US Patent No: 4,993,714

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Point of sale lottery system

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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.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Golightly, Cecelia K 360 S. Lexington Pkwy., Apt. 302, St. Paul, MN 55105 3 118

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
CONTINENTAL BROKERS AND CONSULTANTS, INC. (1)
4,854,590 Cash register gaming device 88 1987
 
DATATROL INC. (1)
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Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC (55)
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7,272,569 Method and apparatus for controlling the performance of a supplementary process at a point-of-sale terminal 14 1998
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6,298,329 Method and apparatus for generating a coupon 51 1998
6,298,331 Method and apparatus for selling an aging food product 62 1998
6,138,105 System and method for dynamic assembly of packages in retail environments 53 1998
7,587,333 Method and apparatus for vending products 5 1998
7,831,470 Method and apparatus for facilitating electronic commerce through providing cross-benefits during a transaction 4 1998
7,236,942 Pre-sale data broadcast system and method 9 1998
6,336,104 Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal 62 1999
7,827,057 Method and apparatus for providing cross-benefits based on a customer activity 8 1999
7,899,710 Determination and presentation of package pricing offers in response to customer interest in a product 2 1999
6,598,024 Method and system for processing supplementary product sales at a point-of-sale terminal 99 1999
6,330,548 Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal 30 2000
6,601,036 System and method for dynamic assembly of packages in retail environments 16 2000
6,876,978 Method and apparatus for generating a coupon 5 2000
6,980,968 Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal 12 2000
6,582,304 System and method for performing lottery ticket transactions utilizing point-of-sale terminals 25 2001
7,184,990 Method and apparatus for selling an aging food product 10 2001
7,454,381 Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal 4 2001
7,233,912 Method and apparatus for vending a combination of products 7 2002
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7,351,142 Method and apparatus for facilitating play of fractional value lottery games 14 2003
7,587,334 Method and system for processing supplementary product sales at a point-of-sale terminal 4 2003
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7,894,936 Products and processes for managing the prices of vending machine inventory 1 2004
7,479,060 System and method for performing lottery ticket transactions utilizing point-of-sale terminals 3 2005
7,827,056 Method and apparatus for facilitating electronic commerce through providing cross-benefits during a transaction 7 2006
7,895,100 Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal 1 2006
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7,494,417 System and method for performing lottery ticket transactions utilizing point-of-sale terminals 3 2006
7,499,769 Products and processes for vending a plurality of products via defined groups 4 2006
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7,826,923 Products and processes for vending a plurality of products 0 2006
7,856,379 Pre-sale data broadcast system and method 3 2006
8,015,059 Method and apparatus for facilitating the sale of subscriptions to periodicals 0 2006
7,756,746 Method and apparatus for selling an aging food product 4 2007
7,726,562 System for vending physical and information items 0 2007
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7,912,581 Products and processes for vending a plurality of products via defined groups 0 2007
7,865,265 Products and processes for vending a plurality of products via defined groups 0 2007
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8,103,520 Method and apparatus for selecting a supplemental product to offer for sale during a transaction 0 2009
8,068,933 Products and processes for vending a plurality of products via defined groups 0 2009
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8,121,922 Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal 0 2011
 
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BERSCH GAMING, LLC (1)
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EBAY INC. (1)
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SUMMIT BANCORP (1)
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WALKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1)
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YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
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OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (6)
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5,684,877 Method of preventing videotape piracy 0 1995
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