Concentric Overhead Displays for Modular Gaming Content Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic gaming machines lack an effective way to enhance player engagement and provide diverse content delivery beyond the primary and secondary game displays, limiting the overall gaming experience.
Innovation Solution
An overhead display system comprising concentric inner and outer displays is mounted over a bank of electronic gaming machines, allowing for separate content to be displayed on each segment, enhancing visual engagement and creating dynamic content delivery effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single display is used above electronic gaming machines, then the device complexity is low, but the content delivery capability and player engagement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is divided into multiple independent display segments arranged in a circular pattern, where each segment can display different content simultaneously. This segmentation enables diverse content delivery while maintaining modular simplicity in each individual segment's design.
Solution Approach 2:
Each display segment is designed with universal functionality to display various types of content including game information, promotional material, and player statistics. The segments can be configured to serve different purposes, making the overall system highly adaptable without requiring complex specialized components for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display segments are used to provide diverse content, then the content variety increases, but the visual complexity and information overload may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
Different display segments are assigned specific local functions based on their position and the information hierarchy. For example, certain segments display critical game information while others show promotional content or player statistics. This local differentiation allows content variety while maintaining visual clarity by preventing information overload in any single area.
Solution Approach 2:
The circular arrangement of display segments creates a curved, radial display pattern that naturally distributes visual information around the gaming machine. This curved geometry helps organize multiple content streams in a visually appealing and easily scannable manner, reducing the perceived complexity compared to a linear or grid arrangement.
3Adaptability or versatility
If concentric inner and outer displays are implemented, then the visual engagement and dynamic effects are enhanced, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The concentric display system is divided into separate inner and outer rings, with each ring further segmented into individual display modules. This segmentation allows each module to be manufactured and tested independently, then assembled into the complete concentric structure, reducing overall manufacturing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner display ring is nested within the outer display ring, creating a compact concentric structure. This nesting arrangement maximizes the visual impact and dynamic content delivery capability within a limited space while using a hierarchical assembly approach that simplifies manufacturing - the inner ring can be assembled and positioned first, then the outer ring is added around it.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for assembling an overhead display assembly includes providing a plurality of display segments, each display segment of the plurality of display segments configured to mate with at least one other display segment. The method also includes coupling each display segment to a support stanchion of a plurality of support stanchions and coupling a first display segment to a second display segment to form the display assembly. The display assembly is then raised on the plurality of support stanchions, after coupling the first display segment to the second display segment. The display assembly is also coupled in communication with an electronic gaming machine.