| US 7,527,556 B2 | ||
| Method and systems for shared-ownership lottery plays | ||
| Andrew R. Amada, Phoenix, Ariz. (US); and Michael D. Lancy, Glendale, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Assigned to PowerPick America, LLC, Phoenix, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 04, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/543,385. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/723759, filed on Oct. 04, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/757301, filed on Jan. 09, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/791675, filed on Apr. 12, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0077983 A1, Apr. 05, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—17 [463/16; 463/18; 463/19; 463/25; 463/42; 273/138.1; 273/139] | 45 Claims |
| 1. A method for providing one or more shared-ownership lottery plays using a computer system, the method comprising:
creating by a lottery operator one or more lottery plays available for sale as one or more shared-ownership lottery plays
for a selected game and drawing date;
with the computer system, storing shared-ownership lottery play information including the one or more lottery plays available
for sale as one or more shared-ownership lottery plays for a selected game and drawing date;
with the computer system, receiving a request for one or more shared-ownership lottery plays for the selected game and drawing
date for a player; and
with the computer system, issuing for the player one or more shared-ownership lottery plays in response to the request, wherein
each of the one or more issued shared-ownership lottery plays is selected from the one or more lottery plays available for
shared ownership and wherein the ownership of each of the one or more issued shared-ownership lottery plays is assigned an
ownership percentage increment of less than 100 percent.
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