METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A GAME SERIES COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUALLY SELECTABLE WAGERING GAMES
    83.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A GAME SERIES COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUALLY SELECTABLE WAGERING GAMES 审中-公开
    用于确定游戏系列的方法和装置,包括多种可选择的游戏游戏

    公开(公告)号:US20070173310A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-26

    申请号:US11456163

    申请日:2006-07-07

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    摘要: A wagering method is provided that allows players or gaming establishments to specify conditions which when satisfied, reconfigure the gaming device to change game play from a first game to a second game. The condition may depend upon the value of a parameter -generally related to game play—to determine if the condition is valid and triggers the reconfiguration. The second game may be selected from a game on the same gaming device, from a game on a different gaming device, or a game played by a specific player.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种投注方法,其允许玩家或游戏机构指定当满足时的条件,重新配置游戏设备以将游戏从第一游戏改变为第二游戏。 条件可能取决于与游戏玩法相关的参数的值 - 以确定条件是否有效并触发重新配置。 第二游戏可以从相同游戏设备上的游戏,不同游戏设备上的游戏或由特定玩家玩的游戏中选择。

    BILLING STATEMENT CUSTOMER ACQUISTION SYSTEM
    86.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20060218092A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-28

    申请号:US11423223

    申请日:2006-06-09

    IPC分类号: G06Q40/00

    摘要: A customer acquisition system is disclosed that allows an offeror service provider to acquire new customers by making acquisition offers to customers through the billing statements of other businesses (“billing statement issuers”). An “acquisition offer” is an offer by the offeror service provider to pay an amount owed by the customer to the billing statement issuer, or a portion thereof, provided the customer agrees to become a customer of the offeror service provider. Predetermined criteria are used to automatically include an acquisition offer for eligible potential new customers of the offeror service provider with a billing statement or on associated promotional materials, and allows the customer to accept the acquisition offer using the billing statement. The customer acquisition system optionally ensures that the customer is not an existing customer of the offeror service provider before extending an acquisition offer. The acquisition offers can be tailored to the amount owed by the customer, and targeted to customers based on financial, geographic or historical data.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ISSUING AND MANAGING GIFT CERTIFICATES
    89.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ISSUING AND MANAGING GIFT CERTIFICATES 有权
    发行和管理礼品证书的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060213984A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-28

    申请号:US11423158

    申请日:2006-06-09

    IPC分类号: G06F7/08 G06K5/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for issuing and redeeming a gift certificate drawn on a credit card or other financial account. The present invention includes a first aspect directed to a merchant card authorization terminal and a second aspect directed to a credit card issuer central controller. According to the first aspect, a method for redeeming a gift certificate drawn on a financial account is disclosed including the steps of receiving a gift certificate for payment of an identified value, transmitting a request for authorization to a central server, receiving an authorization signal, representing an indication that redemption of the gift certificate is authorized, from said central server and receiving a payment from the account issuer based on said identified value. A system is also disclosed for implementing the methods in all aspects of the present invention.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于发行和兑换在信用卡或其他金融账户上绘制的礼券的方法和装置。 本发明包括涉及商务卡授权终端的第一方面和针对信用卡发行者中央控制器的第二方面。 根据第一方面,公开了一种用于兑换在金融帐户上绘制的礼券的方法,包括以下步骤:接收用于支付识别值的礼券,向中央服务器发送授权请求,接收授权信号, 代表从所述中央服务器授权兑换礼券的指示,并基于所述识别的值从帐户发行者接收付款。 还公开了一种用于实现本发明的所有方面的方法的系统。

    Systems and methods for processing a rebate
    90.
    发明申请
    Systems and methods for processing a rebate 审中-公开
    用于处理折扣的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060129456A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-15

    申请号:US11317522

    申请日:2005-12-22

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q30/0238

    摘要: According to some embodiments, systems, methods, and/or articles of manufacture are associated with identifying a product associated with a first rebate, the first rebate being redeemable by mailing a predetermined document associated with the first rebate to a first entity associated with the product, determining whether a second rebate is associated with the product, wherein the second rebate is not identified by the predetermined document associated with the first rebate, offering, in the case that the second rebate is determined to be associated with the product, the second rebate to a consumer in exchange for the first rebate, and issuing the second rebate to the consumer in exchange for the first rebate. Embodiments may also or alternatively be associated with obtaining and/or altering the predetermined document, surrendered or provided by the consumer at a retailer terminal operated by a second entity, such that the consumer can no longer redeem the first rebate by mailing the document to the first entity.

    摘要翻译: 根据一些实施例,系统,方法和/或制造物品与识别与第一回扣相关联的产品相关联,第一回扣可以通过将与第一回扣相关联的预定文档邮寄到与产品相关联的第一实体来赎回 确定第二回扣是否与产品相关联,其中第二回扣不被与第一回扣相关联的预定文件识别,在第二回扣被确定为与产品相关联的情况下,提供第二回扣 以消费者的身份兑换第一个回扣,并向消费者发放第二个回扣,以换取第一个回扣。 实施例也可以或者替代地与在第二实体操作的零售商终端处获得和/或更改消费者投​​放或提供的预定文档相关联,使得消费者不能再通过邮寄文档来兑换第一回扣 第一实体。