Automated marketing and gaming systems
Patent 4815741 Issued on March 28, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 2, 2007. 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.
April 2, 2007. 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. 07/034282 filed on 04/02/1987US 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.)463/41, Telephonic (e.g., modem, etc.)463/48COMBINED WITH OR CONVERTIBLE TO EXTERNAL ART DEVICE OR FUNCTIONExaminersPrimary: Lastova, MaryAnn StollAttorney, 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 automated marketing and gaming wherein a player inserts an identification card into an automated remote interface device and accesses an account at a subject financial institution. The user identifier provides access to the financial account, and a user indicia is compared to a game indicia. In one form 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 appartus 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. The processor can alternatively be in electronic communication with a government-associated lottery system to purchase lottery chances for distribution to users of the remote interface device. Further, the processor can be utilized to allow a user to purchase a lottery ticket electronically through a transfer of funds from the user's financial account to a lottery-type game account.Other References
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