Trusted Intermediary Gateway for Secure Lottery Network Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Lottery operators face challenges in expanding their sales channels and accessing existing payment networks without compromising the security and control of their proprietary data, as existing solutions either expose sensitive data to third parties or acquirers, or require costly dedicated terminals.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilizes a central server as a trusted intermediary to link operator and acquirer networks, enabling secure communication between operators and terminals on acquirer networks while maintaining data privacy and integrity through device and entity authentication, allowing operators to leverage acquirer networks without compromising security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If operators connect directly to acquirer networks, then communication between operators and terminals is enabled, but data security and network control are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gateway as an intermediary component that sits between the operator network and the acquirer network. This gateway enables communication between operators and terminals while maintaining security boundaries - it translates and relays messages without exposing the operator's private data to the acquirer network, thus resolving the contradiction between enabling communication and protecting data security.
2Reliability
If operators use dedicated terminals, then full control and security are maintained, but deployment costs and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables existing EFT terminals to serve multiple purposes - their original payment processing function plus lottery ticket sales function. By making the terminal system universal and capable of handling multiple operators through the gateway interface, the system avoids the need for dedicated lottery terminals, thereby reducing device complexity and deployment costs while maintaining security through the gateway layer.
3Ease of manufacture
If operators leverage existing acquirer networks, then deployment costs are reduced, but access to closed networks is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway acts as a versatile intermediary that enables operators to access multiple different acquirer networks without direct integration. This single gateway component provides adaptability to work with various closed networks while keeping deployment simple and cost-effective, resolving the contradiction between low deployment cost and high network access versatility.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a system and method for providing a closed or secure network on another closed or secure network. The system enables linking at least one acquirer network operating a closed network to at least one operator by a central server. The acquirer network includes one or more terminals and optionally an acquirer server. The central server is linked to the acquirer network and to the operator. The central server is configurable to communicate with at least a subset of the one or more terminals, and also with the operator, and to establish one or more serve; communication links between the operator and the one or more terminals. The central server acts as a trusted intermediary between the acquirer network and the operator for enabling the operator to communicate with the one or more terminals via the closed acquirer network.