Method and apparatus for telephone prize opportunities

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H04M 3/42 (2006.01) A63F 9/00 (2006.01) A63F 9/24 (2006.01) G07F 17/32 (2006.01) G06F 19/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2130417

A telephone network is modified so that callers making telephone calls can engage in a game of chance to win a prize without having had to specially dial the game processor, i.e., the telephone numbers of the telephone calls are independent of the game processor. In one embodiment of the invention, the game processor is part of the switch that processes calls through a telecommunications network. Upon conclusion of the game, the caller is supplied with an indication as to whether or not he is a winner and will receive a prize. The determination that acaller is a winner need be made only if the call was successfully completed, that is, routed to a destination at which the call is answered. Advantageously, a) games of chance are attractive to people, especially when it costs nothing to enter, b) the determination that a caller is a winner can be immediately conveyed to him, and c) by proper selection of the odds of winning and the value of prizes, the game can be arranged so that its cost to a telecommunications carrier is less than that carrier's present discounting program.

L'invention est un réseau téléphonique modifié de telle façon que les appelants peuvent participer à un jeu de hasard pour gagner un prix sans avoir à composer le numéro du processeur de jeu, les numéros de téléphone appelés étant indépendant de ce processeur. Dans l'une des concrétisations de l'invention, le processeur de jeu fait partie d'un commutateur qui prend en charge les appels transmis par réseau de télécommunication à la fin du jeu et l'appelant est informé du résultat, c'est-à-dire si il est gagnant ou non et s'il va recevoir un prix. L'appelant ne peut être gagnant que si la communication a été établie, c'est-à-dire que si l'appel a été acheminé à une destination ou si on a répondu à l'appel. Les avantages de l'invention sont les suivants : a) les jeux de hasard sont populaires, particulièrement quand ils n'entraînent aucun déboursé, b) les gagnants peuvent être immédiatement informés de la chose, et c) en choisissant la probabilité de gagner et la valeur des prix de façons appropriées, le jeu peut coûter moins cher à l'entreprise de télécommunication que son programme de remises actuel.

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