Lottery game system, product and method with encrypted planar displays

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10143912-B2
Application number	US-201615125235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2016
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

A lottery system, ticket product and method incorporate a lottery ticket product having encrypted planar displays, wherein results are revealed through malforming the ticket, such as by manipulating the ticket to decrypt information contained on the ticket.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for use by lottery game players, the system comprising:
a set of physical game tickets for playing a first game, wherein each physical game ticket of the set of physical game tickets includes a substrate having first and second planar surfaces, wherein each of the first and second planar surfaces includes a top edge, a bottom edge, and at least one side edge, wherein each physical game ticket has applied thereon a primary encrypted symbolization along the at least one side edge of the first planar surface of the physical game ticket and a secondary encrypted symbolization along the top or bottom edge of the second planar surface of the physical game ticket;
a first subset of the set of physical game tickets forming a completed winning symbolization comprising the primary encrypted symbolization and the secondary encrypted symbolization when the physical game ticket is twisted to align the primary encrypted symbolization from the at least one side edge of the first planar surface of the physical game ticket with the secondary encrypted symbolization from the top or bottom edge of the second planar surface of the physical game ticket; and
a second subset of the set of physical game tickets forming a non-winning incompatible combination comprising the primary encrypted symbolization and the secondary encrypted symbolization when the physical game ticket is physically twisted to align the primary encrypted symbolization from the at least one side edge of the first planar surface of the physical game ticket with the secondary encrypted symbolization from the top or bottom edge of the second planar surface of the physical game ticket.

2. The system of claim 1 , further including a second game on each physical game ticket, wherein the second game is entirely on the first or second planar surface.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the completed winning symbolization comprises a single, fully formed word, phrase or design.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the completed winning symbolization comprises a pair of fully formed words, phrases or designs.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the primary encrypted symbolization is oriented horizontally and the secondary encrypted symbolization is oriented vertically.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the completed winning symbolization of the first subset of physical game tickets cannot be independently determined by the first or second planar surface.

7. A lottery ticket, comprising:
a substrate comprising first and second planar surfaces, wherein the substrate has applied thereon a primary encrypted symbolization on the first planar surface and a secondary encrypted symbolization on the second planar surface, wherein the primary encrypted symbolization is oriented horizontally and the secondary encrypted symbolization is oriented vertically; and
a completed winning symbolization comprising the primary encrypted symbolization and the secondary encrypted symbolization when the substrate is physically twisted to align the primary encrypted symbolization from the first planar surface with the secondary encrypted symbolization from the second planar surface.

8. The lottery ticket product of claim 7 , wherein the completed winning symbolization comprises a single, fully formed word, phrase or design.

9. The lottery ticket product of claim 7 , wherein the completed winning symbolization comprises a pair of fully formed words, phrases or designs.

10. The lottery ticket product of claim 7 , wherein the completed winning symbolization of the first number of potentially winnable prizes cannot be independently determined by the first or second planar surface.

11. A lottery ticket product having encrypted planar displays, comprising:
a substrate having first and second planar surfaces, wherein each of the first and second planar surfaces includes a top edge, a bottom edge, and at least one side edge, wherein the substrate includes, on the first planar surface, a primary game display comprising an instant win game, and a primary encrypted symbolization associated with a secondary game along the at least one side edge of the first planar surface;
wherein the substrate further includes a secondary encrypted symbolization associated with the secondary game, wherein the secondary encrypted symbolization is included along the top or bottom edge of the second planar surface; and
wherein the substrate forms a completed winning symbolization for the secondary game comprising the primary encrypted symbolization and the secondary encrypted symbolization when the substrate is physically twisted to align the primary encrypted symbolization from the at least one side edge of the first planar surface with the secondary encrypted symbolization from the top or bottom edge of the second planar surface of the substrate.

12. The lottery ticket product of claim 11 , wherein the winning status of the secondary game cannot be determined by one planar surface.

13. The lottery ticket product of claim 11 , wherein the completed winning symbolization comprises a single, fully formed word, phrase or design.

14. The lottery ticket product of claim 11 , wherein the completed winning symbolization comprises a pair of fully formed words, phrases or designs.

15. The lottery ticket product of claim 11 , wherein the primary encrypted symbolization is oriented horizontally and the secondary encrypted symbolization is oriented vertically.

Assignees

• Igt Global Solutions Corp

Inventors

• Gonzalez Humberto Olmos

Classifications

• A63F3/065 Primary

  Tickets or accessories for use therewith (A63F3/0625 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G07C15/005

  with dispensing of lottery tickets · CPC title

• B42D25/27

  Lots, e.g. lottery tickets · CPC title

• G07F17/32

  for games, toys, sports, or amusements · CPC title

• G07F17/329

  Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards · CPC title