Patents by Inventor Chantal Jubinville
Chantal Jubinville 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).
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Patent number: 8262453Abstract: Various embodiments of system and method for implementing a combination lottery and raffle game are provided. One embodiment comprises a method for a progressive lottery game that establishes an initial amount for a lottery jackpot and a raffle-triggering jackpot amount for a progressive lottery game, performing a first lottery draw for the progressive lottery game, and if there is not a jackpot winner based on the first lottery draw, increasing the lottery jackpot to a new amount. Otherwise, if the new amount exceeds the raffle-triggering jackpot amount, combining a raffle game with the progressive lottery game for a subsequent lottery draw. Alternately, the method includes adding a raffle-style game to a progressive lottery game when a winning jackpot reaches a predetermined raffle-triggering jackpot amount, and awarding at least one raffle prize when a draw for the progressive lottery game produces a winning jackpot.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Victor Marinelli
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Patent number: 8221210Abstract: A method of play and system of implementing a primary lottery game having a secondary individual game for a multiplier value of winnings of the primary lottery game and potential secondary winnings for the secondary individual game. A player enters the primary lottery game, which can provide a first monetary winnings, and then can enter a secondary individual game that, if won, provides either a multiplier value of first monetary winnings, separate secondary monetary winnings, or both. The possible total prize amount awarded to the player includes first monetary winnings awarded from the primary lottery game multiplied by any multiplier awarded in the secondary individual game, and any secondary monetary winnings from the secondary individual game. Alternately, a win solely in the secondary individual game can yield a separate award of secondary monetary winnings, regardless if the primary lottery game has winnings.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2005Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventor: Chantal Jubinville
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Patent number: 8109513Abstract: A system, method and lottery ticket that implement a lottery game that uses a geometric figure having a plurality of selection spaces from which a player selects at least one selection space. The selection spaces are then populated with one or more game indicia, with each game indicia having a point value, and prizes are awarded based upon the total number of points associated with the game indicia populated into the player-selected selection spaces. Other lottery games can also be played simultaneously therewith on the same ticket or round of play.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Stephen G. Penrice
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Patent number: 7997982Abstract: A lottery game with a capped jackpot prize and increasing raffle prize is provided. The lottery game is set with an initial jackpot prize. If there is no jackpot winner for the lottery game for a drawing, the jackpot is increased until the jackpot is at least equal to a predefined value. For each subsequent drawing, a raffle prize is set and a raffle number is printed on each lottery ticket. The raffle prize is not distributed until a jackpot winner is determined.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2007Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Victor Marinelli
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Publication number: 20100301555Abstract: A system, method and lottery ticket that implement a lottery game that uses a geometric figure having a plurality of selection spaces from which a player selects at least one selection space. The selection spaces are then populated with one or more game indicia, with each game indicia having a point value, and prizes are awarded based upon the total number of points associated with the game indicia populated into the player-selected selection spaces. Other lottery games can also be played simultaneously therewith on the same ticket or round of play.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Stephen G. Penrice
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Patent number: 7824257Abstract: There is provided a lottery game with a supplemental game. The player plays the lottery game by selecting a plurality of numbers and the player also has the option of playing the supplemental game. The lottery authority selects a set of winning numbers for the lottery game and also selects a set of supplemental numbers. If the player has opted to play the supplemental game, his numbers will not only be compared with the winning numbers but also with the supplemental numbers. The total number of matches between the player's numbers and winning numbers and supplemental numbers determines the player's prize.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2006Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Stephen Penrice
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Patent number: 7798895Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method for conducting a wagering game that may include receiving player input corresponding to at least one first entry for a player for at least one occurrence of the wagering game, randomly selecting a supplemental entry for the player for the at least one occurrence of the wagering game such that the total number of game indicia in the first entries and the supplemental entries is equal to a predetermined maximum number of game indicia. The method may also include randomly selecting a drawing subset comprising a predetermined selected number of game indicia from the range of game indicia, comparing the game indicia of the drawing subset to the game indicia of the first entries, and determining whether any of the first entries is a winning entry based on the level of correspondence between the game indicia of the first entry and the game indicia of the drawing subset.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2003Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Arthur S. Robb, Leonard J. Barri
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Patent number: 7785184Abstract: A monitor-based Texas Hold'em Poker game, where a plurality of game entries are displayed to a player and each game entry is associated with a winning odds and potential payout. After the player places a wager on one of the game entries, the system generates a set of community cards and determines a winning hand according to a set of predefined rules.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Stephen Gerard Penrice, Alan Kyle Bozeman
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Patent number: 7726652Abstract: A system, method and lottery ticket that implement a lottery game that uses a geometric figure having a plurality of selection spaces from which a player selects at least one selection space. The selection spaces are then populated with one or more game indicia, with each game indicia having a point value, and prizes are awarded based upon the total number of points associated with the game indicia populated into the player-selected selection spaces. Other lottery games can also be played simultaneously therewith on the same ticket or round of play.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Stephen G. Penrice
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Publication number: 20070249418Abstract: A lottery game with a capped jackpot prize and increasing raffle prize is provided. The lottery game is set with an initial jackpot prize. If there is no jackpot winner for the lottery game for a drawing, the jackpot is increased until the jackpot is at least equal to a predefined value. For each subsequent drawing, a raffle prize is set and a raffle number is printed on each lottery ticket. The raffle prize is not distributed until a jackpot winner is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2007Publication date: October 25, 2007Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Victor Marinelli
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Patent number: 7204756Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method for awarding at least a portion of a jackpot amount in a lottery game for a plurality of players. The method may include accepting an entry from each of the plurality of players for an occurrence of the lottery game, wherein each entry may include a first subset of numbers selected from a predetermined range of numbers, and determining an outcome for the occurrence of the lottery game, wherein the outcome for the occurrence of the lottery game may include a second subset of numbers selected from the predetermined range of numbers. The method may also include comparing the first subset of numbers for each of the entries to the second subset of numbers for the outcome of the lottery game, and determining the number of matched numbers for each entry between the first subset of numbers for the entry and the second subset of numbers.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2003Date of Patent: April 17, 2007Assignee: Scientific Games Royalty CorporationInventors: Chantal Jubinville, Arthur S. Robb, Alan Kyle Bozeman
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Publication number: 20060249897Abstract: A system, method and lottery ticket that implement a lottery game that uses a geometric figure having a plurality of selection spaces from which a player selects at least one selection space. The selection spaces are then populated with one or more game indicia, with each game indicia having a point value, and prizes are awarded based upon the total number of points associated with the game indicia populated into the player-selected selection spaces. Other lottery games can also be played simultaneously therewith on the same ticket or round of play.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Stephen Penrice
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Publication number: 20060217167Abstract: A monitor-based Texas Hold'em Poker game, where a plurality of game entries are displayed to a player and each game entry is associated with a winning odds and potential payout. After the player places a wager on one of the game entries, the system generates a set of community cards and determines a winning hand according to a set of predefined rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2005Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Stephen Penrice, Alan Bozeman
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Publication number: 20060217181Abstract: An on-line lottery game method is disclosed. The game method includes the steps of providing a base lottery game, in known fashion, and an extension game offered in association with the base lottery game wherein those lottery game players who selectively choose to play the extension game are issued lottery game tickets bearing game indicia selected by the lottery system from a set of game indicia separate from that of player selected indicia. A drawing is held in the normal fashion for the base lottery game, and a drawing is held for the extension game in which game indicia from the second set of game indicia which match the player selected game indicia determine winners of the extension game.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2005Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Richard Mischelof
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Publication number: 20060205476Abstract: A method of play and system of implementing a primary lottery game having a secondary individual game for a multiplier value of winnings of the primary lottery game and potential secondary winnings for the secondary individual game. A player enters the primary lottery game, which can provide a first monetary winnings, and then can enter a secondary individual game that, if won, provides either a multiplier value of first monetary winnings, separate secondary monetary winnings, or both. The possible total prize amount awarded to the player includes first monetary winnings awarded from the primary lottery game multiplied by any multiplier awarded in the secondary individual game, and any secondary monetary winnings from the secondary individual game. Alternately, a win solely in the secondary individual game can yield a separate award of secondary monetary winnings, regardless if the primary lottery game has winnings.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2005Publication date: September 14, 2006Inventor: Chantal Jubinville
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Publication number: 20060178194Abstract: Various embodiments of system and method for implementing a combination lottery and raffle game are provided. One embodiment comprises a method for a progressive lottery game that establishes an initial amount for a lottery jackpot and a raffle-triggering jackpot amount for a progressive lottery game, performing a first lottery draw for the progressive lottery game, and if there is not a jackpot winner based on the first lottery draw, increasing the lottery jackpot to a new amount. Otherwise, if the new amount exceeds the raffle-triggering jackpot amount, combining a raffle game with the progressive lottery game for a subsequent lottery draw. Alternately, the method includes adding a raffle-style game to a progressive lottery game when a winning jackpot reaches a predetermined raffle-triggering jackpot amount, and awarding at least one raffle prize when a draw for the progressive lottery game produces a winning jackpot.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2006Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Victor Marinelli
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Publication number: 20060151944Abstract: There is provided a lottery game with a supplemental game. The player plays the lottery game by selecting a plurality of numbers and the player also has the option of playing the supplemental game. The lottery authority selects a set of winning numbers for the lottery game and also selects a set of supplemental numbers. If the player has opted to play the supplemental game, his numbers will not only be compared with the winning numbers but also with the supplemental numbers. The total number of matches between the player's numbers and winning numbers and supplemental numbers determines the player's prize.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Chantal Jubinville, Stephen Penrice
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Publication number: 20050107153Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method for conducting a wagering game that may include receiving player input corresponding to at least one first entry for a player for at least one occurrence of the wagering game, randomly selecting a supplemental entry for the player for the at least one occurrence of the wagering game such that the total number of game indicia in the first entries and the supplemental entries is equal to a predetermined maximum number of game indicia. The method may also include randomly selecting a drawing subset comprising a predetermined selected number of game indicia from the range of game indicia, comparing the game indicia of the drawing subset to the game indicia of the first entries, and determining whether any of the first entries is a winning entry based on the level of correspondence between the game indicia of the first entry and the game indicia of the drawing subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2003Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicant: IGTInventors: Chantal Jubinville, Arthur Robb, Leonard Barri
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Publication number: 20050064930Abstract: In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method for awarding at least a portion of a jackpot amount in a lottery game for a plurality of players. The method may include accepting an entry from each of the plurality of players for an occurrence of the lottery game, wherein each entry may include a first subset of numbers selected from a predetermined range of numbers, and determining an outcome for the occurrence of the lottery game, wherein the outcome for the occurrence of the lottery game may include a second subset of numbers selected from the predetermined range of numbers. The method may also include comparing the first subset of numbers for each of the entries to the second subset of numbers for the outcome of the lottery game, and determining the number of matched numbers for each entry between the first subset of numbers for the entry and the second subset of numbers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2003Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: IGTInventors: Chantal Jubinville, Arthur Robb, Allan Bozeman