IP Library Patent Application 11130776
Patent Application
App. No. 11/130,776

Electronic lottery game card

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Patent No.
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App. No.
11/130,776
Abstract

An electronic lottery game card having a body with a front face and a back face, and the electronic game card is powered by a battery with a plurality of viewing windows in the front face. The viewing windows can display items such as a simulated wheel spinning. There is a power switch in the front face for activating games. A player can activate the game card to play a lottery game with the viewing windows, and the electronic game card will automatically shut itself off when there is inactivity after a fixed period.

Claims (48)

1 . An electronic game card for playing a lottery game, comprising:

a card having a first face and a second face;

a power source held in the card between the first face and the second face;

a plurality of viewing windows on the first face for displaying the lottery game; and

a switch on the card, wherein the switch button activates the lottery game.

2 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , further comprising a battery tag on the card, wherein removing the battery tag powers the game card.

3 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , wherein the power source is a battery.

4 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of viewing windows are liquid crystal diode (LCD) display screens.

5 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , wherein the card is plastic.

6 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , wherein the card has sealed edges.

7 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , further comprising a label placed on the first face, wherein the label provides an appearance of a lottery game ticket.

8 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , further comprising a raised lip encircling the first face.

9 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , further comprising a bar code.

10 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , further comprising a timer, wherein the game card automatically shuts down after the timer expires.

11 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , further comprising a front label printed on the first face.

12 . The electronic game card of claim 1 , wherein a simulated wheel spin appears in each viewing window.

13 . A method for manufacturing a pack of electronic game cards, comprising the steps for:

scanning a bar code from a label tape;

issuing a feed command to a storage bin according to the bar code;

feeding a game card from the storage bin;

applying a face label to the game card;

delivering the game card to a batch stacker;

accumulating a plurality of the game cards into a pack;

placing an activation card onto the pack; and

wrapping the pack of the game cards with the activation card.

14 . The method for manufacturing a pack of electronic game cards of claim 13 , further comprising the step for applying a graphics label to the face label.

15 . The method for manufacturing a pack of electronic game cards of claim 13 , wherein the feeding step further comprises the step for feeding the game card from the storage bin onto a conveyor.

16 . The method for manufacturing a pack of electronic game cards of claim 13 , further comprising the steps for:

creating a rear label that includes a validation number; and

applying the rear label to the game card.

17 . A method for manufacturing a pack of electronic game cards, comprising the steps for:

creating a graphics label for a game card, the game card having a front and a back;

applying a front face graphics label to the front of the game card;

creating a unique rear face label for the back of the game card that includes a unique validation number for the game card;

applying a label over the game card validation number;

applying a rear face label to the back of the game card;

providing an instruction card for the game card prior to packaging each game card;

packaging the game card;

assembling a plurality of the packaged game cards into a game card pack;

providing an activation card for the game card pack; and

packaging the game card pack.

18 . The method for manufacturing a pack of electronic game cards of claim 17 , further comprising the steps of boxing the game card pack and applying a box label information.

19 . The method for manufacturing a pack of electronic game cards of claim 17 , further comprising the step of creating detailed collation plan for the game card and collating a desired number of the game card into a pack.

20 . An electronic game card for playing a lottery game, comprising:

card means having a first face and a second face;

means for powering the game card placed in the card between the first face and the second face;

means for viewing on the first face for displaying the lottery game; and

means for activating the lottery game.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2013
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031694/0043 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 23, 2008
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION; AUTOTOTE ENTERPRISES, INC.; SCIENTIFIC GAMES HOLDINGS CORP.; MDI ENTERTAINMENT, LLC; SCIENTIFIC GAMES RACING, LLC; TRACKPLAY LLC; SCIENTIFIC GAMES PRODUCTS, INC.; SCIENTIFIC GAMES SA INC.; AUTOTOTE GAMING, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 021281/0001 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 24, 2007
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES ROYALTY CORPORATION
To: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 019602/0106 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2007
From: DUKE, DANA KIPLAND; KLINE, CHARLES W.
To: SCIENTIFIC GAMES ROYALTY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019507/0660 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 11, 2006
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
To: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 017448/0558 →