KR20050076207A - Lottery game system connection internet advertisement gift certificate and method same - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method for playing an online lottery game linked to an offline advertising voucher are disclosed. Online lottery game system linked to the Internet advertising gift certificate in accordance with the present invention is connected to the client network; Content connected to the communication network to store the authentication number information and member information of the issued Internet gift certificate, and the client subscribed as a member stored in the database log-in response to transmit the lottery game menu content associated with the Internet advertising gift certificate A transmission module and an authentication number described in an Internet gift certificate issued offline from the logged-in client in response to the transmission, accessing the game playable count information from the database to transmit the game play count to the client. An authentication module, a game module for storing a manually selected lottery number or an automatically generated lottery number transmitted in response to the lottery game information transmitted from the logged-in client, in the member database, and from the logged-in client. Sent The lottery game history in response to the input of inquiry information comparing the lottery numbers lottery information and numbers stored in the membership database is configured by a vote whether to include advertising web server configured as a lottery check module to be transmitted to the client.

Description

Lottery game system and method linked to Internet advertising gift certificate {LOTTERY GAME SYSTEM CONNECTION INTERNET ADVERTISEMENT GIFT CERTIFICATE AND METHOD SAME}

The present invention relates to a lottery game method through a communication network, and more particularly, to a system and method for playing an online lottery game linked to an offline advertising gift certificate.

In general, vouchers are used to purchase money by paying in advance, visiting retail stores that have signed a chain store contract, and paying for goods with vouchers. These vouchers include printed vouchers, such as securities that can be purchased at various department stores or cooperatives, paid for and transferred to others, debit cards that can be used as deposits after depositing in banks in advance. (on-line) Pre-paid cards that are purchased in advance for electronic payments in electronic shopping malls, and electronic money for payments on products purchased in electronic commerce while being virtual on the communication network and not present in reality. have.

Such a gift certificate may be distributed to a consumer or a commerce related person of a product by posting a promotional text on the gift certificate for a specific company.

The vouchers are prepaid in advance and take a considerable period of time to pay for the goods. In this case, the interest burden due to the prepaid purchase is transferred to the voucher owner. In addition, in the case of a printed gift certificate or prepaid card, if it is lost, it cannot be reissued and can be used by others, so the original owner of the gift certificate will lose money.

Therefore, there is no advantage of purchasing and using a gift certificate, such as printed securities or electronic money in a virtual space, in advance, as described above, and there is no remedy for damage compensation when a gift certificate is lost. There is this. In addition, there was a problem that the cost of purchasing a gift certificate for the purpose of its promotion.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to publish an advertisement copy on an Internet voucher issued by an advertising web site and distribute it to consumers, and to use the Internet voucher to play a lottery lottery game provided by the advertising web site. To provide a lottery game system and method linked to.

Another object of the present invention is to distribute the Internet gift vouchers for the lottery lottery provided by the company's affiliated advertising website to consumers visiting the Internet that consumers can use the lottery lottery game through the advertising website The present invention provides a lottery game system and method linked to an advertising gift certificate.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lottery game system linked to an Internet advertising gift certificate having a client connectable to a communication network, comprising: a database storing authentication number information and member information of an issued Internet gift certificate; A content transmission module for transmitting a lottery game menu content linked to an Internet advertising gift certificate in response to a log-in of a client registered as a member stored in the database, and an authentication number described in an internet gift certificate issued offline from the logged-in client. An authentication module for accessing the game playable count information from the database in response to the transmission and transmitting the game play count to the client, and in response to the lottery game information transmitted from the logged-in client. Be A game module for storing a manually selected lottery number or an automatically generated lottery number in the member database, and the lottery number information and lottery winnings stored in the member database in response to input of the lottery game history inquiry information transmitted from the logged-in client. Comparing the numbers, characterized in that configured as an advertising web server consisting of a lottery winning confirmation module for transmitting the winning or not to the client.

The lottery winning confirmation module searches for a lottery number of a winning member by comparing a plurality of lottery numbers stored in the member database and the entered lottery ticket numbers in response to input of a winning lottery ticket number and a confirmation command from the outside, and It further comprises a winning information transmission module for transmitting the winning information of the lottery to the e-mail address of the winning member (E-mail address).

The game module transmits a manual game or an automatic game menu content in response to the lottery game information transmitted from the client, and automatically generates and transmits a lottery number set to a preset group number in response to the automatic game menu being selected. In response to the input of the storage command, it is preferable to store the lottery number transmitted from the client.

Lottery game method linked to the Internet advertising gift certificate according to another aspect of the present invention,

Establishing a database in which authentication number information and member information of an internet voucher issued offline are stored, and a client subscribed as a member stored in the database responds to log-in through a communication network to link an internet advertising gift voucher. And transmitting the game play count to the client by accessing the playable count information from the database in response to the transmission of the content transmission step of transmitting the content and the authentication number described in the Internet gift certificate issued offline from the logged-in client. An authentication step for storing the selected lottery number or an automatically generated lottery number transmitted therefrom in response to the lottery game information transmitted from the logged-in client; Cline The lottery game history in response to an input of inquiry information transmitted from the comparison information and the lottery ticket number, winning the lottery numbers stored in the member database, characterized by the yirueojim whether winning lottery to determine the method comprising transmitting to the client.

In the lottery winning confirmation step, a plurality of lottery numbers stored in the member database are compared with the input lottery lottery numbers stored in the member database in response to input of a lottery lottery number and a confirmation command from the outside, and the lottery number of the winning member is searched for. It further comprises a winning information transmission step of transmitting the winning information of the lottery to the e-mail address (E-mail address) of the winning member.

The game progress step transmits a manual game or an automatic game menu content in response to the lottery game information transmitted from the client, and automatically generates and transmits a lottery number set to a preset group number in response to the automatic game menu being selected. Preferably, the lottery number transmitted from the client is stored in response to the input of the storage command.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. It should be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth. It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention described below are intended to sufficiently convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art. It should also be noted that reference numerals of components having the same function are denoted by the same that detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations in the art which may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention are omitted.

1 is a view for explaining the outline of issuing merchants coupons for a lottery game linked to a preferred Internet advertising gift certificate of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 12 is an advertisement web server (advertising company), which issues an Internet advertising gift certificate with a unique authentication number published offline according to an offline contract with a merchant (store) 14 that is an advertisement consumer. The advertisement of the affiliated store can be performed, and the homepage containing the content information of the affiliated store 14 performs a link service of the produced homepage.

Here, the Internet advertising gift certificate refers to a web server to consumers who visit the company for the purpose of promoting the affiliated shop 14 selling the specific goods (for example, all service businesses that sell goods such as restaurants, beauty salons, gas stations, etc.). (advertisement web server; contents service provider) Refers to gift certificates issued online or offline by an advertising company that operates (12). Such an Internet gift certificate includes a product which is set in advance through a lottery or the like when the consumer 16 joins the advertising web server 12 as a member and transmits the authentication number printed on the internet advertising gift certificate to the advertising web server 12. Draw a lottery ticket and, when winning, deliver / receive the prize / prize to the member.

Such an Internet advertising gift voucher has the advantage of being able to substitute the advertisement of the affiliated shops on the advertising web site at a low price and later sell its products online to consumers. In addition, merchants can maximize their advertising effectiveness at a low price by distributing Internet vouchers free of charge to customers visiting the company, and consumers can receive unexpected goods or spots through free Internet vouchers. Will have

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a lottery game system linked to a preferred Internet advertising gift certificate of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, a client 20 driven by a consumer for utilizing an Internet advertising gift certificate and connected to the communication network 18 and connected to the communication network 18, responds to the connection of the client 20. It is composed of a web server 12 for transmitting the initial content and the lottery game through the Internet advertising gift certificate in response to the login of the client 20 subscribed as a member. In the present invention, the communication network 18 refers to the Internet for connecting the world using Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) / Internet Protocol (IP) and code division multiple access (CDMA). Voice and data transfer to portable wireless phones such as hand held phones, cellular phones, mobile phones, etc.), TDMA (time division multiple access), IMT2000, etc. Refers to the wireless Internet.

The web server 12 includes an authentication database 24 in which authentication number information of the issued Internet gift certificate is stored, a member database 26 in which information of a registered member and lottery information played by the member is stored, and the member The content transmission module 28 for transmitting the lottery game content associated with the Internet advertising gift certificate in response to the log-in when the client 20 subscribed as a member stored in the database 26 is issued offline from the logged-in client. An authentication module 30 for accessing the execution game count information from the authentication database 24 in response to the authentication number described in the Internet gift certificate and transmitting the game count number to the client, and the log-in In response to the lottery game information transmitted from the client 20, a manual selective lottery number or an automatically generated lottery number transmitted therefrom The lottery number information stored in the member database 26 in response to input of the game module 32 for storing a call in the member database 26 and the lottery game history inquiry information transmitted from the logged-in client 20. The lottery winning confirmation module 34 compares the lottery winning numbers and transmits the winnings to the client 20. At this time, the lottery winning confirmation module 34 compares a plurality of lottery numbers stored in the member database with the entered lottery ticket numbers in response to input of a winning lottery ticket number and a confirmation command from the outside and compares the lottery numbers of the winning members. And a winning information transmitting module for searching and transmitting the winning information of the corresponding lottery to the e-mail address of the winning member.

3 is a flow chart of a lottery game control linked to a preferred Internet advertising gift certificate of the present invention, wherein a customer who has visited the merchant 14, that is, a consumer, receives an Internet advertising gift certificate from the merchant 14 and then serves as a member of the web server 12. This is the control flow of signing up and playing a lottery game.

Figure 4 is a flow chart of the automatic lottery game number generation control associated with the preferred Internet advertising gift certificate of the present invention.

Referring to Figures 2 to 4 will be described in more detail the process of the consumer receiving the Internet advertising voucher distributed by the affiliate 14 to join the advertising web server 12 to play the Internet lottery game.

Now, the consumer 16 who visits the merchant 14 and purchases a product or receives a service provided by the merchant 14 receives an Internet advertising gift certificate distributed by the merchant 14, and the advertisement company, for example, an advertisement. In order to play a free lottery game provided by the web server 12, the user inputs a URL (uniform resource locator) of the web server 12 into the address box of the web browser using the client 20 of FIG. 18) the client 20 and the web server 12 are connected to each other in a state capable of transmitting and receiving data.

At this time, the web server 12 is connected to the client 20 side of the initial content, for example, the contents of the contents provided by the company's website, and other various useful content indicating the registration menu and lottery game guide, etc. The information is transmitted to the client 20 connected through the communication network 18.

In order to use useful content provided by the web server 12 or to play a lottery game, the client 20 needs to register as a member. Membership should be a real name like a normal Internet web server, must be given a unique ID (identification), and must be registered and registered a password that only the client 20 itself. The procedure for subscribing to the web server 12 as a member is the same as a conventional method, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the client 20, which is a member of the web server 12, logs in formally by inputting an ID and a password, the web server 12 responds to the login of the client 20. In the process, a plurality of game menus for playing an initial content, for example, a lottery game, are transmitted to the client 20. Here, the lottery game may be an example of "LOTTO-645" currently being sold online on the Internet.

If the user wants to play the lottery lottery game for free by inputting the authentication number written on the Internet advertising gift certificate received from the initial merchant 14, the consumer 16 is displayed on the monitor of the client 20 connected to the web server 12. When the displayed authentication number menu is clicked and a unique authentication number described in the Internet advertisement gift certificate is input, the authentication number input to the client 20 is input to the web server 12 through 40 in FIG. At this time, the number of lottery games can be determined according to the authentication number. For example, the contents contracted by the affiliated store 14 are determined according to the lottery ticket set for the authentication number of one Internet advertisement gift certificate.

If the web server 12 that inputs the authentication number transmitted from the client 20 in step 40 determines whether the authentication number entered is a valid true authentication number with reference to the contents of the authentication database, it is determined to be valid. In step 42 of 3, the number of possible lottery games is examined from the authentication database. At this time, the number of possible lottery tickets is reduced every time the client plays the lottery game. Subsequently, the web server 12 determines whether the lottery game is possible by logging in the corresponding member, that is, the client 20, in step 44. If the lottery game is possible, the online server lottery, for example, 5 in step 46 of FIG. Give the game. For example, the content on which slip paper, such as the lotto 654, is displayed is transmitted to the client 20. Content such as slip paper includes a manual game menu and an automatic game menu (a game that automatically generates a lottery number).

If the lottery game is impossible because there is no remaining game number for the authentication number of the inputted Internet advertisement gift certificate, the web server 12 transmits a lottery game grant failure message to the client 20 in step 48 of FIG. In the present invention, if the lottery game is possible, the number of games per week or more is 30 or there is no remaining number of the lottery game. If the number of weekly games is 30 or more, the owner will be sent a message to play the game instead.

Meanwhile, if it is determined that the menu selected in step 38 of FIG. 3 is the lottery game menu, the web server 12 proceeds to the lottery game in step 50. Here, the lottery game progress means whether the consumer selects the lottery number manually according to the lottery lottery game content transmitted in the form of slip paper or determines the lottery number using the automatically generated number automatically generated by the web server 12. And determining whether to store the selected lottery number. This lottery game progress is described in more detail with reference to FIG.

In step 50, the web server 12, which has performed the lottery game, stores in the corresponding area of the member database 26 in response to the storage command transmitted from the client 20 in step 52. Thereafter, the scanned area of the real lotto 645 lottery ticket is also stored in the storage area.

If it is determined that the winning history inquiry menu is selected in step 38 described above, the web server 12 retrieves the lottery number stored in the member database in step 54 of FIG. 3, and is stored in the authentication database 24 in step 56. Compared with the actual winning number, the winner is judged whether or not the winning history, and then the result message is transmitted to the corresponding client (12).

In addition, the lottery winning confirmation step of step 56 is a lottery number of the winning member by comparing a plurality of lottery numbers stored in the member database and the entered lottery ticket numbers in response to the input of the winning lottery number and confirmation command from the outside Searching for, and transmitting the winning information of the lottery to the e-mail address of the winning member (E-mail address).

By the control process as shown in FIG. 3, the consumer 16, that is, the client 20, uses the authentication number described in the internet advertisement gift certificate distributed by the affiliate store 14 for the purpose of promoting the company to the advertisement web server 12. After logging in, you can enjoy the lottery lottery game, so that the advertising company, i.e., the merchant affiliated with the advertising web server 12, can promote the company at low cost through the Internet advertising gift certificate, and the advertising company can And it is possible to provide the services of the merchant to the consumer can do an advertising business at a low cost.

Figure 4 is a flow chart of the lottery game number automatic generation control associated with the preferred Internet advertising gift certificate of the present invention, showing a detailed operation routine of the lottery game progress process shown in FIG.

When the client 20 selects the lottery game progress menu, the web server 12 logs in from the member database 26 and the authentication database 24 in step 58 of FIG. 4 in response to the selection of the lottery game progress menu. Load the member information of the client 20 and the game information (game availability information) into the internal memory. Thereafter, in step 60, the biorhythm is checked based on the date of birth of the member stored in the member database 26, and the biorhythm content is transmitted to the client 20. Therefore, the member can check the physical rhythm index, emotional rhythm index and intelligence rhythm index every time the lottery game. At this time, the biorhythm content is simply one of the contents provided to the subscription member in the web server 12, and is not closely related to the generation of the lottery number.

In step 62, the web server 12 performing the process 58 determines whether there are remaining game counts. If it is determined that the lottery game is impossible, the web server 12 transmits a message indicating that there is no remaining game to the client 20, and returns to step 36 of FIG. 3 from step 66 to the web server 12. To send the initial content. In this case, the message indicating that there is no residual game is image, text or sound information, and all of them may be included.

If it is determined that there are remaining game possible counts in step 62, the web server 12 performs step 70 or step 78 of FIG.

If it is determined that there is no existing generated number in step 70 of FIG. 4, the first group number is generated in step 70, the lottery number of the corresponding group is assigned to the logged-in client 20 in step 72, and the game lottery in step 74. The number is stored in the member database 26. After that, when the client 12 selects a game plus (additional game) menu, the web server 12 automatically generates a lottery lottery number repeatedly from step 58 of FIG. 4 and assigns it to the corresponding client 20. do.

If it is determined in step 68 that there is an existing generation number, the web server 12 checks the number of members of the group number assigned in steps 78 and 80, and then checks whether 20 or more members who have received the group number have been exceeded. Judge the search. If the number of members assigned the same group number is greater than 20, the search result of step 80 generates the lottery number of the group number increasing the group number and gives it to the corresponding client 20. Do this. However, if the number of members of the same group number does not exceed 20, the lottery number of the previously generated group number is assigned to the client 20 in step 72.

When the same member plays the lottery game by the above operation, the same lottery number is not duplicated.

Although not described in detail above, various methods may be used to generate and assign a lottery number to the client 20. For example, a random generation method for randomly generating a lottery number of 1-45 by a noise code may be applied. In addition, a method of limiting the maximum number of games that can be played within one day and one week may be applied.

As described above, the present invention can participate in a lottery game that is drawn off-line using an Internet advertising gift certificate that can be purchased online. In addition, in a web service provider (web server) that provides various contents to clients, advertisements of affiliated stores may be displayed and promoted through online and Internet advertising gift certificates, thereby enabling low-cost advertising.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view for explaining an outline of issuing an affiliated store coupon for a lottery game linked to a preferred internet advertising gift certificate of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a lottery game system linked to a preferred Internet advertising gift certificate of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of a lottery game linked to a preferred Internet advertising gift certificate of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing a flow chart of the automatic lottery game number generation control associated with the preferred Internet advertising gift certificate of the present invention.

Claims (5)

A lottery game system linked to an Internet advertising gift certificate having a client connectable to a communication network, A database which is connected to the communication network and stores authentication number information and member information of the issued Internet gift certificate; A content transmission module for transmitting a lottery game menu content associated with an Internet advertising gift certificate in response to a log-in when a client subscribed as a member stored in the database; An authentication module for accessing the playable game count information from the database in response to the authentication number described in the Internet gift certificate issued offline by the logged-in client to transmit the game play count to the client; A game module for storing a manually selected lottery number or an automatically generated lottery number transmitted in response to the lottery game information transmitted from the logged-in client in the member database; In response to the input of the lottery game history inquiry information transmitted from the logged-in client, an advertisement web server comprising a lottery winning confirmation module for comparing the lottery number information stored in the member database with the lottery winning number and transmitting the winning result to the client. Lottery game system linked to the Internet advertising gift certificate, characterized in that consisting of. The lottery winning confirmation module of claim 1, wherein the lottery winning confirmation module compares a plurality of lottery numbers stored in the member database with the entered lottery ticket numbers in response to input of a winning lottery ticket number and a confirmation command from the outside. Searching the number, the lottery game system linked to the Internet advertising gift certificate, characterized in that it further comprises a winning information transmission module for transmitting the winning information of the lottery to the email address of the winning member. The game module of claim 1 or 2, wherein the game module transmits a manual game or an automatic game menu content in response to the lottery game information transmitted from the client, and responds when the automatic game menu is selected to a preset group number. A lottery game system linked to an Internet advertising gift certificate, which automatically generates and transmits a set lottery number and stores the lottery number transmitted from the client in response to an input of a storage command. In the lottery game method linked to the Internet advertising gift certificate, Constructing a database in which authentication number information and member information of an internet gift certificate issued offline are stored; A content transmission step of transmitting a lottery game menu content linked to an Internet advertising gift certificate by a client subscribed as a member stored in the database in response to log-in upon a communication network; An authentication step of accessing the execution game count information from the database in response to the authentication number described in the Internet gift certificate issued offline by the logged-in client and transmitting the game count count to the client; A game progress step of storing a manually selected lottery number or an automatically generated lottery number transmitted therefrom in response to the lottery game information transmitted from the logged-in client; In response to the input of the lottery game history inquiry information sent from the logged-in client, a lottery winning confirmation step of comparing the lottery number information stored in the member database with the lottery winning number is transmitted to the client. Lottery game method linked to the Internet advertising gift certificate. The method of claim 4, wherein the lottery winning confirmation step is performed by comparing a plurality of lottery numbers stored in the member database with the entered lottery ticket numbers in response to input of a winning lottery ticket number and a confirmation command from the outside. Searching for a number, the lottery game method linked to the Internet advertising gift certificate, characterized in that it further comprises a winning information transmission step of transmitting the winning information of the lottery to the e-mail address of the winning member.