US4993714A
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Point of sale lottery system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-03-27
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Granted: 1991-02-19
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Expires: 2010-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A lottery ticket is generated from a customer receipt by listing on the receipt the UPC codes of the items purchased by the customer. The UPC codes can be used as lottery numbers. To enhance security, it is optional to subject the UPC numerical codes on each receipt to a predetermined numerical algorithm to generate a lottery number. The lottery numbers generated are stored to memory of the inventory computer, and, once a week, or some other period, the computer randomly selects one or more of the stored numbers as winning numbers. The winning numbers are posted to allow the players to match the lottery numbers of their receipts to the winning number list. Forgery is discouraged by reexecution of the numerical algorithm on the UPC numbers on the receipt as a check of the lottery number on the receipt.
Inventors
- 👤 Cecelia K. Golightly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 04:35
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/001; A63F3/00; A63F3/06; A63F3/0645; G; G07; G07C; G07C15/00; G07C15/005; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/12; G07G1/14; G07G1/145; A63F9/24; A63F2009/2401; A63F2009/2411; A63F2009/2419; A63F2009/242
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of playing a lottery game comprising the steps of: marking merchandise with a product code numbering system; tallying the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased by a shopper; performing an algorithm on the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased and generating a lottery number therefrom; printing a consumer receipt itemizing the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased and listing the generated lottery number thereon; and selecting a winning lottery number from among the generated numbers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of playing a lottery game comprising the steps of: marking merchandise with a product code numbering system; tallying the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased by a shopper; performing an algorithm on the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased and generating a lottery number therefrom; printing a consumer receipt itemizing the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased and listing the generated lottery number thereon; and selecting a winning lottery number from among the generated numbers.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
49 words
The method of claim and further comprising the steps of: retaining a record of the contents of each consumer receipt printed in a data base; and comparing the contents of a consumer receipt against the records of the data base upon presentation of receipt for claiming of a prize.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for playing an instant lottery system, the method comprising the steps of: marking merchandise with a product code numbering system; tallying the product code numbers of the merchandise purchased by a shopper; performing an algorithm on the tallied product code numbers for the merchandise purchased for generating a lottery number; printing a consumer receipt itemizing the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased and listing the generated lottery number thereon; and checking the generated lottery number for a match to a preselected winning lottery number.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for playing an instant lottery system, the method comprising the steps of: marking merchandise with a product code numbering system; tallying the product code numbers of the merchandise purchased by a shopper; performing an algorithm on the tallied product code numbers for the merchandise purchased for generating a lottery number; printing a consumer receipt itemizing the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased and listing the generated lottery number thereon; and checking the generated lottery number for a match to a preselected winning lottery number.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 3 and further comprising the steps of: retaining a record of the contents of each consumer receipt printed in a data base; and comparing the contents of a consumer receipt against the records of the data base upon presentation of receipt for claiming of a prize.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
90 words
A lottery system comprising: merchandise marked with a product code numbering system including bar codes indicating the product code number; a point of sale scanning system for tallying the merchandise purchased by a shopper; means performing an algorithm on the product code numbers for the tailed merchandise purchased for generating a lottery number; means for printing a consumer receipt itemizing the merchandise purchased, the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased and listing the generated lottery number; and means for selecting a winning lottery number from among the generated numbers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
90 words
A lottery system comprising: merchandise marked with a product code numbering system including bar codes indicating the product code number; a point of sale scanning system for tallying the merchandise purchased by a shopper; means performing an algorithm on the product code numbers for the tailed merchandise purchased for generating a lottery number; means for printing a consumer receipt itemizing the merchandise purchased, the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased and listing the generated lottery number; and means for selecting a winning lottery number from among the generated numbers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
The lottery system of claim 5 and further comprising: means for retaining a record of the contents of each consumer receipt printed in a data base; and means for comparing the contents of a consumer receipt against the records of the data base upon presentation of receipt for claiming of a prize.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
An instant lottery system comprising: merchandise marked with a product code numbering system including bar codes indicating the product code number; a point of sale scanning system for tallying the merchandise purchased by a shopper; means performing an algorithm on the product code numbers for the tailed merchandise purchased for generating a lottery number; and means for checking the generated lottery number for a match to a preselected winning lottery number.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
71 words
An instant lottery system comprising: merchandise marked with a product code numbering system including bar codes indicating the product code number; a point of sale scanning system for tallying the merchandise purchased by a shopper; means performing an algorithm on the product code numbers for the tailed merchandise purchased for generating a lottery number; and means for checking the generated lottery number for a match to a preselected winning lottery number.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
The lottery system of claim 7 and further comprising: means for retaining a record of the contents of each consumer receipt printed in a data base; and means for comparing the contents of a consumer receipt against the records of the data base upon presentation of receipt for claiming of a prize.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of playing a lottery game comprising the steps of: marking merchandise with a product code numbering system; tallying the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased by a shopper; printing a consumer receipt itemizing the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased; generating a data base preserving record of all consumer receipts generated for verification of winning receipts; and selecting a winning lottery number from among product code numbers.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
71 words
A method of playing a lottery game comprising the steps of: marking merchandise with a product code numbering system; tallying the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased by a shopper; printing a consumer receipt itemizing the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased; generating a data base preserving record of all consumer receipts generated for verification of winning receipts; and selecting a winning lottery number from among product code numbers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
80 words
A lottery system comprising: merchandise marked with a product code numbering system including bar codes indicating the product code number; means for tallying the product code numbers for merchandise purchased by a shopper; means for printing a consumer receipt itemizing the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased; means for generating a data base preserving record of all consumer receipts generated for verification of winning receipts; and means for selecting a winning lottery number from among the product code numbers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
80 words
A lottery system comprising: merchandise marked with a product code numbering system including bar codes indicating the product code number; means for tallying the product code numbers for merchandise purchased by a shopper; means for printing a consumer receipt itemizing the product code numbers for the merchandise purchased; means for generating a data base preserving record of all consumer receipts generated for verification of winning receipts; and means for selecting a winning lottery number from among the product code numbers.
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