IP Library Granted Patent US 8,197,324
Granted Patent B2
US 8,197,324 · App. 12/294,155 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Content determinative game systems and methods for keno and lottery games

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,197,324
App. No.
12/294,155
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems and apparatus are described for producing wagering products and conducting wagering games. In one embodiment, a method for producing a lottery product comprises producing a play slip that includes an indication of at least one event that potentially occurs in a corresponding content (e.g., audio/video content) component of the lottery product. In one embodiment, a unit of the corresponding content is provided to a player along with a play slip.

Claims (55)

1. A method for providing a lottery game comprising:

selecting audio/video content;

identifying a content event that occurs in the selected audio/video content;

defining first payout criteria based on the identified content event;

associating the first payout criteria with a first payout;

defining second payout criteria based on an event that does not occur in the audio/video content;

associating the second payout criteria with a second payout;

providing a copy of the audio/video content to a player;

providing, via a first lottery terminal, a play slip to the player, in which the play slip indicates the first payout criteria for the identified content event and the second payout criteria for an event that does not occur in the audio/video content;

receiving, by a second lottery terminal, an identifier that identifies the play slip;

determining, via the second lottery terminal based on the received identifier, the first payout criteria are satisfied by the audio/video content; and

providing the first payout to the player.

2. The method of claim 1 , in which the identifier comprises a bar code.

3. The method of claim 1 , in which the identifier uniquely identifies the play slip.

4. The method of claim 1 , in which determining the first payout criteria are satisfied by the audio/video content comprises retrieving information from a database based on the identifier, the information indicating that the play slip is associated with the first payout and a redemption status of the play slip.

5. A method comprising:

selecting audio/video content;

reviewing the audio/video content for potential pay events;

designating at least one potential pay event in the audio/video content;

associating, via a managing authority controller device, at least one payout with at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events in the audio/video content; and

providing the audio/video content to a lottery player via a game terminal.

6. The method of claim 5 , in which providing the audio/video content comprises:

providing an unedited copy of the audio/video content to the lottery player.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

modifying the audio/video content to include a respective cue for at least one of the potential pay events, and

in which providing the audio/video content comprises:

providing the modified audio/video content to the lottery player.

8. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

providing a play slip to the lottery player, the play slip indicating at least one of the designated potential events.

9. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

generating a play slip for a lottery game, the play slip including an indication of at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events, each of the designated at least one potential pay events being defined by a respective first attribute and a respective second attribute.

10. The method of claim 9 , in which the first attribute of one potential pay event describes at least one word of dialogue potentially occurring in the audio/video content.

11. The method of claim 10 , in which the first attribute of one potential pay event describes at least one prop potentially utilized in the audio/video content.

12. The method of claim 10 , in which the second attribute of one potential pay event describes a character.

13. The method of claim 10 , in which the first attribute of one potential pay event describes at least one word of dialogue potentially spoken in the audio/video content, and the second attribute of the potential pay event describes a character potentially speaking the at least one word of dialogue.

14. The method of claim 10 , in which the first attribute of one potential pay event describes at least one word of dialogue potentially spoken in the audio/video content, and the second attribute describes a character potentially speaking the at least one word of dialogue.

15. The method of claim 10 , in which the second attribute of one potential pay event describes a particular portion of the audio/video content.

16. The method of claim 5 , in which at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events comprises occurrence of a symbol.

17. The method of claim 5 , in which at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events comprises occurrence of a prop.

18. The method of claim 5 , in which at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events comprises an appearance of a character.

19. The method of claim 5 , in which at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events comprises occurrence of a hand of cards.

20. The method of claim 5 , in which at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events comprises a television game show outcome.

21. The method of claim 5 , in which at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events comprises a play in a sports game.

22. The method of claim 5 , in which at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events comprises a bingo card.

23. The method of claim 5 , in which at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events comprises a drawing in a bingo game.

24. The method of claim 5 , in which at least one of the designated at least one potential pay events comprises a number of draws in a bingo game.

25. The method of claim 5 , in which the audio/video content is embodied as

a DVD;

a CD-ROM;

a floppy disk;

a VHS tape;

a flash memory;

a mobile terminal;

a portable viewing device; or

a portable audio device.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 24, 2025
From: IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: BRIGHTSTAR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 073257/0666 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2025
From: IGT
To: IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072040/0981 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2025
From: IGT
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071817/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2009
From: WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 023456/0940 →