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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Gtech Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Inventor:
James C. Barnes, North Kingston, RI (US);
Assignee:
IGT Global Solutions Corporation, Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06Q 20/04 (2012.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G06Q 20/0453 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/329 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An enhanced lottery media representation object such as a ticket, for example, permits a user to access certain desirable features using a communications device. In embodiments of the present invention, an improved physical lottery ticket is provided with one or more icons, such as code elements or graphic patterns, thereupon to enable a user with a properly enabled device to detect, such as by scanning or photographing the icon, or by maintaining the icon within a field of view, one or more of the icons to reveal one or more enhanced experiences via the device.