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US5330185A
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Method and apparatus for random play of lottery games
Assignee: IGT Global Solutions Corp
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Filing: 1993-03-30
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Granted: 1994-07-19
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Expires: 2013-03-30
Abstract
Abstract A lottery game card vending machine on which multiple games are available for play. The user can select any specific game desired. If an additional element of chance is desired by the player, the player can select a random selection function whereby a processing means comprising a random number generator adapted to the number of games available on the lottery machine is initialized upon actuation of a switch by the player. When the player actuates the random game selection switch the processing means randomly selects a lottery game/card to be played based upon the random number generated at the time the select button is actuated. The visual indicia will also light one at a time in a sequence, eventually stopping such that the indicia of the game selected by the random number generator is illuminated. The indicia may be lights or light emitting diodes (LEDS), for example, used to indicate the different games.
Inventors
- 👤 L. Rogers Wells
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 22:06
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3286; G07F17/329; A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/08; A63F3/081; G07C; G07C15/00; G07C15/005; G07F17/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A lottery system having a plurality of chance games available to a player, comprising: a) processing means comprising a pseudorandom sequence generating means and a controller; b) input means connected to the processing means for accepting player selection data and for providing player selection data to the processing means; c) visual game indicia connected to the processing means; and d) a ticket dispenser connected to the processing means for dispensing lottery tickets; e) the input means including means for enabling the player to select a particular chance game to play from among the plurality of available chance games; f) the input means further including means for enabling the player to instruct the lottery system to select at random a chance game to play from among the plurality of available chance games; and g) the lottery system including means for selecting a chance game at random and means for dispensing a corresponding ticket when so instructed by the player.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A lottery system having a plurality of chance games available to a player, comprising: a) processing means comprising a pseudorandom sequence generating means and a controller; b) input means connected to the processing means for accepting player selection data and for providing player selection data to the processing means; c) visual game indicia connected to the processing means; and d) a ticket dispenser connected to the processing means for dispensing lottery tickets; e) the input means including means for enabling the player to select a particular chance game to play from among the plurality of available chance games; f) the input means further including means for enabling the player to instruct the lottery system to select at random a chance game to play from among the plurality of available chance games; and g) the lottery system including means for selecting a chance game at random and means for dispensing a corresponding ticket when so instructed by the player.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the input means is a keypad.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the input means is a plurality of game buttons.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the means for selecting the chance game at random includes the pseudorandom generating means and the controller.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the lottery system includes means for lighting the visual indicia in a sequence when the player instructs the lottery system to select a game at random.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the processing means comprises a microprocessor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The lottery system of claim 6, wherein the microprocessor is adapted to work with different lottery systems having different numbers of chance games available to players.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the processing means includes means for polling the input means for selections and instructions from the player.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the visual indicia are lights.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The lottery system of claim 1, wherein the input means are also the visual indicia.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The lottery system of claim 1, further comprising a printing means connected to the processing means for printing records of system use.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
117 words
A processor-based method for the random selection and dispensation of lottery games, comprising the following steps in the order listed: a) accepting a signal from an input means; b) interpreting the signal as an instruction to randomly select a lottery game through the use of a processing means; c) providing a seed value signal from a memory means to a pseudorandom sequence generating means; d) generating a pseudorandom sequence signal based on the seed value signal; e) interpreting the pseudorandom sequence signal as a particular lottery game selection signal; f) providing the lottery game selection signal to a ticket dispensing means; and g) dispensing a lottery ticket to a player based on the lottery game selection signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
117 words
A processor-based method for the random selection and dispensation of lottery games, comprising the following steps in the order listed: a) accepting a signal from an input means; b) interpreting the signal as an instruction to randomly select a lottery game through the use of a processing means; c) providing a seed value signal from a memory means to a pseudorandom sequence generating means; d) generating a pseudorandom sequence signal based on the seed value signal; e) interpreting the pseudorandom sequence signal as a particular lottery game selection signal; f) providing the lottery game selection signal to a ticket dispensing means; and g) dispensing a lottery ticket to a player based on the lottery game selection signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The processor-based method for the random selection and dispensation of lottery games of claim 12, further comprising the step of lighting a plurality of visual indicia in a sequence prior to dispensing the lottery ticket.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
206 words
A lottery system having a plurality of chance games available to a player, comprising: a) processing means comprising a pseudorandom sequence generating means and a controller; b) input means connected to the processing means for accepting player selection data and for providing the player selection data to the processing means; c) visual game indicia connected to the processing means; and d) a ticket dispenser connected to the processing means for dispensing lottery tickets; e) the input means including means for enabling the player to select a particular chance game to play from among the plurality of available games; f) the input means further including means for enabling the player to instruct the lottery system to select at random a chance game to play from among the plurality of available chance games; g) the lottery system including means for selecting a chance game at random and means for dispensing a corresponding ticket when so instructed by the player; h) the pseudorandom sequence generating means including means for selecting the chance game at random under the direction of the controller; and i) the lottery system including means for lighting the visual indicia in a sequence when the player instructs the lottery system to select a game at random.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
206 words
A lottery system having a plurality of chance games available to a player, comprising: a) processing means comprising a pseudorandom sequence generating means and a controller; b) input means connected to the processing means for accepting player selection data and for providing the player selection data to the processing means; c) visual game indicia connected to the processing means; and d) a ticket dispenser connected to the processing means for dispensing lottery tickets; e) the input means including means for enabling the player to select a particular chance game to play from among the plurality of available games; f) the input means further including means for enabling the player to instruct the lottery system to select at random a chance game to play from among the plurality of available chance games; g) the lottery system including means for selecting a chance game at random and means for dispensing a corresponding ticket when so instructed by the player; h) the pseudorandom sequence generating means including means for selecting the chance game at random under the direction of the controller; and i) the lottery system including means for lighting the visual indicia in a sequence when the player instructs the lottery system to select a game at random.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The lottery system of claim 14, wherein the input means is a keypad.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
31 words
The lottery system of claim 14, wherein the processing means comprises a microprocessor that is programmed to work with different lottery systems having different numbers of chance games available to players.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
The lottery system of claim 14, wherein the processing means includes means for polling the input means for selections and instructions from the player.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
The lottery system of claim 14, wherein the visual indicia are lights.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The lottery system of claim 14, wherein the input means are also the visual indicia.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The lottery system of claim 14, further comprising a printing means connected to the processing means for printing records of system use.
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