US Patent Application Filed for Method of Integrating a Retail Point of Sale and A Third-Party Instant Win Lottery Ticket Dispenser

United States Patent Application Number: 20210264725

Published Date: August 26, 2021

Title: Method of Integrating a Retail Point of Sale and A Third-Party Instant Win Lottery Ticket Dispenser

Inventors: Gotlieb; Richard A.; (Alamo, CA); Anantha Mohandas; Vipin Das; (Pleasanton, CA)

Applicant: Blackhawk Network, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA, US)

Family ID: 1000005465930

Appl. No.: 17/186491

Filed: February 26, 2021

Current U.S. Class: 1/1

Current CPC Class: G07F 17/3227 20130101; G07F 17/329 20130101

International Class: G07F 17/32 20060101 G07F017/32

ABSTRACT: An instant win lottery ticket dispensing system that utilizes a ticket dispenser located at an in-store check-out lane.

A method for dispensing instant win lottery tickets comprising interpreting an identifier associated with an instant win lottery game at a point of sale and the interpretation of the identifier resulting in the dispensing of an instant win lottery ticket by a ticket dispenser located at an in-store check-out lane.

SOURCE: US Patent & Trademark Office.