System and method for wireless lottery
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1. A method for determining credit for a sale made at a time using an electronic communication device, the method comprising:
- determining, by at least one processor, a location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale;
determining by the at least one processor, for each of a plurality of retailers, a distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) a location of the respective retailer; and
determining, by the at least one processor, the credit based at least partially on the determined distance between the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and the location of each respective retailer, wherein the step of determining the credit comprises;
determining, based on the determined distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) the location of each respective retailer, one or more of the plurality of retailers that are within a predetermined range of the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale, andproviding the credit to the one or more retailers,wherein the credit is divided equally among the one or more retailers.
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Abstract
A lottery system is provided. Lottery tickets may be purchased using a communication device, such as a mobile device. Sales commissions, or other credit, for the purchased tickets may be determined for one or more retailers based at least partially on the location of the communication device, for example, when the purchase is made.
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1. A method for determining credit for a sale made at a time using an electronic communication device, the method comprising:
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determining, by at least one processor, a location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale; determining by the at least one processor, for each of a plurality of retailers, a distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) a location of the respective retailer; and determining, by the at least one processor, the credit based at least partially on the determined distance between the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and the location of each respective retailer, wherein the step of determining the credit comprises; determining, based on the determined distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) the location of each respective retailer, one or more of the plurality of retailers that are within a predetermined range of the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale, and providing the credit to the one or more retailers, wherein the credit is divided equally among the one or more retailers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 44, 45, 46)
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8. A method for determining credit for a sale made at a time using an electronic communication device, the method comprising:
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determining, by at least one processor, a location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale; determining by the at least one processor, for each of a plurality of retailers, a distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) a location of the respective retailer; and determining, by the at least one processor, the credit based at least partially on the determined distance between the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and the location of each respective retailer, wherein the step of determining the credit comprises; determining, based on the determined distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) the location of each respective retailer, one or more of the plurality of retailers that are within a predetermined range of the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale, and providing the credit to the one or more retailers, wherein the credit is divided among the one or more retailers according to predetermined percentages based on the determined distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) the location of each of the one or more retailers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 39, 40, 41)
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15. A method for determining credit for a sale made at a time using an electronic communication device, the method comprising:
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determining, by at least one processor, a location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale; determining by the at least one processor, for each of a plurality of retailers, a distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) a location of the respective retailer; and determining, by the at least one processor, the credit based at least partially on the determined distance between the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and the location of each respective retailer, wherein the step of determining the credit comprises; determining, based on the determined distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) the location of each respective retailer, one or more of the plurality of retailers that are within a predetermined range of the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale, and providing the credit to the one or more retailers, wherein the credit is prorated among the one or more retailers based on the determined distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) the location of each of the one or more retailers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49)
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