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Abstract
A lottery management system provides the ability to integrate various lottery system types into a single lottery management solution so as to allow the customized deployment of various lottery system attributes. In one embodiment, lottery system attributes include game types, reporting functions, system administration, point-of-sale integration, device and network-specific interfaces and retail management. The present invention can include a lottery transaction server, a message exchange component, thin client components, thick client components and software development kits.
Description
The application requires to be called in the name that on June 10th, 2002 submitted to the right of priority of the U.S. Patent application 60/386,740 of " lottery management system ".
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of lottery system, particularly issue the lottery management system and the platform of dynamic lottery system business and function via the open communication net.
Background technology
Lottery ticket sales has brought a large amount of tax revenues for government's operational plan.Usually, state lottery organization will be authorized the lottery agents sell lottery tickets, and sale agent exchanges the commission of outright selling and prize-winning lottery ticket sales for thus.Lottery agents comprise common retailers, and such as refuelling station and convenience store operators, it is equipped with one or more usually and covers the not lottery ticket distribution technology of lottery game of the same race.For example, 24 hours convenience stores can have administration of employee's the point of sale lottery terminal that is positioned at the sales counter back, and the unmanned sell lottery tickets booth that can use of shop client everywhere.The method of buying and paying relies on the type of buying usually.For example, at once swiping the buyer of lottery ticket for example can be at the POS sales counter or by self-service ticketing booth payment lottery ticket expense, the scraping lottery ticket can print in advance and is issued to lottery agents in a large number owing to get the winning number in a bond at once, so the regular registration that does not need lottery ticket to buy.The checking of prize-winning lottery ticket occurs in the bearer when being responsible for the office worker lottery ticket is provided, the lottery ticket sequence number that this person in charge office worker can scrutiny be used to verify.
As selection, select the big lottery ticket storehouse of sequence number such as BIGGAME for the chance of middle first prize in a lottery for the buyer
TMPerhaps POWER BALL
TM, concentrate this number of the essential record of lottery managers.In the case, can fill in lottery form and give staff or self-service ticketing booth it by the buyer.Read form and the number of selecting is sent to central transaction processor via the network connection by the computing machine reader then, this processor for recording number is also given POS terminal or self-service ticket office the loopback of receiving information.Local lottery machine is printed the lottery ticket that this buyer is registered now subsequently.
Have many advantages with electric network reception and release information.At first, the registration of purchased lottery ticket guarantees that lottery business supplier knows important information, such as the correct number of prize-winning lottery ticket and their purchase location.The second, lottery business supplier can print special codes or the checking key element is provided, and forges or duplicates with the unauthorized of avoiding lottery ticket.The 3rd, the information of record can provide effective transaction management clairvoyance, such as what recreation in which position and which time preferably sells.
The lottery system in past has utilized the dedicated system structure via " closed network " communication.Although this system has realized the requirement of high-performance lottery transaction engine, do not consider to integrate with the convenient of external network.This system generally includes the write-in program Language Application program and the operating system of combining closely with hardware platform.Current software application is transferred to effort on the alternative hardware platform proved expensive with time-consuming.Therefore, current lottery system is difficult to communicate by letter with non-lottery application with external network.
At present needed is a kind of networked lottery system, and this system can make and existingly utilize plain mode to incorporate lottery ticket retail trade and relevant management function into other lottery ticket supplier with sale agent.This lottery system can make lottery business supplier be engaged in the system management needs immediately, such as enabling or inactive lottery agents, begin or stop special Entertaiment game teleloto, and shielding system network or fraud problems.This system also should provide the enhancing transaction management information with lottery business supplier grade and lottery sales agent level.This system should utilize network service and programming standard to operate, so that can simple scalability and expansion.These and other feature is finished by the present invention.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide substantial open standard, electronic lottery platform can make current and other lottery business provider easily integrate and set up the specific program bag of lottery system features.
System of the present invention guarantees that lottery business supplier can provide a kind of highly reliable, extreme safe, the quick and standardized system that can realize that all critical mission affairs need.In addition, by the plug and play structure, system of the present invention has guaranteed senior reusability, thereby guarantees the cost benefit solution of the shorter time transaction and the lottery ticket colony that provides support.In one embodiment of the invention, system of the present invention can utilize the internet that the new range of online client's business is provided.System of the present invention is an independent platform, SOS and self contained data base, and the easy combination of permission third party application.
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Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that shows that concept structure of the present invention is arranged;
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram that shows the information flow between third party's terminal and the system of the present invention;
Fig. 3 has shown the different device type of the explanation embodiment of the invention and the synoptic diagram of access method;
Fig. 4 is the simplified block diagram of the lottery ticket platform structure relevant with one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the block scheme of the functional unit of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of the explanation implementation step related with lottery business of the present invention supplier;
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 are the concrete structures that shows respectively about the example logical organization of thin and thick client computer embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 shows the different actors of the embodiment of the invention and the synoptic diagram of interaction capabilities;
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As Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 10, the invention provides a kind of can the integrating traditional lottery ticket and new lottery system so that allow customized lottery management of lottery system attribute and delivery system 10.Lottery management system of the present invention can be used for making various lottery business suppliers (for example national lottery) to implement their lottery network.In one embodiment, lottery management service is that the isolated supplier of required hardware, software and a network components can realize lottery operations, and in another embodiment, lottery management system connects via network provides and supports such parts within the bounds of possibility electronically.Especially, this platform participates in the issued transaction, report of lottery system management, network management, multistage recreation and with the integration of lottery ticket supplier and third party's application developers and communicate by letter.
As shown in Figure 1, lottery management system of the present invention can comprise: at least one lottery engine or host part (being indicated as 20 usually), message exchange component 30, transaction component 40, businesses parts 60, system services component 80 and Channel Processing parts 90.In one embodiment, platform of the present invention is based on the known Nodel-View-Controller of this area knack (MVC) structure.MVC is the core texture of any Java2 platform, based on enterprise version (J2EE) system.Channel elements 90 representatives " View ", 60 representatives " Model (model) " of communication service parts, " Controller (controller) " of transaction component 40 representative systems.
In one embodiment, lottery management system comprises with lottery business supplier process parts: operate issued transaction separately, communicate by letter, a series of PC servers of data storage, game management and Network Management Function.For example, all affairs are handled, register and stored to issued transaction engine 40 in real time.The issued transaction engine can utilize Internet protocol (IP) to communicate via one or more Local Area Network or wide area network.In one embodiment, the communication server can be integrated the various communication networks that lottery business supplier uses (POTS, dialing, frame relay, x.25, internet), and provides interface to lottery terminal.Game platform service (200 among Fig. 5) connects the issued transaction engine via LAN or WAN, and as all immediately with online game checking, retailer's management, keep accounts, the main frame of instant issue of lottery management and function of reporting.This is the direct interface that enters the lottery business supplier of lottery system.In one embodiment, local storage game in the fat client management.In another embodiment, terminal is the thin client computer that is equipped with browser, is used for being elaborated as shown in Figure 1 and below via web server/application server combined access game applications.
Visiting system of the present invention can take place via private network or public network 35 by variety of network-enabled user interfaces.For example, lottery system of the present invention can be by visiting with lower device: the chain store 11, " the lottery ticket point " that are used for retailer's administrative purposes (POL) (for example install 12, the lottery terminal of convenience store or lottery ticket booth), being suitable for utilizing programming to be connected with network makes lottery system handle activation (for example, " Lottery Inside "
TMTerminal) retail checkout stations terminal 13, user or player's personal computer 14, user's mobile device 15 and lottery ticket guidance device personal computer 16.
As shown in Figure 1, device 11-16 visits lottery system of the present invention via respective channel 91-96, so that help the execution of various lottery tickets and non-lottery transaction type.
Lottery agents POS device or other lottery terminal can be " approaching " client computer or " thick " client terminal.In thin client computer was implemented, the web browser was such as Microsoft Internet Explorer
TMReside on the POS device, and visit can obtain the suitable game applications of self-application server (perhaps making up web server and application server) on the net.The POS device can be PC, electronic cash register, web equipment or lottery terminal, such as the Altura that can obtain from GTECH company (West Greenwich, Rhode Island) commerce
TMCombination lottery ticket reader/printer.When affairs took place, the input of thin client computer was sent to application server, and the described input of this application server processes also sends it to the lottery central that is used to register.Then the sequence number loopback to the IP printer on the agent location, print lottery tickets thus.In thick client computer was implemented, complete lottery application resided on the lottery terminal, and data can for example be sent to center system from lottery terminal by network.Obviously, the present invention can be used by the current lottery business supplier of the client computer of the suitable layout with existing Bao Hehou.Obviously, the present invention can adapt to various input and output devices.
As shown in Figure 2, third party software application program 18 or standard internet browser 19b can be provided for the user interface of lottery ticket activity.No matter which kind of situation takes place, third party's terminal 13 can additionally be integrated transaction processor 19a and peripheral server 19c.The purpose of transaction processor 19a is from third party application 18 extraction system communication and security details, and this is essential for keeping further renewal or revising system communication and/or isolate a controllable component safely.For this reason, will how and how exchange the interface that transaction processor 19a provides third party application 18 to meet by definition of data with transaction processor 19a.As the present technique field understood, transaction processor with the definition form and retailer's channel 93 swap datas.
Transaction processor 19a can have the difference in functionality that depends on used user interface.In one embodiment, transaction processor can provide the method for only transmitting marketing information, and in another embodiment, can be provided for the method for the swap data of all lottery ticket activities.Peripheral server 19c provides professional to the device such as printer.POS or with the device 13 " black box " type devices that separate in, peripheral server can be a local printer, and can this device in the operation.Server can provide the business of for example security and print lottery tickets.
When the needs lottery ticket function, device 13 is provided with the browser interface of the suitable channel server of visit.Channel server is provided at the lottery user screens that shows on the POS device.In one embodiment, the POS device can the provided with touch screen input capability, to allow making the retailer carry out normal lottery sales transactions by the touch screen zone.Then, handle lottery transaction by IP network, channel server 93 and issued transaction engine 43.Affairs are (for example, through processor 50, message exchange component 30 also arrives host-processor 20) processed and registration in an identical manner, gives the safe lottery ticket printer that lottery ticket is given the retailer via the direct loopback of security system then.
From user's set visit viewpoint, channel (for example 91) is the interface of system of the present invention.Channel is operated according to the device and the communication means of system acting person, use.In case receive request from contact device point, the type of channel logo request, the checking input, and route requests to suitable grabber.Channel also be in charge of the user session data and with any errors back to the contact device point.In an example was implemented, each channel can comprise: carry out the application server of the program function of being asked and the web server of a suitable user interface that is provided for the data input and output for one.
Lottery engine or main frame 20 can comprise the lottery host that one or more are dissimilar.Lottery host is such as AlphaGOLS
TM, EuroGOLS
TMAnd ProSys
TMSystem is the example for the main frame of the present invention's use.
EuroGOLS
TM, AlphaGOLS
TMAnd ProSys
TMCan obtain from GTECH company commercially.WestGreenwich, Rhode Island, EuroGOLS
TMAnd AlphaGOLS
TMMain frame provides instant lottery ticket processing capacity, ProSys
TMProvide video lottery ticket processing capacity, to be used for lottery game such as bingo (arranging 5 points), blackjack (21 point), poker (canaster) and keno.Main frame can use a plurality of program stored to operate.In one embodiment, institute's program stored is to carry out the SOL statement collection of the logical groups of database manipulation.For example, Video ProSys system utilizes institute's program stored to keep widely and managing video game, video lottery terminals (VLT) and VMT.Video ProSys (VPS) management application program utilizes these program stored visits, show and data in the new database more.Thereby in one embodiment, VPS management application program utilizes institute's program stored to communicate by letter with database server.Video lottery system (VLS) database server utilizes sql server to handle institute's program stored.The definition of institute's program stored is maintained in the database server and via sql server visits.The result of request is returned to VPS management application program.
Issued transaction engine 40 is integrated system of the present invention by making data transfer robotization between rear end lottery host and memory unit and the front end contact making device.When main frame was unavailable, transaction engine is buffer memory and transmission request asynchronously partly, and can cache responses.As shown in Figure 1, transaction engine comprises a series of grabber 41-46 corresponding to respective channel parts 91-96.Affairs grabber (for example 41-46) is caught affairs and is handled this affairs with suitable processor (for example 51-59).Grabber is responsible for identifying the message request of self-channel, and forwards is arrived suitable processor.In one embodiment, grabber exists with the form of order, and is the occupying device (placeholder) of the service logic of the authentication of games and coordination.The correct game processor that this command lookup is used to ask, and the game option information is transmitted to processor.All right some the grabber affairs of pre-service of this grabber are such as management and the accounting feature of carrying out actor.As shown in Figure 1, many grabbers intercom in system and through a plurality of systems mutually.Grabber is communicated by letter with businesses parts 60 and transaction processor 51-59.
Issued transaction management and explanation product used in the present invention.The effect of processor is the management of product.In one embodiment, a transaction processor is used in game, and it is the occupying device that is used for the service logic of stake, affirmation and cancellation.Present processor is a lightweight, and can carry out most of issued transaction on the external host that connects system of the present invention.These processors are entrusted to external system to their processing capacity by message.For example, lightweight processors can be entrusted to external system to their processing capacity by message exchange component 30.In one embodiment, processor can comprise: motion process device 51, digital processing unit 53, prize drawing processor 55, PowerBall processor 57 and game processor 59 immediately.
Message (MX) 30 inter-process of the present invention is provided and the external treatment system that provides such as main frame 20 between interface.MX can be based on application programming interface/service provider interface (API/SPI) model.SPI is the DLL (dynamic link library) with the external treatment system docking.In one embodiment, product route code can be routed to transaction engine to affairs via message (MX) by guidance system, therefore can think affairs timeouts timer when transaction engine is waited for.Message (NX) is the communication protocol that transaction engine is communicated by letter with lottery host.In one embodiment, MX can partly reside on the lottery host 20 and partly reside on the transaction engine 40.MX can obtain the data that receive via Internet protocol (IP) and make it be explained that vice versa by lottery host 20.The MX client/server configuration is supported push-and-pull message flow model, and this model allows client-server system start-up messaging service and serves as the transmitter and the receiver of message.The client-server side processing of implementing via MX is well-known in the art, does not therefore need detailed explanation.
As shown in Figure 1, system services component 80 can comprise: system database 82, e-mail server 84, Java name and directory interface (JNDI) server 86, business object repository 88, and other system services elements is such as strategic server and data base administration programming.The database table that the present invention uses can comprise for example retailer's profile, game parameters and device profile.Retailer's profile can comprise and for example be used to act on behalf of, retailer, terminal number, stake unit, checking unit, the value on CDC date.Game parameters can obtain to be exclusively used in the value of each game, and the device profile comprises the terminal information about connected system.
As the part of the businesses relevant with the present invention 60, system of the present invention provides the power relevant with catching processor or transaction engine to advocate and resolution system 61.Power is advocated and resolution system 61 is provided for the affairs solution of retail operators and service provider, automatic adjusting, the management of power opinion.This system also carries out and regulate to handle, transaction fee is handled, check out, supervision and function of reporting, also supports many solution entity types 68 simultaneously, such as mechanism, exchange, bank, retailer, operator and terminal.As shown in Figure 1, the business server parts also provide the management of user and device profile 62, record keeping 63, products catalogue 64, electronic purse function 65 and wire transfer 66.
Fig. 3 shows various type of device relevant with one embodiment of the present of invention and used access method.As shown in Figure 3, the type of device that can visit system 210 of the present invention for example can comprise: retailer terminal 212, cashier's machine in the shop or retail kiosk 213 (comprising the retail kiosk that is provided with inner lottery ticket processing power), aerophone 215, home computer 214, interactive television 217 and office terminal 216.Retailer terminal 212 for example can be via special use or virtual private IP network 231 access system 210.Cashier's machine 213 can be for example via network in the shop 232 and private IP network network 231 access system in the shop.Wireless device 215 (can be PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) in one embodiment) for example can be via Cellular Networks 233 access system, and this Cellular Networks finally is connected to system 210 via public internet 335.Obviously, the present invention's device of being suitable for a large amount of various communication protocols of use carries out accessing wirelessly.For example, the present invention can also be via short message service (SMS), multimedia communication service (MMS), I-Mode
TM, WAP (wireless access protocol) (WAP), supplementary service data (USSD), Interaction Voice Response (IVR) send communication freely.Home computer 214 can also be via the Internet connection system.Interactive television 217 for example can be via internet 235 and cable business provider network 234 access system.Office terminal 216 for example can be via 236 access system of Local Area Network in the place.
During visit, system 210 of the present invention can provide system and businesses 260 and game and other application 270.System and businesses for example can comprise: device management, retailer's management, other user management, general accounting, ecommerce parts, file transfers, affairs are caught, the programming of security implementation, static web page or leaf, player's management, prompting primitive, wallet management, wire transfer, the thesaurus that registers report, common repository and products catalogue.In one embodiment, such programming can be designed as only addressable particular user types.Using 270 for example can comprise: game manifests, the retailer goes out to deliver, check printings, bet game (at once and based on lot), report manager.System can also communicate by letter with above-mentioned host-processor with businesses and other application.In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 3, main frame 221 and the main host site of 222 representatives, main frame 229 is represented the backup site under the failure condition. Main frame 221 and 222 can be carried out multiple function, for example comprise register report, product information, traditional game handle and the storage service object repository.
As shown in Figure 4, system logically is made of the software layer of three separation.Basal layer 150 (ground floor) is a system interface layer, its definition communication and hardware capability and other system unit.Basal layer can comprise the network of promotion based on server in communication 152 between the client terminal of PC and the issued transaction engine.In one embodiment, basis or network layer can comprise proprietary IP (Internet protocol) net 155.In IP-based network, the server logic on the network is low and dynamically supply POS unit address.According to the source and destination information route transmission/exchange data packets in network that comprises in each grouping.Be provided at the intrinsic dirigibility that Configure Client terminal on the network and route transmit affairs such as the IP network that can use in the present invention.The fully redundance of network, high-level recovery mechanism and network operation and client's supporting business has been guaranteed lottery business supplier's contiguous network availability needs.In one embodiment, core net can be a VPN(Virtual Private Network).
On basis or network layer, can implement security, so that provide checking, mandate, conformity of business operation for the business of the network carrying.Such security helps to make network and its user to avoid being subjected to network attack, and wherein network attack is by attempting read data, revise data, negating that professional (such as negating professional by exhausting Internet resources) and the outsider who seeks and visits network configuration implement.Anti-external attack so for example can provide by fire wall, IP filtration, IP tunnel, hub authentication and link encryption, and provides by the physics and the virtual protection of associated server in lottery agents and the lottery business vendor equipment and router.
As shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, middle layer 200 (second layer) is game platform service layer, and it resides on basis or the network layer.With regard to safety, suitably with regard to the reliable network, the invention provides lottery business supplier required reliable, security information and transmit.Game platform service layer is the intermediate equipment layer, and it provides the intermediate equipment business of common needs for lottery system.This comprises issued transaction engine 40, network management 210, sales agent management 220, communication service 230, game management 240, report 250, safety 260, with other management function, such as system management, hot line application management, point of sale management and retail management function.
As shown in Figure 5, for lottery business supplier, the game platform service can comprise increase with cancellation lottery agents, increase and cancellation game applications, increase with cancellation administration section service application, recover have fault network to be connected, to monitor the safety and the validity of lottery system.Lottery transaction is handled engine and be can be used as the main frame that traditional lottery is used, and can handle, registers and store the lottery transaction from each lottery sales agent of lottery business supplier.In one embodiment of the invention, the issued transaction engine can be ProSys
TMPerhaps AlphaGOLS
TMThe issued transaction engine.In another embodiment of the present invention, can provide wire transfer (EFT) to use.
Each lottery business supplier's middle layer can comprise: web server, application server, message exchange component and lottery engine or issued transaction engine 40.Application server and web server can comprise above-mentioned channel elements.Message exchange component obtains the data via the Internet protocol transmission, and it can be explained by the lottery engine parts.The web server can serve as http server, thereby as the conduit of the device (for example 12) that comprises the browser of visiting application provided by the present invention.Application server provides the application of using for the present invention, comprises the lottery game applications among the client computer embodiment of the present invention.Lottery game applications can be replaced and stored on the lottery server of separation.In one embodiment of the invention, application server functionality is dispensed on numerous application servers.
As mentioned above, in one embodiment, application server is that J2EE (Java 2 enterprise versions) is obedient to server.Usually, application server can interface with system databases, so that retrieval and storage transaction information.Web server and application server can comprise Windows
TM, Linux
TM, Unix
TMOperate in the various operating systems of operating system, and can dock the available database of various types of commerce, comprise Sybase
TM, Oracle
TM, Informix
TM, IBM
TMWith Microsoft SQL
TM
As shown in Figure 4, top layer (the 3rd layer) is to use or game platform api layer 300.Item layer 300 is provided for visiting the communication means of game platform service layer.On this one deck, third party developer uses 350 can communicate by letter and integrate system of the present invention.
On lottery sales agent level, the system management ability depends on the type of sale agent and the lottery ticket distribution technology that is utilized.For example, a particular retailer can have the shop that is distributed in a plurality of positions, and wishes the lottery operations in each shop of central management.Such lottery sales agent can be equipped with report and the interface that system and network management capabilities, non-lottery ticket third party use.
Lottery agents can directly be communicated by letter with their particular country lottery ticket via private network or via the public network such as the internet.National lottery service provider and lottery sales agent are generally suitable for the purchase and the record of draw tickets.For example, specific national lottery can be supplied swipe at once lottery ticket and various types of draw tickets game, comprises Pick-3 game, Pick-4 game, Super Lotto game, multimode game.For the draw tickets game, must write down different information fields to determine ultimate cash prize distributions.Like this, the communication from particular sales agent can comprise the selected number of buyer, the shop of buying, the game relevant with purchase, the date and time of purchase.In case relevant information is sent to lottery business supplier, this information is just handled and is deposited in the database by game issued transaction engine, gives lottery sales agent, print lottery tickets receipt with this information loopback then.
Shown in the method among Fig. 6 600, in operation, system of the present invention can be used for integrating new or legacy lottery systems, and is as described below.At first, lottery business supplier is to lottery distributor or management system registration (step 605).Lottery business supplier equips the hardware and the networking gear (step 610) of network enabled, client-server function then.For each lottery agents, determine and dispose the suitable number and the type of POS device, so that become thin or thick client devices.Lottery business supplier also is equipped with the suitable network of server, handles engine, network management and function of reporting (step 625) to support IP communication, suitable security, lottery game applications, lottery transaction.Can set up management service then, and select the type (step 630) of lottery game applications by lottery business.Lottery business supplier can be according to the game of miscellaneous service policy selection.
In step 635, lottery business supplier can also select to integrate the third party and use, and the third party uses can relate to lottery ticket or non-lottery ticket.Non-lottery application so for example can be included as excavates the collected data of lottery ticket supplier so that determine the most lucrative designed service application of which kind of game applications.Because therefore the open nature of system architecture of the present invention when keeping data integrity, capacity and speed, can easily realize answering land used to dock with the third party.In one embodiment of the invention, the third party uses the web business that may be provided in plug and play, make lottery management service, lottery business supplier or lottery agents select only or desirable lottery ticket or non-lottery application, to assist the business operation of appropriate level.For example, can start lottery agents for communication between the procurator of consumables exchange, perhaps can start lottery agents, watch live image to use the POSweb browser, for example this is for reporting and showing that the prize-winning lottery number is useful.
By these abilities, be appreciated that the platform of the lottery integration that the invention provides a kind of enhancing.In one embodiment, platform of the present invention can be based on Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), and allow lottery business supplier with insider information system and copartner, supplier and dealer's integration, start controlling of the arrangement of order and tracking, problem report, account information simultaneously.This can comprise other internet of the business intelligence that for example increases or the connectivity of outer data source.
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 show simple thin and thick client devices of the present invention respectively.In retail terminal example apparatus 500 shown in Figure 7, provide the terminal 505 that can be based on non-browser or based on the POS terminal (being shown as 502 usually) of the terminal 510 of browser.Terminal based on non-browser can comprise retail kiosk and retail convenience store POS device.Can use standard internet browser to operate based on the terminal of browser, for example use Mozilla 1.0
TM, Netscape Navigator
TMPerhaps Microsoft Internet Explorer
TMVersion 5.0 or later version are operated.Terminal 505 can be via SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) request and POS instrument 515 visit retail channel.In this embodiment, retail channel 590 is shown as the part of above-mentioned MVC structure.The POS instrument for example can be used to operation tool 522 of instruction access of self terminal 505, and the lottery ticket activity can be registered or carry out to terminal 505.According to this instruction, the POS instrument can return to terminal 505 to suitable instruction.Terminal 510 can to can start-up operation 525 and the operation tool 522 of operational format beans 532 send HTTP (HTTP) request answer so that return the HTTP that the java server page or leaf that is used for showing on terminal 510 browsers implements.Such SOAP and http communication will be by the fine understandings of those skilled in the art.
As shown in Figure 7, the lottery transaction that starts of terminal 505,510 is comprised that the grabber 540 of the specific grabber 540a-h of design lottery transaction or message catches.For example, grabber 540a-h can comprise be used to handle signature order, lotto commands, affirmation order, mandatum cassatorium, reprint order, the grabber of the volume order of making a bet, home order and print command.Grabber is handled according to message and message is sent to suitable processor 550 and is for further processing.Processor 550 is communicated by letter with system host 520 via above-mentioned replacement part 530.
Grabber 540 and processor 550 can also communicate with other system and business server 560.The businesses that retail channel and POS channel use is retail profile 562, game parameters 564 and device profile 566.Retail profile for this particular retailer can with SOT state of termination and business placeholder is provided.This information is stored in the database.Can in retail channel 590, create signature retail beans 542, so that allow retail channel application visit retailer's profile.Equally, sales bean 545 can allow retail channel application visit player's the sales list or the total of prize-winning.Game parameters is the placeholder of the product parameters of all games of management.This information is stored in the database and can upgrades by message.The device profile is the placeholder characteristic that is exclusively used in similar printer, signature, reader etc.This message is stored in the database.In case print request is received by system, lottery terminal is just bought according to player's lottery ticket and is imported.The peripheral server 519 of grabber related with printing function and retailer position communicates, and peripheral server can instruct local printer 521 to print the lottery ticket of order.
As shown in Figure 8, in thick client devices, terminal 312 can be Altura
TMOr other similar terminal, can be via IP network 335 or other known way, such as connecting 333 access system via satellite.Retailer's channel 390 receives self terminal (for example, the thick client retail channel 394 among Fig. 8 or " satellite the best " thick client retail channel 392).Channel 390 communicates with commercial affairs 360 and system's 380 business, and communicates with above-mentioned grabber 340 (particularly thick client transaction grabber 342) and processor 350 (particularly thick client transactions device 352).Grabber 340 and processor 350 communicate with commercial affairs 360 and system's 380 business, and communicate with message part 330.The message of having handled is changed and transmitted to message exchange component between processor 350 and main frame 320.Main frame 320 can be above-mentioned ProSys
TMPerhaps AlphaGOLS
TMMain frame.
In this embodiment, businesses 360 for example can comprise: handle the inquiry management system parts 361 of inquiry, sell parts 362, user profile component 363, administration of accounts parts 364, products catalogue 365, ticket/order processing element 366 and electronic wallet component 367.System services component can comprise database element 381, repository component 382, name and catalog part 383, strategic server 384, e-mail component 385, business object thesaurus 386 and electronic fund transfer component 387.Obviously, network 333,335 can also provide the direct connection to system broadcasts business 375, and this broadcasting service for example can comprise network management 371, device management 372 and commercial added value service management 373.What obviously, described each parts promoted lottery system of the present invention makes things convenient for enforcement, management, communication and issued transaction.
Operation
In operation, system of the present invention allows game participant, lottery distributor, lottery ticket supplier (for example, country), lottery retailer and third party's application developers to carry out reciprocation.These actors and game selection, payment, game management, system's setting and businesses cooperatively interact (reciprocation).Fig. 9 has shown each actor in the one embodiment of the invention and the instance graph of interaction capabilities.As shown in the figure, lottery system distributor 905 connects with relevant professional form with system hardware, software, network such as GTECH company provides new system infrastructure 907, to set up network-enabled lottery system 910.Obviously, parts of the present invention are suitable for being used for starting expectation function and access characteristic for existing lottery system.Publisher 905 can also with system business, game selection and businesses (915) reciprocation.
In being provided for one or more lottery game of tap issue, lottery ticket supplier 925 (such as country) for example can also with system business, game selection and businesses 930 reciprocations.By providing business or game soft to use 945, third party application vendor 940 can with system's 910 reciprocations, for example be other user's expansion management ability and the game selective power of system.The third party of example uses and function comprises: (1) authentication service software, and such as Experian
TM, under the environment that does not have national authentication or identification schemes, its advantageous particularly; (2) wire transfer link software is such as the SolvSE that link is provided to Royal Bank of Scotland
TM(3) senior gambling and power are advocated software, such as IPS
TM(4) various lottery tickets and based on the prize drawing game applications.
On commission lottery retailer 950 can with game selection and businesses 955 reciprocations, and in one embodiment, the level of interaction that particular retailer is permitted can be determined by the lottery ticket supplier 925 who entrusts particular retailer.Lottery ticket or player 960 can with game selection of the present invention and businesses reciprocation 970, to enjoy game offerings and prize-winning tracking, account information and other player information.
Obviously, one aspect of the present invention has strengthened the interactivity of lottery system.Interactivity of the present invention provides via the internet and has participated in the electronics instantaneous style and based on the ability of the games of prize drawing.In one embodiment, the Internet capability comprises provides the information web with programming website, so that the business based on the result is provided, such as by Email and/based on the text message of short message service mode, broadcast prize-winning number to personal computer or mobile phone (being known technology).In another embodiment, system of the present invention is that the full interactive system and the engine of making a bet are equipped based on the front end of web and the ability that the instant lottery ticket of electronics is made a bet.This embodiment can comprise two application, and one is that the player uses, and another is that full management is used; They all have the front end based on web.In another embodiment, use message exchange component 30 to such as AlphaGols
TMThe main frame system 21 of making a bet connection is provided, thereby the ability of a cover based on the game of prize drawing of participating in is provided.
In one embodiment, provide the framework of instant game to separate with manifesting games with the mechanism that how to write down game with game.This can realize in the following manner, promptly by the interface of clear definition, the system that manifests the rear end of front end (browser) and data generation programming (for example, XML) is separated.This means that the scope of the game that can develop is an endless, and will not need change system itself, thereby allow independently game developer and system interaction effect of the present invention.
In one embodiment, instant game framework operation makes presentation layer, game processor and lottery ticket generator isolated.Predefined common API can be defined as allowing easily to increase any amount of instant game types.
In one embodiment, the present invention can utilize the Mocromedia Flash that is used for presentation layer
TM, and XML can be used as standard catheter.In addition, draw game framework can be supported the Lotto game, comprises for example Lotto
TM, Lotto Extra
TM, Thunderball
TM, Hotpicks
TMWith Big Draw
TMThis framework is also handled other game types (for example, number) and based on the processing of promotional tickets of prize drawing.Wallet management provides loading, unloading and adjusts the ability of wallet balances.Player and managerial personnel have the ability of the finance of watching (for example, load, prize, adjust) affairs.In addition, player and managerial personnel have the ability of game watched (make a bet and get the winning number in a bond) affairs.
Application has the website that separates that management function itself is provided for accounts and application.Another management equipment provided by the invention comprises such as the checking system availability, explores user or possible client, leading subscriber accounts and game and the functional part (feature) of setting up editor's authorized user.
Obviously, the present invention allows player and managerial personnel to set up accounts.The administration of accounts for example comprises registration, cancellation, reset passwords, it is idle overtime to provide, access bookmarks, close, hang up and recover.Many equipment that provided by system are arranged here, load, stop using, enable or stop again game with the individual who allows suitably permission.Before system's registration and access site, they are referred to as possible client the individual.Registration can be a long process.The information of client's input that system keeps track is possible, and allow managerial personnel in needs, to watch the details of supporting between record time.In order to ensure integrality and owing to the reason of repudiating a debt, the careful life cycle of managing instant and draw tickets of interactive system.
In order to encourage possible client registration and to be familiar with game offerings, the present invention has added the instrument that gives instant game, and this instant game need not used the fund registration of wallet and make a bet and just can participate in competition.Equally, for draw-based games, the player can fill and save playslip, and does not need registration.This very important equipment is added into, with the integrality of guaranteeing system and protect the player.This system preserves uncompleted player's details, and gives the player with it, so that when registration next time finishes.
For giving ample rewards to game, the cancellation rule can be imitated on the retailer terminal those and be given.In one embodiment, cancellation only can be touched suitable charterer's execution at center.The lottery ticket of cancellation can show in player's finance and game histories.Interactive component of the present invention provides configurable widely registration capabilities.This system provides user's foundation for example to be used for Lotto
TMAnd Thunderball
TMPreference (for example, ability playslips), and under unique name, preserve them.In case preserved this preference, the user just can call them according to name, so that pre-in the future (pre-populate) or the editor playslips of moving into.
In case the prize-winning lottery ticket is finished, system can a) charge to user's wallet to prize-winning, b) user credit card or c is charged in prize-winning) allow the user to arrange an agreement to obtain check (for example, prizing) for senior in regional center.Print before the check, suitable charterer is required that registration power is advocated in interactive system, then the information of needs is sent to main frame that subscriber checking handles (for example, IPS).Main frame is given interactive component the information loopback of check subsequently, and interactive component is registered this information with the execution cycle.
For draw-based games, interactive component of the present invention is accepted from main frame (for example, AlphaGOLS
TM) file, main frame after each prize drawing the lottery winner or the loser discern and upgrade all based on the prize drawing lottery tickets.Native system also is provided at " reruning " equipment in the unreliable incident that main frame produced incorrect details.All game orders based on prize drawing of unknown state can be noted as the cancellation of main frame in the system.In order to ensure this thing, this system can set up and send file to main frame, wherein comprises the unknown orders of the processing that is useful on.This document can regularly be sent (for example, every day twice).
In one embodiment, the game developer can use independent utility test expression and lottery ticket maker, and does not need to visit instant game processor of the present invention.This helps to accelerate the payment of new instant game, because the sign of problem is early than payment.Utilize " heartbeat " message can processing host with interactive component of the present invention between synchronous.System can be by configurable interval repeating query main frame, to check any system state change.Made if change, can in system, be asked and upgrade these variations.The user who authorizes can switch on and off " variable valve " and the used concurrent user restriction of configuration adjustment valve.Each functional configuration variable valve of data, and each function can be mapped on the webpage or group of web on the website.When of these webpages is requested, and if the variable valve of this function when being switched on, just check a plurality of concurrent users.If a plurality of concurrent users more than or equal to the configurable number of the concurrent user that is allowed, then return the error page of standard.The member that given player can select to attempt new game and the test group of feedback is provided.System provides the ability of specifying or not specifying the player from the predefine test group.This system provides restriction very flexibly to can be used for the device of the functional area of designated groups.
For the user that makes a bet (player), system can show a plurality of different identifications at particular player.These signs are notified the player, about their account status and the important results of game race-entry state.The use of the token of method of payment that system's permission loads and conduct is made a bet.System also allows suitable charterer to adjust the player token remaining sum.System also allows player and the instant game of system constraint.This system also provides the player to select to refuse the ability that themselves participates in a kind of instant game or all instant games.Suitable charterer is via management interface this setting that can reset.Among another embodiment, system provides authorized user to carry out a series of Unix orders to start the ability of " day time limit " and " time limit in week " processing.Interactive component can provide for example covering system sale, debt, the player is mutual and a plurality of reports of game state.This system has also considered limited activity management, such as management retail overview, token and award.
Interactive component of the present invention is convenient to (for example, the AlphaGOLS of system that makes a bet from the existing OLTP (Transaction Processing) of the system visit of making a bet alternately
TMAnd ProSys
TM) on game.Term herein " alternately " can be applied to be comprised any channel of retailer.The mutual system of making a bet based on the player can comprise for example a plurality of channels, such as mobile, internet, interactive video channel.The invention is not restricted to these channels.
Utilize application programming interface (API), the present invention can provide the interactivity via a plurality of channels.In commercial an enforcement, this API may be provided in the part of SDK (Software Development Kit) (SDK).As shown in figure 10, this aspect of the present invention can add three message exchange component.At first, message exchange interactive component 745 can be introduced the communication capacity from interactive channel to the OLTP system.Message exchange client 750 can reside on the application server 742, and can be software/system development tool bag (SDK).In another embodiment, message exchange client is used the J2EE connector construction of high-quality communicate by letter with message exchange server 760 (being known technology).Message exchange server 760 can reside on the host computer system 720, to allow the message between SDK and the main frame.
The notion that issued transaction of the present invention arrives from the terminal of network 735 communication (for example 712) based on each affairs.On behalf of the player, the retailer make a bet and is responsible for all sale.Yet in interactive channel, the player can directly utilize mobile phone (for example, 714) or web browser or any interactive channel to make a bet, and only is responsible for making a bet of it.The present invention is by for to develop and manage the pseudo channel pond from making a bet of interactive channel, the gap of two systems of bridge joint.Then these affairs are transmitted to the message exchange server 760 of the transaction information of expecting to come self terminal in one embodiment and suitable OLTP main frame 722.
When the player makes a bet, this game processor 740 that information provides by internet arrival lottery system provider or third party of making a bet.Game processor application 740 is carried out initial treatment and stake is sent to message exchange interactive component 744.Virtual terminal of the present invention is collected this stake, utilizes message exchange client 750 that stake is converted to form with the host computer system compatibility subsequently, and passes to main frame 720.The host process stake is also given application server 740 response back.This answer is converted into the form that parts 740 are understood, and parts 740 are according to answering the distribution of removing pseudo channel.This is answered via the interactive channel loopback and gives the player.
In this client computer embodiment, using no longer needs to be downloaded to terminal.They reside in and are positioned near the application server of center system.Game parameters no longer needs to be downloaded to terminal.All application change can be used for POS immediately, and all parameters variations can be used for POS immediately.However, application parameter can be compatible with thick client application.Application can move by the many thin client machine system from full-scale POS to little handheld POS.All service logics all be share and on all POS devices, all be identical.Show the thing that (GUI) just changes.Thin client devices has reduced the cost of equipment, has reduced the maintenance of every terminal device type, and provides security affairs and lottery ticket to print.In one embodiment, third party POS device can utilize the POS channel that their demonstration (GUI) is provided, and still uses the identical service logic of retail channel of making a bet with processing.
Obviously, the present invention provides disabled so far communication and revenue opportunity for the lottery retailer of serving lottery business supplier (for example, country).For example, can provide telecommunication network service via lottery system of the present invention.Although the part of network is exclusively used in the lottery system issued transaction at least, just as seen, lottery retailer can be used any available network bandwidth.In addition, the present invention provides the chance of using interface of the present invention to watch the inventory management system of oneself for lottery retailer.The integration of lottery products and inventory can make shop and company management's operation daily accounting report shift the clearing form from single source.
For lottery managers or lottery director, the present invention can regulate lottery ticket foundation structure of the present invention, so that the additional management advantage to be provided.For example, by providing secure access to the retailer, i.e. visit comes the web website of self-separation rather than the report of the controlled web website of lottery ticket, and retailer's function of reporting can keep separating with the lottery ticket report.In addition, the present invention can start from the electron distributions of the data of the output of retailer's accounting system or extraction, and via the standard format that the NACS of Extensible Markup Language (XML EDI) checks and approves, automatically produces and transmit electronic report.
Under the condition that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention or essential characteristic, can implement the present invention with other particular form.Therefore therefore, it is illustrative and not restrictive that present embodiment all is considered in all respects, and scope of the present invention is represented by claim rather than instructions, and the implication and the variation within the equivalency range that fall into claim belong to scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of lottery management system comprises:
At least one contact point (POC) device is used for the processing terminal user and sells and terminal user's lottery ticket action message;
The Channel Processing parts of at least one and described at least one POC device two-way communication are used to receive and confirm that at least one request from described at least one device, described request comprise the information of identification request type, claimant's identity and request;
Issued transaction engine with described at least one Channel Processing parts two-way communication comprises
At least one grabber is used for retrieval and processes said request;
At least one non-game transaction processor is used for management and explains non-game affairs;
With the businesses parts of described at least one Channel Processing parts and the two-way communication of described issued transaction engine, be used for non-lottery ticket supervision and processing, described businesses parts comprise the financial affair work parts with the two-way communication of funds transfer parts;
Message exchange component with issued transaction engine and the two-way communication of businesses parts;
With the host computer system of message exchange component two-way communication, be used for exterior monitoring and processing; And
System services component with Channel Processing parts, issued transaction engine, businesses parts and host computer system two-way communication.
2, system according to claim 1, wherein said issued transaction engine comprises at least one game transaction processor, is used for management and explains at least one game affairs.
3, system according to claim 2, wherein said at least one game affairs are to obtain from the group that comprises following affairs: buy lottery ticket, cancellation lottery ticket, confirm lottery ticket, Query Result, the processing person of prizing.
4, system according to claim 1, wherein said POC device is to obtain from the group that comprises the following: point of sale (POS) device, sale booth, lottery ticket enabled terminals, aerophone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant).
5, system according to claim 1, wherein said businesses parts comprise: user profile component, device profile parts, accounts parts, products catalogue parts, order/lottery ticket parts, electronic wallet component and funds transfer parts.
6, system according to claim 1, below wherein said host computer system can monitor one of at least: video lottery operations, instant game operation, draw-based games operation.
7, a kind of lottery management platform comprises:
Online center business transaction processor provides multiple different fail-safe computer lottery business, comprises that affairs are caught, issued transaction, game applications management, game applications transmit and businesses;
Can with at least one game participant interface arrangement of described in-line processing device two-way communication;
Can with at least one lottery distributor interface of described in-line processing device two-way communication;
Can with at least one lottery ticket supplier interface of described in-line processing device two-way communication; With
With the relevant device of described at least one interface, be used to select to be sent at least one game applications of at least one game participant interface arrangement.
8, lottery management platform according to claim 7 comprises the device relevant with at least one lottery distributor interface, is used to select at least one businesses.
9, lottery management platform according to claim 7 comprises and the relevant device of described at least one lottery ticket supplier interface, is used to select at least one businesses.
10, lottery management platform according to claim 7, wherein said game applications management comprises the ability that prize drawing and instant type lottery game are provided.
11, lottery management platform according to claim 10, wherein said game applications management also comprises the pre-ability that moves into and preserve the form that participates in described draw tickets game of described at least one game participant
12, lottery management platform according to claim 7, wherein said interface can be the web browser interface.
13, lottery management platform according to claim 7, also comprise can with at least one lottery retailer interface of described in-line processing device two-way communication.
14, lottery management platform according to claim 7, wherein said game applications management comprises determines selected at least one game of described at least one the game participant of output, wherein said game participant transmits and comprises via described game participant device and represent the described result to described game participant output who is determined, and does not operate game management on described player interface device.
15, lottery management platform according to claim 7 also comprises at least one interface device, one of at least operation below being used to test: described game management, and described businesses, described issued transaction, described game applications transmits.
16, a kind of lottery management platform comprises:
Player management component is used to manage the information about the game player;
The game management parts are used to manage the game applications of using for described player;
Buy parts, be used to manage described player's lottery game purchase;
The paying parts are used to manage with described lottery game and buy relevant finance instruction issued transaction; With
At least one global administration's parts is used to manage described player, game, purchase and paying parts.
17, platform according to claim 16, wherein said at least one global administration's parts comprise: first management component, to allow the visit of lottery distributor; With second management component, to allow lottery ticket supplier's visit.
18, a kind of method of handling about the electronic information of lottery ticket may further comprise the steps:
At least one channel processor is provided, is used for from comprising that at least one device with lower device receives described electronic information about lottery ticket: point of sale device, wireless device, the individual of no sale point calculates;
Transaction engine with at least one grabber parts is provided, and described grabber parts are corresponding to described at least one channel processor, and described transaction engine also has at least one transaction component;
Described electronic information about lottery ticket is sent to described transaction engine from described channel processor;
Provide processing one of following at least host process system: on-line lottery transaction message, video lottery ticket message and instant lottery ticket message;
Be provided for the message exchange component of two-way communication between described transaction engine and described host process system;
Via described message exchange component described message is sent to the host process system from described transaction engine;
Via the described message of described host process system handles; With
Answer message is sent to described at least one device.
19, method according to claim 18, wherein said is that the game participation is determined about the lottery ticket electronic information.
20, method according to claim 18, wherein said electronic information about lottery ticket is the businesses request.
21, method according to claim 18 wherein receives described electronic information about lottery ticket from described mobile phone.
22, method according to claim 18, wherein said channel processor can receive one of at least described electronic information about lottery ticket from following: lottery distributor, lottery ticket supplier, lottery retailer, lottery game player.
23, a kind of customization lottery management platform comprises:
The lottery ticket enable network comprises online center transaction processor, provides multiple different fail-safe computer lottery business to the online input and output device that enables, these business comprise: affairs are caught, issued transaction, the game applications management, game applications transmits and businesses;
The game management interface is used to select to be used for the game applications that the terminal user participates in;
The business application management interface is used to select the business and the system management software that use for described platform;
The device management interface is used to select the input and output device, to receive relevant lottery ticket message; With
The Host Administration interface is used to select at least one issued transaction Host Type, to handle described message about lottery ticket.
24, a kind of method that mutual lottery business is provided in safety lottery ticket communication network may further comprise the steps:
Online center business transaction processor is provided, and this processor can provide a plurality of different fail-safe computer lottery businesses, and these business comprise: affairs are caught, the management of issued transaction, game applications, game applications distribution and businesses:
A plurality of issue of lottery input and output type of device, a plurality of game applications, a plurality of service application, a plurality of host-processor type are provided;
Receive a selection from the user of described at least one input and at least one output unit type, at least one game applications and at least one host-processor type; With
Based on described selection configuration lottery ticket platform, to be used for the transmission of described business.
25, a kind of lottery transaction system comprises:
Receive the device of affairs and non-transaction message;
The transaction message of each described reception is categorized into the device of types of lottery ticket or non-types of lottery ticket;
Handle the lottery transaction engine of each types of lottery ticket transaction message that receives;
Handle the businesses engine of described non-types of lottery ticket transaction message and described non-transaction message.
26, lottery transaction according to claim 25 system, the described device of wherein said reception lottery transaction message comprises the device that receives described message via wireless device, personal computer, point of sale register and lottery ticket booth.
27, lottery transaction according to claim 25 system also comprises first processing subsystem, is used to handle described lottery transaction message, and answer message send to wireless device, individual calculating, point of sale register and lottery ticket booth one of at least.
28, lottery transaction according to claim 27 system also comprises second processing subsystem, is used to handle described non-transaction message.
29, a kind of special-purpose interactive interface is sent to lottery network user's method, may further comprise the steps:
Computer program application with special function is provided; With
Be provided for the interface of described application, described interface can allow via the described application of access to netwoks with online center business transaction processor, described online center business transaction processor can provide the lottery business of multiple different fail-safe computerization, these business comprise: affairs are caught, and businesses is closed in game applications management, game applications distribution.
30, method according to claim 29, wherein said lottery network user is the game player, described application is a game applications.
31, method according to claim 29, wherein said lottery network user is a lottery system provider, service application during described application.
32, a kind of method of confirming lottery ticket may further comprise the steps:
Cash the lottery information of position reception at lottery ticket from the lottery ticket holder;
Via the described lottery information of network processes with online center business transaction processor, described online center business transaction processor can provide multiple different fail-safe computer lottery business, and these business comprise: affairs are caught, the management of issued transaction, game applications, game applications distribution and businesses; With
In case described lottery ticket is considered to effectively, just provide the prize-winning value of described lottery ticket to described lottery ticket holder.
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