Patent ID: 7635304
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A virtual lottery unit comprising: a virtual lottery ticket price display that displays a first virtual lottery ticket price and a second virtual lottery ticket price; a virtual lottery processor configured to (i) operate a virtual lottery game in which the first virtual lottery ticket price corresponds to a first distinct known potential percentage of a progressive jackpot prize that can be won with a virtual lottery ticket purchased according to the first virtual lottery ticket price having a winning virtual lottery ticket number and the second virtual lottery ticket price corresponds to a second distinct known potential percentage of the progressive jackpot prize that can be won with a virtual lottery ticket purchased according to the second virtual lottery ticket price having the winning virtual lottery ticket number, (ii) compare a selection of a virtual lottery ticket number from a player with a winning lottery ticket number, and (iii) calculate a distribution of the progressive jackpot prize to the player based upon a virtual lottery ticket price selected by the player if the virtual lottery ticket number from the player equals the winning virtual lottery ticket number, a sum of the first distinct known potential percentage of the progressive jackpot prize and the second distinct known potential percentage of the progressive jackpot prize being greater than the progressive jackpot prize, the progressive jackpot prize increasing in size based on a portion of ticket sales revenue, the second distinct known potential percentage of the progressive jackpot prize established such that a first association subtracted from a second association results in a fixed non-zero value, the first association equaling the first distinct known potential percentage of the progressive jackpot prize divided by the first virtual lottery ticket price, the second association equaling the second distinct known potential percentage of the progressive jackpot prize divided by the second virtual lottery ticket price; a price selection input that receives the selection of a virtual lottery ticket price at which the virtual lottery ticket is purchased; a number selection input that receives the selection of a virtual lottery ticket number from the player; and a random number generator that generates the winning virtual lottery ticket number.