System and method for providing direct marketing opportunities to lottery ticket retailers

• US 20060136296A1
• Filed: 11/22/2005
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Powerpick America LLC
• Original Assignee: Powerpick America LLC
• Inventors: Amada, Andrew R.
• Application Number:
  US11/286,018
• Publication Number:
  US 20060136296A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.140
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives

Abstract

A system for providing direct marketing opportunities to lottery ticket retailers includes a host computer system programmed to maintain a website including separate webpages for lottery ticket retailers. The computer system stores address information for the lottery ticket retailers, receives a lottery website visitor'"'"'s geographic location information and determines one or more local lottery ticket retailers located within a selected distance of the visitor'"'"'s geographic location. In response to the lottery website visitor'"'"'s selection of one of the local lottery ticket retailers, the system serves the webpage of the selected lottery ticket retailer for the visitor to view. The webpage of the selected lottery retailer includes promotions for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer. The lottery ticket retailers have access to webpage templates for creating their webpages.

Claims

1. A method for providing direct marketing opportunities to lottery ticket retailers, the method comprising:

receiving geographic location information for a visitor to a lottery website;

storing in a computer database address information for one or more lottery ticket retailers; and

using the lottery ticket retailer address information and the visitor location information to determine;

one or more local lottery ticket retailers located within a selected distance of the visitor'"'"'s geographic location;

or

a selected number of local lottery ticket retailers located closest to the visitor'"'"'s geographic location.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising sending address information for the one or more local lottery ticket retailers to the lottery website visitor.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising receiving a selection of a selected lottery ticket retailer from the local lottery ticket retailers and sending to the lottery website visitor advertising for the selected lottery ticket retailer.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the advertising includes a promotion for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the promotion includes a coupon for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the promotion includes a special offer for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein the address information for the one or more local lottery ticket retailers is provided on a map display.

8. A system for providing for providing direct marketing opportunities to lottery ticket retailers, the system comprising:

a computer system programmed to;

receive geographic location information for a visitor to a lottery website;

store in a computer database address information for one or more lottery ticket retailers; and

use the lottery ticket retailer address information and the visitor location information to determine;

one or more local lottery ticket retailers having an address within a selected distance of the visitor'"'"'s geographic location;

or

a selected number of local lottery ticket retailers located closest to the visitor'"'"'s geographic location.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the computer system is programmed to send address information for the one or more local lottery ticket retailers to the lottery website visitor.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the computer system is programmed to receive a selection of a selected lottery ticket retailer from the local lottery ticket retailers and to send to the lottery website visitor non-lottery advertising for the selected lottery ticket retailer.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the advertising includes a promotion for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the promotion includes a coupon for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the promotion includes a special offer for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the address information for the one or more local lottery ticket retailers is provided on a map display.

15. A method for providing direct marketing opportunities to lottery ticket retailers, the method comprising:

maintaining a website including a webpage for each of a plurality of lottery ticket retailers;

receiving a lottery website visitor'"'"'s selection of one of the plurality of lottery ticket retailers; and

serving to the lottery website visitor the webpage of the selected lottery ticket retailer.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the webpage of the selected lottery ticket retailer includes a coupon for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the webpage of the selected lottery ticket retailer includes a special offer for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprising a step of providing the plurality of lottery ticket retailers with access to a webpage template for creating a lottery ticket retailer webpage.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the webpage template includes a coupon section.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising a step of providing a coupon input form for receiving information for the coupon section.

21. The method of claim 18 wherein the webpage template includes a special offer section.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising providing a special offer input form for receiving information for the special offer section.

23. A system for providing direct marketing opportunities to lottery ticket retailers, the system comprising:

a computer system programmed to;

maintain a website including a webpage for each of a plurality of lottery ticket retailers;

receive a lottery website visitor'"'"'s selection of one of the plurality of lottery ticket retailers; and

in response to the lottery website visitor'"'"'s selection, serve the webpage of the selected lottery ticket retailer.

24. The system of claim 23 wherein the webpage of the selected lottery retailer includes a coupon for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

25. The system of claim 23 wherein the webpage of the selected lottery retailer includes a special offer for a non-lottery product offered by the selected lottery ticket retailer.

26. The system of claim 23 wherein the computer system is programmed to provide the plurality of lottery ticket retailers with access to a webpage template for creating a lottery ticket retailer webpage.

27. The system of claim 26 wherein the webpage template includes a coupon section.

28. The system of claim 27 wherein the computer system is programmed to provide a coupon input form for receiving information for the coupon section.

29. The system of claim 26 wherein the webpage template includes a special offer section.

30. The system of claim 29 wherein the computer system is programmed to provide a special offer input form for receiving information for the special offer section.

31. A method for providing direct marketing opportunities to lottery ticket retailers, the method comprising:

maintaining a lottery website;

receiving and storing geographic location information for a visitor to the lottery website;

receiving and storing address information for one or more lottery ticket retailers; and

using the lottery ticket retailer address information and the visitor location information to determine;

one or more local lottery ticket retailers having an address within a selected distance of the visitor'"'"'s geographic location;

or

a selected number of local lottery ticket retailers located closest to the visitor'"'"'s geographic location.

32. The method of claim 31 further comprising sending address information for the one or more local lottery ticket retailers to the lottery website visitor.

33. The method of claim 32 further comprising:

receiving the lottery website visitor'"'"'s selection of a selected lottery ticket retailer from the one or more local lottery ticket retailers; and

in response to the selection, sending to the lottery website visitor non-lottery advertising information for the selected lottery ticket retailer.

34. The method of claim 31 further comprising maintaining a website including a webpage for the one or more lottery ticket retailers.

35. The method of claim 34 further comprising:

receiving the lottery website visitor'"'"'s selection of a selected lottery ticket retailer from the one or more local lottery ticket retailers; and

in response to the selection, serving the webpage of the selected lottery ticket retailer.