CZ162998A3 - Method of running lottery and system for making the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The proposed method of playing a lottery game or sporting totalisator involves the following: each participant (3) in, for example, the lottery uses a storage unit (4) with a timing system (25), memory unit (23) and data input-output device (27, 29); time data, which is forwarded from the timing system (25) at the moment the hypothetical data issued by the participant (3) using the data input device (27) is stored (51) in the internal memory unit (23), is stored (52) in the latter; for the purpose of comparison with actual data, use is made only of that part of the hypothetical data which is issued via the output device (29) from the memory unit (4) and originally input into its internal memory unit (23) before the moment the actual data appeared. A method of this type can be realised with the aid of the above memory unit (4) and a data collection centre (9) containing means for outputting data from the internal memory (23) of the storage devices (4). In addition, the timing system (25) is designed in such a way that for any time interval, the difference between the time value accumulated by this unit during interval and its actual duration is positive. <IMAGE> <IMAGE>

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A method of operating a lottery as well as betting on sporting events, wherein each participant (3), e.g., a lottery, uses a memory device (4) having a timing unit (25), a memory (23), a data input device (27) and data output device (29), wherein the time data that comes from the timer unit (25) at the time of storing (51) the predicted data that has been issued by the subscriber (3) using the data input device (27) to said memory is stored in the internal memory (23) and in order to compare the predicted data with the actual data Only part of the predicted data output from the memory device (4) through the device (29) is used to output data that has entered its internal memory (23) until discovering real data. The method may be implemented using said storage device (4) and data collection center (9), which includes means for outputting data from said internal memory (23) of said storage device (4). In addition, the timer unit (25) is made in such a way that for any time interval the difference

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Method of running lottery and system for its implementation

Technical field

The invention relates to the organization and operation of games, in particular to a method and system for organizing lotteries and betting on the results of sports matches or races.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A similar method of the invention is the well-known lottery game method as performed in Sportloto, which method consists of distributing specifically numbered tickets bearing information data, drawing them at a predetermined time, determining and issuing a cash prize (Russian Federal Patent No. 2023307). , class B GO7C 15/00).

It should be noted that said analogy of the method of the invention has the disadvantage of insufficient involvement of the participant in the game, as well as the absence of game factors that increase or develop the intellectual abilities of the participants in the game. The above drawback is due to the fact that the role of a player and his participation in the game when he has put together a winning combination of numbers does not require the involvement of his intellectual abilities, general knowledge or operational thinking. The fact that sports criteria such as speed and operational decision-making are also not taken into account when determining winnings also reduces the fun and attractiveness of lottery gaming processes. It should also be pointed out that this type of lottery has the drawback of being unable to withdraw a bet with minimal losses in the event that the draw is unfavorable.

Other known lottery types (eg Bingo lotteries,

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The lack of sports betting lies in its very simple nature, since in fact all bets are usually bet on the victory of a team or athlete, ie on the outcome of a match or race. For example, in England, the most widespread variant of football betting, it is a requirement to mark the results of three separate football matches on the betting slip (Taylor, F. Professionals: Football Against Football - Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, 1985, p. 57). Even in an intellectual game such as chess, a cash bet on the outcome of a chess match is one of the most widespread types of betting (64-Chess Review, No. 9,1995, p.25). In this case, the fans do not influence the course of the sports match, as the character of the sports match cannot influence the variant of the match result marked on the betting slip. A common drawback of the contemplated methods of organizing lotteries is the need to spend large amounts of money on the preparation, distribution and processing of a large number of betting slips (coupons) used in lotteries and in betting on sports matches and matches. Confirmation of this large number of betting slots to be processed can be found, for example, first in the analyzes of American experts carried out to identify specific *

the share of betting in the structure of a game sports match or general industry match in the US, and these analyzes have shown that, on average, Americans spend more than

$ 10,000,000,000 for sports betting and match betting, or for the second time in other country data, such as the fact that · more than 60,000,000,000 betting slips are distributed each year in Japan as part of official sports betting and match betting ( Wykes,

Alan., Dictionary of Games of Chance- Moscow: Tovarishchestvo

Pfrat 1994 - p. 60,149). However, these analyzes did not take into account the amount of money spent on betting on horse racing. The high costs mentioned above are associated not only with the processing and dispatch of betting slips, but also with the security measures taken to prevent possible fraud in the results. The reason for these measures is that a lottery participant or betting on a sports match or match can win up to several tens of millions of dollars. The magnitude of the aforementioned expenses can be seen from the example of essentially complex defensive measures developed by the organizers of a British football betting company (Wykes, Alan., Encyclopedia of Games of Chance-Moscow):

Tovarishchestvo Efrat 1994, p. 184). The company has 10,000 employees, most of whom are employed in the control of betting coupons. In addition, several thousand postal workers are employed in the circulation of betting and are theoretically able to insert a coupon with the correct results into the envelope after announcing the results of football matches. Common security measures include the following activities: random check of employees, four different coded stamps entered on each coupon received, change of the stamp codes at random intervals, personnel check of all postal staff and collection of tickets by a specially employed guard selected from a large number of former police officers, inspection and closing of all windows; and • each of the company's numerous departments, in which the ticket check immediately upon receipt of football results

doors in the ongoing calls room, match in which the start of the match and security service, compulsory secret interruption of all telephone are checked coupons after monitoring the room control staff security itself independent secret monitoring service company, as well as total ban on the use of radio and telecommunications funds inside the company building. In addition, all betting coupons are kept in closed bags in a specially secured room. Any coupon that arrives after the agreed deadline is carefully reviewed and reviewed, regardless of whether or not the owner later applies for the winnings. Special attention is paid to those betting players who have won two or more times in a row. All winning coupons are carefully checked. A general check will be made if the winner is the person who first participated in the betting, or if the winner of the betting has unexpectedly changed his usual gaming system, which he previously maintained, and also if the winner of the bet has sent a betting coupon later than usual. All coupons and envelopes in which coupons are sent during the most recent move are recorded in the register and kept in a special file cabinet. Coupons, which belong primarily to successful players, are subjected to detailed analysis to detect any deviations from the rules and special features. Special and numerical protection against attempted fraud consists of virtually any large lottery.

Other listed communication chess moves. (WO) 93/05483, the techniques for which the transmission rests, avoids any of the use of the telephone, e.g.

As described in PCT Class 5 International Application

GO7C 15/00 (an example of the current status of exclusion of betting slips from a lottery can be reached by dialing a phone number marked in a special list. At the end points of the lottery system, the lottery participants are informed by voice in order to obtain the desired numbers such as , insurance contract numbers, or serial phone calls are recorded All driving licenses In addition, the player number and date and time of this data enter the data collection center and are used in the following operations.

Player identification data is confirmed by various methods using data preprocessing means. Players can be divided into different categories according to a set of rules and order. According to one set of game rules, the winner may be selected by defining a number from a random winning order or a winning number generated from a random number generator. In another variation of the method of operating the lottery, the identification data is received at the last minute to identify the prize owner using different data processing techniques using a suitable computer.

The disadvantage of the described solution or similar solutions is the limitation of the number of participants in betting on sports matches or matches due to the low transmission capacity of the telephone communication channel. In addition, a game participant feels a major disadvantage in a sports match or match, with the necessity of simultaneous transmission of predicted data over the telephone network (eg chess moves) and careful monitoring of the course of the match where it takes place.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method for organizing various sporting events associated with running a lottery or betting on sporting matches or matches, the practical implementation of this method requiring neither the use of various special betting slips nor the use of communication channels as a means of transmitting predicted data to the data collection center.

The object of the invention is that each or several participants use at least a memory device having a timing unit, an internal memory, a data input device and a data output device, wherein the time data coming from the timing unit is stored in the internal memory at the moment. in which the subscriber has released the predicted data that is also stored in the internal memory by the subscriber using the data input device, and only a portion of the predicted data output from the storage device through the data output device that entered its data is used to compare the predicted data with the actual data. internal memory until the actual data is discovered.

In addition, according to the method, it is possible to determine the time of recording data to the internal memory of the storage device by calculating the algebraic sum of the running time for reading data from the internal memory, the negative time of the timing unit it has at the time of reading said data and were recorded to the internal memory at the time of data recording.

In the case of using a system for running a lottery, betting on sporting events as well as other events associated with the fact that the participants of said events estimate the actual data, the system comprises an actual data source and at least one data collection center including a computer designed to process the results of data proposed by the subscribers, the principle being that the subscribers have storage devices each including an internal memory as well as a timing device associated with the internal memory, the internal memory and the timing device being associated with a control unit and one or more data input / output devices, said data acquisition center having means for outputting data from the internal memory of the storage device.

In addition, the system may be provided with one or more actual data acquisition sensors and a timing device which are connected to a central storage device connected to the data preprocessing means.

An advantage of the contemplated method of operating the lottery and the system for carrying out this method is to eliminate the need to use tickets, coupons, or other analogous means in one game event or another. Another advantage of the invention is the complete independence of the participants of the gaming events from the communication means used to transfer the predicted data to the data collection center. Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description of the examples of the invention and from claims 3 to 15.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be better understood from the following description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, in which reference will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows a general scheme of a system for running a lottery and betting on a sporting event; 3 shows one variant of the external appearance of the portable storage device, and FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of an algorithm for running a lottery or betting on sporting events.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In the description of an exemplary embodiment of the method used to operate the lottery, the system of which is shown in the figures, is beyond

a particular narrow nomenclature has been used to facilitate understanding of the present invention. However, the invention is not limited to these adopted terms, and it is to be understood that each such term covers all equivalent elements which operate in the same way, are used to accomplish the same tasks and are included in the lottery organizing, spot betting, matches and matches and in a system for organizing various competitions and quizzes, etc. It should also be noted that the term user further means any participant or any group of participants who have a separate storage device during a lottery game or betting on sports * matches, matches or races.

In Fig. 1, the reference numeral 1 denotes an actual data source that is a summary of events, the result of the i-th event being determined at the time T (i). The moments of the beginning and end of the i-th event are correspondingly ··

marked T1 (i) and T2 (i). The term event may be understood as events such as lottery operation using lototron, chess tournament, chess match, football match, basketball match as well as sporting event which may be transmitted by a communication channel 2 such as television or radio communication channels. The term communication channel here and hereinafter means a set of technical means and physical media intended for the transmission of data (signals) from a transmitter to a receiver (user). The basic technical means included in the communication channel set are real data sensors, transmitters, receivers, signal amplifiers, coders and decoders, modulators and demodulators, commutators, filters, couplers, etc. they form a communication line to the receiver. The transmission medium may comprise segments of different types, such as wire and fiber optic lines, and a suitable transformer must be included between these lines. In the transmitter, the message (s) from the actual information source χ is converted into digital or analog signals, which are then input to the communication line, and upon receiving the signals upon output from the communication line, the receiver reproduces the transmitted message. Depending on the nature of the signals, a distinction is made between electrical communication lines (wired and radio transmission), sound (acoustic transmission) and light (optical transmission) (electronics: encyclopedic dictionary, VG Kolesnikov, Soviet Encyclopedia, 1991, p.189). actual information can be transmitted to the user 3. directly from source X or via representative devices included in the communication channel 2. Representative devices are visual and acoustic (television set) devices or only acoustic (radio receivers) representatives of the actual data. is explained by the possibility of transmitting data from source 1 along several television and radio channels At a time t (i), each user 3 can record the data he has designed to a storage device 4, referred to as PSD (portable storage device). heat control) to emphasize that it is not one of many functional elements, but is in the form of a final portable structure. One of the basic conditions for the assumed data to be accepted for the draw is the fulfillment of one of the following inequalities: t (i) <T (i), t (i) <T1 (i), t (i) <T2 (i). The choice of one or other inequalities is determined by the rules created by the event organizers and is a function of when the current date is discovered. The dashed lines 5 indicate connections that are used after the end of any game event to connect the PSD 4 to the comparison devices (CD) 7 via communication channels 5 for which computers can be used. The dashed lines 8 denote the connections that are used to connect the PSD 4 directly to the CD 7, i.e. without using any communication channels. The purpose of connecting the PSD 4 to the CD 2 is to compare the actual data stored in the data collection center 9 with the predicted data stored in the PSD 4. The data collection center 9 and the CD 2 are connected via communication channels 10. The comparator 7 is included in terminals 11, each of which is a subscriber (user) site designated for processing and comparing the data coming to this terminal from the PSD 4 and the data collection center 9. Each terminal 11 includes a comparator device 2, which may be a microcomputer, and an output device 12 for which printers, cash dispensers, communication line adapters, etc. can be used. The data collection center 9 includes a precise timing device 13 whose output It may be connected to a precision time signal former and a central storage device 14, which outputs signals from one or more real-time sensor 15. The output of the exact time signal former (not shown) may be connected to a code specifier (not shown), such as a numeric code specifier and a code-to-signal converter applied to the input of communication channels 2. Desired data stored in the central storage device 14 may be sent by the data preprocessing means 16 to the output of the calculator 17, which may be a computer. It should be noted that one of the terminals 11 may be arranged inside the data collection center 9. As shown in FIG. All elements included in the above-described system are known or standard elements. For example, the actual data acquisition sensor 15 may be a broadcast television camera, a central storage device 14 by a video recording device, and the data preprocessing means 16 may be represented by a specialist. The standard design of the other elements will be described below. In addition, as mentioned above, the actual data acquisition sensor 15 may be part of one or more communication channels 2.

Giant. 2 shows a functional block diagram of a portable storage device 4. This functional block diagram is constructed based on the functional block diagram of a standard microcomputer. The number of portable storage devices 4 must not be less than the number of users participating in lotteries or betting on sports matches or matches. The second element included in the portable storage device may be a decoding element 18. This decoding element 19 comprises a signal receiver 19 connected to the decoder 20, which is connected to the internal memory 23 via the control unit 21 and the internal bus 22. The internal memory 23 is connected via the internal bus 22 to one or more independent timing units 25 which include corresponding control units. In addition, the internal memory 23 is connected to one or more data input devices 27 through the control unit 26 and one or more data output devices 29 through the control unit 28. In addition, said internal memory is connected to a main adapter which interconnects in particular a combined the transmitter and receiver 24 and the jumper block with the communication line 30, and to the LCD display 32 through the control unit 31. All elements contained in the portable storage device 4 are powered by an internal power supply 3 3. All of these elements interact with the internal memory 23 by the processor 34. All of the elements herein may be constructed according to known schemes or may consist of standard units (single crystal microcomputers, LSI circuits, etc.) used in communication systems and computer technology. In addition, said transfer storage device may include other units, in particular units for proper operation when external influences change (external radiation, mechanical acceleration). In the simplest embodiment of the transfer storage device, a PIC-type microprocessor having low power consumption may be used. All PIC microprocessors have built-in ROM (0.5-4 K) and Smm (32-256 B). In addition, the transmission storage device is provided with timing units (from 1 to 3 pieces), a built-in reset system, a watchdog timer and an internal clock pulse generator which can be actuated by a quartz resonator. In a more complex embodiment of the transmission storage device, additional independent microprocessors may be used to perform additional auxiliary functions, which consist of introducing data into the transmission storage device from the voice of the user, receiving and processing data transmitted from the data collection center 9, etc. Other embodiments of the transfer storage device may be specialized, e.g., only to participants in betting on chess games.

Giant. 3 shows one transmission storage device, a variant of the external appearance on the front panel of which is a panel 35 of the liquid crystal display 32, an alphanumeric or numeric keypad 36 of the pushbuttons and a keyboard 37 of the function keys, each when pressed; causes appropriate commands to be input. Press 38 and 39 to load the event code respectively. activity code. By briefly pressing the key 40, the input commands are deleted or the data recorded in the memory block 23 of the portable storage device 4 is deleted. The buttons 41 and 42 are intended to input data having a dual alternative if the hypothetical result specified by the user. the action is associated with only two outcome options, either yes or no. By pressing the button 43, the data generated by the user using the keyboard switches 36 is recorded in the internal memory

The buttons 44 and 45 are connected to pushbutton switches, one of which is intended to correct the timer unit 25, while the other is used to. disconnecting the power source 33 from the electrical circuits that serve that portion of the internal memory in which the user-generated data is stored. Of course, depending on the structural features, the complexity and the purpose of the portable storage device (using the portable storage device only for chess tournaments or for lottery operation only and the multifunctional design of the portable storage device) different buttons may be used in different types of portable storage device. a combined function mode may be provided that allows each button to be used to perform two or even three operations.

Giant. 4 shows a block diagram of an algorithm for running a lottery or sports betting. Certain meanings will be given by numerical designations not fully indicated in Fig. 5. Reference numeral 47 indicates the operation of pressing the button 44 at the time of transmitting the signal s (t). Reference numeral 48 indicates the condition that the data of the timer unit 25 will be corrected. Reference numeral 49 indicates the operation of setting the event code. Reference numeral 50 denotes the activity code setting operation. Reference numeral 51 indicates the operation of inputting and storing predicted data. Reference numeral 52 denotes the operation of automatically storing data coming from the timing unit 25. Reference number 53 * 9

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The lottery or sports betting system operates according to the block diagram of the algorithm shown in Figure 4, and is based on a summary of the following two ideas. The first of these two ideas is related to the fact that the hypothetical outcome of one or the other event (lottery draw, next move in 'chess match, football match result) that was previously entered on a special ticket or announced by telephone (telegraph, computer network, etc.) may be recorded in the memory of the individual storage device. The second idea is that in order to check whether only the predicted data has been recorded, it is sufficient to store in the memory of the memory device the time of recording the data. As a result, not only is there any elimination of the user's influence on the means of communication during one or the other event, but also, as mentioned above, the clogging of the observation process, eg after one or the other sport event lottery or betting intellectual effort. The described algorithm is realized in practice with the help of special software which is stored both in the fixed memory device arranged in the internal memory 23 of the transfer storage device 4 and in the fixed memory devices arranged in the computers 7, 17, which are included in the above system. The case after pressing the button 45, i.e. after applying voltage (action 46) to the terminals of the elements of the portable storage device 4 that operate the internal memory 23 and the timing unit 25, is further considered. not in condition 48). This is associated with aligning these data specifically to the error of the time device 13 in a given error. Possible rejection of the time unit 25 correction may occur, for example, if a sufficiently long time period has not elapsed after the last correction of said block. Other cases of refusal of correction will be considered below. In addition, the functioning of the system depends on the nature of the event, the data source of which is indicated by i, as well as the nature of the user's participation in the event. In the event that a user is a participant in a lottery or sports betting or match without requiring predictions of actions, eg an athlete during the game itself, as a termination of one or more sub-actions in an event, then the predicted data is recorded in portable memory storage device before starting. The term event can be understood as running a lottery, chess game, heavyweight boxing, basketball, roulette, etc. In this case, some of the events that will occur in these events may also be listed: dropping the winning number from lototron, strokes in chess, the boxer's effort to extend the round of the match after escaping a knockout, playing another ball (tennis, basketball, football, water polo, etc.), a penalty kick. Desired data for all events and events that are involved in a lottery or sports event betting is stored in the memory of the computer 17 and then sent to the memory of the comparator. Pre-selection of the desired data is performed by data pre-processing means 16, which, as mentioned above, can be represented by a human subject selecting data involved in the draw from the central storage device 14 that is constructed, e.g. in the form of an image recording device (video) to which data is input both on events from the source 1 by means of one or more sensors 15 for sensing the actual data or through one of the communication channels 2 and from the timing device 14. Exchanging Data Between Computers 17 ·· 99 • · 9 • * ··· • 9 «· 9

And 9, and terminals 11 are implemented through communication channels 10, which in particular include specialized adapters: a universal synchronous-asynchronous combined transmitter receiver (USART). In the event that the user has won a great prize at the end of the event, he must, of course, present the portable storage device at one of the locations where the terminal 11 is located, with the broken line 8 of the portable storage device with said terminal. reading the relevant data from the memory of the portable storage device into the memory of the comparator 7, said data being compared with the data that is brought into the memory of the comparator 7 from the data collection center 9 and according to the result of this comparison and The amount of winnings is calculated by the event organizers. This prize can be passed on to the user either in cash or transferred to the user's account using one of the data output devices 12. In the case of small prizes, reading of the respective data from the memory of the portable storage device into the memory of the comparison device 7 may be performed via one of the communication channels 5. To identify the user in the data collection center 9 or in case the terminal 11 is arranged in a permanent internal memory portable storage device, it is possible to keep the appropriate code. Connecting the portable storage device to the communication channel 8 is also advantageous if the prize draw is intended to attract the viewer to an event in progress. In the above data comparison, the following features may be considered: degree of match between predicted and actual data, difference T1 (i) -t (i), difference T2 (i) -t (i), and born T (i) -t (and). Some variations in the particular use of the features in the winnings calculations will be described below. As already mentioned, the communication channels 8, 10 serve to connect the interconnection devices included in the portable storage device to the terminals 11 or to other interconnection devices included in these terminals. It should be noted that the basic type of said channels used in remote data processing systems is a single (dedicated) channel. At the same time, it is common to envisage the use of switch telephone channels, telegraph channels and, in certain cases, broadband channels with a higher transmission rate. There are a wide range of connection systems between said terminals (subscriber locations), the data collection center 9, and the transmission storage device 6. The basic types of these systems include: a direct connection system (radial system), a system with multipoint communication lines, a system with concentrators (multiplexes), a system with packet or normal radio communication and a system with a local network. Of course, in a real computer network, it is possible to use different combinations of these systems depending on the needs created. Of course, it is also possible to transmit data, for example, recorded on a magnetic medium by postal or courier services, to the location of the terminal 11. It is very convenient for the user to be able to pre-check the draw results on his home PC. In this case, it can be used as a comparator 7. The data as well as the software required for such a control can be received through the communication channel 6, for example the Internet can be used as the communication channel. The recording of the hypothetical result of the terminated selected i-th event in the memory of the portable storage device is performed after the event code has been stored in said memory, and this is accomplished by pressing the button 38 designated as the input code. Recording the result to the memory consists of sequentially creating appropriate characters (numbers or letters) using the keys included in the keyboard 36 and then pressing the button 43, all of the above data appearing on the panel 35. The numeric (alphanumeric, letter) codes of all events are set according to the rules only once and do not change. These codes may consist of, for example, numeric codes that correspond to certain events (basketball) 9 9 β 9 9 ** ** 99 • 9 · 9 9 9 9 9 9 99

01, football-02, box-03, chess game-04, chess game-05, lottery sport-lotto-06, tactical game-07) as well as certain events included in the above events (free throw in basket01.1, ball throw) from the three-point zone in basketball-01.2, an eleven-meter penalty kick in football-0.2.1, the choice of the expected move in chess-05.1, estimation of the chess result in chess-04.2). At the same time as the predicted data generated by the user 3 is recorded, the running time value that was generated by the timer unit 2.5 is also recorded in the internal memory 23. In this case, the term running time is understood as only one moment (the date and running time or the commencement of reading the corresponding data after it has been recorded in the memory of the portable storage device lying on the timeline. the input is first fed with predicted data, then the timing unit 25 is switched on and put into operation, in which case the timing unit acts as a timing device, allowing simultaneous recording of predicted data and running time value to the internal memory 23 as well as performing other activities such as eg input of said data into a portable storage device and output of data from this device is provided by appropriate software and a standard microprocessor structure that can be performed on a single-crystal microcomputer designed according to KNOP technology, which has low power consumption (10-10gW) A typical microcomputer contains the following elements connected by a common internal bus 22: processor 34, internal memory 23, control units 21, 24., 26., 28., 31, bus matching. The continuation of the internal bus is formed by an external bus to which, in this case, it is possible to connect an input device (communication line couplers) of one of the communication channels 8 or a control member. The portable storage device comprises a decoding element 18 which constitutes one of the input devices. The output devices 29 may be, for example, non-contact (optical, ultrasonic, acoustic, electromagnetic) emitters, a micro-cassette magnetic storage device. Said control units are intended for interconnecting the respective devices 25, 20, 32, 29, 27 with the internal bus 22 of the microcomputer. The bus adapter performs the function of an electrical and, optionally, logic interface. It should be noted that in the above example, the user may reject the correction of the timer unit 25, since after the user has acquired the portable storage device or after his last correction of reading from the timer unit, he cannot significantly precede reading of the timer 13. Therefore, in order for the predicted data (operation 51) to participate in the next move of the i-th event, it is sufficient to record them not later than the time value T (i) -g, where g is the maximum error accumulated in the portable storage device after its last correction. . It should be noted that in order to realize said option (participation in the game without correcting the portable storage device), the timer 25 must be set in such a way that the relative time reading error under any conditions is only positive. In other words, at any point in time (except at the point of correction itself), the timing unit 25 must precede the actual time determined by the timing device 13.

The general function of the system will be described below on a case-by-case basis.

This paragraph will give a first example of the most widespread variant of betting on football matches, in which it is necessary to guess the results of three separate football matches, and a lottery. In order to participate in that betting, the user must place the bet in any known manner and at any time before the start of the first of the three mentioned matches. Similarly, at any time before the start of the first match or before any match begins, if the rules allow, user 2 records the code of said betting variant and the predicted result of each match in the memory of the portable storage device. All data (code, match results) is displayed in panel 3.5. In the case of a user participating in a lottery, it is necessary to store the lottery code and the required number of number variants participating in the lottery in the memory of the portable storage device. The presence of elements 15, 14, 16, 13, 17, 7, 12 is not mandatory for the above variants, since after the completion of a series of football matches or lottery comparison and · also the calculation of winnings can be done manually (of course only after reading the expected data and timing of their recording from the memory of the portable storage device at the data collection center or at the location of the terminal 11) according to conventional procedures. As mentioned, data from the internal memory of the portable storage device can be read by contact methods and non-contact methods.

In the following, a further exemplary embodiment of the construction of a portable storage device based on its use during an event such as basketball, chess, football and also boxing will be described. If a sufficiently long time has elapsed since the last repair in the transfer storage device has elapsed before the start of said event, it is desirable (not obligatory) to re-make this repair (YES in condition 48), since the presence of a timing error can distort t i) and hence the parameters that are taken into account when determining the range of winnings. It should be noted that, depending on the complexity of the timing unit 25, the frequency of the desired repair may be within a few weeks to several months. Given an average relative error of 1/6 x 10, the repair process in a portable storage device for relatively slow sports

(classic and active chess, figure skating) can take place once a month. The correction itself is accomplished by directly applying the contact or non-contact method and transmitting a specific correction signal to the timing unit 25, which signal is intended to align the data of the timing unit 25 specifically with the timing device 13 or current or world time. In the case of using a signal correction contact method, it is routed through one of the input devices 27, which in the simplest case is constructed in the form of a connector. The amplification and pre-processes are implemented in the receiver 19 and decoding in the decoder 20. The type of receiver 19 and the decoder 20 'is selected according to the type of the input signal (radio signal, optical and acoustic signal) and its modulation type.

In the following, several variants of the repair process will be presented.

The first variant relates to a repair in a transfer storage device made at a location specifically reserved for this modification. If this variant is used, it is advantageous or even necessary to transmit certain unrepeatable codes together with the correction signal, which, when stored in a portable storage device, serves to ensure the authenticity of the correction signal. In the event that said correction is performed at any point using acoustic, telephone or radio signals of the exact time, then in the case of subsequent reading to avoid intentional attempts to limit the data read by the time unit 25, it is desirable to check the authenticity of such correction. One possible method of such checking is to separately determine and compare the relative errors of the timing unit 25 over the two time periods. The first period falls within the range between its last two corrections and the second period between its last correction and the moment of the above reading. If the accurate time signal is correct and there is no pre-recording, eg on a tape recorder, the relative error values will be equal at the given accuracy. In order to increase the reliability of said control, it is necessary to have several identical independent timing units 2.5, the time value of each of these units being recorded and stored in the corresponding memory area of the portable storage device. In this case, the final judgment of the accuracy or incorrectness of the exact timing signal used is made on the basis of the criterion of reaching a given number of said timing units 2.5, which are subjected to the aforementioned inspection.

Other variants of said correction may include the following operations: a common transmission of a correction signal and a code that is repeated twice (once before the event starts and a second before its end), a common transmission of a correction signal and a code.

It should be noted that there are methods of storing time t (i) that do not require any correction of the data of the timer unit 25. The essence of these methods is that the time coordinate that is bound by the portable storage device at the time of recording the predicted data is the moment of reading this data. In other words, after the data is recorded in the memory of the portable storage device, one or more timing units are put into operation and act as time devices, each unit separating two events. One of these events is the moment of storing the data (after pressing the button 43, 41 or 42), while the other is the moment of reading the data (after pressing, for example, the corresponding button arranged on the portable storage device or comparison device 7). If the exact time at the time of reading the predicted data from the memory of the portable storage device and the values of the timer unit 25 at the time that said data were stored are designated as t ₀ , then the exact time of the predicted data output related to the i-th

the event or action will be determined by t ₀ - ieji), where tji) is the time period accumulated by the timing unit and relating to the i th event or action. The possibility of influencing the unit 25 by various factors that destabilize its function in order to reduce the size t 1) is considered to be a disadvantage of this method. In order to limit or completely eliminate said drawback, it is preferred to use one of the units 25 as an electronic clock. In addition, it is desirable to install special sensors inside the portable storage device that store different deviations from its parameters to characterize the external conditions of use of the storage device, including ambient temperature, acceleration, a parameter that * represents whether the portable storage device is or not subjected to a test, and external radiation effects of different character. A complete refusal to repair can also occur if one or more units 25 are used as a timing device (date and time of day) or as a time accumulator. The exact time of recording the data related to the i-th event (event code, event code included in the event, assumed data) will then be determined in the form of an algebraic difference t ₀ - t ₃ + t ₂ (i), where t ₂ (i) is read from the unit 25 at the time of recording the data relating to the i th event at ₃ is read from the unit 25 at the time of reading the data from the memory of the portable storage device. Obviously, the circuit of a portable storage device that does not require time correction of the timing unit 25 need not be provided with a decoding element 18. In the case of using several timing units 25 acting, e.g., as clock, t ₂ (i) and t ₃ may be considered times

Thus, bets, calculated in the case that was (confirmation of the average device. Payment of the selected event data of the event code or inside the portable memory that the user has confirmation of made before the start of the payment must also include actions), and it is necessary to correct the time condition 48.), then before the selected event is started, button 43 is pressed and held (action 47) until

when the correction signal ends. During a lottery or sports competition, the user uses the button 3 9 to set one or more action codes that may be present in the event and are paid for the estimated winnings. Initializing said codes, for example by flashing them, can be accomplished by pressing a corresponding button arranged on the portable storage device. As long as button 43 is pressed, generated codes can be corrected or deleted by pressing button 40. All assumed data entered into the memory of the portable storage device by the user is only related to the initialized code. The buttons 41, 42 are used in the event that upon completion of one or the other action the result is two alternatives or, in a marginal case, three alternatives. When the buttons 41, 42 are pressed, the data is quickly recorded in the memory of the portable storage device. This is explained by the fact that the user has only seconds to decide on the possible outcome of certain actions that have two alternatives. Thus, in the event that a button 41 or a button 42 has been depressed prior to a penalty kick or a free throw in a basketball, a goal or score has been scored after a penalty kick or a free throw. No goal has been scored or the ball has been thrown into the basket. is not thrown into the trash, then the predicted results stored in the memory of the portable storage device are considered guessed. Of course, the likelihood of a correct estimation increases substantially when a user sitting in front of a TV or stadium takes into account the athlete's personality as well as his physical and moral characteristics before taking any free throw or penalty kick.

The following is considered a case in which, prior to the start of a basketball (or football) match, each of the 500,000 people wager $ 10-100 to estimate the result of free throws (or penalty kicks) that will be marked throughout the game. In this • ·

In the case of a 100% estimate, a monetary amount of 10% of the total amount allocated for paying prizes and equal, eg

$ 200,000. Then, if twenty free throws were made during the game and three people guessed their results, each will receive $ 40,000. The remaining money is distributed according to previously created rules among the users who performed worse. Payment of the prizes is made after a certain period of time during which it is necessary to transfer data from the internal memory of the portable storage device along the communication channel 6 to the data collection center 9 or to the terminal 11.

To quickly check the results of sports betting, it is best to use the following technology. The entire sporting event is recorded in the video, which in this case acts as a central storage device 14. At the same time, a numerical representation of the running time initiated by the time device 13 is recorded on said video. The total event image data is fed to the video from the actual data sensors 15 or other means included in the communication channel set 2 (television, tuner). During preprocessing, the person 16 designated to perform the processing examines the sporting event and visually determines all the moments T (i) after which the ball was thrown with respect to basketball (in some cases it is possible to determine the moments after final free throw result). Each time value of the above moment is determined by stopping the recording, subtracting the running time value from the monitor by that person and then inserting it into computer 17. All input values of moments T (i) are collected on computer 17 in separate files to which the corresponding code is assigned an event also recorded in the computer memory, which can also act as a comparator 7.

The comparison of the predicted data recorded in the internal memory of the portable storage device 4 and the determination of the winnings size does not show any specific features, the winnings sizes being completely determined by the corresponding software as well as the conditions and rules defined by the betting organizers. In certain cases, while watching a sporting event, the television company may intend to transmit a special signal (acoustic or visual) during which the expected result may be recorded in the memory of the portable storage device.

In the following, a user interaction with a portable storage device is described by way of example of a chess match, which is a characteristic of any event in which the numerical data of the predicted results of any events are also recorded. When betting on a chess match, data entry and storage operations are mainly associated with estimating chess moves. There is an infinite number of variations that can be used to organize betting or generous prizes, such as from companies or companies whose advertising accompanies the course of a chess game. People who play and support chess can bet on estimating the most chess moves in their uninterrupted series, etc.

From the point of view of the inventors, the most interesting will be the speed of the betting bet, for example the 29th stroke of the white figure and the 32th stroke of the black figure. In this variant, the 29 th move of the white figure and the 32 th move of the black figure should be recorded as quickly as possible in the memory of the portable storage device, and it is desirable that the number of moves is communicated to the TV or chess audience. only after the game started. This precludes any prior agreement between the chess players and the bettor. Of particular interest in this variant is interesting that even a person who has recently become acquainted with the game of chess can receive a high cash prize in this betting. Actually ··

because, as the chess game approaches the 29th white turn and the 32th black turn, the chances of guessing the strokes increase, on the one hand, but there is less chance of winning a high stroke. However, the probability of guessing increases essentially only for experienced chess players, which means that the probability of guessing is approximately the same for all betting participants for a relatively long period of time to pass until the 29th turn.

The predicted chess move data (action 51) is input to the portable storage device by pressing the appropriate keyboard keys 36 and, if the chess move numerical representation displayed on the panel 36 is error-free, it is recorded into the portable storage device memory by pressing button 43. It goes without saying that the time of recording of said moves is also automatically recorded in said memory. Upon completion of one or the other event, it is desirable to use the button 45 to turn off (operation 54) all elements operating the internal memory 23 and the timer unit 25.

It is an advantage of the invention that during the lottery the participants are independent of the means of communication. In addition, the use of the system raises the observation process, eg one or the other sporting event, to a qualitatively higher level associated essentially with the fact that a fan participating in betting does not become a mere passive observer of the sporting event but in a sense participates in that sporting event; gains an opportunity to estimate an athlete's action based on an understanding of one or the other sport (chess moves, basketball free throw, football penalty kick, boxing knockout result until the referee counts to ten, etc.) during the sporting event itself, as well as the result of the judges' decisions, eg in figure skating, gymnastics, boxing, etc. It is also possible to estimate the technical results achieved by athletes: speed (race, bobsleigh), distance (long jump) . A further advantage of the invention is its limitless possibilities and means by which several hundred million people can be additionally attracted to television sets and networks, as well as to it and radio telecommunications racecourses. In addition to the great savings of paper and for the production of the various computer lotteries used for stadiums and the sporting benefits associated with as well as the means and similar tickets, the invention has printing inks, coupons, betting tickets and sports betting. In this case, the natural environment is not polluted and there is a significant reduction in expenditure on the resources associated with the processing of the tickets and the above-mentioned security measures. Other benefits include: the ability for users to withdraw early from betting on any event, the ability to organize betting between two or more users (provided that at least one of them has a personal computer representing the benchmarking function

2), minimum expenditure on the means for processing the predicted data and complete elimination of falsification of data recorded in the memory of the portable storage device.

Low spending on predicted data means required for processing is due to their small number, since if the predicted and actual data do not match, then the user does not present his portable storage device to the data processing center. The complete elimination of the possibility of data falsification is ensured by the fact that the data is not recorded on paper but in the memory of a portable storage device which cannot be disassembled and has sensors for sensing various external influences that can be used to change the predicted data. In addition, even in the absence of these sensors when the portable storage device is disrupted, 9 * 99 * 9 * 99 * 9 * 9 * ·· φ 9 * 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 * ··· ♦ ·· * 9 99 9 * 9 * made to change the predicted data by the control program, especially the output of the predicted data from the portable storage device is also due to this violation damaged. Indirect advantages of the invention include the expected increase in demand for computer technology as well as software for running chess betting. Thus, the invention opens a new era in relations between the media and people, as a result of which the invention moves from passive observers of one or more events to active participants in those events.

Industrial applicability

The invention may be applicable to events associated with the operation of each type of lottery and betting on sports matches and matches. The invention may serve to popularize chess, since virtually any person who owns a portable storage device may participate in a chess betting or chess tournament. The invention can be used by an advertising agency and company to attract people to view repeated advertising, since while advertising is running, simple questions can be asked, such as questions about the product being manufactured, that require an operative answer. The invention can be used to organize mass production of portable storage devices in the industry where KNOP integrated electronic circuits are produced, such as the RUsk series KV1013 LSI microprocessors or the MicroChip PIC 160XX series microprocessors. The general (commercial) names of portable storage devices under which these devices can be manufactured and marketed may be mentioned: lottery, toter, lototer, lottoter, toloter, totloter, cessloter, chesstoter.

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PATENT CLAIMS ..... · Φ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · A method of operating a lottery in which its participants (3) publish predicted data which are compared with actual data which may appear at a certain point in time as a result of the cessation of a lottery activity or some other event, such as a sporting event, wherein the amount of winnings is calculated from the result of comparing said data, characterized in that the time point at which the actual data appears is recorded and each or several participants (3) uses a memory device (4) having at least a timing unit (25). ), internal memory (23), data input device (27) and data output device (29), the data coming from the time unit (25) at the time of storing (51) the predicted data that is issued by the subscriber (3) using the data input device (27) in said memory, they are stored (52) in the internal memory (23), In said comparison to actual data, only a portion of the predicted data output from the storage device (4) through the data output device (29) that entered its internal memory (23) until a given moment of actual data discovery is used is used. wherein the time point at which the predicted data is stored in said memory is calculated after reading the continuous data coming from the timer unit (25) through the data output device (29). Lottery operation method according to claim 1, characterized in that said time for recording data (52) to the internal memory (23) is determined by calculating an algebraic sum of the running time for reading data from the internal memory (23), the negative time value by the timer. a unit (25) that the unit has at the time of reading said data and the timer unit (25) data; 4 4 4,444 • 4 • 4 • 4 · 4 * 4 44 which were recorded in the internal memory (23) at the time of recording (52) of the data. Lottery operation method according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that in the case of calculating total winnings after a partial or complete match between the above-mentioned dates, the time between the moment when the actual data appeared and the moment when the predicted data. Lottery operation method according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the user (3) records (49, 50) the code of the aforementioned event or action associated with the aforementioned event in the internal memory (23) by acting on the device (27). for data input. Lottery operation method according to claim 4, characterized in that the above code is automatically stored in the internal memory after it is allocated from the signal received by the memory device (4). A lottery operation method according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the sum of money is pre-stored in the internal memory (23). Lottery operation method according to claim 6, characterized in that the monetary sum by which the monetary sum previously stored in the internal memory is reduced is stored in the internal memory (23) by the subscriber (3) using the input device (27) give. • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · The method of operating a lottery according to claims 6 to 7, wherein said monetary sum is stored in an internal memory (23) by reading said sum, using a data entry device (27) from data stored on a bank credit card. · ♦ «·« «« « The method of operating a lottery according to claims 1 to 8, characterized in that an audio or video signal is transmitted through the communication channels (2), and during the transmission of this signal the subscriber (3) can record predicted data in the internal memory (23). A system for operating a lottery, betting on sporting events, as well as other events associated with estimates of actual data on a portion of the participants (3) in said events, comprising a source (1) of actual data such as known lototron and at least one center (9) for collecting data, comprising data pre-processing means (16) connected to a computer (17) for processing the data estimated by the subscribers (3), characterized in that the subscribers (3) have storage devices (4) each comprising an internal memory (23) as well as a timing unit (25) associated with said memory, said internal memory and time unit being connected to a control unit (34) and one or more data input devices (27) and devices (29) data output, said data collection center (9) having means for outputting data from said internal memory (23) of said storage device (4) and a timing unit (25). A lottery system according to claim 10, characterized in that it has a plurality of independent timing units (25). R V fcui -4 «« Φ 4 »4 4 ·» é Lottery system according to claims 10 and 11, characterized in that the data output device (29) of the memory device (4) is in the form of a unit which allows data to be output from the internal memory (23) in a contactless manner. <4 43 »43« 4 1 2 3 4 » 44 44 ·· 44 A lottery system according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises at least one actual data acquisition sensor (15) and one timing device (13), said sensor and said timing device being connected to a central unit. a memory device (14), which in turn is connected to the data preprocessing means (16). A lottery system according to claims 10 to 13, characterized in that said data acquisition center (9) is connected to one or more terminals (11) each having at least means for outputting data from said storage device (4). ). A lottery system according to claims 10 to 14, characterized in that the memory device (4) has an integral structure.