WO2004004347A3 - System and method for making an award available. - Google Patents

System and method for making an award available. Download PDF

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WO2004004347A3
WO2004004347A3 PCT/GB2003/002745 GB0302745W WO2004004347A3 WO 2004004347 A3 WO2004004347 A3 WO 2004004347A3 GB 0302745 W GB0302745 W GB 0302745W WO 2004004347 A3 WO2004004347 A3 WO 2004004347A3
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award
user
making
available
entitlement
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PCT/GB2003/002745
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WO2004004347A2 (en
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Saj Muzaffar
Jonathan Peachey
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Saj Muzaffar
Jonathan Peachey
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Priority to AU2003242845A priority Critical patent/AU2003242845A1/en
Publication of WO2004004347A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004004347A2/en
Publication of WO2004004347A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004004347A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/414—Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
    • H04N21/41407—Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/02—Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3202—Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
    • G07F17/3204—Player-machine interfaces
    • G07F17/3209—Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3253—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes involving articles, e.g. paying in bottles, paying out toys
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/478—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
    • H04N21/4784—Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application receiving rewards

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Development Economics (AREA)
  • Finance (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Game Theory and Decision Science (AREA)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Economics (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Telephonic Communication Services (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)

Abstract

Apparatus, system and method for making available an award to a user of a broadcast service, game, gambling or amusement machine or the like. The award can be a prize for a successful player. The award may take the form of an airtime or subscription credit applied automatically to the account of a mobile telephone (or SIM card) specified by the player. The method includes making said broadcast service available for said user to receive said service, receiving data supplied by said user, determining entitlement to said award in dependence upon said data supplied by said user, and causing wireless telephone means to become operable for receiving and storing award data indicative of said entitlement.
PCT/GB2003/002745 2002-06-26 2003-06-26 System and method for making an award available. WO2004004347A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AU2003242845A AU2003242845A1 (en) 2002-06-26 2003-06-26 System and method for making an award available.

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GB0214724A GB0214724D0 (en) 2002-06-26 2002-06-26 Prize system
GB0214724.7 2002-06-26

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WO2004004347A2 WO2004004347A2 (en) 2004-01-08
WO2004004347A3 true WO2004004347A3 (en) 2004-02-26

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EP1113639A2 (en) * 1999-08-18 2001-07-04 Nokia Corporation Method and apparatus for playing computer games on a mobile terminal

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US6117013A (en) * 1995-01-27 2000-09-12 Eiba; Peter Playing device system
EP1113639A2 (en) * 1999-08-18 2001-07-04 Nokia Corporation Method and apparatus for playing computer games on a mobile terminal
EP1100032A2 (en) * 1999-11-12 2001-05-16 Nortel Networks Limited Method implemented on a wireless pre-paid platform of business-to-business transaction processing and billing.

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WO2004004347A2 (en) 2004-01-08
GB2390212B (en) 2005-08-10
AU2003242845A1 (en) 2004-01-19
AU2003242845A8 (en) 2004-01-19
GB2390212A (en) 2003-12-31
GB0214724D0 (en) 2002-08-07
GB0314937D0 (en) 2003-07-30

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