CN101573161A - Game apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Described is a player activated game system, particularly adapted for playing instant lottery type games, that includes a game device having a computer containing at least one game, an electronic display and a card interface adapted to receive a game card having data that represents a particular game outcome such that connection of the card to the interface can result the game being played by the device with the particular outcome displayed on the display. Also described are lottery tickets or game cards that are adapted use with the game devices along with methods of manufacturing the game cards.

Description

Game station

Technical field

Equipment of the present invention is usually directed to recreation and game equipment, and relates to for example equipment of the game card of instant opening type game ticket and so on that uses especially.

Background technology

About the game ticket, scratch-off or instant opening type game ticket have had decades as the major product of game industry.The whole world has had billions of players to hanker after this for many years.The innovation of instant opening type game ticket game design makes product be kept and allows and increases.But the sales growth of instant opening type game stock market becomes and eases up relatively recently.

In order to resist this undesirable trend, a kind of method provides the instant opening type game ticket of more high repayment rate (payout).Yet the administration of justice of most of game ticket has been controlled the percentage of return rate by regulations, so can not utilize the means of the game ticket of more high repayment rate as the raising sale.Thereby need the method for a kind of new dealing instant opening type game ticket of exploitation, allow the player perceive the added value irrelevant with increasing return rate percentage.

Another method is that the distribution with instant opening type game ticket expands to new zone, such as the supermarket checkout lanes, but, and logistics management (logistics) and the safety issue that instant opening type game ticket is associated be set in the supermarket checkout lanes make that the method for this expansion distribution is unpractical at present.

The third method is to amplify instant opening type game ticket to expand limited amount game area, is called scratch-off area usually, to form a kind of game experiencing of prolongation.The game tickets bigger or a plurality of game area that have of this for example bingo (Bingo Games) provide extra enjoyment really.Yet in fact, the physical size of game ticket is only to increase limited quantity.Maximum game ticket size typically is 4 * 10 inches, and the game ticket under the sort of size is very heavy.Similarly, the player often feels that the playtime that is increased does not reflect the more more high price of Great Game ticket.

Another method is to make a kind of small-sized electronic game computer, can carry out the recreation of instant opening type game ticket class on it.In a kind of like this device, the connectivity port of this device by microprocessor is being assembled on the printed circuit board (PCB) before the trace through selecting, the recreation that has predetermined triumph result is programmed in the microprocessor, is that the U.S. Patent application of US 2004/0235550 is described as publication number.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to describe the game station that a kind of player activates, described game station has overcome at least some shortcomings of the product of quoting the front.

Another object of the present invention is to describe a kind of game card or game ticket, and a kind of game card that uses with described game station or method of game ticket made.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front perspective view of the electronically validating machine of first kind of player's activation;

The first kind of game card that Fig. 2 uses for electronically validating machine in Fig. 1 or the front plan views of game ticket;

Fig. 3 is the back plane figure of the game ticket among Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is the schematic block diagram of the assembly of the electronically validating machine among Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram that is printed on the circuit on the substrate of game ticket among Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 has the plane of first kind of short circuit mechanism for the substrate of the game ticket of Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 A and 7B have the plane of second kind of short circuit mechanism for the substrate of the game ticket of Fig. 2;

Fig. 8 is the front view of the electronically validating machine with related game card of second kind of player's activation;

Fig. 9 is the rearview of the electronically validating machine of Fig. 8;

Front perspective view when Figure 10 partly is inserted with game card for the electronically validating machine of Fig. 8 and Fig. 9;

Figure 11 is the exploded view of the electronically validating machine of Fig. 8 and Fig. 9;

Figure 12 is the structured flowchart of assembly of the electronically validating machine of Fig. 8;

Figure 13 is the side view of first kind of spring connector using with the electronically validating machine shown in Fig. 8;

Figure 14 is the side view of second kind of spring connector using with the electronically validating machine shown in Fig. 8;

Figure 15 is the side view of the third spring connector of using with the electronically validating machine shown in Fig. 8;

Figure 16 is the exploded view with electronically validating machine that the third player of related game card activates;

Figure 17 A, 17B and 17C are the view that shows potential game result, and described game result is shown by the electronically validating machine shown in Figure 93;

Figure 18 covers active coding and the game ticket that scrapes coating off of prize number or the schematic diagram of game money for having of using with the electronically validating machine;

It covers the schematic diagram that coating is removed that scrapes off of active coding to Figure 19 for the game ticket of Figure 18 or game money;

Figure 20 scrapes the game ticket that coating is removed or the schematic diagram of game money off for the covering prize number that uses with the electronically validating machine;

Figure 21 is the schematic diagram of online game ticket;

Figure 22 has described another embodiment of the game ticket of Figure 21;

Figure 23 has shown the further embodiment of the game ticket of Figure 21;

Figure 24 is the game ticket that uses with the electronically validating machine or the schematic diagram of game money, has the coating that scrapes off that covers active coding and show mark that whether this game ticket prizes;

Figure 25 covers schematic diagram after the scraping coating off and being removed of victory indicia for the game ticket of Figure 24 or game money;

Figure 26 is the front view of the game device of the 4th kind of player's activation, has electronics and scrape the game ticket off on described game device;

Figure 27 is the front view of the game device of the 5th kind of player's activation, has electronics and scrape the game ticket off on described game device;

Figure 28 A and 28B are respectively the schematic diagram that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 and 26 scrapes the circuit on the substrate of game ticket off;

Figure 29 A and Figure 29 B are respectively the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 and 26 and scrape the circuit on the substrate of game ticket and the schematic diagram of release coat off;

Figure 30 scrapes the schematic diagram of the prize grade bit circuit with cutting of game ticket off for the electronics of Figure 26;

Figure 31 A and Figure 31 B are the schematic diagram that scrapes detection layers and circuit off that is printed on the substrate of Figure 30, and described Figure 30 scrapes the schematic diagram of the prize grade bit circuit with cutting of game ticket off for the electronics of Figure 26;

Figure 32 is the schematic diagram of the circuit of the electronics that the shown Figure 26 laser cut line that scrapes the game ticket off;

Figure 33 is the structure chart that the electronics that is used to print Figure 26 and 27 scrapes first kind of printing equipment of game ticket off;

Figure 34 A and Figure 34 B are respectively the electronics that is printed in Figure 26 and 27 and scrape the plane that bottom on the substrate of game ticket stops black off;

Figure 35 is that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 scrapes the seal coating on the substrate of game ticket and the plane of processing black (process black) off;

Figure 36 A and Figure 36 B are respectively the schematic diagram that the electronics that is printed in Figure 26 and 27 scrapes the bottom conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket off;

Figure 37 A and Figure 37 B are respectively the electronics that is printed in Figure 26 and 27 and scrape the bottom conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket and the schematic diagram of elementary white mask off;

Figure 38 is the schematic diagram that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 scrapes the variable data that bottom conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket and lineups can read off;

Figure 39 is that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 scrapes the bottom conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket and the schematic diagram of release coat off;

Figure 40 is that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 scrapes the release coat on the substrate of game ticket and the part side view of white mask off;

Figure 41 A and Figure 41 B are respectively the schematic diagram that the electronics that is printed in Figure 26 and 27 scrapes the bottom conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket off and covers the release coat of laser cut line;

Figure 42 A and Figure 42 B are respectively the schematic diagram that the electronics that is printed in Figure 26 and 27 scrapes the conducting channel that comprises the top short circuit current on the substrate of game ticket off;

Figure 43 is that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 scrapes the conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket and the schematic diagram of one group of insulating barrier off;

Figure 44 A and Figure 44 B are respectively the electronics that is printed in Figure 26 and 27 and scrape the schematic diagram that scrape the conducting channel that detects ink film comprising on the substrate of game ticket off off;

Figure 45 is that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 scrapes the plane that scrapes coating off on the substrate of game ticket off;

Figure 46 is the schematic diagram that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 scrapes the mark that conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket and lineups can read off;

Figure 47 is the schematic diagram that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 scrapes conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket, one group of laser sync mark and laser triggered mark off;

Figure 48 is the schematic diagram that the electronics that is printed in Figure 27 scrapes the laser cutting of the conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket off;

Figure 49 is the schematic diagram that one group of electronics being printed in Figure 27 scrapes the laser cutting of the conducting channel on the substrate of game ticket off;

Figure 50 is the side perspective view that the laser module of Figure 33 uses with printing equipment;

Figure 51 is the side view of the laser module of Figure 50;

Figure 52 is used to print the structure chart that electronics scrapes second kind of printing equipment of game ticket off;

Figure 53 stops that for the bottom that comprises that can make the electronics of black layer and seal coating scrapes the plane of game ticket off on the printing equipment of Figure 52;

Figure 54 scrapes the plane of game ticket off for the electronics that comprises bottom conduction black layer and white mask layer of Figure 53;

Figure 55 scrapes the plane of game ticket off for the electronics that comprises bottom conduction black layer, white mask layer and imaging mark of Figure 53;

Figure 56 scrapes the plane of game ticket off for the electronics that comprises release coat of Figure 53;

Figure 57 scrapes the plane of game ticket off for the electronics that comprises silver-colored nano ink layer of Figure 53;

The specific embodiment

A kind of first embodiment of game station of player's activation has been described in Fig. 1～5.In brief, equipment described herein has reflected a kind of embodiment or the application of entire equipment notion.For this purpose of description, this paper should be used for describing the illustrative embodiments of Fig. 1～5 with the game ticket.Especially, in order to show some device concept and apparatus assembly, the invention describes a kind of game station, this game station can carry out traditional instant opening type game ticket recreation, the electronically validating machine (EVM) that it uses electronic game computer 200 to activate as the player, and be combined with on the form game card as instant opening type game ticket.For convenience and the uniformity of describing,, also be to use word EVM at this although EVM itself may not carry out authentication function.This equipment and assembly thereof also have other application, comprise for example reward voucher and amusement game.This specific implementations of the equipment of Fig. 1～5 comprises EVM200 shown in Figure 1 and is actually instant opening type class game ticket 202 that this game ticket has front surface shown in Figure 2 204 and rear surface 206 shown in Figure 3.As the example of a kind of pattern that can operate this equipment, the player can buy one or many tickets 202; Ticket receiving slit 208 in being arranged on EVM200 inserts a ticket 202; And on EVM200, carry out computer recreation, wherein, result or reward value are scheduled to by the information that is included on the instant opening type ticket 202.Preferably, the EVM200 that the player activates is less relatively, cheap electronic installation, and it can be in conjunction with the instant opening type class game ticket of printing, and for example ticket 202 uses, and can be designed to receive and verify polytype game ticket, for example 2 * 4 of standard inches instant opening type game ticket.

Figure 4 and 5 show EVM200 and game ticket 202 multiple a kind of structure in may structure in schematic form respectively.Here, EVM200 comprises connector 210, and connector 210 has a group interface contact or interface contact 212～226 engages with game ticket 202 and electron gain signal from the game ticket 202.One group of eight contacts, 230～244 usefulness conductive ink is printed on the substrate 228 of ticket 202, and it is provided to directly engage with the contact 212～226 of EVM connector 210.In this example of ticket 202, one group of electrical impedance 246～258 also is printed on the substrate 228 with conductive ink, and the lead 260 by one group of printing is connected with contact 230～244 on substrate 228.For example 230～244 and 246～258 and the multiple printing process of the conducting element of lead 260 and form and to be used to printing conductive element on substrate, yet, owing to conducting element 246～258 will be preferably along with the variation of ticket changes, the typography that needs to use a kind of imaging class for example ink-jet printer is come (optionally) printed element 246～258.In an optional embodiment, the printing process that comprises for example typography of process plate and intaglio printing art can be used to produce ticket 202 in groups, and it has for example element 230～260 of identical conducting element.Available then high-intensity laser comes (optionally) to cut some suitable conducting element 246～258, make be included in the element 246～258 information be printed in ticket 202 on bar code 310 or 314 in information corresponding.In one embodiment, if ticket 202 is the game ticket, then conducting element 246～258 can be reflected profit number or prize specified in the bar code 310 by laser cutting.

Among the embodiment as shown in Figure 4, EVM200 can comprise battery 262, and it is connected to contact 224 by lead 264, and can effectively generate and be used for information is transferred to from ticket 202 electronic signal of EVM200.Can recognize, though these embodiments of EVM200 and ticket 202 have been considered the direct physical of the contact 230～244 on contact 212～226 and the ticket 202 and have been contacted, can also use the electric contact or the signal transmission configuration of other types, for example comprise above-mentioned technology or other wireless methods of electric capacity, inductance, radio frequency or even can use optical feeler in some cases.The microprocessor 266 that the electronic signal that obtains by contact 212～226 can be used in EVM200 transmits information specific.This information can comprise polytype data, for example: the kind of the recreation of being carried out; The predetermined prize grade of recreation; The state of ticket 202; The existence of ticket 202 in groove 208 is whether with for needed other game parameters of specific recreation or ticket parameter.

An example as operation EVM200, when be supplied with from ticket 202 and part by impedance 258 generations predetermined voltage or during current signal, interface contact 226 applies a control signal to field-effect transistor (FET) 268, and wherein FET268 is connected to battery 262 a pair of electric contact 270 and 272 of microprocessor 266.Under the situation of this electronic signal disappearance, FET268 is biased to ' OFF ' state by resistance 274, and microprocessor 266 disconnects with power supply 262.When FET268 is initially opened, 266 of microprocessors are reset to its initial "on" position.Be included in the microprocessor 266 of present embodiment or one group of software in other positions of for example external memory storage 318 makes microprocessor 266 check several input ports that are connected to the contact 212～222 that is used for electronic signal.The input port that is connected to contact 218 and 220 is for example checked the ticket impedance 252 and 254 that is used for electronic signal, to determine the type of play by specific ticket 202 representatives.Under this specific situation, owing to there is two contact 218 and 220 to be connected to microprocessor, if use binary signal, this embodiment maximum 4 recreation of can encoding.For binary signal, impedance 252 and 254 can have resistance or not have resistance.Yet, by impedance 252 is used several different discrete values, the recreation above 4 of can encoding significantly with 254.For example, suppose that impedance 252 can have any in three kinds of numerical value: A, B or C (ternary coding).Same assumed resistance 254 can have any one in these three numerical value.As a result, now just can pass through electronic signal AA, AB, AC, BA, BB, BC, CA, CB and CC (3 * 3) and represent 9 kinds of different recreation.In a similar fashion, if use binary encoding, EVM contact 212～216 provides electronic signal with the combination of ticket contact 230～234 and impedance 246～250 to microprocessor 266, the described electronic signal possible prize grade that maximum 8 kinds of type of play different with each are correlated with of can encoding.The use of ternary coding can allow maximum 27 kinds of different prize grades.(ditto)

In a kind of operation of this specific implementations, microprocessor 266 is checked the existence of the other electronic signal that is produced by impedance 256 on the ticket 202 by contact 222.Be generally the numerical value of the impedance 256 of resistor, can scrape coating 276 off and change by scraping one deck in the impedance that is coated on ticket 202 256 as shown in Figure 2 off.This technology allows microprocessor 266 to determine the state of ticket 202, that is: ticket 202 is to be operated or not to be operated in one embodiment.In this embodiment, remove impedance 256 and on effect, be equivalent to ticket 202 is branded, so it can not be used again.And, can recognize that use the modifiable electronic signal of player, for example impedance 256, have many possible usages, comprise and select game variable, selection type of play, selection game money, selection recreation branch point (branch point) or the like.In addition, one in the impedance 246～258 can be as parity check bit, its can with for example type of play or prize rank correlation, with the error in reading that reduces ticket 202 or possible forgery.

In this embodiment, some other ports of microprocessor 266 preferably are connected to LCD (LCD) 280 by thermosealed flexible cable (flexcable) 278.This connection can use Zebra elastomeric connector or one group of machinery stitch to finish equally.In this embodiment, specific LCD drives soft copy implanted (builtinto) microprocessor 266.Though can use many different displays, LCD 280 embodiment hereto is preferred, because the energy consumption of LCD is lower.Here, LCD 280 can provide visual feedback to the player by indication game options, game result, total mark, recreation residue, triumph/failure result and so on.Equally, may have a plurality of LCD types, comprise color, monochrome, dot matrix, 7 segmentation characteristics, 16 segmentation characteristics, self-defined characteristic/icon and these dissimilar any combination and mixing.

With reference to figure 1 and 4, on EVM200, also can comprise one group of button 282～286, it can be used to import data to microprocessor 266 in the process of playing by the user.In an illustrated embodiment, a pair of input port 288 and 290 and the combination of button 282～286 and pair of diodes 292 and 294 allow to produce three inputs to microprocessor 266.As shown in Figure 4, button 282～286 is all opened usually and is made the inside that moves up into microprocessor 266 under the resistor (not shown), causes the logical zero input of port 288 and 290.Press the button 282 anodes with battery 262 and be connected to port 288 and produce logical one input, described logical one input is read and is decoded by microprocessor 266 as user's input subsequently.In a similar fashion, press the button 286 pairs of ports 290 and produce the logical one input.When button 284 was pressed, diode 292 and 294 produced the logical one input to port 288 and 290 simultaneously.Can recognize, button 282～286 can be in the multiple structure any one, include but not limited to have or do not have the electrically conductive ink film of tactile feedback, the conductive disc that is connected to the silicone rubber button, contact, flexible metal, capacitor pick-up (pickups), variableimpedance contact etc.And, shown in the other one group of button 296 of Fig. 1 and 298, number of buttons is not restricted to three, and depends on the specific design standard of recreation and EVM 200, can use binary coding or matrix coder or variable impedance-encoded.

As shown in figs. 1 and 4, it is involved to EVM 200 that sound capabilities can be used as additional features.At this embodiment, use loudspeaker 300 and bridge amplifier 302 to produce audible sound, be formed at analogue signal generating one current signal at port 304 places of microprocessor 266, it changes the voltage that (develop) traverses resistor 306 into.Analog information is stored as the word or the byte of the numerical data in the internal memory that is stored in microprocessor 266, and inputs to the digital to analog converter that is included in equally in the microprocessor 266.Then, digital to analog converter outputs current to the port 304 that has with the proportional numerical value of numerical data.Resistor 306 is a voltage with current conversion, and described voltage is exaggerated and is applied to loudspeaker 300 at amplifier 302 places.In this embodiment, amplifier 302 is a kind of bridge type amplifier, and it can produce the acoustic pressure grade from loudspeaker 300.As a further feature, the port 308 of microprocessor 266 can be used to produce control signal, and amplifier 302 is arranged on low-yield standby mode to keep the energy content of battery.Described this configuration will provide enough volume and fidelitys from loudspeaker.Yet, also can use many other sound generative circuits, comprise the circuit of using single-ended amplifier or single-transistor amplifier, perhaps loudspeaker 300 is directly connected on the microprocessor 266.In addition, shown present embodiment is not got rid of sonorific other modes, comprises the tone or musical sound, buzzer, piezo-electric device or the earphone that use pulse width modulating signal, computer to produce.Similarly, hint must use sound for shown embodiment.Might just look like to make microprocessor 266 not produce audio signal by using port 308 signals with audio mute at port 304 places.Further, microprocessor 266 can be instructed by the electronic signal that reads from ticket 202 or from the input signal of button 282～286 (perhaps 296～298) and be made audio mute.

According to different situations, comprise expense and the application of being implemented, also can do other modification to the equipment shown in Fig. 1～4.For example, battery 262 can be for non-rechargeabel or chargeable, and can be removable or non-exchange for the user.Microprocessor 266 or its equivalent can use inner or outside LCD electronic installation.Similarly, microprocessor 266 can use inner or outside program and data storage, and described memory can be for volatibility or non-volatile, disposable programmable or multiple programmable, perhaps physics removable or physics non-removable.In other embodiments, EVM200 or microprocessor 266 can comprise one or more outside ports 320, and described outside port 320 allows from PC or game ticket terminal memory program.Described port can or use radio frequency, electric current loop, capacitor pick-up for direct connection type, perhaps comprises the wireless type of infrared light.

Substitute, increase and operation describing the various of the said equipment relevant below with Fig. 1～5.Using in the relevant embodiment with instant opening type game ticket class, such as described above usually, use conductive ink jumpers 246～250 that the winnings information coding is entered in the ticket 202.In a kind of configuration, be printed in that to scrape off below the coating 276 be that identifying code or ticket are identified sign indicating number, it is by shown in the dotted line 309 and can be used for verifying ticket 202.Begin to operate EVM200 together with aforesaid, coating 276 is scraped off equally can have the effect of on ticket 202, laying branding, it can not be reused.Therefore for example, the electrically conductive ink of one or more impedance 246～258 of formation as discussed above can form by scraping coating 276 off, and when coating 276 was scraped off by the player, at least a portion electrically conductive ink was removed.Scrape this coating 276 for convenience off, EVM can be provided with planing part 311 in adjacent grooves 208 or below groove 208, makes that ticket 202 comprises that the part that scrapes coating off is supported when ticket 202 is inserted into groove 208.Scrape coating 276 initial complete and ruined subsequently methods off by the EVM200 perception dual purpose can be provided, promptly on ticket, brand and prevent that immoral game ticket retailer from being that wholesale rewards the prescreening ticket.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2, ticket 202 can comprise on the rear surface 206 that is printed in ticket 202 or the bar code 310 on the rear surface 206 of ticket 202.In this case, bar code 310 comprises the ticket authorization information, and can for two or five stagger schemes (I2 of 5) of traditional game ticket of checking digital correlation.In this embodiment, bar code 310 is synchronous with impedance 246～256, thereby both reach an agreement to the number of prize and can be used to verify described ticket, under the situation of this particular instance, the result who is presented at the recreation on the display 280 indicates this recreation for winning, as the prize table 312 that is printed in the front surface 204 of ticket 202 advises.Equally, the information of described game and glee also can be contained in the second font code 314 of the encryption that for example is arranged on the front surface 1204.This information of travelling can comprise such as the information of the recreation that will carry out, the prize grade of ticket 202, and at least a portion identifying code.In one application, the barcode reader 316 that is arranged in EVM200 can read bar code 314 before the recreation that is encoded on the ticket.

Fig. 6 has described a kind of structure of substrate 228 of ticket 202, and it is designed to reduce the potential deception that comprises ticket pick (picking).In this embodiment, some or all conducting elements 230～260 are connected to the conduction short-circuiting bar 330 on the small pieces (tab) 332 that are printed in punching, and described small pieces 332 334 are connected to ticket 202 by boring a hole.Removing of small pieces 332 inserted the permission player among the EVM200 with ticket 202 for use.

Fig. 7 A and 7B have described the structure of another kind of ticket 202, and it is designed to reduce the potential deception that comprises the ticket pick.In this embodiment, connector or the contact 210 of some or all EVM contact with the short-circuiting bar 336 with small pieces part 338, and wherein said short-circuiting bar 336 is connected to the surface 204 of ticket 202.The small pieces 338 of leaving behind will remove the short-circuiting bar 336 that contact 210 and 230～244 is electrically contacted mutually, therefore make and can use ticket 202.

As the result of the instant opening type game ticket class embodiment of the said equipment, the player can use ticket 202 to activate EVM200, carries out computer recreation and may win the prize of being scheduled to by ticket 202.Preferably, computer game will have predetermined result.By having predetermined result, the game ticket of this equipment is used and might be set up a kind of prize structure for a kind of specific recreation or one group of recreation, and for example, the account book of ticket 202 is printed on predetermined winner's number.Wherein a kind of ability of this equipment is to allow the player to use button 282～286 to carry out a kind of recreation of interaction, and the result of described recreation will be identical and no matter supress which button.Programming technique for this illusion of technology type recreation is well-known, and for example in U.S. Patent No. 4,582, is described in 324.Can use this technology to finish as the recreation bowling or at 21.Same possible is that extra circuit is provided on ticket 202, some can scrape off, some can not scrape off, and these circuit can be used in multiple use, comprise begin to play, the carrying out order of Exit Game, change recreation and even provide extra control ability as button.

Because this embodiment of this equipment allows the EVM hardware and software of manufacturer's standard, all EVM devices 200 can be identical haply, and by the difference in 202 definite recreation of instant opening type ticket and the use.As a result, this embodiment has following advantage: the operational logical complexity of having eliminated (seeded) EVM that has started; Reduced the cost of EVM200 or electronic cards; And changed the economics that electronic cards is sold owing to an EVM200 can carry out several dissimilar recreation that started by multiple different instant opening type ticket 202, therefore in some applications, permission EVM202 sells with lower price or even gives.Like this, by the sound of dynamic game action even raising player experience and perception value is provided, EVM202 and associated specific ticket 202 that the player activates can be set up instant opening type ticket product.And, because in the electronic memory that this recreation is comprised in EVM200 is associated, the ability that can provide considerably beyond standard scratch-off ticket can be provided the perception value of playtime and recreation.The instant opening type ticket that for example is 3 * 3 inches sizes can produce the recreation that continues a few minutes.Also can make this recreation become multimedia to experience with game image and the combined feature of the EVM sound ' bit ' that is associated on being presented at display 280.Triumph can also can be heard by loudspeaker 300 by visual on display 280.Extra ability can comprise physically modifying ticket 202, thereby allows to scrape zone other on the ticket 202 off to add another dimension in the process of playing.

In the another one embodiment, plug in type memeory 318 described in use programmable storage or external memory container (pod) such as Fig. 1 and 4, can allow the player to come personalized his EVM200, thus his EVM200 to comprise for example only be preferred type of play or prize grade.Therefore the content of EVM200 can be modified in the point of sale, for example, comprises numeral or purchaser record that the player likes, and perhaps username and password perhaps provides present or reward voucher according to the record of buying so that player's loyalty information to be provided.In addition, the multimedia capabilities of EVM200 also can show local advertisement or bulletin for player or regional unique parameter offer an opportunity.

Equally in the game ticket is used, because EVM200 itself in the above-described embodiment is not a kind of dispensing device down, can be thought of as instant opening type ticket 202 is the assemblies of making a bet, and the sale of this device can be avoided being limited by and standard game ticket relative restrictions.For example, EVM200 can only comprise that the place of conventional art recreation be sold any, and such as the Tetris video game, the owner can buy instant opening type ticket 202 class of making a bet at traditional game ticket point then and play.This feature of EVM200 for example allows from PC 320 or download games on the internet.

Further, the ticket that particularly is programmed or block 202 and can be utilized for EVM200 active coding is provided.For example, activate card and can comprise bar code, for example comprise the bar code 310 of the active coding of encryption.With card 202 synchronised, bar code 310 will be read and decipher in the point of sale, and be used to produce the invoice for sales that comprises the multidigit activate key.In the time of in activating the groove 208 that card 202 is inserted into EVM200, be included in the information that activates in the card 202 and read, and whether be used as the activate key data that a key imported by the EVM keyboard with decision correct by EVM200.Therefore the theft of EVM200 is invalid, because there is not invoice for sales, the element that institute steals is inoperative.

Fig. 8～12 show the embodiment of the game station of another kind of player's activation.In the preferred structure of this embodiment, EVM350 is provided with print surface 352, and in this case, last print surface 352 duplicates traditional game card or game ticket.EVM350 comprises shell 354, base section 356 and a pair of guide member 358 and 360 that is used for receiving and ticket 352 being remained on EVM350.In some applications, ticket 352 can divide with EVM350 open purchase, and is inserted among the EVM350 by the player, and perhaps EVM350 and ticket 352 unit that can be used as a combination is sold.Under any circumstance, EVM350 also can comprise display 362, is preferably the LCD display unit, and especially with reference to Figure 10 and 11, base section 356 is fixed with printed circuit board (PCB) 364.Microprocessor or computer 366 integrate with circuit board 364, and as shown in Figure 11 and 12, described microprocessor or computer expert cross any method easily and be connected with display 362, and for example flexible cable 368.Battery 370 is used for to EVM350 supply power supply.In this embodiment, pressure sensitive switch 372 equally also is integrated in the circuit board 364.One preferred embodiment in, switch 372 comprises the conductive carbon that is applied to the plastic sheeting on the circuit board 364, it is effectively for form circuit between battery 370 and microprocessor 366, although also can use the switch of the other types that comprise FET1268.In this specific embodiment, ticket 352 comprise be coated on the group echo 376 that is printed on the ticket 352 scrape coating 374 off.Here, " scrape use off " along with being printed in the indication that scrapes coating off, the player removes coating 374, and pushes by the indicated place of mark 376, and this can have power is applied to effect on the microprocessor 366.This Configuration Type of switch 372 that comprises can be used to control the recreation that is programmed in the microprocessor 366 equally.Other mechanisms also can be used to activate EVM350, comprise the pulling-on piece configuration 394 of describing type in conjunction with Figure 16.

Similar with the ticket 202 shown in Fig. 5, ticket 352 preferably includes one group of printed component part of 230～260 types, and common emulated versions shown among Figure 11 378.Comprise EVM350 and ticket 352 in this embodiment of equipment, printed element 378 is used to present predetermined prize grade, and with other information that are printed in component 230～260 same form on the ticket 202 as mentioned above.

Shown in Figure 11 and 12, for the electrical connection of component 378 is provided to microprocessor 366, one group of connector stitch 380 is fixed on the circuit board 364, and is electrically connected on the microprocessor 366.When ticket 352 is fully inserted into or is arranged in EVM350 fully, as shown in Figure 8, stitch 380 will be set up with component 378 and be electrically connected, so the information that allows to be included in the component 378 is transferred to microprocessor.

Figure 13,14 and 15 shows the embodiment of stitch 380.In an embodiment of as shown in figure 13 stitch 380, the embodiment of stitch 380A is set to have sweep 382, and described sweep 382 has common insertion and is arranged on the hole on the circuit board 364 or the bottom of other recesses 384.In this configuration, stitch 380A and meanwhile allows ticket 352 to insert among the EVM350 during fabrication or by the player because bias or spring action meeting remain on ticket 352 among the EVM350 especially effectively.In order to increase the bias force that ticket 352 is remained on desired position on the circuit board 364, insert the part of stitch 380A of circuit board 364 and the angle that is connected between the part of sweep 382 and be preferably 90 degree or littler.In second embodiment as shown in figure 14, the end of stitch 380B is inserted in the circuit board 364 with an angle, and its other end is bent downwardly to provide confining force on ticket 352.In the 3rd embodiment as shown in figure 15, stitch 380C is similar to the structure of stitch 380B.Yet in this embodiment, stitch 380C vertically extends through circuit board 364.In order to help stitch 380C to keep or to be aligned on the circuit board 364, described stitch is aimed at by plastics and is with 386 to be fixed together.

EVM350's shown in Fig. 8～10 is that EVM350 can be provided with porose 388 in the bottom 356 of shell 354 on the other hand.In this embodiment, note down the bar code 390 that the basal surface that is printed in ticket 352 is arranged in the hole 388.Here, bar code 390 can comprise checking and stock information, just as traditional instant opening type game ticket.Preferably, bar code 390 will comprise the information relevant with the prize numerical value of ticket 352, and therefore its will be on function be included in conducting element 378 in information relevant.Therefore, for example, use the game ticket agency of proxy terminal to play with the triumph of the mode verification of programming identical on ticket 1352 with traditional instant opening type game ticket.

Figure 16 shows the further embodiment of the game station of player's activation.This embodiment can comprise the identical basic module in a plurality of embodiments as shown in figure 11, for example (carbon) switch 372 of display 362, printed circuit board (PCB) 364, microprocessor 366, cable 368, battery 370, player's operation with contact stitch 380, these all are to be contained in preferably in the shell 390 that is formed by plastics in this embodiment.For shell 354, shell 390 can comprise and is used to read the hole 392 that is printed in the bar code on the game card.In this embodiment, pulling-on piece 394 can be used to battery 370 is connected to microprocessor 366 as shown in the block diagram of Figure 12.Be fixed on assembly 362～372,380 and 394 be the printing recreation identification card 396.Duplicate in form in the embodiment of traditional instant opening type game ticket at this, identification card 396 comprises expenses statement 398 and is positioned at the button 400 of the printing on the switch 372.In addition, this embodiment of identification card 396 is provided with three holes or the window 402A～402C that is arranged in display 362, makes the result who is programmed in the recreation in the microprocessor 366 to be observed by the player.Preferably, identification card 1396 is to be printed on the paper substrates with the identical mode of traditional instant opening type game ticket, and still the other materials such as plastics also can be used to form identification card 1396.For with predetermined result or the program of writing this embodiment according to for example expenditure of cost table 398, the programming card 404 that preferably is printed with the electronic circuit component such as element 230～260 can be inserted in the groove 406 in the shell 390, and wherein contacting stitch 380 will contact with the contact 230～244 on being printed in card 404.In a game ticket of as shown in figure 16 embodiment was used, the basic system that comprises shell 390, printed circuit board (PCB) 364 and be composed of the microprocessor 366 of one or more recreation can be made in a large number in a place.Several groups of programming cards 404 can be printed in other places then, and wherein for example the card 404 of each group or each volume (book) has defined a prize structure for specific game ticket recreation.

There is the different type of display of many kinds can be used for aforesaid EVM.A kind of in the many type game that can use in the different embodiments of the game station that the player shown in Fig. 2～16 activates, Figure 17 A～17C provides one type diagram of display 280 or 362.In the embodiment of this reproducing standards Ka Xinuo type slot machine (slot machine), display 362 is for having the LCD of 35 display elements altogether, wherein can be used to show the variation (banana, apple, orange, cherry, lemon) of several fruit usually by 408 12 indicated elements, wherein be three apples shown in Figure 17 A.Other can be used to show three bit digital by 410 21 indicated display elements usually, and a pair of display element 412 and 414 can be used for showing " WIN " and " TOTAL " respectively.This slot machine game can be for example as shown in figure 16 embodiment carry out, wherein as recreation shown in the identification card 396 like that, the game unit of Figure 16 or game ticket can be bought with 25 dollars price, carry each simulation handle and equal 1 dollar and draw in recreation, 20 handles that give player simulation like this draw to be carried.By removing after pulling-on piece 394 is applied to electric power microprocessor 366 and LCD display 362, the player can use carbon switch 372 to draw the handle of carrying slot machine effectively.Shown in Figure 17 B, the result of a recreation can be three shown on the element 408 bananas, and wherein numeral 410 has been pointed out 100 dollars of these sign values.Another one result shown in Figure 17 C, wherein element 408 has shown three kinds of dissimilar fruit, numeral 410 has shown that drawing the value of putting forward specifically is zero.Although do not show,, periodically on numeral 410, showing the cumulative total of triumph, and put forward the total value or the triumph value that can show recreation after 20 times drawing like this can use TOTAL display 414 by microprocessor 366.This recreation and other multiplayers preferred embodiment in, in order to improve player's interest, at least once winning to draw to carry or use to be encoded enters in each programming card 404.Equally, in order to keep player's interest, be programmed in recreation in the microprocessor 366 and can use to shuffle at random and start the randomization failure and draw and carry or other game result, therefore the player who buys the multiple game station shown in Fig. 1～16 is not demonstrated all recreation and all programme in an identical manner.Can use several different methods to produce random start.Wherein a kind of method is included in the accumulator that finishes when beginning when removing pulling-on piece 394 to push for the first time with carbon button 372 and calculates clock pulses.

As a result of, the programming card by using 404 types or the ticket of 202 and 352 types can make a large amount of identical electronic game computers, yet in predetermined prize structure, the structure of these game results are shown as at random for the player.

As described below be the another one embodiment that the inventive method and equipment are used to use the recreation of interactivity game ticket class as mentioned above, wherein said embodiment comprises game money and verifier, game money (for example game ticket, ticket, card, token) comprises the predetermined codes (active coding or prize sign indicating number) that is used for setting up game result, and the verifier microprocessor of electronic installation or internet (promptly based on) is used for playing.Described active coding manually or is automatically imported to be entered in the verifier, is used to control game sequence and (in some cases) final result at this active coding.In this embodiment, although the game result that is produced by aforementioned sign indicating number can not manifest easily by browsing this sign indicating number, but game money and/or verifier comprise a kind of mechanism really, and any part that makes the player can not carry out described recreation is just easily known final result.

This embodiment and the above-mentioned type fixing or movably electronic installation is relevant, these electronic installations can be used to combine with online or instant opening type (being scratch-off) game ticket, play so that interesting, multimedia probability to be provided.Especially, this embodiment be used to supervise and to carry out the equipment of electronic game relevant, in this equipment, the player obtains chance (being the game ticket) and gets prize.Be included in the game ticket or the information on the game ticket is entered in the verifier (VM) by input manually or automatically, said information has been controlled the operation of VM and has been produced predetermined prize grade.

In some such equipment, as the U.S. Patent No. 5,569 of Kaye, the equipment shown in 082 may have problems because the game money that is associated with these recreation only comprise encrypted code or not by the player cognition.Like this, the holder of described game money did not know the number of prize before the recreation of not being correlated with.A kind of undesirable characteristic of this equipment is that the player understands nature and is tending towards forgeing one group of game ticket that (if any) gets prize.In this case, the player reuses in cost and can not find enjoyment when verifying its value with the game money of crossing time a few minutes.

A kind of undesirable side effect of this specific character is to be submitted to game ticket retailer place to be used to verify that the probability of non-triumph ticket increases.The ticket of these troubles may be the false tickets of unmanned statement, may be the result that legal player does not separate triumph ticket and failure ticket, and may be the impaired ticket that does not comprise complete active coding.The general acceptance of retailer sold and the little compensation of work the game ticket, and avoids the product of overlabor intensity.As a result of, in some applications, need a kind of equipment to overcome these problems.

Therefore this embodiment provides a kind of method as described below, is used to allow the player under the situation of the recreation that is not associated, the prize grade of definite active coding of being given.

Figure 18 is the schematic diagram of a kind of instant opening type (scratch-off) game ticket 500 of embodiment of the present invention.When scraping position 502 off and removed, demonstrate active coding by the player.The player can import this sign indicating number in electronically validating machine (VM) simply, and carries out this recreation until its final result, with the number that gains an award, described in above-mentioned embodiment.In this case, when scraping position 504 off and be removed, demonstrate final prize number.Player's judgment is depended in the decision that removes the position of prize number and when remove.

Figure 19 and 20 has shown an embodiment of active coding 506, and wherein active coding 506 shows when 502 quilts are scraped off at the position.Figure 20 shows an embodiment of actual prize number 508, and the scratch-off area 502 of ticket 500 and 504 is used well-known technology and the method printing that is typically applied in instant opening type game ticket manufacture.Similarly, it is very safe being hidden in the information that can scrape under the cleaved surface, can not be by obtainable method or technology are determined easily.

Figure 21 has shown a kind of online game ticket 510 that typically can use on VM.These game tickets are printed when selling.They comprise time and date information 512 and enciphered data usually in by the formed barcode format 514 of game ticket main frame.In this embodiment, active coding 516 clearly is printed on the center of ticket.The instruction 518 of the use of one group coding clearly indicates the player also can be by the prize grade in the zone 520 of active coding 516 and ticket below being complementary to determine the number of prize.In this embodiment, the player only need find out active coding 516 in the list of some similar codings 520, and reads the number of the prize of contiguous that coding.Roughly, the player need not see that decoded prize value played this recreation up to him.On the other hand, clearly nothing can stop him just to determine the grade of prize when buying ticket at once.

Figure 22 has described another embodiment of ticket 510, and wherein the player is by requirement automatic telephone service that one group of instruction 520 guides.The player can by this service further guiding to import its active coding from telephone keypad or the microphone of phone, to say his number.Computerized telephone service can use well-known industrial technology to accept player's data, and cracks active coding 516, quotes player's prize numerical value then.

Figure 23 has shown a further embodiment of ticket 510.Here the player logins game ticket special website by 520 guiding of instruction, and here he imports active coding by the input unit of computor-keyboard or other standard, and he computer monitor or the output device of other standard on receive the prize number.

In another approach, for example foregoing 200 or 350 indicated verifiers (VM) can provide option to find the prize number apace to the player.In this embodiment, the player uses in the manual or automatic several different methods any one that active coding is imported among the VM.In case active coding is transfused to wherein, as an example, VM will provide option to the player: A) play, perhaps B at once) the final prize number of acquisition.The player uses common input unit (for example keyboard, touch-screen, stylus, button etc.) to select desirable option.As a kind of selectable method, whenever the chance that obtains final prize number can being obtained by the player in whole recreation.

In another embodiment, game money such as ticket 204 can insert among the VM, perhaps the VM by EVM200 and so on reads automatically by multiple any means, and described method includes but not limited to conductive trace, optical scanner, radio frequency, electromagnetism or the Capacitance Coupled of bar code, the printing on game money.In these cases, comprise can be by the element of player change for described game money.The example of this element includes but not limited to: A) opaque section of instant opening type ticket becomes translucent or transparent scraping off when coating is removed, B) be printed in after electrically conductive ink on the instant opening type ticket scraped off, the instant opening type ticket is non-conductive, C) corner of ticket or other parts can be torn or be excised from ticket, D) can be filled with mark etc. in the square frame on the ticket (box).When game money coding was read, VM determined the state of this element, and according to the state of specific situation and element or play or announce prize numerical value.

Figure 24 and 25 shows a kind of variation of above-mentioned embodiment, wherein ticket 530 comprise cover active coding 506 scrape coating 502 off, but substitute the triumph number 508 below the coating 504 of scraping off be positioned at ticket 500, scrape coating 532 off and covered the mark 534 whether indication ticket 530 wins.Like this, whether the player can cognitively immediately win to ticket 530.If described ticket is won, the player can scrape coating 502 to come and obtain active coding 506 so, and plays to determine the triumph number on VM.

The Machine Type that the U.S. Patent application that is No.2004/0235550 with reference to EVM200 shown in Fig. 1～5 and publication number is described, other embodiment of the game device that can implement and ticket in addition.Implement this embodiment with EVM200 as environment, microprocessor 266 can be incorporated into computer recreation, and wherein prize numerical value is subscribed by the information that is included in the instant opening type game ticket 202.Yet in this embodiment, microprocessor 266 equally also is programmed, in order that only select the ticket of the part of ticket 202 as triumph.For example, microprocessor 266 can comprise tandom number generator, and it can select the ticket of triumph from a part of ticket 202 inserting EVM200.The prize structure of this recreation can be adjusted to only considers that coding has a part of ticket 202 of triumph number to become actual triumph ticket.Make and to set up a kind of prize structure in this way, make that each ticket 202 all is potential victor.Similar with traditional probability class game ticket, depend on the mode of using ticket, each opens ticket all is potential triumph ticket.Alternatively, can set up a kind of prize structure, so that each game ticket all is the game ticket of winning, wherein the number for low prize can be enough low, so that recreation itself is profitable.

A kind of change of above-mentioned embodiment comprised at first on the verifier of for example EVM200, play, then with among the active coding 506 input EVM200, perhaps EVM200 is programmed from game ticket 530 and reads the prize coding, in order to show the number of triumph prize where necessary.Also might programme to EVM, so that the result of recreation taken the lead in showing, for example " triumphs " requires prize shown in 506 to encode to be loaded among the EVM200 then and shows.

Figure 26～51 show game card or the structure of ticket and first embodiment of method that is used to print or realize 202,352,404 and 500 types, and described game card or ticket can be used for electronic game computer or as the described EVM200 ' in Fig. 1～25 and 350 '.Should be understood that, whole or the part of these notions as described below can be applied to the manufacturing of game card and game ticket, described game card and game ticket are suitable for using with the game device of the above-mentioned type and other devices, and this other device can utilize the information on the other media that is stored in card or the conducting element.

For the ease of understanding, the instant opening type ticket is meant EST ticket (electronics scrapes ticket off) hereinafter.Be suitable for the bigger EST ticket 202 ' that the EVM with 200 types uses and be called as game device 1 (GD1) ticket, will be called as game device 2 (GD2) ticket and be suitable for the less EST ticket 352 ' that the EVM with 350 types uses.Equally, in order to help to understand, provide following form:

Table 1: write a Chinese character in simplified form, abridge and define

Term	Definition
		AC	Alternating current
Activation key	Specific scratch-off area on EST, the player must scrape to come and activate recreation.In described embodiment, its function provides that ticket also is not used and safe short circuit (USC) layer ruined sign before the recreation beginning.
		A.k.a	Be called as equally
ANSI	ANSI
		BCM	1,000,000,000 cus
℃	Degree centigrade
		Cm	Centimetre
CMYK	Be normally used for commercial printing and most of colored computer printer between (blue or green product reddish yellow is black) these chromatic zoneses
		DC	Direct current
E.g.	Latin language: Exempli gratia-for example
		EST	Electronics scrapes ticket off
Etc.	Et cetera-Latin language: come from et ' with ' and cetera ' all the other '
		°F	Degrees Fahrenheit
GD1	The game device of the large scale structure of EVM200 for example shown in Figure 1
		GD2	The game device of the small-scale structure of EVM350 for example shown in Figure 2
GND	Abbreviation electrical ground
		I-2-of-5	The bar code standards of staggered two or five bar codes-a kind of one dimension
Ibid.	It is identical that Latin language: Ibidem-quotes in identical place and front
		I.e.	Latin language: Id est-promptly
IR	Infrared
		JGL	John Gao Erte line

Term	Definition
		Laser instrument	LASER
Latex	The replacement term of SOC
		LBB	The bottom stops black-a kind of black ink film that scrapes off on the ticket that is coated in, in order to the protection zone is produced the optics opacity
LCC	The bottom conducting channel
		LCB	Bottom conduction black
LCD	LCD
		LED	Light-Emitting Diode
LSM	Laser sync mark-be printed in the mark on the EST, in described embodiment, its chien shih laser instrument when needed starts.
		LTM	Laser triggered mark-image in the mark on the EST, in described embodiment, its prize numerical value with EST corresponding and its combine with LSM laser instrument started.
Mm	Millimeter
		Nano	Part per billion-promptly 10 -9
PH	The measured value of material acid-base value, the acid-base value of the solution of the film that for example is used for developing.To 14 (alkalescence), the pH value is 7 to be neutral to measurement category from 0 (acidity).
		QA	QA
SOC	Scrape coating off
		Square or	When the length of electrically conductive ink film was identical with width, this resistance was called as square (), and its resistance value equals the surface resistivity of printing ink.
Substrate	Be printed with the bed material of ticket on it
		Scrape detection off	A kind of term is used to refer to and is coated on the release coat to provide the activation key scratch-off area of the electrically conductive ink film of opacity and indication to be removed to the GD1/GD2 player.
USC	The top short circuit current

Term	Definition
		UV	Ultraviolet
V+	Positive voltage
		VAC	Alternating voltage
VIRN	Invalid-a kind of industry term that numeral is torn to pieces is used to be hidden in the secure digital below the coating of scraping off of game ticket
		W	Watt-energy unit
Web	Become (also processing) paper bowl of silk by coining
		Zahn	The Zahn cup is a kind of at the widely used device for measuring viscosity of printing industry
＞	Greater than
		≥	More than or equal to
＜	Less than
		≤	Smaller or equal to
±	Plus-minus
		≈	Approximate
μ	Greek alphabet " Mu "-1,000,000/, promptly 10 -6
		Ω	Greek alphabet " Omega "-ohm (unit of resistance)

Shown in Figure 26 and 27, EST in Figure 26 shown in the label 202 ' is a large-scale recreation ticket, have the type roughly the same with ticket shown in Figure 1 202, described ticket is suitable in Figure 26 the GD shown in the label 200 ' 1 to be used, GD 1 have with Fig. 1 in the roughly the same type of game device EVM200.Similarly, the EST of label 352 ' indication is the small game ticket among Figure 27, and has the type roughly the same with ticket shown in Figure 1 202.Here, EST202 ' is suitable in Figure 27 being used by the GD2 of label 350 ' indication, GD2 have with Fig. 8 in the roughly the same type of game device EVM350.Aforesaid, EST202 ' and 352 ' electronics respectively informs what recreation the player of GD1200 ' or GD2350 ' carries out, and the final number of getting of playing.GD1200 ' and GD2350 ' be for the related elements of EVM 200 and EVM 350, and EST 202 ' is mainly illustrated for the related elements of ticket 352 for ticket 202 and EST352 '.

GD 1200 ' and GD2 350 ' are above-mentioned preferred types, and comprise battery supply and LCD (LCD) screen (for the matrix screen of GD 1200 '), press and open button, comprise the microprocessor and the battery of Games Software.In addition, spininess pin connector engages GD1 Unit 200 ' and GD2 Unit 350 ' respectively with EST 202 ' and 352 '.Preferably, all GD1200 ' are identical with GD2 350 ', and do not need to follow the trail of individually in the process of making or storing in a warehouse.

Similarly, as described above, EST 202 ' and each embodiment of 352 ' all comprise a pair of position that scrapes off, are 550 ' and 552 ' on EST 202 ', are 554 ' and 556 ' on EST352 '.Scraping activation key 550 ' or 554 ' off makes GD1 200 ' or GD2 350 ' player start recreation.Second scrapes the prize grade that position 552 ' or 556 ' has shown EST off, this prize grade can be used to game over after shown result make comparisons and confirm.In preferred embodiment, if first position 550 ' or the 554 ' EST 202 ' that is scraped off in advance or 352 ' are inserted among GD1 200 ' or the GD2 350 ', other indicated number of EST 202 ' that had been used or had scraped off before then or 352 ' final some sum or some is on LCD280 ' or 362 ', and this recreation is not activated.

As noted, EST 202 ' and 350 ' can be used to the ON/OFF condition and in itself GD1 200 ' and GD2 Unit 350 ' be programmed by a series of circuit are set, and described ON/OFF condition connects by direct current and detects.Yet,, take safety precaution to be considered to desirable to prevent the ticket of choosing triumph by the continuity of measuring the prize bit to ticket 200 ' and 350 ' owing to the prize numerical value of this recreation is determined by the printed circuit in EST 202 ' and 350 '.A kind of safety precaution is that each EST encapsulation is entered in independent paper tinsel (the promptly conducting electricity) bag.Yet independent paper tinsel bag may be expensive, and is heavy.

Preferred safety method uses the printing parallel layers of electrically conductive ink, and it is connected to EST 202 ' or 350 ' effectively with all prize bit short circuits together (short) by the single position that scrapes off.This identical part that scrapes off can be made by GD1200 ' and GD2350 ' player equally and is used for guaranteeing that EST before was not used.For example, when detecting EST202 ' or 352 ', GD1200 ' or GD2 350 ' can verify at the beginning that all prize grade bits and parity bits all are set to height (being logical one), and the bit that is associated with the activation key 550 ' or 554 ' of EST equally also is " 1 " that is associated with Figure 28 as described below.In other words, the chosen part that is printed in the circuit on EST 202 ' and 352 ' before using all by short circuit.

Figure 28 A-B and 29A-B at length show this method.In the embodiment shown in Figure 28 A-B, each EST 202 ' and 352 ' is printed with bottom conducting channel (LCC) 558 and 560 with electrically conductive ink respectively, and described bottom conducting channel (LCC) 558 and 560 comprises respectively: one group of prize grade bit circuit 562 and 564; Parity bits circuit 566 and 568; One or more recreation ID bit circuit 568 and 570; Activation key bit circuit 572 and 574; Power circuit 576 and 578; And common circuit (common circuit) 580 and 582.Shown in Figure 28 A-B, the last short circuit current (USC) of the printing shown in 584 and 586 is electrically connected prize grade bit circuit 562 and 552; Parity bits circuit 566 and 568 makes the short circuit together of these elements effectively.Shown in Figure 29 A-B, release coat 588 and 590 be printed in USC 584 and 586 and LCC 558 and 560 between, and be positioned at activate scrape off key 550 ' and 554 ' below.Release coat 590 and 588 is oriented and makes in the embodiment shown in Figure 28 A-B and the 29A-B, and USC584 and 586 is with 2 ⁰To 2 ²Connect prize grade bit 564 and 562, and parity bits 566 and 568 when being scraped off, EST activation key 550 ' or 554 ' is eliminated.The result scrapes activation key 550 ' or 554 ' off and can only allow to keep electric continuity by LCC558 and 560.

As shown in figure 30, prize grade bit circuit 562 together with parity bits circuit 566 in the cutting of selectivity physics, the point 592 on this illustrated EST of being 202 ' is in 2 ²Cut in the prize grade bit, point 594 is in 2 ¹Cut in the bit, be used for setting up respectively the prize grade of EST 202 ' and 352 '.Equally, should be noted that in this embodiment, the variable part of LCC 560 be oriented make trace be located immediately at USC 584 and 586 below.This configuration is designed to prevent that potential tricker from attempting to make short circuit by the cutting as the operation, and in other words, if the USC link is cut off, LCC will may be cut off equally so.

With reference to Figure 31 A-B, activation key 550 ' or 554 ' enough little zone can be scraped off, make activation key perception circuit 572 or 574 unimpeded (open) and not with prize grade bit 562 or 564, perhaps disconnect and being connected with the parity bits 566 that is associated or 568.In this case, GD1 200 ' or GD2 350 ' may not can correctly work, and in other words for example, detect the prize value of parity error or output error.In order to ensure this potential situation does not take place, the 3rd scrape off detect conductive ink layer 600 and 596 can be printed in respectively as shown in figure 31 LCC 558 and 560 and USC (short circuit) circuit on.In order to strengthen this function, scrape off detect conductive ink layer 600 and 596 preferably with except V+/ GND circuit 580 and 582 and activation key 572 and 574 other two conductive layer electric insulations.

As shown in figure 31, a part scrape off detect conductive ink layer 600 and 602 preferably directly be positioned release coat 588 and 590 and USC 588 and 586 on.Because this configuration, the scraping off of center conductive detected rectangle 600 and 602 and can be had to scrape coating off in activation key circuit 572 or 574 perception and scraped off fully before removing, otherwise has the current path from V+/GND circuit 576～582 to the activation key contact.Because described scraping off detected conductive ink layer 600 and 602 and covered USC conductive ink layer 584 and 586, the player will have to cut off all USC conductors 584 and 586 usually and eliminate to scrape off and detect rectangle 600 and 602.Preferably, scraping off and detecting rectangle 600 and 602 is to comprise the square big zone of a little conduction, and so high-resistance relatively electrically conductive ink (being carbon back) can be used to form the conduction rectangle.Normally, more high-resistance carbon back printing ink has lower expense compared with the printing ink of metal or synthetic conductor base, and meanwhile the safety zone 600 and 602 to EST has increased opacity.The opacity that this increased can help prevent such as 592 and 594 otch and be selected by the technology the light inspection (candling), and EST 202 ' or 352 ' supported back have a light herein, detect otch with attempt.

With reference to Figure 32 and as previously discussed, LCC prize grade bit 562 and 564 and associated parity bits 566 and 568 can in the one-step print amount, change.In this embodiment, infrared (IR) laser instrument is used to optionally cut bit 562 and 564 and parity circuitry 566 and 568, so that LCC circuit and prize value 648 and the bar code such as 310,314 or 390 that is imaged on EST 202 ' and 352 ' can compatibilities.As described in more detail below, laser instrument 682 can be focused in a position of paper bowl (web), and wherein the paper bowl motion provides one dimension path or laser cut line 604.Described laser instrument 682 can be timed then and heat the suitable LCC prize grade bit 562 of vaporization and 564 and associated odd even trace 566 and 568, in order that use desirable prize value that EST 202 ' and 350 ' is programmed effectively.

Figure 33 has shown first embodiment of multistage coining configuration 606, and it is used for printing for example EST of 202 ' and 352 ' type as described herein.To describe below its preferred ink lay with separately be used for forming aiming at of safe EST.Next described a kind of use infrared (IR) laser instrument and printed embodiment, reached desirable conduction changeability such as the method for 202 ' and 352 ' EST.This method is by paper bowl 608 beginnings of packing into, and paper bowl 608 is preferably EST202 ' and 352 ' and forms paper or non-conductive paper tinsel substrate 610, and described paper bowl is packed into from the supply roller 612 that the end with coining configuration 606 is connected.Figure 34～36 show one of EST202 ' and EST 352 ' ticket or both structures then, and come into question together in conjunction with the description of coining configuration 606 shown in Figure 33.In some cases, the element of ticket illustrates to be rotated counterclockwise 90 degree on paper bowl 608.

With reference to Figure 34 A-B, in this embodiment, first coating that is coated to substrate 610 by first printing position 614 is that the non-conduction of one deck bottom stops black ink (LBB) 616.This LBB ink film 616 can be used to the coining monomark equally, and provides opacity protection for scratch-off area.Shown in Figure 35 A-B, LBB ink film 616 is coated on the below of prize scratch-off area 618 and activation key scratch-off area 620.Yet, in some cases, selectively three shaped as frame numerals 622 are not arranged in 620 times imagings of activation key scratch-off area; as shown in figure 38; thereby LBB 616 can only be applied to usually prize zone 618 below, unless need be used for extra purpose, for example laser cutting light inspection protection.Preferably, LBB 616 is printed as the non-conductive ink film of one deck, have greater than 10,000,000 ohm of every square surface resistivities, promptly＞10M Ω/.

Figure 35 shows the following one deck coating that is coated to EST 352 ' in this embodiment by one second printing position 622.Here being coated on seal coating 624 on the substrate 610 provides a reflective substrate (reflective base) to help prevent that infrared laser cutting as described below from passing paper substrates 610, also provides one deck barrier layer to prevent that electrically conductive ink in LCC 558 and 560 is absorbed and has entered in the paper substrates 610.Seal coating 624 is preferably the water-based inks of a kind of pH value scope between 8.6 to 9.

Referring again to Figure 33, the 3rd printing position 626 can be used to apply a processing black 628, shown in Figure 34 A-B.Usually, demonstration/processing black (K) the 628th is used as decorative purpose, can be along with the difference of recreation difference, and be not the part of EST circuit.Preferably, demonstration/processing black (K) the 628th, a kind of non-conductive ink film, its surface resistivity is every square greater than 10,000,000 ohm, promptly＞10M Ω/.

Figure 36 has shown that the 4th printing position 630 can be used to print bottom conducting channel LCC558 and 560.Many electrically conductive inks can be used for this purpose, but preferred printing ink comprises the silver-colored particulate of part per billion size.Suitable printing ink has can be from PChem Associate, the particulate that Inc. (Bensalem, PA 19020 for Suite D, 3599 Marshall Lane) obtains.In this embodiment, silver-colored nano ink film is as the main electric conductor on EST 202 ' and 352 '.The ink pellet surface resistivity of described silver-colored nano ink film is preferably maximum 500 Ω/, and more preferably has＜the ink pellet surface resistivity of 10 Ω/.

Refer again to Figure 33, one group of the 3rd printing position 632～636 can be used to show the printing on EST202 ' and 352 '.In this embodiment, the printing position is coated with three CMY processing colors.For showing black (K), these processing colors are usually all as decorative purpose, can be along with the difference of recreation difference, and do not form the part of EST circuit in this embodiment.Equally, printing ink is preferably non-conductive ink film, all have greater than 10,000,000 ohm of every square surface resistivities in this each color, promptly＞10M Ω/, and therefore can be used in other structures of difference of EST as insulator.

Figure 37 A-B shows the result in the 8th printing position 638.Here, the elementary/white mask 640 of a standard of printing can be utilized for printing ink material spray and Geng Gao contrast background elementary substrate is provided.Among the embodiment as shown in figure 37, elementary mask 640 is coated on prize scratch-off area 618, activation key scratch-off area 620 and a part of circuit trace 558 and 560.Should be noted that except the general function of the elementary mask of conduct, ink film 640 can be helped LCC printed traces 558 and 560 and last short circuit current (USC) layer electric insulation as described below as the SI semi-insulation body equally./ white mask ink film 640 elementary in order to make wish that it has high resistance, and preferably its surface resistivity is every square greater than 10,000,000 ohm as insulator, promptly＞and 10M Ω/.

Get back to Figure 33, the 9th printing position 642 can be used to print the back side of multi-form general information in ticket, described general information all is constant for the ticket in each recreation, for example is shown in the indication of how to play on the back side 206 of ticket 202 of Fig. 3.

Figure 33 also shows a kind of device with the form of block structure, is used for going up the variable data of transmission at EST 202 ' and 352 '.Piece 644 has been represented the tenth printing position, and it comprises the ink-jet imaging assembly, and such ink-jet imaging assembly is used in the manufacturing that scrapes the game ticket off usually.In preferred embodiment, described ink-jet imaging assembly 644 can be used to direct imaging ticket particular data on the elementary/white mask layer 640 of standard.For example, the prize number of the EST of the manual authentication data shown in 646 and 500 dollars of prize values shown among Figure 38 648 can both be at prize boxed area 618 places by imaging.Equally, three secure digitals 622 of this group can be at 620 places, activation key zone by imaging.

In addition, image-forming assembly 644 can comprise that independently the back becomes camera, usually by shown in 647, can be used at back up such as bar code 310 of ticket 202 ' or 352 ' or 390 checking bar code.Before become camera 644 can be used to print the ticket particular data of numerical value 648 for example equally in the front of EST 202 ' and 352 '.At last, as described below, ink-jet imaging machine 644 can be used to print fixed timing mark 674～680, the startup of described fixed timing mark control infrared laser 682.

As described in more detail below, the printing of Figure 33 configuration 606 infrared laser assemblies 650 that can be included on the 11 printing position.A purpose of described laser assembly 650 is physics cutting printing circuits selectively, and prize grade bit circuit 562 and 564 and parity circuitry 566 and 568 for example is in order that set up the prize value of EST 202 ' and 352 ' respectively.

In this embodiment, Figure 39 shows at 652 places, the 12 printing position, the release coat 654 that coated next ink film is the standard on the EST 202 '.Here, release coat 654 coated stamps as prize square frame 618 and activation key 620 zones.Preferably, just as elementary/mask 640, discharge ink film 654 and can help LCC printed traces 560 and USC ink lay 586 electricity are isolated as insulator equally.

Figure 40 shows preferable methods, and wherein release coat 654 is coated on the bigger zone, whiter mask/elementary 640.Usually, preferably use such step structure for the size and dimension of different protective layers.

Figure 41 shows to be satisfied with and places some situation of release coat ink film 654, and laser cut line 604 will be released coating equally and cover like this.

Figure 42 A-B shows next step in this method, wherein the 13 printing position 657 with USC584 layer and 586 layers be imprinted on release coat 654, white mask 640 and LCC 558 and 560 above.Foregoing, USC 584 and a purpose of 560 are with all prize numerical value bits and parity bits short circuit together on the ticket that does not scrape off in the present embodiment.In this case, in case EST 202 ' or 352 ' is scraped off, the USC ink films 584 and 586 that are printed in above the release coat 654 will be removed, and the conductivity that comes from power supply 578 or 580 will be held by LCC558 or 560.Just as LCC 588 and 560, USC 584 and 586 preferably is made up of high electrically conductive ink in this first embodiment, for example has the silver-colored nano ink less than the surface resistivity of 10 Ω/ usually.In this embodiment, preparation and the printed instructions for USC 584 and 586 is all similar with LCC 558 and 560.

Figure 43 has shown one group of four layer insulating 656, described insulating barrier 656 can apply by one group of printing position in this embodiment, this group printing position is usually shown in 658 among Figure 33, in order to scrape USC 584 and 586 off detection layers 600 or 602 electricity isolation with described below.Preferably, the water base insulator of 656 uses in this is used.Equally, preferably, four layers of insulator 656 are to become step-like gradually.In addition, as shown in figure 43, insulator layer 656 preferably disposes with irregular figure.Equally, preferably, the pH scope of insulator printing ink 656 is between 8.6 to 9.2.

Shown in Figure 44 A-B, applying down by a printing position 660, one deck conduction scrapes detection ink film 600 and 602 off.Here, it is preferably coated as the opaque stamp of optics on prize square frame 618 and the activation key zone 620 to scrape detection layers 600 and 602 off.Yet, scrape the conductivity that detects ink film 600 and 602 off and equally also can provide perceptual signal to GD1 200 ' player and GD2350 ' player, demonstrate and scrape activation key zone 620 off and whether removed fully.Because square () in that this embodiment (being big shape) scrapes employed peanut in detection layers 600 and 602 off scrapes the ink pellet surface resistivity that detects ink film off and is preferably≤2,000 Ω/.In this specific embodiment, also wish described scrape off detection layers 600 with 602 with the LCC circuit 558 at the shared horizontal bar of V+/GND (common horizontal bar) 576 and 578 places with 560 and the trace in activation key zone 620 directly contact.

Figure 45 has shown a kind of industrial standard, white scrapes coating (SOC) 662 off and can be preferably be coated on all circuit basically in EST 202 ' and 352 ' by another printing position 664, except as shown in figure 45 circuit 564,568,569,582,574 and 578 external contact.Equally, described SOC 662 can be used to cover prize boxed area 618.In addition, SOC 662 can provide the substrate (base) that covers stamp.If needs are arranged, the 2nd SOC stamp can be added into by other printing position 666 as shown in figure 33 better covering is provided.Then, for the game ticket, common one colored stamp can be coated on the SOC 662 by the printing position shown in 668 by other one group.Preferably, the stamp printing ink that is printed by position 668 should have greater than 10,000,000 ohm of every square surface resistivities, promptly＞and 10M Ω/.

How Figure 46 can be transferred to GD1 200 ' player and GD2 350 ' player respectively with the prize value of enrolling in EST 202 ' and 352 ' if showing EST 202 ' and 352 ' with the example of EST 352 '.Especially, EST 202 ' and 352 ' prize value are defined by the continuity that is printed in three the prizes conductions link 564 on the EST 352 '.As described above, the continuity of link 564 can be as bit.Before the player scraped activation key scratch-off area 620 off, these prize bits were unknown for player and GD2350 ' temporarily, because USC 586 provides a kind of parallel electrical path.Yet in case activation key scratch-off area 620 is scraped off by the player, USC 586 is removed, and the continuity of the prize of decision conduction link 564 itself can be used to determine the prize value of EST 352 ', as shown in figure 46.In this case, GD2 350 ' will read 2 by aforesaid ⁰To 2 ²Prize grade bit is with the final output result of definite recreation of being carried out.

Still in this embodiment, for example 500 dollars of prize values 648 of the prize value of the recreation that expectation is carried out and printing in prize square frame 618 as shown in figure 46, and can in the bar code 390 of EST, encrypted prize value be consistent.As a result, preferred program is to be carved with 2 in conduction link 564 ⁰To 2 ²The numerical value of prize grade bit, and parity bits 568 is synchronous with imaging data, and this imaging data is become camera 644 to use with the readable mark 648 of printing people in prize square frame 618.

With EST352 ' as an example, Figure 47 and 48 shows preferable methods in the present embodiment, is used for making 2 by the data that come from into camera 644 ⁰To 2 ²Prize grade bit synchronous.Preferably, be used to print all prize grade bits respectively, together with going up printing LCC 558 and 560 at EST 202 ' and 352 ' as multistage letterpress device 606 among Figure 33.In this case, imaging data for example prize numerical value 648 and bar code 390 is become camera 644 to be printed on the both sides of EST 202 ' or 352 ' in the mode of printing different pieces of information on the game ticket that scrapes off that is similar in standard.Laser sync mark (LSM) by one group shown in 670 printing is printed on the slot part 672 of EST 352 ', and meanwhile LCC560 is by printing position 630 printings, as shown in figure 33.In described method, " groove " portion 672 of EST 352 ' finishes in manufacturing process, and packaged and distribution is removed before giving the client at EST 352 '.LSM mark 670 preferably directly with the part of LCC 564 between two parties or aim at, the part of described LCC 564 is represented prize grade bit 2 ⁰To 2 ²With parity bits 568.

Equally, by become camera 644 on the slot part 672 of EST 352 ' imaging be one group four laser triggered mark (LTM) 674～680.Whether in this embodiment, specific LTM674～680 are imaged at the prize numerical value that depends on EST 352 ' on the EST 352 '.LTM 674-680 has effectively defined which the prize grade bit 2 in LCC ⁰To 2 ²Should be cut and give EST 352 ' the desirable prize numerical value.Since wish in this embodiment by in the prize numerical value of the defined EST 352 ' of LTM674-680 and the prize square frame 618 that is imaged on Figure 46 and the prize value 648 that is encrypted in the ticket bar code 390 corresponding, to control the LTM674-680 that selection will imaging by imaging data, this imaging data is become camera 644 to make to be used for printing mark 648 and the bar code 390 that people can read.And, preferably, they all in identical procedure of processing by imaging.

Figure 48 has described the laser instrument 682 in the infrared laser assembly 650 that is installed on as shown in figure 33 in schematic form, in order to the cutting breach, for example in the part 564 of LCC560 at prize grade bit 2 ⁰To 2 ²Breach 596 and 598, and the breach in parity bits 568.Preferably, use 220 volts of alternating currents to be used as laser instrument 682 as the air cooled laser instrument of the infrared carbon dioxide of 80W as main power supply source, peak power output.Such laser instrument can (4600 Campus Place, Mukilteo WA98257) obtain from Synrad company.In this embodiment, be contained in equally a pair of photoelectric sensor 684 and 686 in the infrared laser assembly 650 be connected (by couple of conductor 688 and 690 expressions) one with door 692 on, describedly be connected on the laser instrument 682 by lead 694 successively with door 692.On the direction shown in arrow 696, move through infrared laser assembly 650 owing to comprise the paper bowl 608 of EST 352 ', described photoelectric sensor 684 and 686 will detect LSM 670, together with the LTM 674 that is imaged on the EST 352 ', 676,678 or 680, remove to cut desirable breach among the LCC 560 in order that activate laser instrument 682.By this way, EST 352 ' can be programmed desirable prize numerical value.Preferably, LSM 670 is printed as mark, and described mark covers all conducting elements among the LCC 560, and these conducting elements can be by infrared laser 682 cuttings.Equally, as shown in figure 48, LSM 670 is logical ANDs, by represented with door 692, in this embodiment LTM 674-680 help to guarantee to have only when coining configuration 606 be when correctly registering, laser instrument 682 could start.In this embodiment, LSM 670 is printed on the slot part 672 of each EST 352 ', like this, the prize numerical value of the LTM674-680 of ink-jet imaging and the imaging of EST is synchronous, because LTM 674-680 and people's readable data 648 and bar code 390 ink-jet imaging simultaneously here.

Figure 49 shows preferred laser cutting method, and particularly a kind of parallel printing technology at least four programmable EST of above-mentioned 352 ' ticket class.Here, one group four EST ticket 700-706, each all has the slot part 708-714 that is correlated with, and traverses paper bowl 608 with simplified form as shown in the figure and separates.Just as above-mentioned EST 352 ', each EST 700-706 has the prize numerical value of printing, respectively with 716 and 722 expressions.And each among the EST 700-706 all comprises one group of LSM and corresponding one group of LTM by the indicated imaging of 732-738 by the indicated imaging of 724-730.Quantity and the position of each group LTM732-738 is corresponding with the prize numerical value 716-722 that is imaged on the EST 700-706.For example, EST 700 has and is imaged on 716 500 dollars prize numerical value, and 732 these groups do not comprise with 724 these groups in four LTM that LSM aims at.Similarly, EST 702 has and is imaged on 718 0 dollar prize numerical value, and 734 these groups comprise four LSM; EST 704 has and is imaged on 720 20 dollars prize numerical value, and 736 these groups comprise two LTM that aim at the second and the 3rd LSM in 728 these groups; And EST 706 has and is imaged on 722 50 dollars prize numerical value, and 738 these groups comprise two LTM that aim at the first and the 4th LSM in 730 these groups.

In Figure 49, paper bowl 608 moves through laser assembly 650 along the direction of arrow 696 as shown in the figure.One group of four laser instrument 748-754 is positioned respectively on some part of one group of conduction link 740-746, and described conduction link 740-746 comprises the prize grade bit 2 of EST 700-706 ⁰To 2 ²And parity bits, and corresponding to link 564 of the conduction of EST352 ' and parity bits 568.Just as aforesaid laser instrument 682, usually by logical AND together by a pair of photoelectric sensor shown in the 756-762, and when paper bowl 608 passes through laser instrument 748-754 below, quantity and the position effectively start laser instrument 748-754 of described a pair of photoelectric sensor response LTM 724-730.Like this, laser instrument 748-754 is used for cutting or cuts off selecteed conduction link 740-744, makes EST 700-706 be programmed and the corresponding prize numerical value of the numerical value 716-722 that is imaged on the EST700-706.Although do not show in Figure 49, preferably laser instrument 748-754 also cuts the elementary/white mask layer that passes 640 types shown in Figure 37.

Figure 50 and 51 has shown a pair of laser instrument 764 and 766 sketches that dispose in the laser assembly 650.Here the paper bowl 608 that moves on 696 directions is guided by one group of roller 768-772, by a pair of unlatching nozzle 778 and 780 of pair of frames parts 774 and the very close respectively laser instrument 764 of the 776 roller 768-772 that support and 766.

Forward Figure 52 to, this process can stop as the typical products of promptly opening type game ticket, and this moment, paper bowl 803 passed perforator, die cutter and folding position 780, and in the folding position 780, groove 708-714 removes from EST 700-706.

When above-mentioned first embodiment discloses a kind of executive mode of EST structure and laser cutting, need large-scale coining configuration as shown in figure 33, described coining configuration can comprise nearly 21 printing positions.Second or selectable embodiment need less printing position, shown in Figure 52.In this embodiment, only use the ink lay of two-layer conduction to make EST.In addition, the layout of circuit is modified to reduce or to eliminate insulating barrier, further reduces complexity and cost.The remarkable difference of this embodiment and above-mentioned first embodiment is emphasized below.For simply, the EST compatible mutually with GD2 type player only is discussed, however, it is to be understood that identical technology can be used to print the EST compatible mutually with GD 1 player.

With reference to Figure 53, next a kind of embodiment that uses the method for coining configuration 800 is described, be used for by infrared laser printing EST 900, obtain the conduction changeability of wishing with the printing position of using restricted number.This method starts from the paper bowl 803 of packing into from supply roller 801, described paper bowl 803 has formed substrate papery or non-conductive paper tinsel of EST 900.

Shown in Figure 53, and just as first embodiment, the ground floor of the printing ink 901 that applies by a printing position 805 is non-conductive bottom stops black (LBB), and it is used to the opacity and the printing of monomark.Figure 53 shows the LBB ink film 901 below prize scratch-off area 618 ' and the activation key scratch-off area 620 ', and roughly with before described EST product is corresponding for it.Requirement for the form of LBB ink film 901 and printing ink is all preferably identical with LBB 616.Refer again to Figure 52, second printing position 810 is printing laser seal coating 905 on the surface 900 of the ticket shown in Figure 53.Foregoing, package sealing with laser coating 905 can provide the barrier layer to the laser beam that paper substrates is passed in cutting, and provides protection to prevent that any electrically conductive ink is absorbed to enter paper substrates 900.The form of seal coating 905 with require all preferably identical with aforesaid seal coating 624.

Shown in Figure 54, printed bottom conduction black (LCB) printing ink 910 in the 3rd printing position 815 shown in Figure 52, rather than LCC layer in the first embodiment.Shown in Figure 54, only lead and the one group of relevant LSM 911 among the LCB 910 that might be cut by infrared laser is printed among the LCB 910.Since LCB conductive trace 910 by short circuit and therefore have square on a small quantity, the resistivity of LCB can≤5,000 Ω/.Use LCB 910 rather than Yin Nami LCC layer 558 and 560 to have four advantages.First is the LCB 910 high absorption infrared lights of black color, and therefore need cut far fewer than the required laser energy of silver-colored nano ink of multiple reflection more.Like this, can in the production of EST 900, use more energy-conservation and more cheap laser instrument.Using second reason of LCB 910 is that the LCC ink film 558 or 560 than silver-colored nano based is cheap in essence for LCB 910.Like this, by as described below the use of silver-colored nano ink is reduced in a printing position, the consumption that can save printing ink comprises the consumption of setting (set-up) and priming pump (priming pump).The 3rd advantage is that because LCB 910 is a black, so it is easy to detect by photocell 686, described photocell 686 can be used to control the unlatching of relevant infrared laser.The another one advantage is, because LCB 910 has compared with the higher resistivity of employed silver-colored nano ink among the USC as discussed below, it makes some people use ohmmeter to choose the triumph ticket under some situation that the resistivity of USC is allowed to raise owing to printing defects and becomes difficult.Like this, this embodiment has the advantage for the bigger permission of printing defects when keeping security.Having the LCB 910 of high resistivity permission more can be easily be made by any technical staff in ink chemistry field.

Next, white mask layer 915 has been printed in printing position 820 on activation key 620 and prize square frame 618 zones and the imaging region 917 at the timing groove 918 of EST 900.Foregoing, white mask 915 is convenient to people's reading images by the background of high-contrast is provided more.And the fringing of the white mask 915 in the groove 918 can improve the uniformity by the one group of LTM 921 that becomes the camera printing.The form of described white mask 640 before the preferred format of white mask 915 is similar to.

Next, the information that to read of the printing position 825 back up people that can be used at EST 900.

The anterior ink-jet imaging machine 830 that Figure 55 shows device 800 can be used to the mark that the imaging lineups can read, shown in 920, and on white mask 915 the relevant LTM 921 of one group of imaging.

Then, the infrared laser that is arranged in device 800 835 places can be used in the mode of foregoing first embodiment cut by LSM 911 and the defined suitable LCB trace 910 of LTM921.So the back becomes camera 840 can be used to the information (not shown) that can read the back side of EST 900 forming bar code and various people.

Shown in Figure 56, printing position 845 can be used to with the similar mode of first embodiment printing release coat 925 on the white mask 915 of part activation key 620 ' and prize square frame 618 '.The form of described release coat 925 can be identical with release coat 588 and 590 with requirement.

Figure 57 shows the ink lay that one deck is preferably Yin Nami, and is indicated by 930 usually, and described silver-colored nano ink layer can print by printing position 850.In this embodiment of EST 900, only used an individual layer of silver-colored nano ink, indicated by 930 usually.The identical silver-colored nano ink of Shi Yonging here also can use in the first embodiment.In this embodiment by EST 900 expressions, the silver-colored nano ink layer 930 of a part can provide by the top short circuit current (USC) shown in 931 and one group by the short circuit trace shown in 932, and in single printing position a plurality of other printed circuit traces on the printing position 850 for example.By 850 printed silver conductive nano traces 930, can reduce the expense of the silver-colored nano ink of preparing two printing positions in a printing position.In addition, by with Yin Nami USC 931 trace layout for being parallel to LCB conductive trace 910, might between Yin Nami and LCB 910, reduce the use of insulator.Here, USC 910 short-circuit function can obtain by on release coat 925 USC trace 931 being parallel to LCB 910 placements, shown in Figure 56.In preferred embodiment, one group is added on the Yin Nami short circuit trace 931 by the small pieces shown in 935, is used on the non-common side of the circuit with LCB 910 directly contacting with relevant LCB trace 910.Like this, if EST 900 is not scraped off, parallel USC trace 931 will with the LCB 910 trace phase short circuits relevant with them.Yet when scraping coating off and be removed, USC trace 931 will be by open-minded, only remainingly do not finished this circuit by LCB 910 traces that infrared laser cut.

In order to eliminate the demand that scrapes detection layers and relevant insulator off, this group short circuit trace 932 of silver-colored nano ink 930 can be used to form activation key and scrape detecting sensor off in this embodiment.Activation key trace 932 preferably is set to make the player can destroy USC trace 931 just can scrape activation key 932 off.

In this embodiment, be provided with common circuit feeding pack (promptly+V or ground connection) at an edge label 933 places of EST 900, and its back that is arranged in other traces is to provide shared bus bar 934.Total line 934 extends to the other edge of EST 900 subsequently, the signal that provides ticket to insert.This total line executive mode also has the advantage that before starting GD2 device ticket 900 must be fully inserted into GD2.

At last, in order to reduce the size of activation key/scratch-off area 620,2 ⁰ Bit trace 935 is arranged is the relevant USC trace 931 of neither one.Usually, this should be unable to cause the security tradeoff of selecting for electric conductivity, is allocated to minimum two and two the highest prize grades in these two prize grades (be even number with odd number).In this case, by monitoring uncut 2 ⁰The continuity of bit 935 can not obtain victory or defeat information.

For first embodiment, printing position 855 can be used to print non-conductive height and stop black (UBB), provides opacity on activation key 620 and prize square frame 618 zones.Yet employed in this embodiment UBB is different with UBB in the previous embodiment, and described difference is that the UBB in this embodiment is that surface resistivity is greater than 10,000,000 ohm of every squares, promptly＞electrical insulator of 10M Ω/.Figure 52 is in showing 860 places in the printing position, and SOC can be coated on EST 900, and is being located by one group of printing position shown in 865, and process colour can be printed on the EST 900 in the mode in first embodiment.

Figure 52 shows 870 places in the position equally, and perforator, die cutter, embedded folding machine and oodle maker can be used to remove the slot part 900 of EST 900 in other functions.Otherwise, can be used to recoil paper bowl 803 for further packaging operation by the recoil mechanism shown in 875.

Should be understood that game device and game card or game ticket all have been described in preferred embodiment.For example, above-mentioned EST represents to have the game ticket or the game card of relative high safety grade, can use the identical printing technology manufacturing that can be used to print a large amount of instant opening type game tickets usually.The structure of game card and manufacture method can change based on some criterions, comprising: needed safe class; The method of playing; The expense of making; The feature and the interface that also have game device.For example, also can unnecessaryly print the prize number as described above on ticket.Similarly, downgrading of needed security can make short circuit current or one or more described safe floor reduce or elimination.As another embodiment, infrared laser is described to cut LCB, but other method also can be used, and for example is used for the mechanical system of physics cutting, perhaps even will have the LCB of breach or customized configuration printed circuit or equivalent circuit printing to the programming recreation.Alternatively, stop that the printing ink of type can optionally be sprayed on the paper bowl, to prevent the form printing of LCB to continue.Similarly, the method for optimizing of manufacturing is described to use the letterpress device with the ink-jet imaging machine that is used for variable data.Yet, also can use other gravure method, in addition other printing process for example lithography or numerical control electrostatic printing process also can be used, when particularly only needing the ticket of restricted number or recreation simple especially the time.As an extra embodiment, may not need to scrape off coating, for example, only will block the recreation of just inserting in the game device on can active device.

Claims (20)

1, a kind of game card uses with the recreation with a plurality of possible results, comprising:

Substrate;

A plurality of first conducting elements, described first conducting element is printed on the described substrate, and wherein, described element is constructed to make the signal of telecommunication of described element to represent a potential predetermined games result; And

The top opaque layer is positioned at least a portion of at least one described first conducting element, and it effectively covers the structure of described first conducting element, to represent described predetermined games result.

2, card according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described card also comprises the bottom opaque layer of interting between described substrate and described first conducting element.

3, card according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described bottom opaque layer comprises the non-conductive black ink of printing.

4, card according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described first conducting element comprises the silver-colored nano ink of printing.

5, card according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described first conducting element comprises the electrically conductive ink that has less than the printing of 5,000 Ω/mouth resistivity.

6, card according to claim 1 is characterized in that, an expression parity bits of described first conducting element.

7, card according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described card comprises the mark that people can read, and this mark is represented the described predetermined result of each Zhang Suoshu card.

8, card according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described card comprises and contacted second conducting element of at least one described first conducting element.

9, card according to claim 8 is characterized in that, at least a portion of described second conducting element is made up of silver-colored nano ink.

10, card according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described card also comprises the coating that scrapes off of at least a portion of covering described second conducting element.

11, one group of game card is used for the recreation of game ticket class, comprising:

Substrate; And

A plurality of first conducting elements, be printed on the described substrate of each card, wherein, each is opened described first conducting element on the card and is provided so that the signal of telecommunication of described element all represents a predetermined result in one group of potential game result, wherein, different game fixture has the Different Results in the described game result; And

The bottom opaque layer is interted between described substrate and described first conducting element.

12, card according to claim 11 is characterized in that, at least a portion of described component is printed with silver-colored nano ink.

13, card according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, described card also comprises the sealing release coat and second conducting element, described sealing release coat is printed on the part of described first conducting element, described second conducting element is printed on the described sealing release coat, and contacts with at least one described first conducting element.

14, card according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, described card also comprises second conducting element that at least one player is removable, and it contacts with at least one described first conducting element, and effectively changes the described signal of at least one described first conducting element.

15, card according to claim 14 is characterized in that, described card also comprises the coating that scrapes off that covers removable described second conducting element of player.

16, a kind of manufacturing is used for the method for the game card of one group of game ticket class recreation, comprises step:

Printing one bottom opaque layer on a substrate;

On the opaque layer of the described bottom of each card, print a plurality of first conducting elements with electrically conductive ink;

Revise the element through selecting in a plurality of first conducting elements of each card by cutting through the part of selecting, each is opened described first conducting element on the card and is provided so that the signal of telecommunication represents a predetermined result in one group of potential game result like this; And

On described first conducting element of at least a portion, print short-circuit conductor;

And on described first conducting element of at least a portion the printing second opaque layer.

17, method according to claim 16 is characterized in that, described method is included in the mark that the printing people can read on described second conducting element.

18, method according to claim 16, it is characterized in that, described modify steps is included in imaging and the corresponding laser triggered mark of described predetermined games result on the card, and forms breach with laser instrument in response to described laser triggered mark on described first conducting element.

19, method according to claim 18 is characterized in that, the described step of the described laser triggered mark of imaging is included in imaging and the corresponding data of described laser triggered mark on the card.

20, method according to claim 19 is characterized in that, described data comprise the corresponding bar code with described predetermined games result.

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