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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Monroe, CT (US);
Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, San Francisco, CA (US);
Russell P. Sammon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory J. Scribner, Southbury, CT (US);
Zachary T. Smith, Norwalk, CT (US);
Renny S. Talianchich, London, GB;
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Monroe, CT (US);
Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, San Francisco, CA (US);
Russell P. Sammon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory J. Scribner, Southbury, CT (US);
Zachary T. Smith, Norwalk, CT (US);
Renny S. Talianchich, London, GB;
Inventor Holdings, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Described are methods, systems and apparatus for enabling a lottery player to receive information corresponding to a lottery outcome in association with receipt of an incoming communication. In an implementation, the method includes receiving an indication of an incoming communication, determining a lottery entry outcome, and determining an audible output based on the lottery entry outcome and on the indication of the incoming communication. The method also includes outputting the audible output via a player device to indicate both the incoming communication and the lottery entry outcome.