Lottery ticket pack verification system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10881949-B2
Application number	US-201916393347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2019
Priority date	Apr 24, 2019
Publication date	Jan 5, 2021
Grant date	Jan 5, 2021

Abstract

A lottery ticket pack verification system and method for simultaneously scanning a plurality of picked lottery ticket packs and for determining if the scanned lottery ticket packs are the correct lottery ticket packs based on a lottery ticket pack pick list.

First claim

The claims are as follows:

1. A lottery ticket pack verification system comprising:
a frame;
a lottery ticket pack supporter supported by the frame;
a camera support supported by the frame;
a first digital camera supported by the camera support;
a second digital camera supported by the camera support;
a combination display and input device; and
a controller configured to operate with the first digital camera, the second digital camera, and the combination display and input device, the controller configured to:
cause a scan by the first and second digital cameras of a plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged face down on the lottery ticket pack supporter to capture an image comprising a plurality of lottery ticket information indicia visible on the back surfaces of the bottom most tickets of the wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter;
analyze the captured image to determine if the plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter match the lottery ticket pack list;
responsive to determining that any one of the wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter does not match the lottery ticket pack list, cause a display, via the combination display and input device, an error notification; and
responsive to determining that all of the plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter match the lottery ticket pack list, cause a display, via the combination display and input device, a pass notification.

2. The lottery ticket pack verification system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to cause the first and second digital cameras to simultaneously scan back surfaces of bottom most tickets of the respective face down wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter.

3. The lottery ticket pack verification system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive, via the combination display and input device, an input to initiate the scan by the first and second digital cameras of the plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged face down on the lottery ticket pack supporter.

4. The lottery ticket pack verification system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to analyze the captured image taking into account that the wrapped lottery ticket packs are of different sizes and heights.

5. The lottery ticket pack verification system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to analyze the captured image taking into account that the wrapped lottery ticket packs have different reflection characteristics.

6. A lottery ticket pack verification system comprising:
a lottery ticket pack supporter;
a first digital camera;
a second digital camera;
a display device; and
a controller configured to operate with the first digital camera, the second digital camera, and the display device, the controller configured to:
cause a scan by the first and second digital cameras of a plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged face down on the lottery ticket pack supporter, the controller further configured to cause the first and second digital cameras to simultaneously scan back surfaces of bottom most tickets of the respective face down wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter, wherein the first and second digital cameras are configured to capture an image comprising a plurality of lottery ticket information indicia visible on the back surfaces of the bottom most tickets of the wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter, the controller further configured to analyze the captured image to determine, for each wrapped lottery ticket pack on the lottery ticket pack supporter a best determined lottery ticket information indicia for that wrapped lottery ticket pack,
cause a display, by the combination display and input device, of an image based on the scan of the plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs,
determine if the plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter match a lottery ticket pack list, and
responsive to determining that any one of the wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter does not match the lottery ticket pack list, the controller is configured to cause a display, via the display device, of an error notification.

7. A lottery ticket pack verification system comprising:
a lottery ticket pack supporter;
a first digital camera;
a second digital camera;
a display device; and
a controller configured to operate with the first digital camera, the second digital camera, and the display device, the controller configured to:
cause a scan by the first and second digital cameras of a plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged face down on the lottery ticket pack supporter, the controller further configured to cause the first and second digital cameras to simultaneously scan back surfaces of bottom most tickets of the respective face down wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter, wherein the first and second digital cameras are configured to capture an image comprising a plurality of lottery ticket information indicia visible on the back surfaces of the bottom most tickets of the wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter, the controller further configured to analyze the captured image to determine, for each wrapped lottery ticket pack on the lottery ticket pack supporter a best determined lottery ticket information indicia for that wrapped lottery ticket pack,
cause a display, by the combination display and input device, of an image based on the scan of the plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs,
determine if the plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter match a lottery ticket pack list, and
responsive to determining that all of the plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter match the lottery ticket pack list, the controller is configured to cause a display, via the display device, of a pass notification.

8. A method of operating a lottery ticket pack verification system, comprising:
collecting a plurality of identified wrapped lottery ticket packs based on a lottery ticket pack list associated with a lottery ticket order;
arranging the collected plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs face down on a lottery ticket pack supporter;
scanning, by a first digital camera and a second digital camera, the arranged plurality of face down wrapped lottery ticket packs on the lottery ticket pack supporter, wherein scanning comprises simultaneously scanning back surfaces of bottom most tickets of the respective face down wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter, wherein simultaneously scanning the arranged wrapped lottery ticket packs comprises capturing an image comprising a plurality of lottery ticket information indicia visible on the back surfaces of the bottom most tickets of the face down wrapped lottery ticket packs arranged on the lottery ticket pack supporter;
displaying, by a display device, an image based on the scan of the plurality of face down wrapped lottery ticket packs;
determining, by a controller, if the scanned plurality of wrapped lottery ticket packs match the lottery ticket pack list, wherein determining comprises analyzing the captured image to determine, for each wrapped lottery ticket pack on the lottery ticket pack supporter, a best determined lottery ticket information indicia for that wrapped lottery ticket pack, wherein responsive to a determination that the best determined

Assignees

• Igt Global Solutions Corp

Inventors

• Endicott Timothy
• Prakhya Madhu

Classifications

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