Bingo Prize Mapping via Promotion Index
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional bingo games have fixed probabilities of winning or losing, which are cumbersome to vary and have limited effects on altering the outcome, leading to a lack of flexibility in prize assignments.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates a promotion index value, which is used to modify the initial index value associated with a bingo game result, allowing for greater flexibility in assigning prizes by looking up a final prize value from a table, thereby enhancing payout tables and prize awarding capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed constraints are used to determine bingo probabilities, then the game rules are simple and easy to implement, but the flexibility in prize assignment is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a promotion index as an intermediary element that mediates between the fixed bingo game constraints and the desired flexible prize assignment. The promotion index acts as a modifier that can be applied to the initial prize determination without changing the underlying game constraints, thus providing flexibility while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of prize assignment by introducing a promotion index that can vary the final prize amount. Instead of modifying the fundamental game constraints (which would be complex), the system adjusts the prize parameter through the promotion index, allowing flexible prize assignment while keeping the game rules simple.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the constraints for bingo games are varied to change probabilities, then the winning probabilities can be adjusted, but the process is cumbersome and has limited effect
Solution Approach 1:
The promotion index serves as an intermediary that simplifies the process of varying bingo probabilities. Instead of directly modifying the complex game constraints, the system uses the promotion index as a simpler parameter that can be easily adjusted to achieve desired probability variations, making the operation much easier.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the approach by modifying the prize parameter through the promotion index rather than changing the fundamental game constraints. This parameter change approach allows for easy variation of probabilities while avoiding the cumbersome process of adjusting multiple constraints simultaneously.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional fixed probability constraints are used, then the game is easy to implement, but the payout tables lack flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The promotion index acts as an intermediary layer between the simple game implementation and the flexible payout requirements. It allows the system to maintain easy implementation of game rules while providing the flexibility needed for varied payout tables through the promotion index modifier.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables flexible payout tables by changing the prize parameter through the promotion index. This allows the system to maintain simple game implementation rules while achieving the adaptability needed for different payout scenarios, as the promotion index can be adjusted without affecting the basic game mechanics.
Data Source
AI summary
A promotion index value is produced for a player in a bingo game. This promotion index value is then used in assigning a prize to the player for their participation in the bingo game. In one embodiment, a particular bingo pattern achieved in a bingo game is associated with an initial index value. The promotion index value is then produced and added to the initial index value to produce a final index value. This final index value is then used to look up an associated bingo game prize which is assigned to the player.