IP Library Granted Patent US 8,821,246
Granted Patent B2
US 8,821,246 · App. 13/190,448 · Granted Sep 2, 2014

Co-located lottery game for a gaming device

Inventor: Douglas M. Okuniewicz (Post Falls, ID)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,821,246
App. No.
13/190,448
Granted
Sep 2, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lottery system/slot machine interface has been developed. The interface includes an electronic detector to detect selected slot machine event occurrences and generate event occurrence notification signals upon detection of the selected events. The invention also includes an interface that detects the event occurrence notification signals, analyzes the signals and outputs a lottery entry command. Finally, a printer receives the lottery ticket printing commands and prints a lottery entry ticket.

Claims (4)

1. A lottery system/slot machine interface system comprising:

an electronic detector that detects selected slot machine event occurrences and outputs event occurrence notification signals upon detection of the selected event occurrences;

an interface operative to detect the event occurrence notification signals from the detector, analyze the event occurrence notification signals and output lottery entry ticket printing operation commands; and

a printer that receives the lottery entry ticket printing operation commands from the interface and prints a lottery entry ticket in connection with a state-run lottery.

Assignments (2)
LICENSE Recorded Nov 24, 2015
From: AIM MANAGEMENT, INC.; OKUNIEWICZ, DOUG
To: GAME PLAY NETWORK, INC.
Reel/Frame 037158/0122 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ONE HALF (50%) OF RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2015
From: OKUNIEWICZ, DOUGLAS M.
To: AIM MANAGEMENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 036378/0314 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 10789325 · Feb 27, 2004
Continuation 10388819 · Mar 14, 2003
Continuation 09834537 · Apr 13, 2001
Provisional Application 60196827 · Apr 13, 2000
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