Progressive Award Value Retention in Gaming Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming systems often reset progressive awards to a low value, leading to user discouragement and increased idle time as it takes a substantial period for the award to climb back to a high value, resulting in reduced engagement and inefficient operation.
Innovation Solution
The gaming system determines whether to retain the current value of a progressive award after a triggering event, allowing it to continue growing instead of resetting to a predetermined value, thereby maintaining volatility and user engagement by avoiding automatic resets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If progressive awards are reset to a low value after triggering events, then the system can maintain simplicity in award management, but user engagement decreases and idle time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the award reset behavior adjustable rather than fixed. The system can dynamically choose between resetting awards to predetermined values or retaining incremented values based on configurable parameters, allowing operators to optimize engagement while managing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of award value handling by introducing optional retention of incremented values instead of automatic resets. This parameter change allows the system to maintain higher award values longer, reducing idle time and improving user engagement without fundamentally altering the award management structure
2Productivity
If progressive awards are reset to a low value, then the system operation remains efficient, but user fatigue increases and engagement decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts award reset behavior based on configurable parameters, allowing operators to balance system efficiency with user engagement. The dynamic option to retain incremented values prevents user fatigue while maintaining operational efficiency through controlled award management
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system monitors and responds to user interaction patterns. By offering the option to retain incremented values, the system adapts to user preferences and maintains engagement, effectively using feedback to optimize the balance between efficiency and ease of operation
3Device complexity
If progressive awards are automatically reset, then the system maintains simplicity, but the expected payback percentage decreases over time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of award value persistence by allowing incremented values to be retained rather than automatically reset. This parameter change increases the expected payback percentage over time by maintaining higher award values, while the system remains relatively simple through configurable retention policies
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods that retain the incremented value of an award after the value of that award would otherwise reset to a reset value.