METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING A TRANSACTION BASED ON BRAND INDIFFERENCE
    2.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING A TRANSACTION BASED ON BRAND INDIFFERENCE 审中-公开
    用于基于品牌差异进行交易的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070150354A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-28

    申请号:US11681441

    申请日:2007-03-02

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus allows a customer to indicate his or her brand indifference within a product category, and then receive a benefit for purchasing a product chosen by a third party from within this product category. This method and apparatus is particularly useful in differentiating between brand-loyal or brand-sensitive customers and brand-indifferent customers, and allows manufacturers to price-discriminate between these two types of customers. The method includes a step during which an indication of at least one product or service category of interest is received from a customer or other potential purchaser, a step during which a selection of at least one product or service is made that matches the indicated product or service category, a step during which an indication of the selected product or service is provided to the customer or other potential purchaser or to a device used or accessible by the customer or other potential purchaser, a step during which an indication is received that the customer or other potential purchaser has actually purchased, rented, leased, obtained, etc. the selected product or service, and a step during which a benefit is provided to the customer or purchaser who actually purchased, rented, leased, obtained, etc. the selected product or service, or to some other person or entity designated by the customer or some other person or entity.

    摘要翻译: 方法和装置允许客户在产品类别内指示他或她的品牌冷漠,然后从该产品类别中获得购买由第三方选择的产品的利益。 这种方法和设备在区分品牌忠诚或品牌敏感客户和品牌无关客户方面特别有用,并允许制造商对这两种类型的客户进行价格差异化。 该方法包括以下步骤:在该步骤期间,从客户或其他潜在购买者接收至少一个感兴趣的产品或服务类别的指示,在该步骤中进行至少一个产品或服务的选择以与指示的产品匹配,或 服务类别,其中将所选择的产品或服务的指示提供给客户或其他潜在购买者或由客户或其他潜在购买者使用或可访问的设备的步骤,其中接收到指示客户 或其他潜在购买者实际购买,租赁,租赁,获得等所选择的产品或服务,以及向所选择的实际购买,租赁,获得等获得的客户或购买者提供利益的步骤 产品或服务,或客户或其他个人或实体指定的其他个人或实体。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LOTTERY MULTIPLIERS

    公开(公告)号:US20060246997A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-02

    申请号:US11425426

    申请日:2006-06-21

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    摘要: A system, method, and ticket for a lottery player to increase a payout received for winning a lottery game is disclosed. A request to purchase a set of play indicia (e.g. lottery numbers) and to associate the play indicia with a multiplier is received from a player. Data relating to the set of play indicia and data identifying the multiplier are stored in a memory where they are logically associated with each other. A purchase price is determined for the multiplier based upon various factors including the expected value of the multiplier as applied to a lottery ticket. The set of play indicia may be for a drawing-type lottery game and/or an instant-type lottery game and may be defined by characters and/or other representations. An embodiment of the present invention also includes a computer system having a memory for storing data related to the lottery game and having a processor in communication with the memory. The processor is operative to store data in the memory identifying a first set of play indicia, a second set of play indicia, and a multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to associate the first set of play indicia and second set of play indicia with the multiplier and calculate a purchase price for the multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to apply the multiplier to redemption values of one or more sets of play indicia associated with the multiplier according to various different algorithms to compute a payout amount to award a lottery player.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING AND PLAYING A SUPPLEMENTAL LOTTERY GAME
    5.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING AND PLAYING A SUPPLEMENTAL LOTTERY GAME 审中-公开
    用于导航和播放辅助乐器的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060223626A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-05

    申请号:US11424979

    申请日:2006-06-19

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    摘要: A system and method is provided by which players participating in a primary lottery drawing may elect to participate in a second, or derivative lottery drawing (a “meta-game”). In one embodiment, a meta-game is conducted by first registering a plurality of lottery entries to define a group. The group wins an award in the meta-game if the plurality of lottery entries of the group fail to win an award above a predetermined threshold in the primary lottery drawing.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种系统和方法,通过该系统和方法,参与主要彩票绘图的玩家可以选择参与第二或衍生彩票绘图(“元游戏”)。 在一个实施例中,通过首先注册多个彩票条目来定义组,进行元游戏。 如果该组织的多个彩票条目在主彩票图中未能获得高于预定阈值的奖励,则该组在元游戏中获胜。

    System and method for applying lottery multipliers

    公开(公告)号:US20050014551A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-20

    申请号:US10916826

    申请日:2004-08-12

    摘要: A system, method, and ticket for a lottery player to increase a payout received for winning a lottery game is disclosed. A request to purchase a set of play indicia (e.g. lottery numbers) and to associate the play indicia with a multiplier is received from a player. Data relating to the set of play indicia and data identifying the multiplier are stored in a memory where they are logically associated with each other. A purchase price is determined for the multiplier based upon various factors including the expected value of the multiplier as applied to a lottery ticket. The set of play indicia may be for a drawing-type lottery game and/or an instant-type lottery game and may be defined by characters and/or other representations. An embodiment of the present invention also includes a computer system having a memory for storing data related to the lottery game and having a processor in communication with the memory. The processor is operative to store data in the memory identifying a first set of play indicia, a second set of play indicia, and a multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to associate the first set of play indicia and second set of play indicia with the multiplier and calculate a purchase price for the multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to apply the multiplier to redemption values of one or more sets of play indicia associated with the multiplier according to various different algorithms to compute a payout amount to award a lottery player.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LOTTERY MULTIPLIERS
    8.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING LOTTERY MULTIPLIERS 有权
    系统和方法适用于彩色多用户

    公开(公告)号:US20060246996A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-02

    申请号:US11425422

    申请日:2006-06-21

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    摘要: A system, method, and ticket for a lottery player to increase a payout received for winning a lottery game is disclosed. A request to purchase a set of play indicia (e.g. lottery numbers) and to associate the play indicia with a multiplier is received from a player. Data relating to the set of play indicia and data identifying the multiplier are stored in a memory where they are logically associated with each other. A purchase price is determined for the multiplier based upon various factors including the expected value of the multiplier as applied to a lottery ticket. The set of play indicia may be for a drawing-type lottery game and/or an instant-type lottery game and may be defined by characters and/or other representations. An embodiment of the present invention also includes a computer system having a memory for storing data related to the lottery game and having a processor in communication with the memory. The processor is operative to store data in the memory identifying a first set of play indicia, a second set of play indicia, and a multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to associate the first set of play indicia and second set of play indicia with the multiplier and calculate a purchase price for the multiplier. Further, the processor is operative to apply the multiplier to redemption values of one or more sets of play indicia associated with the multiplier according to various different algorithms to compute a payout amount to award a lottery player.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于彩票玩家增加获胜彩票游戏的收益的系统,方法和票据。 从播放器接收购买一组播放标记(例如彩票号码)并将播放标记与乘数关联的请求。 与一组播放标记有关的数据和标识乘法器的数据被存储在它们彼此逻辑关联的存储器中。 基于各种因素确定乘数的购买价格,包括应用于彩票的乘数的期望值。 一组播放标记可以用于绘图式彩票游戏和/或即时型彩票游戏,并且可以由字符和/或其他表示来定义。 本发明的实施例还包括具有用于存储与彩票游戏相关的数据并具有与存储器通信的处理器的存储器的计算机系统。 处理器可操作以将数据存储在存储器中,以识别第一组播放标记,第二组播放标记和乘法器。 此外,处理器可操作地将第一组播放标记和第二组播放标记与乘数相关联,并计算乘数的购买价格。 此外,处理器可操作以根据各种不同的算法将乘数应用于与乘法器相关联的一组或多组播放标记的值,以计算奖励金额来奖励彩票播放器。

    System and method for conducting and playing supplemental lottery game
    10.
    发明申请
    System and method for conducting and playing supplemental lottery game 失效
    执行和播放补充彩票游戏的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060178195A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-10

    申请号:US11373725

    申请日:2006-03-10

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    摘要: A system and method is provided by which players participating in a primary lottery drawing may elect to participate in a second, or derivative lottery drawing (a “meta-game”). In one embodiment, a meta-game is conducted by first registering a plurality of lottery entries to define a group. The group wins an award in the meta-game if the plurality of lottery entries of the group fail to win an award above a predetermined threshold in the primary lottery drawing.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种系统和方法,通过该系统和方法,参与主要彩票绘图的玩家可以选择参加第二个或衍生彩票绘图(“元游戏”)。 在一个实施例中,通过首先注册多个彩票条目来定义组,进行元游戏。 如果该组织的多个彩票条目在主彩票图中未能获得高于预定阈值的奖励,则该组在元游戏中获胜。