Avatar-Based Security for Mobile Gaming Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Casino enterprises face challenges in establishing secure connections between portable electronic devices and electronic gaming machines, which is essential for personalized and secure gaming experiences, especially in environments with multiple devices in close proximity.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that uses pre-selected unique content, such as avatars or photos, displayed on the electronic gaming machine to confirm secure connections with portable devices, ensuring only authorized devices are connected, and employing wireless communication protocols like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and NFC for secure data exchange and payment transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wireless communication protocols (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC) are used to enable connections between portable devices and electronic gaming machines, then communication capability and convenience are improved, but security risk increases due to potential unauthorized access in environments with multiple devices in close proximity
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by displaying unique content (avatar, photo, or text) on the electronic gaming machine display before the connection is fully established. This allows the user to verify that the correct device is attempting to connect before authorizing the wireless connection, thus preventing unauthorized access while maintaining communication capability
Solution Approach 2:
The unique content display serves as an intermediary verification mechanism between the portable device and electronic gaming machine. Instead of directly establishing a wireless connection, the system introduces a visual confirmation step that mediates the connection process, ensuring security while enabling communication
2Reliability
If unique content (avatar, photo, text) is displayed on the electronic gaming machine to confirm secure connections, then connection security is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional verification steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses self-service by leveraging the existing display capability of the electronic gaming machine to show unique content. No additional hardware components are needed - the verification mechanism utilizes the machine's own display resources, thus improving security without significantly increasing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The display system serves multiple functions: it displays game information, promotional content, and now unique verification content. By making the display multi-functional, the system achieves enhanced security verification without adding dedicated verification hardware, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity
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AI summary
A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system is configured to establish a secure communication session between an electronic gaming machine and a portable electronic device. The system can confirm that a communication session is secure by displaying pre-selected content unique to the portable electronic device. The content can be continuously displayed on the EGM during the active communication session to indicate that the session is secure.