| CPC G07F 17/329 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/0457 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3255 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3274 (2013.01); G06Q 20/385 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A digital lottery ticket system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device storing a plurality of instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive, via a first electronic communications network, a player ticket validation request from a lottery system access terminal, the player ticket validation request comprising data associated with data obtained from an image of a digital lottery ticket displayed by a player mobile electronic access device;
responsive to receiving the player ticket validation request, determine if the digital lottery ticket is valid and redeemable;
responsive to determining that the digital lottery ticket is valid and redeemable, create and send, via a second electronic communications network, a ticket validation SMS with data representing a one-time code to the player mobile electronic access device;
receive, via the first electronic communications network, a player ticket redemption request from the lottery system access terminal, the player ticket redemption request comprising data representing a digital lottery ticket identification, the one-time code, and a player code;
responsive to receiving the player ticket redemption request, determine based on the data representing the digital lottery ticket identification, the one-time code, and the player code, whether to approve or deny the player ticket redemption request; and
responsive to determining to approve the player ticket redemption request, create and send, via the first electronic communications network, a ticket redemption approval to the lottery system access terminal to approve payment of an award for the digital lottery ticket and to cause the lottery system access terminal to display an indication of an approval of the payment of the award for the digital lottery ticket.
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