Bluetooth Low Energy Lottery Transaction Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current lottery game systems face low participation due to inconvenience of manned terminals, concerns over ticket loss, and lack of cash, as well as regulatory restrictions limiting mobile device sales to approved jurisdictions.
Innovation Solution
A device and method for approving game-playing transactions using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interfaces, GPS location determination, and barcode technology on mobile devices, enabling secure and location-verified lottery game purchases on handheld devices and smartphones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile devices are used for lottery game purchases, then accessibility and convenience are improved, but regulatory compliance becomes more difficult to ensure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of approved terminals and location verification mechanisms that mediate between the mobile device and the lottery system. The terminal acts as a trusted intermediary that verifies the user's location through GPS coordinates and confirms the transaction occurs within approved jurisdictions, thereby maintaining regulatory compliance while enabling mobile accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary location verification before allowing the lottery transaction to proceed. The mobile device determines its GPS coordinates and sends them to the terminal for verification against the list of approved locations. This preliminary check ensures regulatory compliance is established before the actual game purchase occurs, preventing unauthorized transactions.
2Device complexity
If Bluetooth Low Energy interfaces are used for transactions, then device complexity is reduced, but communication range is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges two communication technologies: Bluetooth Low Energy for short-range terminal interaction and GPS for location determination. The BLE interface handles the transaction communication with the terminal, while the GPS receiver separately provides location data. This combination allows the system to use simple BLE for communication while overcoming its range limitation by integrating GPS-based location verification.
3Reliability
If location verification is implemented, then regulatory compliance is improved, but transaction processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device determines its GPS coordinates and sends them to the terminal in advance, before the actual lottery transaction. The terminal verifies the location against approved locations and prepares approval status ahead of time. This preliminary location verification reduces the processing time during the actual transaction by pre-establishing compliance status.
Data Source
AI summary
An exemplary method comprises receiving information associated with a game-playing transaction conducted, via a Bluetooth interface (e.g., a Bluetooth Low Energy interface), between a user device and a game-playing terminal, wherein the game-playing transaction is associated with a request for playing a game; determining a location of the user device associated with the game; determining the user device is located in an approved location associated with the game; and processing the game-playing transaction based on determining the user device is located in the approved location associated with the game. The game-playing transaction is conducted on a first communication interface, and the information associated with the game-playing transaction is received on a second communication interface.