US Patent Issued for Lottery Transaction Processing System

DOCUMENT ID: US 20220392304 A1

DATE PUBLISHED: 2022-12-08

INVENTOR: Nitz; Robert J. (Merritt Island, FL, US

APPLICANT: Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) (Urbandale, IA, US

AUTHORITY: Assignee

APPLICATION NO: 17/887603

DATE FILED: 2022-08-15

DOMESTIC PRIORITY: Parent US division 16362927 20190325 Parent-grant-document US 11430294 child US 17887603

US CLASS CURRENT: 1/1

Abstract: A lottery transaction processing method is provided and includes receiving a lottery play request by a lottery play generation processor.

The method further includes generating play information including a unique play serial number, and a play random number key, by the play generation processor, generating a play digital signature as a function of the play information and the play random number key by the play generation processor, transmitting the play information and the play digital signature, but not the play random number key, over a network to a gaming system server for storage by the gaming system server, and issuing a lottery play record including the play information and the play random number key by the play generation processor.

SOURCE: US Patent & Trademark Office.