outputted code from the end-user device; and determine whether the received, outputted code is a winning code by comparing the received code with a stored code, wherein the variable factor includes at least one of a geographic location from which the code is received, a date, a time of day, a day of a week, and a number of submissions by a particular person, wherein the display includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that outputs the code, wherein the code for the end-user device is selected as the winning code based on the variable factor and the identification of the end-user device, and after receiving the request for the code and before the code is produced on the display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 15)
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