Control Device for Coin Operated Amusement Devices Casino Compliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Coin-operated amusement devices lack the advanced electronic manufacturing standards required for integration into deeply regulated casino environments, with existing systems unable to monetize player results or comply with casino return percentage regulations.
Innovation Solution
A multi-faceted hardware and software system that reprocesses ticket currency and metered financial data into secure SAS/GSA protocols, allowing for cash-based rewards and compliance with regulatory requirements, using a control device connected to a cloud server for data processing and reporting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional coin-operated amusement devices are used, then device complexity is low and ease of manufacture is high, but they cannot comply with casino regulatory standards and cannot monetize player results
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system comprising a control device with processor and memory that acts as a bridge between traditional amusement devices and casino regulatory requirements. This control device receives data from the amusement device, processes it according to casino standards, and generates compliant output, thereby enabling integration without requiring complete redesign of the original device
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into separate functional modules: the original amusement device, the control device for data processing, and the communication interface. This segmentation allows the complex regulatory compliance functions to be isolated in the control device while the amusement device itself remains relatively simple and easy to manufacture
2Reliability
If advanced electronic manufacturing standards are implemented to meet casino requirements, then regulatory compliance is achieved, but manufacturing cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control device is designed as a universal platform that can interface with multiple different types of amusement devices while maintaining compliance with casino standards. This multi-functionality allows a single control device design to serve various applications, reducing overall manufacturing costs through standardization
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses software-based implementations and digital copies of regulatory compliance logic rather than requiring expensive hardware modifications to each amusement device. The control device creates virtual representations of the gaming data and processes them according to regulatory requirements, reducing physical manufacturing complexity
3Productivity
If traditional ticket currency systems are used, then device complexity is low, but the system cannot provide cash-based rewards or live financial reporting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical ticket currency system with an electronic data processing and communication system. The control device captures gaming data, processes it electronically, and enables cash-based rewards through digital communication protocols, eliminating the need for physical ticket handling while adding monetary transaction capabilities
4Productivity
If remote wireless monitoring is implemented, then productivity and regulatory reporting are improved, but device complexity and power requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless communication system is designed to transmit data periodically or at scheduled intervals rather than continuously, reducing power consumption while still providing live financial reporting capabilities. The control device buffers data locally and transmits in batches, maintaining productivity while conserving energy
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AI summary
System allowing the use of more traditional Coin Operated Amusement Devices (COADs) into a deeply regulated a casino environment. Software monitors each individual game's performance allowing its computer player data to be reformulated for use in a cash-based rewards casino environment. Each COAD is outfitted with a Control Device (CD) that operates independently from the COAD to recalculate an amusement/redemption machines ticket/prize rewards and reformulate the existing rewards data into a cash-based reward meeting specific regulatory mandated requirements. The CD will receive all patron monetary, play and win data thru any one of the COADs analog, RS 232, MDB, CCTalk port configurations and reprocess that data in digital format resulting in a cash-based reward. The CD device will independently communicate each COAD's player results directly to the server(s) as well as simultaneously allowing the processing and recalculation of all monetary transactions between the player and the COAD.