Casino Auction Gameplay for Real-Time Player Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Casino gaming experiences are often solitary and lack interactive elements, with limited opportunities for players to engage in collective activities beyond individual gameplay.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an auction system within gaming venues that allows players to participate in electronic auctions using gaming systems or mobile devices, offering various prizes and features, including NFTs, venue benefits, and game enhancements, with features like silent or mystery auctions and AI-driven pricing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional solitary gaming experiences are maintained, then individual gameplay simplicity is preserved, but player interaction and social engagement deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges solitary gaming with social interaction by combining individual electronic game play with collective auction participation. Players simultaneously engage in their own games while participating in a shared auction environment, merging two previously separate activities into one integrated experience that enhances social engagement without compromising individual gameplay simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming system is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as an individual game platform and as a social auction hub. The system universally supports multiple functions: individual electronic gaming, auction participation, bid placement, and social interaction, allowing the same system to fulfill diverse player needs without requiring separate dedicated systems
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex auction mechanisms are introduced, then player engagement is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The auction system operates with self-service characteristics where players autonomously participate in auctions using their existing gaming interfaces. The system automatically manages auction mechanics, bid tracking, and winner determination without requiring complex manual intervention, allowing engaged player participation while keeping the underlying system management relatively simple through automated processes
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses universal gaming interfaces that players already熟悉 from individual gameplay to also handle auction functions. By making the same gaming system serve both individual gaming and auction participation through unified interfaces, the system achieves high player engagement without proportionally increasing operational complexity, as the same hardware and software platform handles multiple functions
3Adaptability or versatility
If real-time auction notifications are sent to multiple devices, then player participation is improved, but network communication overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing communication channels and player device connections before auctions begin. Players are pre-registered and connected to the auction system in advance, so when auctions start, notifications can be efficiently transmitted through already-active connections rather than establishing new communication pathways for each auction event, reducing redundant network overhead
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses copying by transmitting auction information to multiple player devices simultaneously through efficient data distribution. Instead of creating separate communication channels for each device, the auction data is copied and distributed across multiple existing connection channels, enabling broad player participation while minimizing the overhead of establishing multiple unique communication pathways
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to conducting an auction among players and/or visitors in a gaming venue. Players in the casino or other gaming venue can voluntarily participate in the auction, from within the venue, such as through an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) or other gaming system they are playing, or from a mobile device connected to the casino or to a gaming device. Various gaming-related features, vouchers, prizes, products, etc. that are associated with the venue can be purchased by auction, among players being present in the casino venue, in real-time.