Patents
US 10661155 B2: Scratch-off lottery ticket game structure and method with dynamic validation files to support variable prize structures
- Granted
- 2020-05-26
- Filed
- 2018-03-08 application 15915246
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An instant lottery ticket game structure and method includes a set of instant lottery tickets, wherein a plurality of these tickets are winning tickets having a predetermined first prize value, as well as a predetermined enhanced second prize value. A validation file stored in a central host computer includes an individual base record for the winning tickets containing ticket identification data and the first prize value. A prize enhancement code on the winning ticket provides an option for the player to opt for the enhanced second prize value at a risk of reducing the first prize value. A sub-record in the validation file is maintained separate from the base record and includes the prize enhancement code and the value of the enhanced second, which may be less than the first prize value. A logic gate in the base record links the sub-record with the base record upon entry of the prize enhancement code by or for the player. For the winning tickets, a single record is created in the validation file by combining the base record with the sub-record upon entry of the prize enhancement code, the single record including a final prize value of the winning ticket.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200526.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Games International, Inc. 140 patents | US company or organization | Newark, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey D. Martineck, Sr. | Alpharetta, GA | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A63F | Card, board, or roulette games; indoor games using small moving playing bodies; video games; games not otherwise provided for | A63F3/0665 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3262 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC signed 2022-04-02 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH NEW YORK, NY | 59852/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-04-05 | Correction Amended and restated assignment | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2022-04-01 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC ALPHARETTA, GA | 59608/187 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-04-05 | Name change Change of name | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, INC. signed 2022-03-03 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC ALPHARETTA, GA | 59607/970 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-10-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2021-10-26 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, INC. ALPHARETTA, GA | 57971/616 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-03-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MARTINECK, JEFFREY D., SR. signed 2018-03-07 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. NEWARK, DE | 45143/93 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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