BG3236U1 - System for conducting a game with prizes - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for conducting a game with prizes, in which via a mass source of information - television, mobile application, internet, press, etc., a randomly generated winning session of characters is distributed, corresponding to a certain type of physical medium that carries information and is available to the public - a banknote, bank card, receipt, etc. The users first familiarize themselves with a winning character session and then look for a carrier that contains them without first claiming to participate in the game. At least one of the users, who after getting acquainted with the rules of the respective session, finds a valid information carrier that meets the explicit terms and conditions set forth and presents it to the provider of the game, wins a prize. According to the most preferred embodiment, through a mass-accessible mobile application, the game provider distributes a randomly generated session of numbers. The users who have installed the application receive a notification with these numbers and at least one of them, who presents to the provider a valid banknote whose serial number contains these numbers, wins a prize.

Description

Field of technology

The utility model refers to the system of conducting games is awards, which can find application in the entertainment industry, television, print media and in particular in conducting electronic games that are read by a computer and computer software products.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Various methods are known for conducting lottery games in which users participate, relying on the results of random events. There are also known methods for conducting lottery games, in which users participate by downloading a type of document / ticket /, which states whether the particular ticket is winning, as well as the type, amount of the prize or the ticket does not win any prize. Random tickets / raffle / determine the tickets they win, and the prizes - in kind or cash are given to the ticket holder.

There are known methods for conducting games in which users buy certain documents - coupons, tickets, items, food, drinks, etc., which randomly contain prizes / winnings /, which are paid after presentation of the ticket is indicated in him profit, which is subject to verification is the purpose of establishing the authenticity of the document.

It is appropriate to pay attention to the fact that in all known methods of conducting lottery games, users are required to take an active action, which is expressed in advance of a bet or request to participate, such as paying for a ticket, ticket or other document by which the user is allowed to participate in a specific draw of the respective game, and which must be performed before the occurrence of the respective random event. In these cases, the winnings, the rewards for the consumers are determined by the knowledge of the result of a random event or by the accidental download of a document that they have previously submitted or by the content of a product that they have purchased, etc.

Patent publication EP 0942400 is known - a method and system for lottery game, using the serial number of a banknote for the purposes of verification and claiming a prize. The system is based on the use of the serial number of a banknote in circulation, using a telematics system that allows the collection of transactions for betting through a communication device - telephone, Internet, where the transaction is paid is a prepaid card and the result is automatic and confirmation, at the same time the betting is archived, as well as the registration of credits for betting transactions and the amounts for prizes is performed. Prepaid cards are made as a complex combination of an identification card number, a secret pin code, as well as a banknote representing the serial number of a banknote, which is written / contained / on a legal banknote in circulation. The latter is used by the player to confirm participation in the game, as the serial number is a random combination of numbers.

A disadvantage of the known method of electronic betting is that in order to participate in the game, registration and advance payment of a bet must be made before the relevant random event has occurred, which to some extent limits the number of participants.

Patent publication US 5497990 is known, which describes a method for lottery play without the use of a lottery ticket, which does not require the use of a lottery ticket or playing card or betting slip, or the selection of a set or series of numbers. The method requires the presence of a banknote in circulation, containing an alphanumeric code, such as serial number and name, and the data from the banknote are entered into a locally located machine, where the alphanumeric code and currency type are stored and a receipt is printed. of user data entry. The stored banknote data is sent and stored on a host computer, which then selects at random (by running an appropriate software program) a set or series of numbers from the series or series of numbers transferred to the computer. The selected set of numbers wins the lottery game.

In all known patent publications described above, participants are required in advance

4426 Descriptions to certificates for registration of utility models № 09.2 / 30.09.2019 to declare in one way or another their participation in the respective games, through which to identify themselves as participants. The use of coupons, slips, betting receipts, tickets or banknotes in these games essentially repeats the same method of implementing a game scheme - players bet, select or receive a ready set of numbers, then through character generators or through results from Random events produce data identifying the winning participants in the games. The described methods limit the participation in the respective games only to the players who have performed an active action (request or bet), which has declared their participation in them and / or have explicitly identified themselves as participants.

Technical essence of the utility model

The stated prior art in the field determines the need to offer a system for conducting the game is a prize, for participation in which no prior application for participation or any identification is required, and the method is available to an unlimited number of illegitimate participants. and users, and which creates complex conditions for dynamics, attractiveness, combinability, convenience and chance of winning for each participant, through which players actively declare their participation in the game only after they find that they have won.

The task of the utility model is solved with a game system is rewards, in which the result of the random event determining the winning players becomes known before the potential participants in the game decide whether to participate in the game.

The system implements a method of conducting a game of prizes, in which details of publicly available material media are compared by players is pre-promoted through the media randomly generated session of characters, whereby by subsequent presentation of a material medium that contains part or all of the characters from the pre-promotional random character session win a prize.

According to the utility model, a character session is first generated, which is disseminated through the media to an unlimited number of players, who then compare the characters from the downloaded session with props from tangible media that are in circulation among the public and which are not controlled. or issued by the organizer of the game, and within a predetermined period of time / term / and conditions, a user must take action to find a match between the characters in the distributed winning session and the characters in the available media, for which refers to the session and only when it establishes such a match must present to the organizer of the game the winning carrier of information for validation and, accordingly, receipt of the announced prize.

The dissemination of the random sign session is done through mass media such as radio, television, print media, accessible communication network, mobile devices, mobile applications.

According to a preferred embodiment of the system, the random character generator generates sessions that consist of at least one character corresponding to the currency of a particular country or currency union.

The random character generator generates sessions that consist of at least one character corresponding to a predetermined material storage medium.

A material carrier of information may be a ticket, coupon, slip, banknote in circulation, valid bank card, cash receipt, etc., containing a series of at least one letter, one digit or a combination of numbers, letters and other specific to the specific material carrier details.

In order to win, the respective user must present and / or present to the organizers of the game a material carrier of information, the details of which contain signs that match the conditions of the respective session.

A winning material medium is considered to be one whose details contain the randomly generated session of characters, in any order, ie. the characters must be contained in its details, without determining their location and sequence.

According to the utility model, a material information carrier in which

4427 Descriptions to certificates for registration of utility models № 09.2 / 30.09.2019 the series and the numbers and / or its requisites are completely identical is the generated session.

In a variant implementation of the game, when eligible winning media are presented by more than one participant in the game, the prize is distributed among these users.

In a preferred embodiment of the present utility, in a commercial television broadcast, a session of a certain number of digits is retrieved via a random number generator. At least one of the viewers of the show, who within a given period finds a valid banknote, whose serial number contains the drawn numbers, and who presented it for validation of the team of the show, wins a prize.

In the most preferred embodiment of the current utility model, the public is given free access to a massive, game-specific mobile application. After users install this mobile application on their communication tools, the application periodically begins to receive sessions of randomly generated characters that players must search for within a certain period of time among the available banknotes or bank cards. At least one of all users who, within the specified period, presents to the organizer of the game a banknote or bank card, whose serial number or details correspond to the required session of characters, wins a prize.

The game can be activated and played at different frequencies, for example several times a day, once or several times a week, once or several times a month or annually. Each session can have different criteria for a winning combination of randomly generated characters - sequence, arbitrariness, totality, specificity, period, face value, issue, currency, medium.

The useful model provides an advantage over well-known games is that an unlimited number of users actively declare their participation in the game only after finding that they have a chance to win a prize. The game does not require prior purchase of tickets, coupons, slips or other special documents. Possession or access to tangible media, such as banknotes in circulation, valid bank cards, tickets, receipts, etc. it is sufficient for any user to start his / her participation when he / she considers and when he / she has time to check data from a material information carrier, for example the serial numbers / or the requisites / of the available banknotes, bank cards, cash receipts. In this way, the game has the potential to become a new, dynamic opportunity for everyday entertainment, in which everyone can win a prize without wasting time and without the need to bet to participate in the game.

The system implements a method in which the winning random event is announced in advance / the widespread winning character session /, each person can search for the specific type of information carrier, whose serial number or other details correspond to the distributed character session and participate in the game without to have previously identified himself, registered or made a pledge. According to the method, only the one who finds a carrier of information, whose details correspond to the distributed session of characters, must identify himself to the organizer of the game and make claims to the announced prize.

The game is attractive and fun because users first see the result of a random event and then take action to participate in it, namely - compare the downloaded session of random numbers / or numbers and letters or other details / with the serial numbers of those available to them banknotes, bank cards, cash receipts ... The attractiveness of the game lies in the fact that absolutely everyone who has access to at least one banknote, bank card or other suitable material medium of information, has the opportunity to participate in the game, regardless whether he plays it or not.

The system implementing the utility model consists of a communication device owner who has the ability to install a mobile application through which he can participate in the game. The mobile application is connected to a server. Depending on whether a user has already made other registrations, the application supports the ability to make integration is Google, Facebook and others. i.e. users will be able to log in to the app via their Facebook or Google accounts. The server, depending on when there are announced sessions, downloads from the random character generator

4428 Descriptions to certificates for registration of utility models № 09.2 / 30.09.2019 the random characters needed for the session and saves them in the database. Users then have the ability to receive the downloaded random character session via the mobile app.

Explanation of the attached figures

The system for conducting games is prizes according to the utility model is presented in more detail with the help of the accompanying drawings, where:

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the arrangement and connection of the elements of a game management system, using a mobile application;

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the arrangement and connection of the elements of a game management system, using any public means of mass communication.

Exemplary implementation of the utility model

Further in the description will be presented exemplary implementations of a system implementing the method, which do not limit the application of other variant implementations, in which through the media are distributed randomly generated sessions of characters, which players first meet and then have to search among various material media.

In the most preferred embodiment of the utility model, the system of interconnected technical means ensuring the conduct of the game.

A preferred embodiment of the prize game system is realized by using a system including a mobile application and is performed in the sequence shown in detail in FIG. 1:

each holder 1 of a communication device 4 has the opportunity to install a mobile application 2, through which he can participate in the game. The mobile application 4 is connected to server 7. Depending on whether a user has already made other registrations, the application supports the possibility to make integration is Google, Facebook, etc., ie. users will be able to log in to the app via their Facebook or Google accounts. The mobile application 4 also supports a variant for self-registration and login in the application.

After login, application 2 receives information about the draw of the upcoming session as the exact date and time at which the next numbers are expected to be drawn, thus visualizing a timer. Mobile application 2 periodically makes so-called polishing requests, which receives information about the exact date and time of the next draw, signs from the previous session and other data that it needs to calibrate in order to correctly display the current state of the game.

After a predetermined period of time, the mobile application 4 sends a request to the server to receive the characters from the session and the date and time until the next session, respectively. If for some reason the request to the server fails and the application does not receive them, it will retry in a few seconds. Depending on when there are announced sessions, the server 7 retrieves from the random character generator 9 the random characters needed for the session and saves them in the database 8.

After the user 1 receives the session on his communication medium, he has the opportunity to start searching among the material media available at the time of the current session, for example banknote 3, if he finds one he notifies the organizer 10, who in turn makes check whether all the conditions for winning 11 are met, then determine it as the winner and proceed to the awarding of the prize 6. The installation of the mobile application requires data for registration of the user, which he gets the opportunity to participate in the game.

After installation, the application periodically sends the user notifications for generated character sessions. After receiving the sign session, the user must compare the data from the material media he currently has, such as banknotes, and determine whether he has found one that contains the searched signs according to the conditions explicitly described in the regulations of the respective session. sequence, arbitrariness, totality, specificity, period, denomination, issue, currency. If a user finds such a match, they must take a note of the banknote and send a photo of it to the game organizer via an application feature.

Once the organizer validates the authenticity of the banknote photo and the match of

4429 Descriptions to certificates for registration of utility models № 09.2 / 30.09.2019 characters from the respective session, he identifies the given participant / participants as winners of a prize, and the other users receive a message that the current session is over and the search for other material media is terminated.

The winning user receives a certain period in which to physically present the banknote to the organizer of the game or his official partner and after doing so will receive the appropriate prize - for example BGN 500. If the consumer does not present the banknote within the set deadline, the prize for the respective session is transferred to the next one.

The user has the opportunity, without capturing and using the functions of the application, to present directly the physically winning banknote to the organizer of the game or his partner, the purpose of its validation and instant receipt of the prize.

In one variant of the game via a mobile application, it is possible for several users of banknotes valid for the respective session to receive the same prizes or to share a certain prize pool.

The gameplay system is rewards, as shown in fig. 2 includes an organizer 10, representing a means of mass communication 2 - television, Internet, print media, which distributes a randomly generated session of characters from a random character generator 9, relating to a certain type of material media - banknote, bank card, receipt which characters users 1 within a certain period of time must compare is the details of the available valid media and if they find a match, they must contact the organizer 10 to receive the announced prize 6.

In a preferred embodiment of the system, the game is realized in a commercial television broadcast, in which a session of a certain number of digits is downloaded to the screen via a random number generator. At least one of the viewers of the show, who within a given period finds a valid banknote, whose serial number contains the drawn numbers, and who presented it for validation of the team of the show, wins a prize.

The game can be activated at different frequencies, for example several times a day, once or several times a week, once or several times a month or annually.

Claims (3)

Claims A gaming system is a prize system consisting of a user communication device (4) on which a mobile application is installed, characterized in that the communication device (4) is a mobile application and / or a mass media (4). 2) are connected in both directions through a communication network is a generator of random characters (9), and the communication device (4) is a mobile application is also connected to the server (7), which in turn is connected in both directions is the database (8) and the random character generator (9). System according to claim 1, characterized in that the communication device (4) is a mobile phone or a tablet or a computer. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the mass medium (2) is a television or a radio.