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Granted Patent B2
US 10,417,862 · App. 15/174,215 · Granted Sep 17, 2019

Processes and systems for playing games via NFC tag usage

Inventor: R. Charles Murray (Sarasota, FL)
Assignee: Pouch Pac Innovations, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,417,862
App. No.
15/174,215
Granted
Sep 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A process for playing a game includes purchasing a product with an information tag associated therewith, playing a first game associated with the product, scanning the information tag with a portable electronic device (PED) and interacting with at least one gaming website by playing the first game again online, playing a second game online or collecting winnings from playing at least one of the first game and the second game. The product may be a flexible pouch, a cup, a bottle, a beverage can, a beverage glass, a serving tray and a static piece gaming device with a pull tab, scratch off film or peel-off label, a clothing item and a sports memorabilia item.

Claims (36)

1. A process for playing a game comprising:

purchasing a product with an information tag associated therewith;

playing a first game associated with the product;

then determining whether the first game associated with the product is a winner;

then scanning the information tag with a portable electronic device (PED) when the first game associated with the product is the winner;

determining whether to collect winnings online; and

then interacting with at least one gaming website by playing the first game again when the first game associated with the product is a winner.

2. The process of claim 1 , wherein the product is at least one of a flexible pouch, a cup, a bottle, a beverage can, a beverage glass, a serving tray and a static piece gaming device with a pull tab, scratch off film or peel-off label, a clothing item and a sports memorabilia item.

3. The process of claim 2 , further comprising a delivery item for the product, the delivery item having the information tag associated with the product.

4. The process of claim 3 , wherein the delivery item is a serving tray.

5. The process of claim 1 , wherein the information tag is an NFC tag.

6. The process of claim 1 , wherein the first game and the second game are selected from the group consisting of a lottery game, a raffle game, a bingo game and a casino game.

7. The process of claim 1 , wherein the collecting winnings online further comprises transferring electronic funds to an online account of a user of the PED.

8. The process of claim 1 , wherein the playing the first game again is played on a first website and playing the second game is played on a second website.

9. A process for playing a game comprising:

purchasing a product with an information tag associated therewith and playing a first game associated with the product;

determining whether the first game associated with the product is not a winner;

prompting the user to determine whether to stop if the first game associated with the product is not the winner;

scanning the information tag with a portable electronic device (PED), the PED directed to at least one gaming website from information obtained from the information tag;

interacting with the at least one gaming website by playing the first game again.

10. The process of claim 9 , wherein the product is at least one of a flexible pouch, a cup, a bottle, a beverage can, a beverage glass, a serving tray, a clothing item and a sports memorabilia item.

11. The process of claim 10 , further comprising a delivery item for the product, the delivery item having the information tag associated with the product.

12. The process of claim 11 , wherein the delivery item is a serving tray.

13. The process of claim 9 , wherein the information tag is an NFC tag.

14. The process of claim 9 , wherein the first game and the second game are selected from the group consisting of a lottery game, a raffle game, a bingo game and a casino game.

15. The process of claim 9 , wherein the collecting winnings online further comprises transferring electronic funds to an online account of a user of the PED.

16. The process of claim 9 , wherein the first game is played on a first website and the second game is played on a second website.

17. The process of claim 1 further comprising:

then determining whether the first game associated with the product is not a winner;

then scanning the information tag with a portable electronic device (PED) when the first game associated with the product is not the winner; and

then interacting with at least one gaming website by playing the first game again when the first game associated with the product is not a winner.

18. The process of claim 17 further comprising:

then interacting with at least one gaming website by playing a second game when the first game associated with the product is a winner.

19. The process of claim 9 further comprising:

interacting with the at least one gaming website by playing the first game again, playing a second game online when the first game is not a winner and collecting winnings online from playing the first game and the second game; and

interacting with the at least one gaming website again by collecting winnings online when at least one of the first game and the second game is a winner and/or playing at least one of the first game again or playing the second game again.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2016
From: MURRAY, R. CHARLES
To: POUCH PAC INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 038915/0298 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62171298 · Jun 5, 2015
Related Publication 20160354684A1 · Dec 8, 2016