Interactive Lottery System with Geometric Scoring and Regulatory Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current player participation games in broadcast media, such as television and the Internet, lack innovative and engaging formats that provide excitement for players and viewers, particularly in lottery-style games, with limited flexibility in game play and prizing structures.
Innovation Solution
The development of a system called iLotto, which allows multiple users to compete by selecting numbers in a matrix, with a central system modifying scores based on user selections and awarding prizes according to predefined criteria, while ensuring mandated parameters like payout amounts and win rates are met, allowing for enhanced flexibility in game play and prizing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If lottery games are strictly limited to geographic boundaries with governmental control, then regulatory compliance and prize control are maintained, but player participation flexibility and market expansion are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the lottery game into multiple independent components: ticket purchase, number selection, drawing mechanism, and prize distribution. Each component can be configured and controlled separately, allowing geographic and regulatory segmentation while maintaining overall game integrity and compliance
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (the lottery control system) that mediates between player actions and prize distribution. This intermediary maintains regulatory compliance by controlling the drawing process and prize allocation while allowing flexible player participation through various input methods and game formats
2Ease of operation
If interactive game elements are added to lottery games, then player engagement and excitement are improved, but game complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal control system that handles multiple game functions through a single integrated platform. The system can manage number selection, drawing, prize calculation, and result distribution through unified software control, reducing operational complexity despite increased game interactivity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses electronic copying and digital representation of lottery elements (numbers, tickets, results) to simplify physical operations. Digital copies allow for easy manipulation, verification, and distribution of game data without increasing physical system complexity
3Productivity
If real-time player interaction is enabled, then audience engagement and participation are increased, but system response time and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary actions by pre-generating and storing possible drawing results, prize calculations, and verification data before actual gameplay. This allows the system to quickly retrieve and process player inputs without performing complex calculations in real-time, reducing response time while maintaining efficient prize distribution
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AI summary
Methods and systems for electronic interaction comprising a display for presenting a grid of identifying objects, an input for receiving a player selection of an identifying object, a random generator for randomly selecting a winning identifying object, and a point tally system for awarding points to the player according to the rules comprising a first point value if the player selected identifying object exactly matches the winning identifying object, a second point value if the player selected identifying object is in a geometric relationship with the winning identifying object, and a third, negative, point value if the player is not awarded the first point value or the second point value. Player to player communication data permits competition between subsets of players. Live event data optionally determines the result of the competition.