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US20150170457A1 US14/417,605 US201314417605A US2015170457A1 US 20150170457 A1 US20150170457 A1 US 20150170457A1 US 201314417605 A US201314417605 A US 201314417605A US 2015170457 A1 US2015170457 A1 US 2015170457A1
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  • the present invention relates to a lottery ticket.
  • Conventional lottery tickets include a plurality of numbers for selection by a player for participation in a lottery prize draw. Once the winning lottery numbers are drawn, the player compares his selected numbers with the winning lottery numbers and determines whether he is eligible to redeem his lottery ticket for a prize. If the lottery ticket cannot be used to redeem a prize, the lottery ticket is simply discarded and another lottery ticket is purchased if the player wishes to participate in another lottery prize draw. In reality, the chance of winning a lottery prize is small, which discourages some people from purchasing lottery tickets.
  • a lottery ticket including a matching identifier for matching with identifiers of one or more other lottery tickets to form a winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • a player can collect the winning combination of lottery tickets to participate in a second chance prize draw.
  • the lottery ticket may be a card.
  • the card may be sized to fit in a wallet.
  • the matching identifier may be an image for matching with images of one or more other lottery tickets to meet one or more predetermined criteria.
  • the matching identifier may be a partial image for matching with other partial images to form a winning complete image.
  • the matching identifier may be located on one side of the lottery ticket.
  • a gaming system including a ticketing module for providing a lottery ticket to a player, the lottery ticket including a matching identifier for matching with identifiers of one or more other lottery tickets to form a winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • the ticketing module may generate a digital representation of a lottery ticket suitable for display on a desktop or handheld computer.
  • the gaming system may include a lottery module for determining whether the lottery ticket is a winning lottery ticket based on a plurality of numbers selected by the player.
  • the gaming system may include a matching module for determining whether the player has a winning combination of lottery tickets based on the matching identifier of each lottery ticket collected by the player.
  • the matching module may determine that there is a winning combination of lottery tickets if the respective identifiers of lottery tickets collected by the player meet a one or more predetermined criteria. In one example, the matching module may determine that there is a winning combination of lottery tickets if a predetermined number of lottery tickets including the same identifier are collected by the player. In another example, the matching module may determine that there is a winning combination of lottery tickets if the respective identifiers of lottery tickets collected by the player can be pieced together to form a complete image.
  • the gaming system may further include a search module for enabling the player to search for one or more lottery tickets that the player wishes to collect.
  • the search module may search other player's lottery tickets for the one or more lottery tickets that the player wishes to collect.
  • the search module may locate the one or more lottery tickets that the player wishes to collect and their respective owners.
  • the gaming system may prompt the player to contact the one or more owners to initiate trading of lottery tickets.
  • the gaming system may further include a trading module for enabling different players to trade their lottery cards. Further, the chance of winning a second change prize draw also encourages the player to buy multiple lottery tickets.
  • the gaming system may further include a messaging module for enabling the player to send messages to other players.
  • the messages may be email, SMS messages or some other electronic means.
  • the messaging module may further allow the player to post messages online
  • the messaging module may further allow the player to post messages on forums and social media websites, such as Facebook and Twitter.
  • the messaging module may allow the player to post messages offering a trading of lottery tickets.
  • the messaging module may allow the player to post a message including the lottery tickets that the player wishes to collect and the lottery tickets that the player wishes to trade.
  • the gaming system encourages other potential players to participate in the game and trade lottery tickets with their friends.
  • the gaming system may further include a notifications module for sending notifications to the player.
  • the notifications module may notify the player of any one or more of the following: a winning combination of lottery cards, cards which the player must collect to form the winning combination, when a card that the player wishes to collect has been found, when another player has accepted a trade, when a trade of one or more lottery tickets between the player and one or more other players has been completed, and when the player strikes a win.
  • Notifications may be electronic in the form of email, SMS or push notifications on a mobile device.
  • the gaming system may further include a payment module for receiving and processing payment from the player.
  • the gaming system may further include a prize module for allocating a prize to the player for a win.
  • the prize module may allocate prize money to the player's account.
  • a method of playing a game including determining that a lottery ticket has a matching identifier which matches identifiers of one or more other lottery tickets to form a winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • the step of determining may include determining whether the respective identifiers of lottery tickets collected by a player meet one or more predetermined criteria. In one example, the step of determining may include determining whether a predetermined number of lottery tickets including the same identifier have been collected by the player. In another example, the step of determining may include determining whether the respective identifiers of lottery tickets collected by the player can be pieced together to form a complete image.
  • the method may further include distributing lottery tickets, each lottery ticket including a matching identifier for matching with identifiers of other lottery tickets.
  • the method may further include, prior to the step of determining, determining whether a lottery ticket purchased by a player is a winning lottery ticket.
  • the method may further include notifying a player of a winning combination of lottery cards.
  • the method may further include receiving payment from a player.
  • the method may further include allocating a prize to a player for a win.
  • FIG. 1A illustrates the front face of a lottery ticket in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1B illustrates the rear face of the lottery ticket of FIG. 1A .
  • FIG. 2A illustrates an example winning combination of lottery tickets including the lottery ticket of FIGS. 1A and 1B .
  • FIG. 2B illustrates another example winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • FIG. 2C illustrates a further example winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a gaming method using the lottery tickets described in FIGS. 1A to 2C in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a gaming system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an online gaming method performed by the gaming system of FIG. 4 and in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate a lottery ticket 10 in the form of a card that is sized to fit in a wallet.
  • a front face of the lottery ticket 10 displays numbers 12 for selection by a player to participate in a lottery draw.
  • a rear face of the lottery ticket 10 displays a matching identifier in the form of an image 14 for matching with images of one or more other lottery tickets to form a winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • a player can collect the winning combination of lottery tickets to participate in a second chance prize draw.
  • a further benefit is that the player is encouraged to buy multiple lottery tickets to participate in the second chance prize draw.
  • FIGS. 2A to 2C illustrate some different types of possible winning combinations of lottery tickets.
  • three lottery tickets 10 , 10 a, 10 b having identical images 14 , 14 a, 14 b are collected to form a winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • three lottery tickets 20 a, 20 b, 20 c, each having a different image 22 a, 22 b, 22 c from a set of themed images are collected to form a winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • three lottery tickets 30 a, 30 b, 30 c, each having a partial image 32 a, 32 b, 32 c are collected to form a complete image in a winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • more complex combinations may be required to form a winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • a player may be required to collect a predetermined number of subsets of lottery tickets based on specific gaming rules to form a complete set of lottery tickets.
  • the method 100 for playing a game using the lottery tickets described above with reference to FIGS. 1A to 2C will now be described with reference to FIG. 3 .
  • lottery tickets 10 with randomly printed images (i.e. 14 ) on a rear face are distributed to different sales outlets such as convenience stores, supermarkets and newsagents.
  • a player purchases one or more lottery tickets 10 to participate in a lottery draw.
  • the player chooses a selection of numbers from a grid of available numbers 12 on each lottery ticket 10 ( FIG. 1A ) and gives the tickets 10 to a lottery operator for lodgments in the lottery draw. The lottery operator then returns the lottery tickets 10 to the player for participation in the second chance prize draw, which will be described in more detail below.
  • the winning lottery numbers are drawn and the player compares the selected numbers on his one or more lottery tickets 10 to determine whether he is eligible to claim one or more prizes. If the player is eligible to claim one or more prizes, the method 100 proceeds to step 110 . Alternatively, if the player is not eligible to claim any prizes, the method 100 proceeds to step 112 .
  • step 110 the player claims one or more prizes if the player is eligible based on the selected numbers on his one or more lottery tickets 10 . Once the player has claimed his one or more prizes, the method 100 also proceeds to step 112 .
  • the player retains his lottery tickets 10 to participate in a second chance prize draw.
  • the player is notified of a winning combination of lottery tickets for collection to claim a prize.
  • the notification may be published online or in newspapers and magazines.
  • the notification may also be sent via email, SMS messaging, push notification or some other electronic means.
  • the same winning combination of lottery tickets may be advertised for all players. Alternatively, different winning combinations may be advertised for different players, or different groups of players, for example, different groups of players in different locations. In one embodiment, the player is notified of one winning combination of lottery tickets for each lottery draw.
  • the player is notified of one winning combination of lottery tickets for a predetermined number of lottery draws, or for a predetermined time period so that lottery tickets from different lottery draws may be collected to for a winning combination.
  • the player may be eligible to claim a further prize if the player has collected more than a predetermined number of sets of winning lottery ticket combinations (consecutively or otherwise).
  • the player compares the images on his lottery tickets to determine whether he has a winning combination of lottery tickets. If the player has the winning combination of lottery tickets, the method 100 proceeds to step 118 . Alternatively, if the player needs to collect other lottery tickets to obtain the winning combination of lottery tickets, the method 100 proceeds to step 116 .
  • step 116 the player contacts other players to trade lottery tickets in view of obtaining the winning combination of lottery tickets. Once the player has collected the required lottery tickets to form the winning combination, the method 100 proceeds to step 118 .
  • the player claims his prize for his winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • the winning combination of lottery tickets may be returned to the sales outlet when collecting the prize.
  • the winning combination of lottery tickets may be retained by the player for participation in a further prize draw to collect a larger winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • step 120 the player decides whether he wishes to play again. If so, the method 100 proceeds to step 104 in which the player purchases one or more lottery tickets 10 for the next lottery draw.
  • the lottery tickets (i.e. 10 ) are associated with one another by the gaming rules of the second chance prize draw. As described above, if the player collects all lottery tickets according to the rules of the second chance prize draw to obtain a winning combination of lottery tickets, the player would be eligible to claim a second chance draw prize. However, if the player does not collect all necessary lottery tickets to obtain a winning combination of lottery tickets, then the player would not be eligible to claim any second chance draw prize.
  • the lottery tickets (i.e. 10 ) of the present invention therefore have a working inter-relationship with one another.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a gaming system 200 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the gaming system 200 includes a game control server 202 that executes a software product (being machine readable instructions) and hosts a gaming website by which users can set up accounts and register as players to enter prize draws online
  • a software product being machine readable instructions
  • the system 200 includes a player's home PC or laptop 204 for accessing the gaming website over the Internet 206 .
  • the system 200 also includes a player's mobile internet device such as a smart phone 208 for accessing the gaming website over the Internet 206 .
  • the system 100 further includes social networking server 210 for hosting a social networking website (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
  • the game control server 202 may post notifications and allow players to make posts or send messages to each other and other potential players via the social networking server 210 .
  • the game control server 202 may also send invitations on social networking websites on behalf of the players to invite other social network users to join the game.
  • the system 200 also includes a lottery server 212 typically administered by a lottery provider (e.g. New York Lottery, the Tatts Group, etc.) conducting a lottery.
  • a lottery provider e.g. New York Lottery, the Tatts Group, etc.
  • the players purchase lottery tickets for a lottery draw via the gaming website.
  • the lottery ticket includes a selected subset of numbers that are compared to the winning lottery numbers of the draw to determine a win.
  • the game control server 202 includes a ticketing module 214 for generating virtual lottery tickets in a player's account.
  • Each lottery ticket includes a random matching identifier in the form of an image for matching with images of one or more other lottery tickets to form a winning combination of lottery tickets.
  • the game control server 202 further includes a lottery module 218 for determining whether one or more lottery tickets purchased by the player are winning lottery tickets based on the numbers selected by the player.
  • the game control server 202 further includes a matching module 220 for determining whether the player has a winning combination of lottery tickets based on the image of each lottery ticket collected by the player.
  • the matching module 220 may determine that there is a winning combination of lottery tickets in accordance with any one of the examples previously described with reference to FIGS. 2A to 2C .
  • the game control server 202 further includes a search module 222 for enabling the player to search for one or more lottery tickets that the player wishes to collect.
  • the search module 222 may search other player's lottery tickets for the one or more lottery tickets that the player wishes to collect.
  • the search module 222 may locate the one or more lottery tickets that the player wishes to collect and their respective owners. Once the search module completes a search, the game control server 202 may prompt the player to contact the one or more owners to initiate trading of lottery tickets.
  • the game control server 202 further includes a trading module 224 for enabling different players to trade their lottery tickets.
  • the game control server 202 further includes a messaging module 226 for enabling the player to send messages to other players or potential players.
  • the messages may be email or SMS messages.
  • the messaging module 202 may further allow the player to post messages via the social networking server 210 on social media websites.
  • the messaging module 226 may allow the player to post messages offering a trading of lottery tickets.
  • the messaging module 226 may allow the player to post a message including the lottery tickets that the player wishes to collect and the lottery tickets that the player wishes to trade.
  • the game control server 202 further includes a notifications module 228 for sending notifications to the player.
  • the notifications module 228 may notify the player of a winning combination of lottery cards, cards which the player must collect to form the winning combination, when a card that the player wishes to collect has been found, when another player has accepted a trade, when a trade of one or more lottery tickets between the player and one or more other players has been completed, and when the player strikes a win.
  • the game control server 202 further includes a payment module 230 for receiving and processing payment from the player, and a prize module 232 for allocating a prize to the player for a win.
  • the prize module 232 may allocate prize money to the player's account.
  • the online gaming method 300 performed with the gaming system 200 is now described with reference to FIG. 5 .
  • the game control server 202 receives registration details from the user's computer 204 .
  • a new user sets up a new user account and registers as a player via the gaming website hosted by the game control server 202 .
  • Information entered by the new player is saved on a user database (not shown) on the game control server 202 .
  • the game control server 202 enables the player to purchase lottery tickets via the gaming website.
  • the player chooses a selection of numbers for each lottery ticket for lodgment in a lottery draw.
  • the payment module 230 of the game control server 202 prompts for and receives payment from the player for the lottery tickets purchased in step 304 .
  • the payment module 230 may accept payment in a variety of ways.
  • the payment module 230 may accept credit or debit card payment, payment via BPAY, online banking or the like.
  • an existing player may have existing account credit, or previous prize monies, which can be used for the payment of the lottery tickets.
  • the ticketing module 214 of the game control server 202 generates the virtual lottery tickets, which are accessible by the player from his account.
  • Each ticket displays the numbers selected by the player for participation in the lottery draw and an image (e.g. 14 ) randomly selected from a predetermined range of images.
  • the lottery module 218 of the game control server 202 communicates with the lottery server 212 via the Internet 206 to lodge the numbers selected by the player in the lottery draw.
  • the lottery module 218 of the game control server 202 receives the winning lottery numbers from the lottery server 212 and compares the winning lottery numbers with the numbers selected by the player. After the comparison, the lottery module 218 determines whether one or more lottery tickets purchased by the player are winning lottery tickets. If one or more winning lottery tickets are detected, the method 300 proceeds to step 313 . Alternatively, if no winning lottery tickets are detected, the method 300 proceeds to step 316 .
  • the notifications module 228 of the game control server 202 sends a congratulatory message and informs the player of the prize (i.e. the amount of prize money) that he has won.
  • the congratulatory message may also prompt the player to redeem his prize.
  • the prize module 232 of the game control server 202 claims the prize money on behalf of the player via communication with the lottery server 212 and allocates the prize money into the player's account.
  • the player can transfer the money into his personal bank account or retain all or a portion of the prize money on his gaming account to purchase more lottery tickets in the next draw.
  • the online gaming method 300 allows the player to use his previously purchased and stored lottery tickets in a second chance prize draw.
  • the notification module 228 of the game control server 202 sends a message to the player notifying him of the winning combination of lottery tickets for collection to participate in the second chance prize draw.
  • the message may be sent to an inbox or a message page on the player's account.
  • the notification may also be sent via email or SMS messaging to the player's personal PC or laptop 204 or smart phone 208 Similar to gaming method 100 , different winning combinations may be sent to different players. Alternatively, the same winning combination of lottery tickets may be advertised, for example on the gaming website, for all players.
  • the matching module 220 of the game control server 202 compares the images on the player's lottery tickets to determine whether he has the winning combination of lottery tickets. If the player has the winning combination of lottery tickets, the method 200 proceeds to step 320 . Alternatively, if the player needs to collect other lottery tickets to obtain the winning combination of lottery tickets, the method 200 proceeds to step 322 .
  • the notification module 228 of the game control server 202 may send a notification to the player notifying the player of the lottery tickets that the player must collect to obtain the winning combination.
  • search module 222 of the game control server 202 allows the player to search for the lottery tickets that he wishes to collect and identify the players that hold those lottery tickets.
  • the messaging module 226 of the game control server 202 allows the player to contact other players to propose trades for lottery tickets that the player wishes to collect. Other players may also use the messaging module 226 to make counter-offers and negotiate trades.
  • the messaging module 226 may make posts or send messages via the social networking server 210 .
  • the trade module 224 conducts the trade of lottery tickets between the player accounts and the method 300 returns to step 318 . If the proposed trade is rejected, the method returns to step 324 and the player may wish to use the search module 220 to search for other players to trade with.
  • the prize module allocates a prize to the player's account in the same manner as the process in step 314 .
  • step 330 the player decides whether he wishes to play again. If so, the method 200 proceeds to step 304 in which the player purchases one or more lottery tickets for the next lottery draw.
  • the player can only participate in the second chance prize draw if the player was not eligible to claim any prizes from the lottery draw.
  • the notification module 228 will send information regarding the prize, such as how to redeem the prize, to the player.

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