Location-Verified Mobile Lottery Transactions via BLE and GPS
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current lottery game systems face challenges in accessibility due to the need for manned terminals and regulatory restrictions, which limit participation and convenience, especially with the rise of cashless payments and the requirement for location-specific sales within government-defined borders.
Innovation Solution
A device and method for approving game-playing transactions using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interfaces, GPS coordinates, and mobile devices, allowing for secure and location-verified lottery game purchases on handheld devices and smartphones, ensuring compliance with regulatory boundaries through barcode technology and secure data storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile devices are used for lottery game sales, then accessibility and convenience are improved, but regulatory compliance becomes more difficult due to inability to verify location within government borders
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces location verification technology as an intermediary between the mobile device and the lottery system. This intermediary verifies the device's geographic location through GPS coordinates and beacon detection, ensuring regulatory compliance while maintaining the accessibility benefits of mobile gaming. The intermediary layer resolves the contradiction by adding verification capability without changing the mobile platform itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary location verification before allowing lottery game participation. By checking GPS coordinates and beacon proximity in advance, the system ensures that only devices within approved jurisdictions can access lottery games. This preliminary action prevents compliance issues from arising during transaction processing.
2Reliability
If manned terminals are used for lottery games, then regulatory compliance is ensured, but accessibility and convenience deteriorate due to requirement for physical presence
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical manned terminal system with an electronic mobile device system. Instead of requiring physical presence at manned terminals, users can play lottery games on mobile devices with location verification. This substitution maintains regulatory compliance through digital location checking while eliminating the inconvenience of physical terminal visits.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device system enables users to independently participate in lottery games without requiring manned terminals or staff assistance. Users can select games, make purchases, and manage tickets through their own devices, with automated location verification handling compliance requirements. This self-service approach dramatically improves convenience while maintaining regulatory standards.
3Reliability
If location verification is implemented for mobile lottery games, then regulatory compliance is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional verification systems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages existing multi-functional capabilities of mobile devices to implement location verification. The device's built-in GPS receiver, already used for navigation and location-based services, is utilized for lottery compliance verification. This approach avoids adding dedicated verification hardware, thereby minimizing increased device complexity while achieving regulatory compliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses digital copies of location information (GPS coordinates and beacon identifiers) rather than physical verification methods. Instead of requiring physical presence at terminals, the system verifies location through digital data from the device's sensors. This copying approach simplifies the verification process and reduces overall system complexity compared to physical terminal infrastructure.
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AI summary
An exemplary method comprises receiving information associated with a game-playing transaction conducted 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 first or second communication interface.