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Apparatus and method for receiving and processing a bet
Assignee: OpenBet Retail Ltd
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Filing: 1992-03-12
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Granted: 1995-11-07
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Expires: 2012-03-12
Abstract
Abstract In a betting shop terminal, a betting slip is inserted into a slot, and pressed against a glass plate by means of a hinged plate. A CCD camera generates an electrical image of the betting slip, and stores it in a memory. A thermal printer generates a hard copy of the image of the betting slip, from the stored electrical image signal, together with additional information, to form a receipt for the customer. The additional information comprises a unique serial number, the amount of the stake, and optionally the time of the bet. This information is stored also in the memory, together with the electrical image. The bet can be fully entered at a later time, subsequent to the transaction, by a settler, using the terminal or an alternative terminal. Winning bets are automatically calculated from the entered information and race information received from a remote station. A plurality of such terminals intercommunicate to process shared data. A remote station can receive data relating to bets taken etc., from the terminal over a communication link.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter H. Sutcliffe
- 👤 Peter Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:52
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q50/00; G06Q50/34; G07; G07B; G07B1/00; G07B1/02; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3286; G07F17/3288; G07G; G07G5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
Apparatus for receiving and processing a bet, comprising: (a) first input means for receiving first input data relating to an event on which bets are to be taken; (b) second input means for receiving second input data relating to an individual bet on said event, said second input means comprising an input portion for receiving a slip having characters thereon; (c) receipt generating means for generating a receipt for said second input data; (d) storing means for storing said first and second input data; and (e) calculating means for calculating the payout value of a bet from said first and second input data; wherein: (1) said apparatus further comprises: electrical imaging means for forming an image of at least part of a slip in or at said input portion and generating an electrical image signal representing said image; and output means for receiving said electrical image signal and processing the signal to display the image on a display means and/or print a hard copy of said image; (2) said storing means is arranged to store said electrical image signal together with the respective said second input data; and (3) said receipt, generating means is arranged either to generate a receipt which comprises said hard copy together with additional identifying information, or to generate a receipt which comprises at least part of said slip, together with additional identifying information.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
228 words
Apparatus for receiving and processing a bet, comprising: (a) first input means for receiving first input data relating to an event on which bets are to be taken; (b) second input means for receiving second input data relating to an individual bet on said event, said second input means comprising an input portion for receiving a slip having characters thereon; (c) receipt generating means for generating a receipt for said second input data; (d) storing means for storing said first and second input data; and (e) calculating means for calculating the payout value of a bet from said first and second input data; wherein: (1) said apparatus further comprises: electrical imaging means for forming an image of at least part of a slip in or at said input portion and generating an electrical image signal representing said image; and output means for receiving said electrical image signal and processing the signal to display the image on a display means and/or print a hard copy of said image; (2) said storing means is arranged to store said electrical image signal together with the respective said second input data; and (3) said receipt, generating means is arranged either to generate a receipt which comprises said hard copy together with additional identifying information, or to generate a receipt which comprises at least part of said slip, together with additional identifying information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second input means comprises a recess to receive a slip therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said electrical imaging means comprises a two-dimensional array of charge-coupled devices.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said output means comprises a thermal printer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said receipt comprises said hard copy and said additional identifying information is adjacent said image on said hard copy.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising key means for entering control instructions for said apparatus and/or data to be stored by said storing means and/or information which is displayed on said receipt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storing means is arranged to store said image signal together with its respective second input data, and successive such image signals together with respective such second input data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
Apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said output means comprises display means for displaying said image, and is arranged to control the display means to selectively display an image corresponding to a selected one of said image signals stored in said storage means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said output means comprises display means for displaying said image, and is arranged to control the display means to display simultaneously, in predetermined positions, said image together with data fields for displaying at least some of said input data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said output means is arranged to control the display means to display said image and data fields together on a common screen.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said output means is arranged to control the display means to display said data fields in a layout of at least one form separate from said image.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus according to any of claim 9, wherein said second input means comprises means whereby a user can input items of said second input data, which items are displayed in said data fields.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
Apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said second input means and output means are arranged to recognise initial character entries from a user and display at least one data item that has initial characters corresponding to said initial character entries from the user.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
Apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said output means is arranged to control the display means to display multiple choice data items in said data fields, which items are selectable in response to data input by a user by said second input means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
Apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said output means is arranged to control the display means to display selected data items in said data fields in different video modes.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second input means comprises a reader for reading marks on a mark sense slip in or at said input portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
10 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cash drawer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a magnetic card reader, means for carrying out a transaction with a card read by said reader, and means for storing data corresponding to an amount of money received by such a transaction.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
48 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a bar code reader for reading a bar code on a said receipt, means for decoding the read bar code, and means for retrieving from said storing means a respective said image signal and second input data relating to said receipt.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising communication means for receiving and/or transmitting data from and/or to a remote station.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said first input means is arranged to receive said first input data from a remote station, by means of said communication means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
A plurality of apparatuses according to claim 20, arranged to share and process common data.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
25 words
A combination of at least one apparatus according to claim 1, together with a said slip on which said characters represent said second input data.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
13 words
A betting shop provided with at least one apparatus according to claim 1.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
189 words
A method of receiving and processing a bet, comprising the steps of: locating a slip in or at said input portion of said second input means of an apparatus according to claim 1; receiving said first input data by means of said first input means; forming an image of said slip in or at said input portion of said second input means and generating an electrical image signal representing said image, by means of said electrical imaging means; receiving said second input data by means of said second input means; storing said electrical image signal together with the respective said second input data, by means of said storing means; receiving said electrical image signal and processing the signal to display the image on a display means and/or print a hard copy of said image, by means of said output means; generating a receipt which comprises either said hard copy or at least part of said slip, together with additional identifying information, by means of said receipt generating means; and calculating the payout value of a bet from said first and second input data, by means of said calculating means.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 25, wherein a user enters items of said second input data by reading data from the respective image displayed by said display means and entering that data in at least some of said data fields.
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