Automated sweepstakes-type game
Patent 4669730 Issued on June 2, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 5, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 5, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3124674 3327292 3770269 3786234 3787660 3909002 Method of recording bets in a lottery and selecting the winners by electronic computers Calculating method and apparatus for handicapping thoroughbred races and the like Monitoring system for use with amusement game devices Universal mark sense betting terminal system and method InventorApplicationNo. 06/668011 filed on 11/05/1984US Classes:463/17, Lot match or lot combination (e.g., roulette, lottery, etc.)463/25, Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation (e.g., game entry, betting, prize level, etc.)463/29, Access or authorization (e.g., game selection, security, etc.)463/42, Network type (e.g., computer network, etc.)463/48, COMBINED WITH OR CONVERTIBLE TO EXTERNAL ART DEVICE OR FUNCTION902/23FOR ENTERTAINMENT, AMUSEMENT, OR GAMBLINGExaminersPrimary: Picard, Leo P.Assistant: Lastova, MaryAnn Stoll Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06Q 50/00 (20060101)G07G 1/14 (20060101) G07F 17/32 (20060101) A63F 3/08 (20060101) A63F 9/24 (20060101) AbstractAn apparatus and method for playing a sweepstakes-type game wherein a player inserts an identification card into an automated remote computer terminal and accesses an account at a subject financial institution. The user identifier provides access to the financial account, and user indicia is compared to a game indicia. A sweepstakes processor compares the user and game indicia to determine whether a selected winning correlation is present between the game indicia and user indicia. The sweepstakes processor communicates with the remote computer terminal to notify the user of the presence or absence of a selected winning correlation, and upon the presence of the winning correlation, the user is notified of the prize awarded to him. The game apparatus is adapted to be used with a network of data processing machines and a transmission facilities device, which provides data processing communication among the data processing machines. A plurality of the remote computer terminals communicate with the network of data processing machines such that a user can access the sweepstakes data processor from any of the plurality of remote computer terminals.Other References
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