Prize awarding remote terminal base system
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Mar 7, 2000
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Jan 25, 1996
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Nov 10, 1993
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In a method and apparatus for awarding a prize in a commercial establishment which includes at least one data terminal for communicating over at least one data line with a central processing unit, the communicating of the at least one data terminal including a data stream of information representing a commercial transaction performed at the data terminal, the improvements are: a) detecting the data stream; b) extracting signals identifying the commercial transaction performed at the at least one terminal from the detected data stream; c) comparing the identifying signals with predetermined reference signals and generating an enabling signal when a predetermined relationship exists between the reference and identifying signals; and d) generating a win signal upon receipt of the enabling signal; and, for awarding a prize based on the win signal.
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