Patents by Inventor Benjamin Eric Mitchell

Benjamin Eric Mitchell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for selling lottery game tickets
    Patent number: 6899621
    Abstract: A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery game tickets, on-line lottery game tickets, or a combination of pre-printed and on-line lottery game tickets in a retail store is disclosed. At least one lottery game token is provided bearing a game identification code thereon for being scanned at a POS terminal provided as a part of an in-store POS network. The scanned identification code is detected by a POS monitor in communication with the POS terminal, the POS monitor determining from the scanned code the type of lottery game to be played. The POS monitor, or a separate ticket controller in communication with the POS monitor, will then issue a dispense ticket command to a ticket dispenser located at the POS terminal for each pre-printed lottery game to be played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Inventors: William F. Behm, James C. Kennedy, Jr., Benjamin Eric Mitchell, Edward W. Wahler
  • System and method for selling lottery game tickets
    Publication number: 20020119817
    Abstract: A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery game tickets, on-line lottery game tickets, or a combination of pre-printed and on-line lottery game tickets in a retail store is disclosed. At least one lottery game token is provided bearing a game identification code thereon for being scanned at a POS terminal provided as a part of an in-store POS network. The scanned identification code is detected by a POS monitor in communication with the POS terminal, the POS monitor determining from the scanned code the type of lottery game to be played. The POS monitor, or a separate ticket controller in communication with the POS monitor, will then issue a dispense ticket command to a ticket dispenser located at the POS terminal for each pre-printed lottery game to be played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: William F. Behm, James C. Kennedy, Benjamin Eric Mitchell, Edward W. Wahler