IP Library Granted Patent US 11,577,153
Granted Patent B1
US 11,577,153 · App. 17/644,981 · Granted Feb 14, 2023

Deploying a plurality of planar layers for lottery tickets

Inventors: Anthony Lucci (North Kingstown, RI); Kenneth E. Irwin, Jr. (Dawsonville, GA); Jeffrey Schertzer (Valrico, FL)
Assignee: IGT Global Solutions Corporation
A63F3/0655A63F3/0665G07F17/26G07F17/329
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Patent No.
US 11,577,153
App. No.
17/644,981
Granted
Feb 14, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system and method for providing instant games in both physical scratch-off and virtual forms wherein at least a portion of the winning value of the instant game is determined by a plurality of planar layers with the concordance of the planar layers determining value enhancements. The distribution and composition of the concordance of the plurality of planar layers is configured to ensure compliance with a predetermined prize outcome prize fund.

Claims (36)

1. A method for producing instant lottery tickets, said method comprising:

creating and storing in a first database inventory control and validation numbers for the instant lottery tickets, wherein the validation number for each instant lottery ticket is associated with one of a plurality of different predetermined values for the instant lottery tickets;

generating and storing in a second database a plurality of first planar layers, wherein each first planar layer comprises a plurality of different sets of cells of a grid;

generating and storing in the second database a plurality of second planar layers, wherein each second planar layer comprises a set of variable indicia which when placed in concordance with the first planar layer cells of the grid corresponds to one of a plurality of different values;

storing in the second database displayable images of the first and second planar layers flattened together;

synchronizing and storing in a third database composite flattened planar data for the instant lottery tickets, wherein for each instant lottery ticket the composite flattened planar data for that instant lottery ticket comprises the inventory control and validation numbers for that instant lottery ticket synchronized with the flattened planar layers; and

obtaining from the third database the composite flattened planar data to create the instant lottery tickets.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the instant lottery tickets are physical scratch-off lottery tickets.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the instant lottery tickets are digital lottery tickets.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the instant lottery tickets are physical scratch-off lottery tickets and a plurality of the instant lottery tickets are digital lottery tickets.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayable images of the flattened first and second planar layers are imaged as process colors.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displayable images of the flattened first and second planar layers are imaged as monochromatic grayscale.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second database comprises, for each cell in the grid of each first planar layer, metadata associated with that cell of the grid.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the metadata for each cell in the grid of each first planar layer comprises one of a plurality of different hexadecimal numbers.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each of the hexadecimal numbers is a multiplier of the second planar layer's variable indicia value.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composite flattened planar data for each instant lottery ticket stored in the third database comprises encrypted ciphertext.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein for one of the plurality of first planar layers, the set of cells of the grid are arranged in an “X” pattern.

12. A method for producing instant lottery tickets, said method comprising:

creating and storing in a first database inventory control and validation numbers for the instant lottery tickets, wherein the validation number for each instant lottery ticket is associated with one of a plurality of different predetermined values for that instant lottery ticket;

generating and storing in a second database a plurality of first planar layers, wherein each first planar layer comprises one of a plurality of different sets of cells of a grid;

generating and storing in the second database a plurality of second planar layers, wherein each second planar layer comprises one of a plurality of different sets of variable indicia, wherein each set of variable indicia for the second planar layer is selected based on one of the predetermined values and a concordance with one of the grids of one of the plurality of the first planar layers;

generating and storing in a third database composite flattened planar data for the instant lottery tickets, wherein for each instant lottery ticket the composite flattened planar data for that instant lottery ticket comprises the inventory control and validation numbers for that instant lottery ticket synchronized with one of the plurality of first planar layers and one of the plurality of second planar layers; and

obtaining from the third database the composite flattened planar data to create the instant lottery tickets.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the instant lottery tickets are physical scratch-off lottery tickets.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the instant lottery tickets are digital lottery tickets.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein a plurality of the instant lottery tickets are physical scratch-off lottery tickets and a plurality of the instant lottery tickets are digital lottery tickets.

16. A method for producing an instant lottery ticket, said method comprising:

determining, via a processor, a predetermined value for the instant lottery ticket from a plurality of different predetermined values;

determining, via the processor, a first planar layer for the instant lottery ticket, the first planar layer comprising one of a plurality of different sets of cells of a grid;

determining, via the processor, a second planar layer for the instant lottery ticket, the second planar layer comprising one of a plurality of different sets of variable indicia, wherein the set of variable indicia for the second planar layer is selected based on the predetermined value for the instant lottery ticket and a concordance with the set of cells of the grid of first planar layer;

generating the instant lottery ticket based on the determined first planar layer and the determined second planar layer; and

storing data regarding the generated instant lottery ticket.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the instant lottery ticket is a physical scratch-off lottery ticket.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the instant lottery ticket is a digital lottery ticket.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the instant lottery ticket comprises a process color.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the instant lottery ticket comprises a monochromatic grayscale.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 17, 2025
From: IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: BRIGHTSTAR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072479/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2021
From: LUCCI, ANTHONY; IRWIN, KENNETH E., JR.; SCHERTZER, JEFFREY
To: IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058442/0298 →