Patent ID: 6048268
Filing Date: 2000-04-11
Classification: A63F,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
A checkout terminal including an electronic promotional game, comprising:a display screen;means for displaying an electronic game card on the display screen, the electronic game card having at least one selection area defined by a simulated opaque image;a processor having a memory, the processor being operable for substituting a selected area of the simulated opaque image with a corresponding area of indicia representing game information in an area-by-area progression, thereby electronically simulating progressive erasure of the simulated opaque image to reveal the game information; and,input means coupled to the processor for entry of data representing at least one of a value and an identity of products presented for purchase;wherein the processor is operable to select from the memory particular indicia to be displayed as the game information as a function of said at least one of the value and the identity of the products.