公开(公告)号：US06320675B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-20

申请号：US09113358

申请日：1998-07-10

申请人： Eihiro Sakaki ,  Hiroyuki Yamazaki

发明人： Eihiro Sakaki ,  Hiroyuki Yamazaki

IPC分类号： H04N1387

CPC分类号： H04N1/00867 ,  H04N1/00838 ,  H04N1/0087 ,  H04N1/32203 ,  H04N1/32208 ,  H04N1/32256 ,  H04N1/32267 ,  H04N1/32288 ,  H04N1/32299 ,  H04N1/32309 ,  H04N2201/0082 ,  H04N2201/3205 ,  H04N2201/327 ,  H04N2201/3281 ,  H04N2201/3284 ,  Y10S283/901

摘要： It is an object to provide an adding technique for enabling additional information to be certainly decoded from an image to which two or more kinds of additional information was added to an input image so that it is difficult to discriminate by the human eyes. To accomplish this object, for example, a plurality of kinds of additional information is periodically added to the input image at different periods so that it is difficult to discriminate by the human eyes. The image to which those additional information was added is outputted to an image forming unit.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种添加技术，用于使得能够从输入图像中添加两种或更多种附加信息的图像肯定地解码附加信息，使得难以被人眼区分。 为了实现该目的，例如，在不同的时间周期地将多种附加信息周期性地添加到输入图像，使得难以被人眼区分。 添加了这些附加信息的图像被输出到图像形成单元。

公开(公告)号：US06296569B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-02

申请号：US09690229

申请日：2000-10-17

申请人： Philip Congello, Jr.

发明人： Philip Congello, Jr.

IPC分类号： A63F1300

CPC分类号： G07F17/3255 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  Y10S283/901

摘要： A fractional denomination on-line gaming system and method of playing for use in all lottery, commercial game, promotional and other game applications. The preferred method of playing allows a consumer to purchase a fractional denomination share of a full unit game ticket, in an amount equal to the change the customer would have received back from any purchase of goods or services from a retailer authorized to offer the game. The method of playing includes a gaming system to exchange a customer's change for a fractional denomination game ticket for a chance at winning a prize. Players holding winning tickets will each receive a proportion of the overall prize based on the value of their wager relative to the total amount wagered by all winning tickets. Fractional denomination game tickets may play at equal odds of winning a prize or at weighted odds based on the fractional denomination share of a full unit game ticket entry. The lottery sponsor will determine the winning numbers according to the rules of the particular game. The game can incorporate the existing equipment of the lottery sponsor and requires programming and software modifications for processing fractional denomination game tickets. The ticket is printed in a format that facilitates a fractional denomination game ticket. The invention and method of playing can be adapted for use in other games of chance, games of skill and other gaming categories.

摘要翻译： 一个分数面额的在线游戏系统和玩法，用于所有彩票，商业游戏，促销和其他游戏应用程序。 优选的播放方式允许消费者购买完整单位游戏机的分数面额份额，其量等于客户从授权提供游戏的零售商购买商品或服务的任何购买的变化。 玩的方法包括一个游戏系统，用于交换客户对分数面额游戏机的变化，以获得奖品的机会。 持有获奖门票的玩家将根据所有获奖门票的总金额相对于下注的价值而获得整体奖金的一部分。 分数面额游戏机票可以以相同的赔率赢得奖金或以加权赔率，基于全部单位游戏票证条目的分数面额份额。 彩票赞助商将根据特定游戏的规则确定获胜数字。 该游戏可以包含彩票赞助商的现有设备，并且需要编程和软件修改来处理小数面额游戏机票。 票以打印小数面额游戏机的格式打印。 本发明和玩法可适用于其他游戏机会，技能游戏和其他游戏类别。

公开(公告)号：US06270122B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-07

申请号：US09426225

申请日：1999-10-22

申请人： Mark A. Shadle ,  David M. Good ,  Gerrit L. Verschuur ,  Chauncey T. Mitchell, Jr.

发明人： Mark A. Shadle ,  David M. Good ,  Gerrit L. Verschuur ,  Chauncey T. Mitchell, Jr.

IPC分类号： G04B1700

CPC分类号： B44C3/005 ,  B41M7/0027 ,  B44C1/145 ,  Y10S283/901 ,  Y10S283/903 ,  Y10S428/916 ,  Y10T156/1084 ,  Y10T428/249995 ,  Y10T428/249997

摘要： Display information is revealed from behind a metal film that can be cleared upon effective contact with a clearing agent. The metal film, while opaque, is generally less than 1000 Angstroms thick and can be cleared by exposure to innocuous agents including food or other household products.

摘要翻译： 显示信息从金属薄膜背后露出，可以在与清除剂有效接触后清除。 金属膜虽然不透明，但通常小于1000埃，可以通过暴露于无害物质（包括食品或其他家用产品）而被清除。

公开(公告)号：US06259506B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-10

申请号：US09102786

申请日：1998-06-23

申请人： Nabil M Lawandy

发明人： Nabil M Lawandy

IPC分类号： G02F113

CPC分类号： G06K19/06 ,  Y10S283/901

摘要： In a first aspect this invention provides a security article comprising an electrically actuated optical switch comprised of a liquid crystal material. In one embodiment the liquid crystal material is disposed in a layer of polymer dispersed liquid crystal material. In a second embodiment the liquid crystal material is micro-encapsulated with an orientable dye. In a second aspect this invention provides a document or currency that comprises a paper matrix that includes at least one security article, i.e. a security thread. In a third aspect this invention provides a device for verifying an authenticity of a document or currency of a type that includes at least one security article, i.e. at least one security thread. The at least one security thread includes the liquid crystal material having a visual characteristic that is switched between two states as a function of a presence or absence of an electric field between first and second electrodes. In one embodiment the device for verifying the authenticity of the document or the currency includes an external pump source for generating a stimulated emission the at least one security article disposed within the document or currency. In one embodiment the external pump source includes a pulsed Nd:YLF laser, a frequency doubling KTP crystal and a device to provide stimulated Raman scattering.

摘要翻译： 在第一方面，本发明提供一种安全制品，其包括由液晶材料构成的电致动光开关。 在一个实施例中，液晶材料设置在聚合物分散液晶材料层中。 在第二实施方案中，液晶材料用可取向染料微胶囊化。 在第二方面，本发明提供了一种文档或货币，其包括纸矩阵，其包括至少一个安全物品，即安全线。 在第三方面，本发明提供了一种用于验证包括至少一个安全用品（即至少一个安全线程）的类型的文档或货币的真实性的设备。 所述至少一个安全线包括具有在两个状态之间切换的视觉特性的液晶材料作为第一和第二电极之间的电场存在或不存在的函数。 在一个实施例中，用于验证文档或货币的真实性的装置包括用于产生被安排在文档或货币内的至少一个安全物品的受激发射的外部泵浦源。 在一个实施例中，外部泵浦源包括脉冲Nd：YLF激光器，倍频KTP晶体和提供受激拉曼散射的器件。

公开(公告)号：US06256110B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-03

申请号：US09092871

申请日：1998-06-08

申请人： Akihiro Yoshitani

发明人： Akihiro Yoshitani

IPC分类号： G06K1502

CPC分类号： G06T1/0028 ,  G06T2201/0051 ,  H04N1/00838 ,  H04N1/32203 ,  H04N1/32208 ,  H04N1/32309 ,  H04N2201/0091 ,  H04N2201/3205 ,  H04N2201/327 ,  H04N2201/3271 ,  Y10S283/901

摘要： In case of forming a color image by using a plurality of kinds of inks (for example, dark yellow and light yellow) of a same color system and different densities, it is an object to embed addition information into an input image while suppressing a deterioration in image quality of the input image as much as possible. To accomplish this object, in one embodiment of the invention, the addition information is added to the input image by using anyone of the plurality of kinds of inks having the optimum density.

摘要翻译： 在通过使用相同颜色系统和不同密度的多种油墨（例如，深黄色和浅黄色）形成彩色图像的情况下，将添加信息嵌入到输入图像中同时抑制劣化 尽可能地输入图像的图像质量。 为了实现该目的，在本发明的一个实施例中，通过使用具有最佳密度的多种油墨中的任何一种将添加信息添加到输入图像。

公开(公告)号：US06254007B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-03

申请号：US09496704

申请日：2000-02-02

申请人： William H. Mowry, Jr.

发明人： William H. Mowry, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06K1906

CPC分类号： B42D25/405 ,  B41M3/14 ,  B42D25/00 ,  G06K19/06 ,  G06K19/10 ,  G07D7/004 ,  H04N1/00883 ,  Y10S283/901 ,  Y10S283/902

摘要： A security document is prepared by designating specialized tiling elements to be printed in selected image element cells across the face of the document. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method of preparing a security document is provided comprising the steps of: (i) designating a security image area on a face of a document; (ii) dividing the security image area into a plurality of image element cells, such that the image element cells define an array of image element cells across the security image area; and (iii) designating respective printed tiling elements to be printed in selected ones of the image element cells to define a printed security image and a printed complementary security image within the security image area. Individual ones of the respective printed tiling elements comprise printed units positioned within the respective image element cells. The printed units are positioned such that image element cells including the respective printed tiling elements define substantially identical repeating printed elements, and such that individual ones of the repeating printed elements comprise apportioned repeating printed elements. The apportioned repeating printed elements are defined by a combination of printed units from neighboring image element cells.

摘要翻译： 通过在文档的表面上指定要在所选择的图像元素单元中打印的专门的拼贴元素来准备安全文档。 根据本发明的一个实施例，提供了一种准备安全文档的方法，包括以下步骤：（i）指定文档面部上的安全图像区域; （ii）将安全图像区域划分为多个图像元素单元，使得图像元素单元在安全图像区域之间定义图像元素单元的阵列; 以及（iii）指定要在所选择的图像元素单元中打印的各个打印的拼贴元素，以在安全图像区域内定义打印的安全图像和打印的互补的安全图像。 相应印刷的平铺元件中的各个包括位于各个图像元件单元内的印刷单元。 打印单元被定位成使得包括相应印刷的平铺元件的图像元件单元限定基本上相同的重复印刷元件，并且使得重复印刷元件中的单独印刷元件包括分配的重复印刷元件。 分配的重复印刷元件由来自相邻图像元素单元的印刷单元的组合定义。

公开(公告)号：US06250685B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-26

申请号：US09001901

申请日：1997-12-31

申请人： Jay S. Walker ,  James A. Jorasch ,  Stephen C. Tulley

发明人： Jay S. Walker ,  James A. Jorasch ,  Stephen C. Tulley

IPC分类号： B42D1500

CPC分类号： A63F3/0665 ,  A63F3/0655 ,  A63F2001/005 ,  A63F2001/008 ,  Y10S283/901 ,  Y10S283/903

摘要： A ticket for an instant lottery game and method for playing the same is disclosed. As described in one aspect of the disclosure, a ticket for an instant lottery game simulates computerized video poker. The ticket comprises an initial hand of cards imprinted on the ticket, wherein the initial hand is normally hidden under a corresponding alterable area so that when the alterable area corresponding to the initial hand is altered, the initial hand is revealed. The ticket also includes a plurality of strategies for the game each imprinted on the ticket, wherein each strategy is related to the initial hand, wherein the strategies are those that are most likely to result in a player achieving a favorable outcome for the game, and wherein each strategy is normally hidden under a corresponding alterable area so that when an alterable area corresponding to one of the plurality of strategies is altered, the strategy corresponding thereto is revealed. The ticket also includes a plurality of final hands for the game imprinted on the ticket, wherein each of the plurality of final hands is associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of strategies, and wherein each of the plurality of final hands is normally hidden under a corresponding alterable area. In this way, when a strategy is selected by a player and the alterable area corresponding thereto is altered, the final hand for the game is revealed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于即时彩票游戏的票和用于玩它的方法。 如本公开的一个方面所述，用于即时彩票游戏的票模拟计算机化的视频扑克。 票包括印在票上的卡片的初始手，其中初始手通常隐藏在相应的可变区域下方，使得当与初始手相对应的可变区域被改变时，显示初始手。 该票还包括每张印在票上的多种游戏策略，其中每个策略与初始手相关，其中策略是最有可能导致玩家实现游戏有利结果的策略，以及 其中每个策略通常隐藏在相应的可变区域之下，使得当对应于所述多个策略之一的可变区域被改变时，显示与其对应的策略。 票还包括印在票上的游戏的多个最终的手，其中多个最终的手中的每一个与多个策略中的相应的一个相关联，并且其中多个最后的手中的每一个通常被隐藏在 相应的可变区域。 以这种方式，当玩家选择策略并改变对应的策略时，显示游戏的最后一手。

公开(公告)号：US06203011B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-20

申请号：US09282044

申请日：1999-03-30

申请人： James L. Nulph

发明人： James L. Nulph

IPC分类号： A63F306

CPC分类号： A63F3/081 ,  A63F3/065 ,  A63F2003/086 ,  A63F2009/242 ,  A63F2009/2425 ,  Y10S283/901 ,  Y10S283/903

摘要： In a method of administering an interactive transaction in a lottery game, a plurality of play spots is printed on each lottery ticket of a plurality of lottery tickets. Each play spot has a value selected from a set of values and the values of the play spots are distributed randomly on the tickets. Thus, the distribution makes it impossible to predict the values of the play spots on a given ticket of the plurality of tickets based on knowledge of the values of play spots of other tickets of the plurality of tickets. Each of the plurality of play spots is covered with a removable medium and a unique identifier is placed on each ticket. A record of the unique identifier and of the values of the play spots for each ticket are stored in a database. If a first communication has been received from a distributor indicating that a user has properly obtained a distributed ticket, then the record of the unique identifier corresponding to the distributed ticket is flagged to indicate that the distributed ticket may be activated and if a second communication has been received from the user that identifies the distributed ticket, then interactive data is received from the user; the user is instructed to uncover a preselected set of play spots by removing the removable medium; and the record of the unique identifier corresponding to the distributed ticket is flagged to indicate that the distributed ticket has been activated.

摘要翻译： 在彩票游戏中管理交互式交易的方法中，在多张彩票的每个彩票上印刷多个播放点。 每个播放点具有从一组值中选择的值，并且播放点的值在票上随机分布。 因此，分配使得不可能基于对多张票的其他票的游戏点的值的知识来预测多张票的给定票上的玩家名称的值。 多个播放点中的每一个被可移动介质覆盖，并且在每个票上放置唯一的标识符。 唯一标识符和每个票的播放点的值的记录被存储在数据库中。 如果已经从分发者接收到指示用户已经正确地获得分发票证的第一通信，则标记与分发的票据相对应的唯一标识符的记录，以指示分发的票据可以被激活，并且如果第二通信具有 从用户接收到识别分发的票据，然后从用户接收交互数据; 指示用户通过移除可移动介质来发现预定的一组播放点; 并且标记与分发的票相对应的唯一标识符的记录，以指示分发的票已被激活。

公开(公告)号：US6139067A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-31

申请号：US117915

申请日：1998-08-10

申请人： Roger Roussey

发明人： Roger Roussey

IPC分类号： G09F3/00 ,  G09F23/10 ,  B42D27/00 ,  B42D15/00

CPC分类号： G09F23/10 ,  G09F3/00 ,  Y10S283/901

摘要： An envelope has one wall with a stamp integrated in the wall. The wall has a zone of least resistance which surrounds the stamp for removing the stamp from the wall. The stamp has a first, inner face with adhesive and/or graphic signs. In another embodiment, a second, outer face is marked with graphic signs and the second face has prominent parts of deformation of the stamp, and the first face has concave parts in register with the prominent parts for facilitating separation of the stamp from the envelope.

摘要翻译： PCT No.PCT / FR97 / 00318 Sec。 371日期：1998年8月10日 102（e）日期1998年8月10日PCT 1997年2月20日PCT公布。 公开号WO97 / 31355 日期1997年8月28日一个信封有一堵墙，整合在墙上。 墙壁具有围绕邮票的最小阻力区域，用于从墙壁上移除邮票。 邮票具有第一个内表面，具有粘合剂和/或图形符号。 在另一个实施例中，第二个外表面标有图形符号，第二个面具有显着的印模部分，而第一个面具有与突出部分对准的凹形部分，便于将印模与信封隔开。

公开(公告)号：US6095425A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-01

申请号：US179069

申请日：1998-10-26

申请人： William H. Mowry, Jr.

发明人： William H. Mowry, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F12/14 ,  B41M3/14 ,  B42D15/00 ,  G06F21/24 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G07D7/12 ,  G09C5/00 ,  H04N1/387 ,  H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/00883 ,  B41M3/146 ,  B42D25/29 ,  B41M3/14 ,  Y10S283/901 ,  Y10S283/902

摘要： A security document and its method of preparation are provided wherein a security image area on the face of the document is designated. The security image area comprises a two-dimensional array of security image blocks. Security image elements and the complementary security image elements in respective security image blocks are arranged such that the security image element and the complementary security image element portions occupy respective first and second percentages of each of the security image blocks to define respective characteristic relative occupation values (CROVs) for each security image block. The respective CROVs are substantially equivalent among a plurality of the security image blocks. A target CROV is established. Respective security image element portions and respective complementary security image element portions are established such that the respective security image element portions occupy a first percentage of a selected security image block and the respective complementary security image element portions occupy a second percentage of the selected security image block. A relative value of the first and second occupation percentages is determined and compared with the target CROV. At least one of the complementary security image element portion and the security image element portion is adjusted, if the comparison indicates a significant disparity between the first and second occupation percentages and the target CROV, such that the relative value of the first and second occupation percentages substantially corresponds to the target CROV. Finally, a security document including the two-dimensional array of security image blocks is generated, wherein each of the security image blocks is occupied by the security image elements and the complementary security image elements.