Color LCD Setting Interface for Claw Machine Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional claw machines with monochrome liquid crystal displays make it inconvenient for machine owners to set and alter settings, leading to monotonous gameplay experiences for consumers.
Innovation Solution
A setting device with a color liquid crystal display that provides a user-friendly interface for machine owners to easily set and modify claw machine settings, including claw strength, gantry assembly, music, and business reports, enhancing player engagement and revenue generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a monochrome liquid crystal display is used in the claw machine, then the device complexity is reduced and manufacturing cost is lowered, but the ease of operation deteriorates because machine owners have to memorize codes or consult manuals to alter setting values
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the display parameter from monochrome to color liquid crystal display. This enables the display to show different colors for different setting values (e.g., green for easy, yellow for medium, red for hard), eliminating the need for machine owners to memorize codes or consult manuals while keeping the overall device complexity relatively low
2Device complexity
If fixedly programmed games are provided in the claw machine, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability deteriorates because the games become monotonous and uninteresting to consumers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic configurability to the claw machine through the color display interface. Machine owners can dynamically adjust game parameters such as claw strength, game duration, and prize distribution by selecting different colored options, transforming the fixed program into a dynamically adjustable system that can adapt to different consumer preferences and business needs
Solution Approach 2:
The color display system serves multiple functions: it displays game status, provides setting value indicators through different colors, and enables configuration of various game parameters. This multi-functional interface allows a single device to support diverse game modes and settings without requiring separate specialized systems for each function
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AI summary
A setting device for a claw machine is disclosed. The setting device includes: a cabinet, containing therein prizes; a movable gantry assembly, being installed at a top of the cabinet; a claw member, attached to the gantry assembly from below through a string; and a control device, installed outside the cabinet. The control device has a control circuit module, a joystick, a color liquid crystal display, a music player, and a button. After putting one or more coins, a player is allowed to operate the joystick of the control device to displace the gantry assembly and the claw member. The cabinet has a collection hole communicating with the exterior. The color liquid crystal display displays a setting interface. The disclosed device allows a machine owner to easily set relevant setting items through the setting interface so as to provide players with variable playing experiences and in turn increasing revenues of the claw machine.