METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING THE PLAY OF FRACTIONAL LOTTERY TICKETS UTILIZING POINT-OF-SALE TERMINALS - Patent 1013025

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EP 1 013 025 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.07.1999

(43)	Date of publication:
	28.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/26

(21)	Application number: 98944481.5

(22)	Date of filing: 21.08.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04K 1/02

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9817/382

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9911/008 (04.03.1999 Gazette 1999/09)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

26.08.1997 US 920116
20.03.1998 US 45036
30.06.1998 US 107971

(71)	Applicant: Walker Digital, LLC
	Stamford, CT 09605 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	VAN LUCHENE, Andrew, S. Norwalk, CT 06850 (US)

(74)	Representative: Maggs, Michael Norman et al
	Kilburn & Strode20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING THE PLAY OF FRACTIONAL LOTTERY TICKETS UTILIZING POINT-OF-SALE TERMINALS