1. A user interface of a computer system for analyzing lottery contest data comprising:
an indication of a plurality of lottery contests;
an indication of a probability for winning a contest of said plurality of lottery contests;
an indication of an amount to be won in a contest of said plurality of lottery contests; and
an indication of a time remaining until an end of a contest of said plurality of lottery contests.
2. The user interface as in claim 1, comprising an indication of a sum bet by a user on at least one of said plurality of lottery contests.
3. The user interface as in claim 1, comprising an indication of a present value to a user of winning at a contest of said plurality contests.
4. The user interface as in claim 1, comprising an indication of a wager placed by a user on a contest of said plurality of lottery contests.
5. The user interface as in claim 1, comprising an indication of a plurality of users who have bet on a contest of said plurality of lottery contests.
6. The user interface as in claim 1, wherein said plurality of lottery contests include contests open concurrently, wherein at least two of said plurality of lottery contests having different end times.
7. The user interface as in claim 1, comprising an indication of a plurality of contests open concurrently, wherein at least two of said plurality of contests have different minimum wager amounts.
8. The user interface as in claim 1, comprising an indication of numbers upon which bets have been placed in one of said plurality of contests.
9. A computer readable-medium, having stored thereon instructions, that when executed on a computing platform, result in
accepting data about a plurality of lottery contests;
presenting a probability of winning at least one of said plurality of lottery contests;
presenting a time remaining until a close of at least one of said plurality of lottery contests;
presenting an amount to be won in at least one of said plurality of lottery contests.
10. The computer readable-medium as in claim 9, further comprising instructions that when executed result in accepting a wager from a participant in at least one of said plurality of lottery contests.
11. The computer readable-medium as in claim 9, further comprising instructions that when executed result in storing a total wagered amount of a user on at least one of said plurality of lottery contests.
12. A method of presenting lottery data comprising:
presenting in a single view an indication of a plurality of lottery contests;
presenting in said view an indication of a probability for winning a contest of said plurality of lottery contests;
presenting in said view an indication of an amount to be won in a contest of said plurality of lottery contests; and
presenting in said view an indication of a time remaining until an end of a contest of said plurality of lottery contests.
13. The method as in claim 12, comprising presenting in said view an indication of a sum bet by a user on at least one of said plurality of lottery contests.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method that enables a recipient to inform a carrier of the manner in which the recipient wants some or all of their mail delivered, said method comprises the steps of:
depositing by the sender with the carrier mail containing the recipient’s name and
physical address and a sender’s name and address;
capturing by the carrier the name and physical address of the recipient and the sender;
translating by a data center the name and physical address of the recipient into an e-mail address;
notifying by the data center to the recipient of the availability of the deposited mail;
notifying by the recipient to the data center of the manner in which the recipient wants some or all of their mail delivered;
notifying by the data center to the carrier of the manner in which the recipient wants the mail delivered; and
delivering mail by the carrier to the recipient in the manner specified by the recipient to the carrier.
2. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notifies the carrier to deliver the mail to a specified name and address.
3. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notifies the carrier to return the mail to the sender.
4. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notifies the carrier to open the mail.
5. The method claimed in claim 4, further including the steps of:
informing the carrier to extract the contents of the mailpiece to the recipient; and
mailing by e-mail the information included in contents of the mailpiece to the recipient.
6. The method claimed In claim 4, further including the steps of:
informing the carrier to extract the contents of the mailpiece to one or more specified e-mail addresses; and
mailing by e-mail the information included in contents of the mailpiece to the specified e-mail addresses.
7. The method claimed in claim 4, further including the steps of:
informing the carrier to extract the contents of the mailpiece to the recipient; and sending the information contents of the mailpiece to the recipient’s personal data assistant.
8. The method claimed in claim 4, further Including the steps of:
informing the carrier to extract the contents of the mailpiece to the recipient; and
reading the information contents of the mailpiece to the recipient via telephone.
9. The method claimed in claim 4, further including the steps of:
informing the carrier to send by facsimile the contents of the mailpiece to the recipient; and
mailing by facsimile the contents of the mailpiece to the recipient.
10. The method claimed in claim 4, further including the steps of:
informing the carrier to facsimile the contents of the mailpiece to one or more specified facsimile numbers; and
sending by facsimile the contents of the mailpiece to the specified facsimile numbers.
11. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notifies the carrier to deliver the mail to the recipient at a different address.
12. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notifies the carrier to deliver the mail to the recipient by a slower delivery method than that paid for by the sender.
13. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notifies the carrier to deliver the mail to the recipient by a faster delivery method than that paid for by the sender.
14. The method claimed in claim 1, further including the step of:
charging the recipient for receiving notification of the availability of the deposited mail.
15. The method claimed in claim 1, further including the step of:
charging the recipient for delivering mail to the recipient In the manner specified by the recipient to the carrier.
16. The method claimed in claim 1, further including the step of:
charging the recipient for receiving notification of the availability of the deposited mail; and
charging the recipient for delivering mail to the recipient in the manner specified by the recipient to the carrier.
17. The method claimed in claim 1, further including the step of:
informing the sender of the delivery of the mail.
18. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notifies the carrier to hold the mail for a specified period of time.
19. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notifies the carrier to destroy the mail.
20. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notifies the carrier to recycle the material comprising the mail.
21. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient is notified via e-mail of the availability of the deposited mail.
22. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient is notified via telephone of the availability of the deposited mail.
23. The method claimed In claim 1, wherein the recipient is notified via facsimile of the availability of the deposited mail.
24. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient is notified via television of the availability of the deposited mail.
25. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier is notified via e-mail of the manner in which the recipient wants the mail delivered.
26. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier is notified via facsimile of the manner in which the recipient wants the mail delivered.
27. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier is notified via telephone of the manner in which the recipient wants the mail delivered.
28. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the recipient notified a data center who notifies the carrier of the manner in which the recipient wants the mail delivered.
29. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the mail deposited with the carrier contains a graphic.
30. The method claimed in claim 29, wherein the graphic is a stamp.
31. The method claimed in claim 29, wherein the graphic is a postal indicia.
32. The method claimed in claim 29, wherein the graphic is a permit.
33. The method claimed in claim 29, wherein the graphic is carrier symbology.
34. The method claimed in claim 29, wherein the graphic is captured and translated.
35. The method claimed in claim 29, wherein the graphic is stored.