Patent ID: 6035279
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: G06Q,G07C,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
A prize awarding system comprising:at least one data line (11) and terminal (10, 49), said terminal (10, 49) generating a data stream along said data line indicating a first commercial transaction relative at least to a first product:detecting means (13) for detecting said data stream;selecting means (16) cooperating with said detecting means (13) for extracting from said data stream signals identifying said first commercial transaction and first product;comparing means (17) for comparing said signals with codes stored in a memory (18) identifying a second commercial transaction and second product and emitting an enabling signal (19) on detecting a predetermined relationship between said first and second commercial transaction and products; andgenerating means (20) for generating a win probability signal in the presence of said enabling signal (19).