Method and apparatus for redeeming keno tickets

US7934986B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GameLogic, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Steven N. Kane · Brookline, US
• Dow Hardy · Marlborough, US
• Mark E. Herrmann · Wellesley, US
• Paul LaRocca · Westport, US
• Bijan Sabet · Sudbury, US
• Jason Yanowitz · Cambridge, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 25, 2006
• Grant date: May 3, 2011
• Expiry date: Feb 13, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/329
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus is provide for playing keno-type games wherein a player can redeem a winning ticket remotely (e.g., over the Internet, by email or phone, etc.) instead of having to return to a point of purchase of the ticket to redeem the ticket. The keno-type game can be played using paper tickets or on a computer system, for example, coupled to the Internet.