Cross-Device Bonus Game Credential Redemption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming systems face limitations in providing an immersive and socially engaging experience, especially in mobile and online gaming, due to inferior graphics, sound, and processing capabilities compared to land-based systems, as well as distractions and lack of peripherals.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system and method that allows players to earn bonus game plays on one device and redeem them for an enhanced version on another device, such as a mobile device or land-based electronic gaming machine, enabling access to superior technology and experiences while maintaining convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If players use mobile or online gaming devices, then accessibility and convenience are improved, but graphics quality, sound quality, and processing capabilities deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming system is segmented into two distinct components: a mobile/online device for earning bonus plays (prioritizing accessibility) and a land-based electronic gaming machine for redeeming and playing bonus games (prioritizing quality). This segmentation allows each device to be optimized for its specific function without compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the bonus play redemption system) that transfers the gaming action from the mobile device to the land-based machine. The mobile device earns bonus plays that are then redeemed on the superior land-based device, acting as a bridge between accessibility and quality.
2Ease of operation
If players use mobile or online gaming devices, then convenience is improved, but immersive experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming experience is segmented into two phases: earning phase on mobile/online devices (convenient but less immersive) and playing phase on land-based machines (highly immersive). This segmentation ensures both convenience and immersive experience are preserved in their respective contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile/online device performs preliminary action by earning bonus plays that are then redeemed on the land-based machine. This preliminary earning phase allows the player to accumulate value conveniently, which is then realized in the immersive environment of the land-based casino.
3Manufacturing precision
If players use land-based electronic gaming machines, then graphics and sound quality are improved, but accessibility and convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional model by allowing players to earn bonus plays on mobile devices and then redeem them on land-based machines, rather than requiring players to be physically present at land-based machines to earn and play immediately. This inversion maintains the quality experience while improving accessibility.
4Weight of moving object
If players play on mobile devices, then portability is improved, but processing power and peripheral capabilities deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the gaming functions between mobile devices (portable, for earning) and land-based machines (powerful, for playing). This segmentation allows the mobile device to remain lightweight and portable while the processing-intensive bonus game playback occurs on powerful land-based equipment.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method enabling a player to earn a play of a bonus game using one device and to redeem the earned play for an enhanced play of the bonus game on another device. Generally, various embodiments of the gaming system of the present disclosure enable a player to earn one or more plays of a bonus game through game play on a first device, and to either: (a) redeem an earned play on the first device for a play of a first version of the bonus game, or (b) redeem an earned play on a second different device for a play of a second different version of the bonus game. The second version of the bonus game is enhanced in one or more manners as compared to the first version of the bonus game.