US4937853A
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Lottery agent data communication/telephone line interface
Assignee: AGT International Inc
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Filing: 1989-05-03
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Granted: 1990-06-26
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Expires: 2009-05-03
Abstract
Abstract A data transmission system for interfacing with a telephone communication line includes a bar code reader and a hand-held bar code scanning device for reading bar coded information, such as a lottery ticket number, and generating electrical signals representative thereof. The system also includes a program-storing memory and a processor for converting the electrical signals to a format recognizable by a telephone system, i.e. dial pulses or dual tone signals. A display is provided for displaying the electrical signals. A telephone network interface is employed to transmit the telephone system recognizable signals to the telephone line.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean D. Brule
- 👤 David C. Young
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 21:13
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07C; G07C15/00; G07C15/006; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/2753; H04M1/2755; H04M11/00; H04M11/06; H04M11/066; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S379/00; Y10S379/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A lottery agent data communications system for interfacing via a telephone system with a voice responsive instant lottery system, said data communications system comprising: means for reading a bar coded number and generating electrical signals representative thereof, said reading means including a bar code reader and a bar code scanning device connected to said reader; means responsive to said electrical signals generated by said bar code reader for converting said signals to telephone system recognizable signals; means responsive to said converting means for transmitting said telephone system recognizable signals into said telephone system; and means responsive to telephone system recognizable signals generated by the voice responsive instant lottery system and transmitted over said telephone system to said lottery agent data communications system, whereby said data communications system reads and transmits a bar coded telephone number to establish a connection to said voice responsive instant lottery system over said telephone system, reads and transmits a bar coded lottery ticket number to said voice responsive instant lottery system over said telephone system, and receives telephone system recognizable signals generated by said voice responsive instant lottery system to determine whether said bar coded lottery ticket is a winner.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A lottery agent data communications system for interfacing via a telephone system with a voice responsive instant lottery system, said data communications system comprising: means for reading a bar coded number and generating electrical signals representative thereof, said reading means including a bar code reader and a bar code scanning device connected to said reader; means responsive to said electrical signals generated by said bar code reader for converting said signals to telephone system recognizable signals; means responsive to said converting means for transmitting said telephone system recognizable signals into said telephone system; and means responsive to telephone system recognizable signals generated by the voice responsive instant lottery system and transmitted over said telephone system to said lottery agent data communications system, whereby said data communications system reads and transmits a bar coded telephone number to establish a connection to said voice responsive instant lottery system over said telephone system, reads and transmits a bar coded lottery ticket number to said voice responsive instant lottery system over said telephone system, and receives telephone system recognizable signals generated by said voice responsive instant lottery system to determine whether said bar coded lottery ticket is a winner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said scanning device is a hand-held bar code scanning wand.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said converting means includes: a memory for storing an application program containing routines executable for encoding said electrical signals and converting said signals to a format recognizable by a telephone system; and a processor for receiving said electrical signals from said bar code reader and causing execution of said application program for encoding said electrical signals and converting them to said telephone system recognizable format.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 1 further comprising: means responsive to said converting means for displaying said electrical signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said transmitting means includes a pulse generator responsive to said converting means for causing transmission of dial pulses to the telephone line.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said transmitting means includes a tone generator responsive to said converting means for causing transmission of tones to the telephone line.
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