Alan K Bozeman

US Patent:

7213811, May 8, 2007

Filed:

Dec 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/296064

Inventors:

Alan Kyle Bozeman - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

Scientific Games Royalty Corporation - Newark DE

International Classification:

A63F 3/06

US Classification:

273139, 273274, 2731381, 2731382, 463 17, 463 18, 283903

Abstract:

A system and method of playing an extension game to a lottery game is disclosed. A lottery game player enters a base game and receives a base game entry, and may elect to play a second lottery game in addition to the base game, and if so, selects or has selected for them game indicia therefor. A winning entry for the base game is selected, whereupon the winning game indicia for the second game is selected to be the game indicia selected for the second game on the winning base game entry. Lottery players who won the base game receive a prize, and those lottery players who did not win the base game but that have the winning game indicia for the second game, as well as those lottery players that won the base game and have the have the winning game indicia for the second game, receive a prize.

US Patent:

7404764, Jul 29, 2008

Filed:

Oct 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/681447

Inventors:

Alan Kyle Bozeman - Vivian LA, US

Assignee:

Scientific Games International, Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 17, 463 9, 463 25, 463 40, 273269, 283 49, 283903

Abstract:

A lottery terminal apparatus and method of playing a word based lottery includes a value input device, a display unit and a lottery input unit for receiving alphabetical game play information wherein the display unit is adapted to visually display the received alphabetical game play information. The lottery terminal unit further includes a controller having a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is operatively coupled to the display unit and is programmed to receive wager data in response to a wager made by a person. The controller and method may assign a prize value to the alphabetical game play information received from the lottery input unit and randomly select an alphabetic sample based on a distribution of choices. The controller may further determine a correlation between the alphabetic sample and the alphanumeric game play information to determine a payout value based on a comparison of the alphabetic sample and the alphanumeric game play information to determine the prize value.

US Patent:

7407437, Aug 5, 2008

Filed:

Sep 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/662736

Inventors:

Alan Kyle Bozeman - Rutherford NJ, US

Assignee:

Scientific Games International, Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 17, 463 9, 463 25, 463 40, 273269, 283 49, 283903

Abstract:

A lottery terminal apparatus and method of playing a word based lottery includes a value input device, a display unit and a lottery input unit for receiving alphabetical game play information wherein the display unit is adapted to visually display the received alphabetical game play information. The lottery terminal unit further includes a controller having a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is operatively coupled to the display unit and is programmed to receive wager data in response to a wager made by a person. The controller and method may assign a prize value to the alphabetical game play information received from the lottery input unit and randomly select an alphabetic sample based on a distribution of choices. The controller may further determine a correlation between the alphabetic sample and the alphanumeric game play information to determine a payout value based on a comparison of the alphabetic sample and the alphanumeric game play information to determine the prize value.

US Patent:

7497778, Mar 3, 2009

Filed:

Dec 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/007535

Inventors:

Alan Kyle Bozeman - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

Scientific Games International, Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 17, 463 9, 463 25, 463 40, 273269, 283 49, 283903, 379 9313

Abstract:

A word-based lottery game wherein a player buys a ticket with a word or set of words and may win a prize if the outcome of a draw confers a win status to one or more words in the ticket. The draw is a random process for which an outcome is a concatenation of characters and may confer word a winner based upon a rule such as being able to compose the word with the drawn characters.

US Patent:

7510116, Mar 31, 2009

Filed:

Oct 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/681442

Inventors:

Arthur S. Robb - Hackensack NJ, US
Stephen Penrice - Morristown NJ, US
Alan Kyle Bozeman - Rutherford NJ, US

Assignee:

Scientific Games International, Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

G06K 5/00

US Classification:

235381, 235380

Abstract:

In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method for conducting a dynamic lottery game, and may include determining an opening entry for the player for the dynamic lottery game. The method may also include dispensing a dynamic lottery game ticket to the player, the dynamic lottery game ticket having indicia disposed thereon corresponding to the opening entry for the player for the dynamic lottery game, reading player selection indicia on the dynamic lottery game ticket, wherein the player selection indicia on the dynamic lottery game ticket corresponds to a dynamic lottery game selection for the player, and determining an outcome of the dynamic lottery game, the outcome being determined based on the player selection indicia. Still further, the method may include dispensing a continuation ticket to the player, the continuation ticket having indicia disposed thereon corresponding to the outcome of the dynamic lottery game for the player, reading the indicia corresponding to the outcome of the dynamic lottery game for the player, determining whether the outcome of the dynamic lottery game is a winning outcome based on the indicia corresponding to the outcome of the dynamic lottery game for the player, and dispensing value to the player in response to determining that the outcome of the dynamic lottery game for the player is a winning outcome.

US Patent:

7601059, Oct 13, 2009

Filed:

Jan 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/336673

Inventors:

Alan Kyle Bozeman - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

Scientific Games International, Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 17, 463 10, 463 12, 463 16, 463 18, 463 19, 463 20, 273272

Abstract:

A method for hosting a word-based lottery game having a plurality of players is disclosed. A player selects a plurality of cells from a playslip and these cells will be converted to a plurality of letters and symbols by a lottery game machine. The player will use these letters and symbols along with one or more letter(s) drawn by the lottery to form words and compare these words with a list of words. For each formed word that is on the list, a point is awarded and extra bonus points may be awarded to some special words. The total points obtained by the player is compared with a prize table and the player is awarded a prize according to the prize table.

US Patent:

7631871, Dec 15, 2009

Filed:

Aug 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/209180

Inventors:

Alan Kyle Bozeman - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

Scientific Games International, Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

A63F 3/06

US Classification:

273269, 273139

Abstract:

A system and method for implementing a lottery game that correlates a first and second sequence of indicia, such as by pairing each term in the first sequence with the term in the second sequence in the same relative position. The correlation is subsequently mapped to a third set of indicia by the game process. For example, the game process may be a Latin square for which each term in the first sequence is identified with a row and each term in the second sequence is identified with a column (or vice versa) and the entries of the square are elements of a third set. Prizes are determined based on the properties of the third set of indicia, such as the number of occurrences of a particular symbol. The entertainment value lies in the various correlating and mapping.

US Patent:

7662038, Feb 16, 2010

Filed:

Jan 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/327627

Inventors:

Alan Kyle Bozeman - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

Scientific Games International, Inc. - Newark DE

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 17, 463 18, 463 19, 273269

Abstract:

The invention is a system and method for hosting a multi-matrix game where a player makes selection from two matrices and the winning numbers are also drawn from these two matrices. Matches are allowed between the player's selection from one matrix and the winning numbers selected from a different matrix.