IP Library Granted Patent US 12,561,661
Granted Patent B2
US 12,561,661 · App. 18/271,375 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Systems and methods for completing a remote lottery ticket sales transaction via receiving payment at a point of sale

Inventors: Richard A. Gotlieb (Alamo, CA); Prashant Nedungadi (San Jose, CA); Vipin Das Anantha Mohandas (Pleasanton, CA); Ryan Koop (Dover Centre, CA); Gino Giunti (Sault Ste. Marie, CA); Melissa Murillo (Tracy, CA)
Assignee: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
G06Q20/20G06Q20/40G06Q50/34G07F17/3225G07F17/329
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Patent No.
US 12,561,661
App. No.
18/271,375
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for completing a transaction request via receiving payment at a point of sale comprising: a lottery ticket provider, wherein the lottery ticket provider is remote from an originating location of the transaction request and wherein the lottery ticket provider comprises: a processing device; a user device; a fulfilment computer device; a lottery ticket; and a lottery ticket approved sales location database.

Claims (21)

1 . A system for completing a transaction request via receiving payment at a point of sale comprising:

a lottery ticket provider, wherein the lottery ticket provider is remote from an originating location of the transaction request

a processing device;

a user device;

a fulfillment computer device;

a lottery ticket;

a lottery ticket approved sales location database; and

a user-configurable subscription lottery (UCSL) device, wherein the UCSL device is configured to allow entry into one or more lotteries upon the fulfillment of one or more user-defined criteria, and wherein the lottery ticket is provided to a UCSL device user upon fulfillment of the one or more user-defined criteria.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the lottery ticket provider is configured to accept the transaction request from the user device.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the user device is remote from the lottery ticket provider.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the lottery ticket provider further comprises the point of sale.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the point of sale is located at a physical location.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the user device is located at the physical location.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the fulfillment computer device comprises a location determination component.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the fulfillment computer device comprises a transaction completion authorization component.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the lottery ticket is an instant-win-type lottery ticket.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the lottery ticket is a draw-type pre-printed lottery ticket.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the lottery ticket is a virtual draw-type pre-selected lottery ticket.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the draw-type pre-printed lottery ticket is maintained in an inventory comprising a plurality of draw-type pre-printed lottery tickets.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the virtual draw-type pre-selected lottery ticket is maintained in an electronically stored inventory comprising a plurality of virtual draw-type pre-selected lottery tickets.

14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the user device comprises comprise a personal computer, a tablet, a smartphone, a cloud computing system, a server, or combinations thereof.

Assignments (2)
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 10, 2026
From: BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075070/0347 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2025
From: ANANTHA MOHANDAS, VIPIN DAS; KOOP, RYAN; GOTLIEB, RICHARD; MURILLO, MELISSA; NEDUNGADI, PRASHANT; GIUNTI, GINO
To: BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.
Reel/Frame 071166/0246 →