Browser Plug-in for Continuous Wagering Game Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wagering game systems lack the ability for users to maintain continuous access to wagering-game-related content and objects outside of the main content display, limiting user engagement and interaction with wagering games beyond direct access to network sites.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a network-browsing-capable application with wagering-game-related objects such as toolbars, buttons, and content handlers that can be pre-built into the browser device or installed as plug-ins, allowing users to access and interact with wagering-game-related content even when not directly accessing the main network site, enabling continuous engagement and tracking of points or activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users access wagering games only through main network sites, then system complexity is reduced, but user engagement and continuous access are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts wagering game objects and functionality from the main network site environment and embeds them directly into the browser device through plug-ins. This allows users to access wagering games locally without continuously connecting to the network site, thereby improving user engagement and continuous access while maintaining manageable system complexity through client-side caching.
2Ease of operation
If wagering game objects are embedded in browser device, then continuous access is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates simplified copies of wagering game objects that can function independently within the browser device. These copied objects are cached locally and can be activated without continuous network connection, enabling ease of operation and continuous access while keeping the added complexity minimal through efficient use of existing browser capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If toolbar objects are used for wagering games, then user convenience is improved, but information management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the toolbar objects continuously communicate with the cached wagering game data and update their display accordingly. This feedback loop ensures that information is accurately tracked and managed, improving user convenience through real-time updates while preventing information loss through systematic data synchronization.
Data Source
AI summary
Some examples described include a system to perform operations that include accessing a user account responsive to communication with a plug-in of a web browser. In some examples, the operations further include providing gaming information associated with the user account. The plug-in is configured to present the gaming information in a graphical-user-interface object of the web browser. The graphical-user-interface object is separate from a main display area of the web browser. In some examples, the operations further include, based on user interaction with the graphical-user-interface object, providing content that is related to the gaming information for presentation via the main display area of the web browser.