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Method and system for selecting and distributing lottery numbersRelated Patent Categories: Amusement Devices: Games, Including Means For Processing Electronic Data (e.g., Computer/video Game, Etc.), In A Chance Application, Lot Match Or Lot Combination (e.g., Roulette, Lottery, Etc.)Method and system for selecting and distributing lottery numbers description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060105830, Method and system for selecting and distributing lottery numbers. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Application No. 60/570,701 filed on May 14, 2004, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth at length herein. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not applicable REFERENCE OF A "MICROFICHE APPENDIX" [0003] Not applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of Invention [0005] The present invention relates, in general, to network lottery gaming systems and methods. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods of selecting lottery numbers for a lottery drawing based upon recognized patterns of previously drawn lottery numbers. [0006] 2. Brief Description of the Prior Art [0007] Lotteries are games of chance, typically with an accumulating jackpot, in which participants play numbers of their choice in a random drawing. Lotteries vary in the quantity of number selections to be made, the range for each number selection, and whether number selections are single digit or double digit. [0008] In a typical lottery, a player purchases a lottery game ticket from an authorized lottery outlet. Then the player selects a set of entry numbers in the exact format required by the game to be played, and submits the lottery ticket filled-in with the selected numbers to the lottery authority. Thereafter, the lottery authority chooses numbers at random, and if the numbers chosen at random match the one or more numbers selected by the player, the player is deemed the lottery winner, and is given the lottery prize. [0009] Many lottery authorities offer a "quick-pick" option whereby, upon request by the player, a random number generator controlled by the lottery authority is used to select the entry numbers. Various lottery related devices have also been developed to help lottery players select numbers to play. [0010] U.S. Pat. No. 4,586,710 to Beam teaches a portable lottery selection device comprising a base member provided with a transparent lottery card receiving slot overlying a light source, a hard surface for supporting the card, a stencil framing the entry boxes and a random number generator built into the base. The player can decide on what numbers to select with the random number generator and then mark the selected numbers on the lottery card held by the lottery card receiving slot. [0011] Random number generators, per se, are known, which can be used in recreational devices. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,188,799 to Fatton teaches an electronic timepiece having a display, one part of which is capable of exhibiting a simplified image of a dice or a roulette, and a circuit for displaying at random an image of a dice or a roulette and/or a number. U.S. Pat. No. 4,151,404 to Harrington et al. teaches a random digit generator having a digital circuit for generating random digits. The circuit includes a variable modulus counter that produces in sequence a selected set of numerical values, coupled to a sampling circuit that reads one of the values when a pushbutton is activated. [0012] U.S. Pat. No. 4,858,122 Kreisner teaches a random lottery computer for generating random numeric lottery selections. The random lottery computer can be pre-programmed for various lottery markets. A microprocessor controlled system, with random number generation, is programmed for these various lottery parameters by a game selector switch and by push button switches which increment or decrement the selection range. The lottery computer may be battery powered or light powered. [0013] U.S. Pat. No. 5,893,797 to Marino et al. teaches a hand-held multi-function electronic lottery device including a housing, a keypad, a magnifier ticket reader window and an L.E.D display. The ticket reader window is disposed on the housing and allows the user lottery ticket number on the user lottery ticket to be magnified and viewed therethrough when the lottery ticket is inserted through the slot in the housing. The hand-held multi-function electronic lottery device further includes a "main" routine that is utilized to input data, a "pick" sub-routine that is utilized to randomly pick numbers, a "best" sub-routine that is utilized to display the most frequently occurring winning lottery numbers, and a "replay" sub-routine that is utilized to store a selected group of lottery numbers. [0014] Although the above devices may be easily carried by lottery players, they generate numbers randomly without any basis on which the numbers are to be selected. [0015] Various Internet websites are designed to help lottery players select entry numbers based on certain parameters. In one example, a website at http://luckypicks.com developed by CPC Systems, Inc. allows a player to get an online personal lucky lottery numbers by entering the date of birth of the player and submitting a request for lucky numbers. However, the player needs a computer with Internet access to get on the website and after getting one or more sets of lucky lottery numbers from the website, the player has to print out or write down the numbers and take the printout or note to an authorized lottery outlet to purchase one ore more tickets with the numbers. This is very inconvenient for a player. [0016] Lottery systems utilizing telecommunication networks have been developed to make lotteries more convenient for players. [0017] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,354,069 to Guttman et al. teaches a lottery by phone system which permits a caller to place bets with a state's existing lottery computer system via a telephone call from a touch-tone telephone which is connected via the public telephone network to a voice response unit which decodes touch-tones entered by the caller. [0018] U.S. Pat. No. 6,554,710 to Olson teaches a lotto gaming apparatus for playing a lottery type game through a personal computer, or home video game terminal via an electronic communications network. The lotto gaming apparatus can transfer and receive lotto game information to a central processing system which is capable of handling multiple players from multiple lotto gaming apparatus. The personal computer or game terminal can act as a gaming console analogous to a dedicated gaming apparatus through the use of appropriate software and interact, if necessary, with a master controller over the internet or other network connection. [0019] U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2001/0036853 by Thomas teaches interactive wagering systems and methods for giving a user the ability to participate in lotteries electronically using user equipment. An interactive wagering application may provide the user with a listing of lotteries in which the user may participate. The user may select to participate in any one or more of the lotteries. The interactive wagering application may give the user the ability to automatically participate in lotteries using default lottery numbers or randomly generated lottery numbers. The interactive wagering application may provide notifications to the user when a lottery drawing is about to begin. The reminder may be communicated using any suitable notification, such as by a pop-up overlay on a television display, by email, by instant message, by an icon appearing on a display or by telephone. [0020] U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0002355 by Spencer teaches a method for gaming, wagering, betting, gambling, and/or lottery play through a wireless device interface by strategic placement of functional identifiers in or on components of a wireless device and a method of using the interface. Continue reading about Method and system for selecting and distributing lottery numbers... Full patent description for Method and system for selecting and distributing lottery numbers Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Method and system for selecting and distributing lottery numbers patent application. ###
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