Multi-media system for lottery draws

• US 8,747,208 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2007
• Issued: 06/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scientific Games Corporation
• Original Assignee: Scientific Games International Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Fisk, Michael G., Bower, Daniel W., Davidge, Robert, Libbey, Budd O.
• Primary Examiner(s): HARPER, TRAMAR YONG
• Application Number:
  US11/890,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20080167110A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,499 Days
• Field of Search: 463/17
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00082 Racing games racing games characterised by figures moved by action of the player A63F9/14
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/0605 Lottery games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/064 Electric devices for filling-in or checking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/329 Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Abstract

A system for conducting a lottery draw, the system including: (a) a database of pre-recorded video files of one or more humans, (b) a lottery number drawing means for randomly selecting one or more lottery numbers to determine one or more winning numbers for a game draw, and (c) display means for displaying one or more of the video files from the database based upon either (1) a predetermined characteristic of the game draw or (2) a number which is selected by the drawing means.

Claims

1. A system for conducting a lottery draw, the system comprising:

(a) a database of pre-recorded video files of one or more humans;

(b) a lottery number drawing means for randomly selecting one or more lottery numbers to determine one or more winning numbers for a game draw, wherein the pre-recorded video files comprise the one or more lottery numbers; and

(c) display means for displaying one or more of the video files from the database, wherein the video files have been recorded prior to the lottery number drawing means determining the one or more winning numbers for the game draw;

(d) a draw system that selects and compiles the pre-recorded video files of one or more humans to create a video wherein humans in the video are messengers of predetermined characteristics of the lottery game drawing such that a coordinated message is provided to a player via the video files, including but not limited to elements of the lottery game draw being conducted, the draw system selecting the pre-recorded video files from the database based on predetermined characteristics inherent to the messengers comprising race, sex, age, and status of the messengers, wherein the status of the messengers is reflective of the messengers being at least one of a celebrity, a business owner, a sports figure, or a friend or family member of the player, such that the predetermined characteristics of the lottery game drawing message are customized based on the predetermined characteristics inherent to the messengers.

2. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein predetermined characteristics of the game draw include an amount of a jackpot, a name of a game being played, game information, or winner awareness announcements.

3. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the pre-recorded video files of one or more humans are changed on a random or periodic basis.

4. The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the system further includes a kiosk capture system that comprises a portable self-contained video camera kiosk placed in public venues to record video files of one or more humans for the specific targeted geographical location of lottery game players.

5. A gaming device for conducting a lottery draw, the device comprising:

(a) a database of prerecorded video files of one or more humans,

(b) a lottery number drawing means for randomly selecting one or more lottery numbers to determine one or more winning numbers for a game draw, wherein the pre-recorded video files comprise the one or more lottery numbers; and

(c) display means for displaying one or more of the video files from the database, wherein the video files have been recorded prior to the lottery number drawing means determining the one or more winning numbers for the game draw;

(d) a draw system that selects and compiles the pre-recorded video files of one or more humans to create a video wherein humans in the video are messengers of predetermined characteristics of the lottery game drawing such that a coordinated message is provided to a player via the video files, including but not limited to elements of the lottery game draw being conducted, the draw system selecting the pre-recorded video files from the database based on predetermined characteristics inherent to the messengers comprising race, sex, age, and status of the messengers, wherein the status of the messengers is reflective of the messengers being at least one of a celebrity, a business owner, a sports figure, or a friend or family member of the player, such that the predetermined characteristics of the lottery game drawing message are customized based on the predetermined characteristics inherent to the messengers.