Lottery Syndicate Server Location Verification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Coordinating a lottery syndicate across distant locations is complicated, leading to issues with member participation and revenue loss for resellers due to online ticket purchases, which reduces social interaction and increases complexity in managing ticket purchases and payments, especially in the event of a win.

Innovation Solution

A lottery syndicate system utilizing a server to confirm members' geographic location via mobile devices, facilitating ticket purchasing, providing incentives, sending invitations, and notifying results, which includes a syndicate verification module, ticket purchasing module, incentive module, invitation module, and result notification module to streamline syndicate management and enhance member engagement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If syndicate members are located far apart, then the syndicate can include more members from different locations, but coordination becomes complicated and social interaction is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesyndicate member distributionVSAvoidsyndicate coordination

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a centralized server as an intermediary that automatically manages syndicate operations. The server receives location confirmations from members' mobile devices, coordinates ticket purchases, handles payments, and distributes winnings, eliminating the need for direct member-to-member coordination and maintaining social interaction benefits while enabling geographically distributed participation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual coordination mechanisms (phone calls, meetings, cash exchanges) with electronic automated systems. Mobile devices with location services automatically confirm member presence, electronic payments replace cash transactions, and automated notifications replace manual communications, simplifying coordination for distant members

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of manufacture

If a syndicate manager manually purchases tickets, then ticket purchasing is possible, but payment collection becomes complicated and problematic in the event of a win

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveticket purchasing capabilityVSAvoidpayment collection

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automated self-service ticket purchasing. The server automatically purchases tickets using funds held in a syndicate account, eliminating the need for the manager to manually collect payments from members. The system also automatically distributes winnings to members' accounts, removing the reliability issues associated with manual payment collection and distribution

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system requires members to pre-authorize payments and load funds into the syndicate account before ticket purchase. This preliminary action ensures funds are available and eliminates payment collection issues during and after the draw, as all financial transactions are automated based on pre-established arrangements

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of energy

If resellers rely on lottery ticket sales, then they receive commission revenue, but online ticket purchases adversely affect their revenue

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereseller revenueVSAvoidticket purchase channel

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of energyVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent positions the reseller's physical store as an intermediary meeting location where syndicate members gather to form their syndicates. The server verifies member locations at the store, and the store receives incentives for hosting syndicate formations and ticket purchases. This maintains foot traffic and revenue for resellers while accommodating online payment preferences

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a multi-functional role for reseller locations: they serve as both traditional ticket sales points and as designated meeting places for syndicate formation. The location verification feature enables stores to attract syndicate members who gather in person, maintaining the relevance of physical retail locations in the digital age

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11507990B2Lottery syndicate system

Publication Date: 2022.11.22 TMS GLOBAL SERVICES

AI summary

The present invention relates to a lottery syndicate system. The system includes a server for receiving confirmation of a lottery syndicate member, with a mobile internet device, being at a geographic location to qualify as a member of a lottery ticket syndicate. Typically, the geographic location is a store which has increased patronage by virtue of the lottery syndicate members being at that location.