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An online social wager-based gaming system is disclosed, featuring dynamic cross-provider game filtering and persistent cross-provider voice-interactive group play. The system allows for automated multi-seat group game reservations and incorporates a distributed ledger for bet verification. Features include a Group Connect module for dynamic group formation and live audio across various game providers, enabling real-time play. A Professional Companion Connect module facilitates live webcam or microphone gambling sessions with professional companions, under contractual agreements. The User Games module enhances personalization by integrating user-uploaded images into the gaming environment. A cryptocurrency / blockchain-based bet tracking system ensures transparency and security in managing bet transactions through a controlled digital wallet system. This integrated platform aims to provide a cohesive, interactive, and personalized online casino experience, addressing limitations of traditional solitary online gaming by fostering social connections and enhancing user trust and engagement.

An electronic gaming system including a memory and a processor is described. The processor is configured to receive a first input from a first electronic gaming device associated with initiation of a first play and receive a second input from a second electronic gaming device associated with initiation of a second play. The processor is also configured to cause a first game outcome for the first play to be determined and cause a second game outcome for the second play to be determined. The processor is also configured to cause the first output amount to be provided to the first player account and, based upon the first output amount associated with a first output amount ID being provided to the first player account, cause a replacement game outcome to be determined as a replacement for the second game outcome.

Various systems and methods are directed to an electro-mechanical dice shaker gaming system designed to enhance fairness, transparency, and security in wager-based gaming environments. The system includes an electro-mechanical random number generator (RNG) assembly that physically isolates the dice shaking mechanism from the player terminal, preventing external interference from affecting game outcomes. The dice shaker mechanism is housed in a transparent enclosure, allowing players and casino operators to visually verify each roll. Integrated sensors, including tilt and vibration detectors, monitor environmental conditions to detect and prevent tampering. A camera-based monitoring system captures images of each dice roll, facilitating automated outcome verification and compliance auditing. The system supports modular configurations for multi-player gaming, real-time streaming for remote participation, and AI-driven fraud detection. Additionally, an adjustable mirror enhances dice visibility, and automated mechanisms allow dynamic control over the number of dice in play, offering a scalable and secure gaming solution.

A centrally managed system for tuning a plurality of enhanced node-based logistics receptacles includes a backend server, a first enhanced node-based logistics receptacles, and a second node-based logistics receptacles. The backend server transmits a first setup message to a first bridge node, transmits a second setup message to a second bridge node, receives retrieved first event information from the first bridge node and retrieved second event information from the second bridge node, compares the retrieved first event information with a management profile and compares the retrieved second event information with the management profile, revises the management profile based upon the comparison of the retrieved first event information with the management profile and the comparison of the retrieved second event information with the management profile, and transmits an adjustment message that is based upon the revised management profile to the first bridge node.

An enhanced node-based connected logistics receptacle system includes a storage receptacle, a bridge node, and wireless accessory sensor node with at least one sensor monitoring for a change in state of the storage receptacle. The system's wireless accessory sensor node detects the storage receptacle's state change based upon sensor data, records timestamped information reflecting the detected change, and broadcasts a signal with a flag set indicating there is event information available for upload. The system's bridge node is operative to detect the flag set, retrieve the event information available for upload from the wireless accessory sensor node, and transmit a message related to the retrieved event information to a backend server to cause the backend server to initiate the dispatched logistics operation related to the storage receptacle.

An enhanced connected logistics receptacle system that selectively retrieves and reports event information to a backend server to initiate a dispatched logistics operation related to a delivery item. The system includes a storage receptacle for receiving the delivery item, a bridge node mounted to the storage receptacle, and a wireless accessory sensor node coupled to a plurality of sensors. The wireless accessory sensor node is operative to detect a change in state of the storage receptacle based upon sensor data, record timestamped information reflecting the detected change in state, and broadcast an updated advertising signal having a data available flag set within the updated advertising signal. The bridge node processor is operative to detect the data available flag, selectively retrieve event information from the wireless accessory sensor node, and transmit the retrieved event information to the backend server to cause the backend server to initiate the dispatched logistics operation.

A central lottery system and method, incorporating a non-transitory computer-readable medium which facilitates providing a public lottery game. A lottery retailer communicates a player's lottery selections via an internet connection to a central lottery system. The central lottery system incorporates a database and database management subsystem. The system and method will produce a lottery drawing at a specific date and time that incorporates three random number sources to generate a primary random number selection (white, first random number source), and two secondary random number selections (gold and silver, bonus drawings). The second number source is used for selection of the gold bonus drawing, and the third number source selects the silver bonus drawing. The system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium include a computer configured with a game specification file created by the lottery office. The game specification defines the characteristics of the three number drawings and their relationships to each other.

A gaming system having a gaming system including a housing and a reel assembly positioned in and supported by the housing, the reel assembly including a frame, a plurality of individually rotatable reels supported by the frame, a plurality of reel dividers positioned adjacent to the respective sides of the reels, and a plurality of selectively and individually illuminable outcome indicators respectively connected to and supported by the respective reel dividers and configured to indicate symbols of winning symbol combinations that occur on the reels during plays of a slot game.

Provided herein is a gaming system that presents symbol-bearing reels, a symbol array, and persistent elements external to the array that each have a respective set of visual states and are uniquely associated with a respective state symbol type. The system generates and presents one or more game outcomes, where each game outcome includes spinning and stopping the symbol-bearing reels to land symbols in the array, animating, in response to the landed symbols including a state change event associated with a first persistent element, the first persistent element and associated state symbols to change from a first visual state to a second visual state, and, in response to detecting a symbol trigger event associated with the first persistent element, presenting a game enhancement sequence for a game enhancement that varies based on the current visual state of the first persistent element.

Gaming systems and methods providing a reel game including a plurality of reels, wherein responsive to a sequence triggering event occurring in a play of a game, the gaming systems and methods provide a reel replacement and reel shifting sequence that includes a quantity of sub-sequences, wherein each sub-sequence includes a removal of one of the reels, a shifting of a plurality of the reels other than the reel that is removed, a replacement reel, an indication of any winning symbol combinations on the replacement reel and the plurality of shifted reels, and an indication of either a continuation of the reel replacement and reel shifting sequence including a further sub-sequence or an indication of a termination of the reel replacement and reel shifting sequence.

The present disclosure teaches an integrated computerized platform for sports gambling. First, a plurality of legal operators for sports gambling are identified in a given state. The platform collects data from the operators and aggregates the collected data. The aggregated data is displayed to users of the platform, wherein the most favorable line provided by the plurality of operators for each of a plurality of events are highlighted. The platform has a platform account at each of the plurality of operators. When a user places a bet via the platform, targeting operator A, the platform deposits a payment from the user into the platform account A at operator A and places a bet via the platform account A. If the user wins the bet, operator A will issue a payback to the aggregated account A, and the platform will subsequently issue the payback to the user.

Various aspects of a prediction market ecosystem are described for punters and market makers to speculate on occurrence and non-occurrence of future events by placing bets on operators that take bets within their jurisdictions and can buy other punters bets that are placed with other operators through an exchange server that matches and executes trade orders that also allows operators to participate on the exchange to manage their risks and records inter-operator transactions generated as the result of executing the trade orders.

Systems and methods for synchronizing data structures in computer networks and distributed computing environments are disclosed. A system can provide a network resource to a client device corresponding to a network profile, establish a network communication session with the client device, and transmit instructions for network application formatting during the network communication session. The system can receive a second request for a network exchange during the network communication session. The system can determine that a path for an object of the network communication session satisfies at least one intersection criterion, the at least one intersection criterion associated with at least one second transmission value. The system can update a second data structure of the network profile.

The present disclosure relates generally to a gaming system, device, and method supportive of rewarding responsible gaming behaviors. An illustrative method includes presenting a representation of the electronic game on a display device, where the representation of the electronic game includes displaying a plurality of game features, executing the electronic game, determining, during execution of the electronic game, that a player of the electronic game has taken an action that corresponds to a responsible gaming action, correlating the responsible gaming action to a reward for the player, and presenting information to the player that describes the reward for the player along with instructions for redeeming the reward.

An apparatus, including a memory or database, a processor, a transmitter, and a receiver. The receiver receives information regarding a bet and information regarding a position or location of a user device at a time of transmission of the information regarding the bet. The apparatus determines if the user is authenticated or not authenticated based on information regarding the itinerary or schedule of the user. If authenticated, the apparatus processes information for determining whether the placing of the bet is legally performed within a jurisdiction. The apparatus generates, and transmits to the user device or to any number of user devices, an authentication alert message or a failed authentication alert message.

An apparatus, including a processor which provides an electronic forum which provides a video or audio broadcast of a sporting event and allows users to communicate with one another, post comments, place a bet or bets, receive information regarding bets available, betting odds, changes in betting odds, or analytics information, or report an instance of suspected game fixing, match fixing, or cheating, before, during, or after, the sporting event; a transmitter, which transmits the electronic forum to a user communication device; and a receiver which receives information transmitted from the user communication device. The processor processes an outcome of a bet on the sporting event and determines if the bet is a winning bet or losing bet. The apparatus generates a report and transmits the report to a computer associated with a sport governing body, governmental entity, gaming facility, analytics provider, social network, financial institution, or escrow agent.

Various aspects disclosed herein are directed to intelligent advantage spin techniques implemented in wager-based games conducted on electronic gaming devices. The intelligent advantage spin techniques may be incorporated into wager-based slot games for offering players various types of re-spin opportunities via the use of Advantage Spin (AVS) credits, loyalty points, or game credits. During gameplay, the system provides real-time analysis of game outcomes, identifying strategic moments such as near-miss scenarios to dynamically present customized advantage spin offers to players. Players can leverage AVS credits to selectively re-spin individual reels and / or symbols. AVS credits may also be employed as promotional incentives, redeemable across different game themes or EGMs, and can persist across gaming sessions, different EGMs, different venues, etc. Integration with systems like TITO and player loyalty accounts ensures seamless credit management, allowing casinos to issue, track, and incentivize credits based on both gaming and non-gaming activities.

An electronic gaming machine comprising a display device, a random number generator, a processor, and a memory storing instructions which, cause the processor to, in response to a feature wheel initiation condition being met: select, based on one or more random numbers dynamically generated by the random number generator, stopping positions for a plurality of feature wheels, each of the feature wheels being associated with a different feature event corresponding to a spinning reel, and each of the feature wheels comprising a plurality of outcomes at different stopping positions, wherein at least one of the different stopping positions corresponds to an outcome; control the display device to display spinning to the stopping positions selected; determine whether to provide an outcome from the plurality of outcomes; and upon determining to provide more than one outcome comprising the feature event, initiate a composite feature event.

A system for self-executing enhanced interaction with a node-based logistics receptacle. The system includes a wireless accessory sensor node disposed on the node-based logistics receptacle to monitor storage receptacle components of the node-based logistics receptacle to generate sensor data. The system includes a bridge node disposed on the node-based logistics receptacle that uploads information related the sensor data, detects an external device separate from the node-based logistics receptacle, communicates with the external device to establish a smart contract based connection that provides an interaction privilege, interfaces with the external device according to the interaction privilege, and transmits an update message to the backend server that corresponds to at least a portion of the uploaded information related to the sensor data and information related to interfacing with the external device.

In some examples, a restocking robot comprises a mobile base controllable to navigate to an inventory unit at a restocking location, a robot cabinet supported by the mobile base, the robot cabinet including a receptacle for holding a restocking item for the inventory unit. A robot arm is controllable to engage with and open the receptacle of the robot cabinet and retrieve therefrom a restocking item for restocking the inventory unit. The robot arm includes an end effector mounted to the robot arm. The end effector is controllable to move the restocking item retrieved from the receptacle of the robot cabinet into the inventory unit at the restocking location.

A gaming system and method of facilitating personalized wager opportunities based on a user-selected fantasy sports team is disclosed. Players may first select athletes for a fantasy sports team. Based on the projected team score for the fantasy sports team selected by the player, a set of wager opportunities may be generated for that player. The wager opportunities may include a set of benchmark point levels and associated odds for the respective levels. Players can place wagers based on whether the actual total score of the fantasy sports team they selected exceeds one or more benchmark point levels and specify the amount to be wagered for each benchmark point level. Thus, a player can make wagers that are won or lost based on the performance of the player's fantasy team compared to the benchmark point levels, regardless of how other players' fantasy sports teams perform.

A dynamic learning server-based logistics system includes a node-based logistics receptacle operative to receive a delivery item as part of a logistics transaction and also includes a backend server maintaining a management profile related to operation of the node-based logistics receptacle. The node-based logistics receptacle includes a plurality of monitored receptacle components, a wireless accessory sensor node having a plurality of sensors, and a bridge node operative to retrieve event information from the wireless accessory sensor node. The backend server receives the retrieved event information, compares the retrieved event information with the management profile, identifies a threshold change condition from the comparison, dynamically revises the management profile when the threshold change condition is identified, and transmits an adjustment message to the bridge node. The adjustment message is based upon the revised management profile, and the adjustment message initiates a timing change to operation of the bridge node.

A parcel locker bank system for dispatching and collecting shipments by agents, and dropping-off and picking-up of shipments by users, including: a bank of lockers comprising a front side, a rear side, a control unit, a user interface facing on the front side, each locker comprising a compartment opened on the rear side of the bank, closed on the front side of the bank by an individual electronically controlled door, a remote shipping system comprising a Parcel Handling application communicates with the bank via a first long-distance communication network, and with a mobile device of the agent via a second long-distance communication network. The Parcel Handling application is operable to send data to the mobile device of the agent to guide the agent through the dispatching and collecting from the rear side and to receive data from the mobile device to verify that the agent has made no mistake.

The invention provides an unmanned aerial vehicle express cabinet which comprises a cabinet body, and the cabinet body is provided with a parking platform, an express access port, an express sending and taking port and an inner cavity; the unmanned aerial vehicle positioning assembly is used for driving the logistics unmanned aerial vehicle to move to a taking and unloading position and a taking-off position on the parking platform; the sliding door assembly is used for being in driving fit with a box door of a logistics box of the logistics unmanned aerial vehicle; and the express pick-and-place mechanism is used for driving the express to move between the express access port and the express pick-and-place port. According to the unmanned aerial vehicle express cabinet, the box door of the logistics unmanned aerial vehicle is driven to be opened synchronously through the sliding door assembly, and the structure of the logistics unmanned aerial vehicle is simplified; the unmanned aerial vehicle positioning assembly can position the logistics unmanned aerial vehicle to a taking and unloading position and a take-off position, and the requirement that the logistics unmanned aerial vehicle is positioned to the sliding door assembly and the take-off position is met; and the express pick-and-place bin, the pick-and-unload positions and the positions of the multiple express storage bins are reasonably arranged, the size of the whole cabinet body can be reduced, and the structure of the express pick-and-place mechanism is simplified.

The present disclosure teaches an integrated computerized platform for sports gambling. First, a plurality of legal operators for sports gambling are identified in a given state. The platform collects data from the operators and aggregates the collected data. The aggregated data is displayed to users of the platform, wherein the most favorable line provided by the plurality of operators for each of a plurality of events is highlighted. The platform has a platform account at each of the plurality of operators. When a user places a bet via the platform, targeting operator A, the platform deposits a payment from the user into the platform account A at operator A and places a bet via the platform account A. If the user wins the bet, operator A will issue a payback to the aggregated account A, and the platform will subsequently issue the payback to the user.

The invention discloses a storage method and system for an intelligent storage cabinet, and the method comprises the steps: receiving authority parameters of an online examination and approval request and user biological characteristics, and generating an encrypted digital token; based on the encrypted digital token, performing identity authentication by adopting a multi-mode biological feature fusion algorithm, associating face features with voiceprint features through a space-time attention mechanism, and outputting a dynamic identity verification code; activating a target storage cabinet group according to the dynamic identity verification code, and generating an article unique identifier set; based on difference analysis of the unique article identifier set and a preset inventory list, outputting an optimal cabinet grid allocation scheme; and driving a modular cabinet group execution mechanism to adjust a physical structure according to the optimal cabinet grid distribution scheme, synchronously encrypting and writing article state data into a distributed account book, and triggering an edge computing node to update a global inventory topological graph. According to the embodiment of the invention, intelligent, self-adaptive and distributed collaborative management of the storage cabinet can be realized on the premise of ensuring the safety.

The invention discloses an automatic medicine vending machine based on AI inquiry. The automatic medicine vending machine comprises a machine body, an intelligent interaction system, an AI inquiry system, a medicine storage bin, a control system, a payment system and a printing device. A constant-temperature and constant-humidity system and a disinfection and air purification module are arranged in the machine body. The intelligent interaction system collects symptom information in a multi-mode mode, and the AI inquiry system achieves symptom analysis, intelligent triage and personalized medication recommendation based on a medical knowledge graph and a natural language processing technology. The medicine storage bin carries a three-dimensional matrix type medicine cabinet and an intelligent inventory system, and intelligent replenishment is carried out through an LSTM algorithm. And the control system adopts a controller and triple verification to realize high-precision medicine discharging operation. The payment system supports multiple settlement modes and block chain evidence storage data. And the printing device outputs the medication guide sheet and the anti-counterfeit label. According to the invention, AI and automation technologies are deeply integrated, the service of less than or equal to 3 minutes in the whole process of inquiry-payment-medicine dispensing is realized, and the safety and convenience of medicine use are improved.

An electronic gaming machine comprising a display device, a random number generator, a processor, and a memory storing instructions which, cause the processor to, in response to a feature wheel initiation condition being met: select, based on one or more random numbers dynamically generated by the random number generator, stopping positions for a plurality of feature wheels, each of the feature wheels being associated with a different feature event corresponding to a spinning reel, and each of the feature wheels comprising a plurality of outcomes at different stopping positions, wherein at least one of the different stopping positions corresponds to an outcome; control the display device to display spinning to the stopping positions selected; determine whether to provide an outcome from the plurality of outcomes; and upon determining to provide more than one outcome comprising the feature event, initiate a composite feature event.

A node-enabled logistics receptacle system with a deployable storage element for receiving and temporarily maintaining a delivery item. The system includes a storage receptacle with an entrance opening for receiving the delivery item and a deployable autonomous mobile container as the deployable storage element. A first node is mounted to the storage receptacle and includes a first node processor, a first node memory, a communication interface, and a plurality of sensors including an interaction sensor and a storage sensor. The first node detects a change in the state of the entrance opening, determines a current condition of what is presently maintained within the deployable autonomous mobile container, generates a deploy activation signal, and transmits the deploy activation signal to the deployable autonomous mobile container to initiate movement by the deployable autonomous mobile container from the host position within the storage receptacle to a position external to the storage receptacle.