Pulltab Card Scannable Codes for Automated Prize Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pulltab games are prone to cheating, lack automation, and are inefficient in terms of gameplay speed, accuracy, and scalability.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a central manager, vending machines, and prize-verification devices that automate the distribution and validation of pulltab cards, using scannable codes for verification and integration with CRM software for secure, efficient, and scalable gameplay across multiple locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual verification of pulltab cards is used, then operational simplicity is maintained, but cheating cannot be prevented and accuracy is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical verification processes with automated optical scanning and digital verification systems. Prize-verification devices use scanners to read unique codes on pulltab cards, automatically verifying winnings through digital databases, thereby eliminating human error and cheating while maintaining system reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements digital copies of verification data through scannable codes (barcodes, QR codes) printed on physical pulltab cards. These codes create a link between the physical card and digital verification records, enabling automated validation without requiring physical inspection of the card contents, thus preventing cheating while managing complexity through digital abstraction.
2Measurement precision
If automated prize-verification devices are deployed, then gameplay accuracy and cheating prevention improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables self-service verification where the pulltab card itself contains all necessary verification information through scannable codes. The card design integrates the code directly into the card structure, allowing the card to serve its own verification purposes without requiring external complex verification equipment, thus improving accuracy while managing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs multi-functional pulltab cards that combine game play elements with verification elements. The same card structure serves both as the game token and as the verification medium through integrated scannable codes, eliminating the need for separate verification devices and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high verification accuracy.
3Productivity
If traditional pulltab games are played, then ease of operation is maintained, but gameplay speed and scalability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-configures pulltab cards with scannable verification codes during manufacturing. This preliminary action embeds the verification capability directly into the card, allowing for rapid automated verification during gameplay without requiring complex real-time processing or manual setup, thus increasing gameplay speed while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A pulltab game includes a set of pulltab cards, wherein each winning card within the set comprises a prize-verification code. In some examples, the prize-verification code is encoded by a scannable code printed underneath one of the perforated tabs of the winning card. A prize-verification device is configured to scan the scannable code to verify a prize-verification code for the winning card. The prize-verification device can include a kiosk machine, a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, and/or a handheld mobile optical scanner.