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EP1220174A1
EP1220174A1 EP00311461A EP00311461A EP1220174A1 EP 1220174 A1 EP1220174 A1 EP 1220174A1 EP 00311461 A EP00311461 A EP 00311461A EP 00311461 A EP00311461 A EP 00311461A EP 1220174 A1 EP1220174 A1 EP 1220174A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/08—Raffle games that can be played by a fairly large number of people
    • A63F3/081—Raffle games that can be played by a fairly large number of people electric
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C15/00—Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus
    • G07C15/006—Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus electronically
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3223—Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3241—Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/08—Raffle games that can be played by a fairly large number of people
    • A63F3/081—Raffle games that can be played by a fairly large number of people electric
    • A63F2003/082—Raffle games that can be played by a fairly large number of people electric with remote participants
    • A63F2003/086—Raffle games that can be played by a fairly large number of people electric with remote participants played via telephone, e.g. using a modem

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  • This invention relates to gaming apparatus for lotteries and the like.
  • the present invention provides a means for allowing users to participate in a lottery at any time, without access to any vending source, and without the need for cash, with the possibility of instant payment of any prize money due, and with no disposal problems, using only equipment that the player would normally carry on his person anyway, namely a mobile communications devices or "cellular telephone" of the kind that is now becoming ubiquitous.
  • a telecommunications device having display means, storage means to store a set of pseudo-random data, data access means to cause a subset of the pseudo random data to be displayed on the display means, and communication means to exchange access request data with a control centre to cause a subset of the pseudo-random data set to be accessed.
  • processing means to compare the displayed data with a predetermined win data set, and transmit a claim message to the control centre if the displayed data and win data correspond.
  • display means to display one or more data display fields, the data access meansbeing under the control of a user such that the accessed subset of data is displayed in the data fields.
  • the telecommunications device is associated with a control centre having account management means to debit a user account in response to receipt of the access request data, and to credit a user account in response to receipt of a claim message.
  • the control centre has storage means for storing the same set of pseudo-random data as the telecommunications device, processor meansfor accessing the data in reponse to receipt of the access control data, processing means for comparing the data with a predetermined win data set corresponding to the win data set stored by the telecommunications device, the processing means controlling the account management means to credit the user account in response to a claim message only in the event that the processing means identifies a correspondence between the displayed data and win data.
  • the invention also provides a method of processing data to control the crediting of funds to an account comprising the steps of storing pseudo-random data in a user device and in a control centre, causing a subset of the data to be displayed on the user device, and transmitting access request data from the user device to the control centre, thereby causing the same subset of the pseudo-random data set to be accessed.
  • the pseudo-random data may be stored as a so-called "one-time pad", that is a very large dataset, each element of which can be accessed on demand but is deleted from memory once it has been accessed, thereby preventing re-use.
  • Such data stores have previously been proposed for use in SIMs for other purposes, in particular for encryption. Both the user device and the control centre have such a store.
  • the data set may be stored as simple data, or as an algorithm, in either case being unique to the individual user terminal. Preferably it is programmed into the user's SIM (subscriber identity module) or other user identification device when it is first issued. The other copy may be held by the telecommunications operator or by another party operating the lottery service. Alternatively, the pseudo-random data may be downloaded to the user terminal on request.
  • Figure 1 shows a telecommunications device 1, which may be a standard mobile communications device having a display screen 10, a first memory 11 in which is stored a "one-time pad" of pseudo-random data, a second memory 12 storing a predetermined win data set (this is not used in all embodiments of the invention, and may be omitted in such embodiments), a data entry means 13 (shown here as a touch-sensitive screen for activation by a stylus - however other means such as a keypad may be used), and communication means 14 (comprising a transceiver, antenna etc) to exchange text or other messages with the control centre 2 shown in Figure 2. There is also processing means 15 associated with the memories 11, 12 and communication means 14, and under the control of the data entry means 13.
  • processing means 15 associated with the memories 11, 12 and communication means 14, and under the control of the data entry means 13.
  • Figure 2 shows a control centre 2 having a first and second memory 21, 22 storing the same data as the corresponding memories 11, 12 in the telecommunications device 1, processor means 25 for accessing and processing the data, communications means 24 for communication with the user device 1 of Figure 1 and an account management means 26 to debit a user account in response to receipt of the access request data, and to credit a user account in response to receipt of a claim message.
  • the data in memory 21 are an exact copy of the user's one-time pad 11.
  • Each user 1 has a different one-time pad 11, and a corresponding memory 21 in the control centre.
  • the winning codes are the same for each user terminal 1, so only one winning code store 22 is required in the control centre 2.
  • a third copy of the one-time pad data may be stored in an independent memory 29.
  • step 30 When the user wishes to use the service, he enters an instruction using the data entry device 13 (step 30). This causes the processing means 15 to retrieve data from the "one-time pad" memory 11 (step 31) and generate a display 101 on the screen 10, (step 32) showing an array of images emulating the appearance of an unused scratchcard, as shown in Figure 1.
  • the processor 15 also causes a signal to be transmitted by the communication means 14 to the control centre 2, causing the account management means 26 to debit the user's account by the amount of the stake (step 33).
  • the user may be required to select fewer than the total number of images present on the display 101, for example to select three from five.
  • the processing means 15 transmits a signal to the control centre 2 (step 36) indicating which images have been selected.
  • the processor 25 now accesses the one time pad 21 (step 41) and the win data 22 (step 47), and compares the win data 22 with the images selected, as identified by the one-time pad 21 and the signals transmitted from the mobile unit 1, to determine whether the images selected by the user constitute a winning entry (step 48). A response may also be transmitted to the user terminal 1 (step 49) to confirm the result.
  • step 37 the win data is also stored in the user terminal 1 (store 12)
  • that terminal's processor 15 may retrieve that data (step 37), and perform a corresponding comparison (step 38).
  • step 49 a display is generated (step 49), indicating whether the user has submitted a winning entry.
  • the processor 25 also causes the account management means 26 to credit the user's account if appropriate (step 43), either automatically or in reposnse to an input from the user to register his claim (step 40).
  • a third copy of the one-time pad data may be stored in a memory 29, under the control of an independent third party such as a regulatory body, updated by the processor 25 when the user accesses the service (step 46). This copy may be accessed in the event of a dispute.

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EP1484722A1 (fr) * 2003-06-06 2004-12-08 Mobile Integrated Solutions Limited Procédé et système permettant de fournir une interface graphique amovible sur un appareil mobile
WO2005043476A1 (fr) * 2003-10-30 2005-05-12 Atop Innovation S.P.A. Procede d'organisation de jeux de loterie par l'intermediaire d'au moins un reseau telephonique radio mobile, de preference un reseau de telephonie cellulaire, et systeme associe
GB2430119A (en) * 2005-09-12 2007-03-14 Telescratch Ltd Method of downloading data to a mobile terminal
US11621837B2 (en) 2020-09-03 2023-04-04 Theon Technology Llc Secure encryption of data using partial-key cryptography
US11652621B2 (en) 2020-09-11 2023-05-16 Theon Technology Llc Use of irrational number sequences to secure state transition function in blockchain transactions
US20230163951A1 (en) * 2021-11-22 2023-05-25 Theon Technology Llc Use Of Random Entropy In Cryptography
US11755772B2 (en) 2021-09-20 2023-09-12 Crown Sterling Limited, LLC Securing data in a blockchain with a one-time pad
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EP1484722A1 (fr) * 2003-06-06 2004-12-08 Mobile Integrated Solutions Limited Procédé et système permettant de fournir une interface graphique amovible sur un appareil mobile
WO2005043476A1 (fr) * 2003-10-30 2005-05-12 Atop Innovation S.P.A. Procede d'organisation de jeux de loterie par l'intermediaire d'au moins un reseau telephonique radio mobile, de preference un reseau de telephonie cellulaire, et systeme associe
GB2430119A (en) * 2005-09-12 2007-03-14 Telescratch Ltd Method of downloading data to a mobile terminal
US11621837B2 (en) 2020-09-03 2023-04-04 Theon Technology Llc Secure encryption of data using partial-key cryptography
US11652621B2 (en) 2020-09-11 2023-05-16 Theon Technology Llc Use of irrational number sequences to secure state transition function in blockchain transactions
US11755772B2 (en) 2021-09-20 2023-09-12 Crown Sterling Limited, LLC Securing data in a blockchain with a one-time pad
US20230163951A1 (en) * 2021-11-22 2023-05-25 Theon Technology Llc Use Of Random Entropy In Cryptography
US11791988B2 (en) 2021-11-22 2023-10-17 Theon Technology Llc Use of random entropy in cryptography
US11943336B2 (en) 2021-11-22 2024-03-26 Theon Technology Llc Use of gradient decent function in cryptography
US11902420B2 (en) 2021-11-23 2024-02-13 Theon Technology Llc Partial cryptographic key transport using one-time pad encryption

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