公开(公告)号：US08444469B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-21

申请号：US13223607

申请日：2011-09-01

申请人： Edward J. Stanek ,  Kenneth Earl Irwin, Jr. ,  Amy Hill

发明人： Edward J. Stanek ,  Kenneth Earl Irwin, Jr. ,  Amy Hill

IPC分类号： A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/329 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3272

摘要： A method is provided for implementing a Digital Gate enabled lottery game wherein players are offered the chance to increase the prize value of a ticket by linking subsequently purchased tickets in a chain. Lottery tickets are provided for players, wherein each lottery ticket includes a unique validation code and play of the game enabled by the lottery ticket may result in a prize within a given prize structure. For winning plays of one of the lottery tickets, consumers are provided an option to redeem the ticket for the prize or to register and designate the winning lottery ticket as part of a chain. The player may enhance the prize associated with the first ticket in the chain by subsequent registration of an additional lottery ticket wherein, upon being registered, the additionally registered tickets in the chain may or may-not be individually redeemed. In the event that the first additional ticket in a chain enhances the prize of the original ticket, the consumer is provided with the option to redeem the original ticket for the enhanced prize or to register additional lottery tickets in a chain. The Digital Gate enabled games also provide for calculating the Expected Value (EV) of games with dynamic prize values.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于实现数字门启用彩票游戏的方法，其中玩家被提供通过链接随后购买的票在链中来增加票的奖励值的机会。 为玩家提供彩票，其中每个彩票包括唯一的确认代码，并且由彩票启用的游戏的玩法可以导致给定奖品结构内的奖品。 对于其中一张彩票的获奖作品，消费者可以选择赎回奖品的票，或者将获奖彩票登记并指定为连锁店的一部分。 玩家可以通过随后注册附加彩票来增强与链中的第一张票相关的奖品，其中，在注册时，在链中的额外登记的票可以单独兑换或者不被单独兑换。 如果链中的第一张额外票增加了原始票的奖励，则向消费者提供赎回增加奖金的原始票或在链中注册附加彩票的选项。 数字门启用的游戏还提供用动态奖励值计算游戏的预期价值（EV）。