IP Library Granted Patent US 9,545,580
Granted Patent B2
US 9,545,580 · App. 14/532,929 · Granted Jan 17, 2017

Computer systems and computer-implemented methods for conducting and playing personalized games based on vocal and non-vocal game entries

Inventors: Evangelos Litos (Athens, GR); George Zenzefilis (Athens, GR); Antonios Dimos (Athens, GR); Vasiliki Velitsou (Athens, GR); Androniki Tzivanaki (Athens, GR); Andreas Ninios (Athens, GR)
Assignee: Intralot S.A. — Integrated Lottery Systems and Services
A63F13/63A63F13/215G07F17/32G07F17/3206G07F17/329G07F17/3209G07F17/3272G10L17/22
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Patent No.
US 9,545,580
App. No.
14/532,929
Granted
Jan 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer system that includes at least one server and software stored on a computer readable medium accessible by the at least one server; at least one database accessible by the at least one server and is configured to store the game data of the at least one personalized game; a plurality of specifically programmed input devices, where the at least one server, the at least one database and the plurality of specifically programmed input devices are connected through a computer network; where the plurality of specifically programmed input devices are at least a thousand of specifically programmed input devices; and where the at least one server is configured to manage, in real-time, the at least a thousand of specifically programmed input devices.

Claims (71)

1. A computer system, comprising:

a) at least one server and software stored on a non-transient computer readable medium accessible by the at least one server;

wherein a processor of the at least one server is configured to execute the software, causing the software to:

i) generate, in real-time, game data for at least one personalized game based, at least in part, on at least one data source,

wherein the personalized game is a lottery game,

wherein the at least one data source is identified by at least one user,

wherein the at least one data source comprises values corresponding to at least one of the following parameters:

1) at least one meteorological condition of at least one particular locality, 2) at least one sports-related statistic, 3) at least one geographic descriptor, 4) at least one financial statistic, 5) at least one statistic regarding at least one activity of the at least one user, being derived from a personal portable computer device of the at least one user, 6) at least one statistic regarding information being stored on the personal portable computing device of the at least one user, or 7) any combination thereof;

ii) receive, in real-time, game input from the at least one user to play the at least one personalized game, the game input including at least one first game entry and at least one second game entry,

iii) determine, in real-time, an outcome of playing the at least one personalized game by the at least one user based, at least in part, on the game data, the at least one first game entry, and the at least one second game entry, and

iv) output, in real-time, the outcome of playing the at least one personalized game to the at least one user;

b) at least one database accessible by the at least one server and configured to store the game data of the at least one personalized game; and

c) a plurality of specifically programmed input devices, wherein at least one of the plurality of specifically programmed input devices operated by the user is configured to:

1) receive, in real-time, a vocal input from the at least one user;

2) dynamically determine, in real-time, at least one voice characteristic of the vocal input from the at least one user, based, at least in part, on at least one of:

(i) a duration of a vocal input time, and

(ii) an intensity of at least one waveform, wherein the intensity of the at least one waveform is calculated based, at least in part, on at least one of:

(1) a periodic vibration of vocal folds of the at least one user, and

(2) an aperiodic sound produced by turbulence at a constriction in a vocal tract of the at least one user;

3) dynamically determine, in real-time, the at least one first game entry for the at least one personalized game, based, at least in part, on the at least one voice characteristic of the vocal input of the at least one user, wherein the at least one first game entry defines at least one first lottery number selection;

4) receive, in real-time, non-vocal input from the at least one user; and

5) dynamically determine, in real-time, the at least one second game entry for the at least one personalized game, based, at least in part, on the non-vocal input of the at least one user, wherein the at least one second game entry defines at least one second lottery number selection;

wherein the at least one first game entry, the at least one second game entry, or both identify the at least one data source for the at least one personalized game being generated by the software of the at least one server;

wherein the at least one server, the at least one database and the plurality of specifically programmed input devices are connected through a computer network;

wherein the plurality of specifically programmed input devices are at least one thousand specifically programmed input devices; and

wherein the at least one server is configured to manage, in real-time, the at least one thousand specifically programmed input devices.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the specifically programmed input device is the personal portable computing device of the at least one user.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein execution of the software by the processor further causes the software of the at least one server to:

determine at least one well-being condition of the at least one user based, at least in part, on the at least one voice characteristic of the vocal input of the at least one user, wherein the at least one well-being condition is a condition selected from the group consisting of: tiredness, anxiety, intoxication, a measurable psychological condition, a measurable physiological condition, or any combination thereof;

determine an ability of the at least one user to play the at least one personalized game based, at least in part, on the at least one well-being condition of the at least one user; and

deliver at least one alert to the at least one user based, at least in part, on the ability of the at least one user to play the at least one personalized game being determined from the at least one well-being condition of the at least one user.

4. The computer system of claim 3 , wherein execution of the software by the processor further causes the software of the at least one server to terminate the at least one personalized game when the at least one well-being condition is a condition selected from said group.

5. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one specifically programmed input device is further configured to:

a) receive at least one payment parameter from the at least one user, and

b) obtain at least one payment based on the at least one payment parameter being received from the at least one user.

6. The computer system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one payment parameter comprises at least one instruction to play the at least one personalized game when a predetermined threshold set by the at least one user is reached, wherein the predetermined threshold identifies at least one of:

a predetermined prize amount, a predetermined wallet balance, a predetermined period of time elapsed since a previous game, or any combination thereof.

7. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein execution of the software by the processor further causes the software of the at least one server to combine the at least one first game entry, the at least one second game entry, or both, with at least one third game entry being received from at least one other user to play the at least one personalized game of the at least one user.

8. A computer method, comprising:

a) generating, by a processor of at least one server executing software stored on a non-transient computer readable medium accessible by the at least one server, in real-time, game data for at least one personalized game based, at least in part, on at least one data source,

wherein the personalized game is a lottery game,

wherein the at least one data source is identified by at least one user,

wherein the at least one data source comprises values corresponding to at least one of the following parameters:

1) at least one meteorological condition of at least one particular locality, 2) at least one sports-related statistic, 3) at least one geographic descriptor, 4) at least one financial statistic, 5) at least one statistic regarding at least one activity of the at least one user, being derived from a personal portable computer device of the at least one user, 6) at least one statistic regarding information being stored on the personal portable computing device of the at least one user, or 7) any combination thereof;

b) receiving, by the processor, in real-time, game input from the at least one user to play the at least one personalized game, the game input including at least one first game entry and at least one second game entry;

c) determining, by the processor, in real-time, an outcome of playing the at least one personalized game by the at least one user based, at least in part, on the game data, the at least one first game entry, and the at least one second game entry;

d) outputting, by the processor, in real-time, the outcome of playing the at least one personalized game to the at least one user;

e) receiving, by a first specifically programmed input device, in real-time, a vocal input from the at least one user;

f) dynamically determining, by the first specifically programmed input device, in real-time, at least one voice characteristic of the vocal input from the at least one user, based, at least in part, on at least one of:

(i) a duration of the vocal input time, and

(ii) an intensity of at least one waveform,

wherein the intensity of at least one waveform is calculated based, at least in part, on at least one of:

(1) a periodic vibration of vocal folds of the at least one user, and

(2) an aperiodic sound produced by turbulence at a constriction in a vocal tract of the at least one user;

g) dynamically determining, by the first specifically programmed input device, in real-time, the at least one first game entry for the at least one personalized game, based, at least in part, on the at least one voice characteristic of the vocal input of the at least one user, wherein the at least one first game entry defines at least one first lottery number selection;

h) receiving, by the first specifically programmed input device, in real-time, non-vocal input from the at least one user; and

i) dynamically determining, by the first specifically programmed input device, in real-time, the at least one second game entry for the at least one personalized game, based, at least in part, on the non-vocal input of the at least one user, wherein the at least one second game defines at least one second lottery number selection;

wherein the first specifically programmed input device is one of at least one thousand specifically programmed input devices connected through a computer network to the at least one server; and

wherein the at least one first game entry, the at least one second game entry, or both identify the at least one data source for the at least one personalized game being generated by the software of the at least one server.

9. The computer method of claim 8 , wherein the first specifically programmed input device is the personal portable computing device.

10. The computer method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining, by the processor, at least one well-being condition of the at least one user based, at least in part, on the at least one voice characteristic of the vocal input of the at least one user, wherein the at least one well-being condition is a condition selected from the group consisting of: tiredness, anxiety, intoxication, a measurable psychological condition, a measurable physiological condition, or any combination thereof;

determining, by the processor, an ability of the at least one user to play the at least one personalized game based, at least in part, on the at least one well-being condition of the at least one user; and

delivering, by the processor, at least one alert to the at least one user based, at least in part, on the ability of the at least one user to play the at least one personalized game being determined from the at least one well-being condition of the at least one user.

11. The computer method of claim 10 , comprising:

terminating, by the processor, the at least one personalized game when the at least one well-being condition is a condition selected from said group.

12. The computer method of claim 8 , comprising:

a) receiving, by the first specifically programmed input device, at least one payment parameter from the at least one user, and

b) obtaining, by the first specifically programmed input device, at least one payment based on the at least one payment parameter being received from the at least one user.

13. The computer method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one payment parameter comprises at least one instruction to play the at least one personalized game when a predetermined threshold set by the at least one user is reached, wherein the predetermined threshold identifies at least one of: a predetermined prize amount, a predetermined wallet balance, a predetermined period of time elapsed since a previous game, or, any combination thereof.

14. The computer method of claim 8 , comprising: combining, by the processor, the at least one first game entry, the at least one second game entry, or both, with at least one third game entry being received from at least one other user to play the at least one personalized game of the at least one user.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2022
From: INTRALOT, INC.
To: KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 061147/0888 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2021
From: INTRALOT S.A. - INTEGRATED LOTTERY SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
To: INTRALOT, INC.
Reel/Frame 058319/0781 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: LITOS, EVANGELOS; ZENZEFILIS, GEORGE; DIMOS, ANTONIOS; VELITSOU, VASILIKI; TZIVANAKI, ANDRONIKI; NINIOS, ANDREAS
To: INTRALOT S.A. - INTEGRATED LOTTERY SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
Reel/Frame 034847/0206 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61899442 · Nov 4, 2013
Related Publication 20150126262A1 · May 7, 2015