Augmented Reality Gaming System Using Mobile Device Scanning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming machines lack features that provide enhanced excitement and increased opportunities for players to win, despite previous efforts to captivate player interest through flashing displays, lighted displays, and multiple-line betting systems.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an augmented reality gaming system that uses mobile devices to display user-specific information, promotions, and bonus games by scanning player cards with QR codes or optical character recognition, allowing players to interact with virtual representations of their cards and access additional gaming options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional gaming machines use flashing displays, lighted displays, and multiple-line betting systems to captivate player interest, then player engagement is improved, but the complexity of the gaming system increases and the opportunity for enhanced excitement and increased winning opportunities remains limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the physical player card with a digital mobile device interface, merging traditional casino loyalty programs with augmented reality technology. The mobile device displays virtual representations of player cards, promotions, and bonus games, creating an integrated system that enhances engagement without significantly complicating the core gaming machine infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device acts as an intermediary between the player and the gaming system. It receives data from the gaming machine via QR code scanning or optical character recognition, processes information about player status and promotions, and displays augmented reality overlays. This intermediary approach allows enhanced functionality without modifying the gaming machine itself.
2Productivity
If gaming machines provide multiple winning opportunities through multiple-line betting, then player interest is maintained, but the ease of operation decreases due to the need for extensive physical movement and card insertion
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing players to automatically scan their player cards using their mobile devices, eliminating the need for physical card insertion at the gaming machine. The mobile application automatically retrieves player information, displays relevant promotions, and manages bonus games, reducing physical interaction requirements while maintaining multiple winning opportunities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical card insertion system with optical recognition technology. Instead of physically inserting a player card into the gaming machine, players use their mobile device cameras to scan QR codes or capture images of their cards, with optical character recognition software automatically processing the information. This substitution eliminates mechanical wear and improves convenience.
3Loss of information
If gaming machines use physical player cards for loyalty programs and bonus tracking, then player-specific information is tracked, but the visual impact and entertainment value are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional physical player cards to three-dimensional augmented reality displays on mobile devices. The system overlays virtual graphics, animations, and interactive elements onto the physical card image, adding depth and visual dimensionality. This allows comprehensive player information tracking while providing immersive visual feedback with animations, color-coded status indicators, and dynamic promotional content.
4Adaptability or versatility
If gaming machines provide bonus games and promotions, then player excitement is enhanced, but the accessibility to these features is limited by the need for physical interaction
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device serves multiple functions: it acts as a player card holder, promotion display, bonus game interface, and information repository. The single mobile application provides access to all these features through a unified interface, allowing players to access bonus games and promotions without physical interaction with multiple separate systems at the gaming machine.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a method of displaying augmented reality gaming information associated with a user-specific object using mobile device in an augmented reality gaming system. In one embodiment, the method includes: enabling a user to view a live image of a user-specific object through a display of a mobile device; acquiring user-specific identification information from the user-specific object; sending the user-specific identification information via a network to a server; retrieving user-specific specific information from the server using the mobile device; and displaying the user-specific information in conjunction with the user-specific object when viewing the user-specific object through the display of the mobile device using augmented reality.