Dedicated Gaming Device Remote Access System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Players in gaming machines often believe that their winning streaks are disrupted by other players, leading to frustration and loss of interest due to the inability to maintain exclusive access to a 'hot' machine, and existing solutions either do not prevent other players from playing or take machines out of service, causing inconvenience to other patrons.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system where each gaming device is assigned to a unique player, allowing only the assigned player to access and play through a presentation device, such as a computer or mobile device, ensuring exclusive access and maintaining game state integrity without affecting other players' experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a player saves game state and returns later, then the player can resume their game, but other players can still play the machine and disrupt the original player's luck or win progressive jackpots
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by locking the gaming device for the returning player before they actually play again. When a player identifies themselves through a player club card, the system proactively prevents other players from accessing the device, eliminating the problem of intervening players disrupting game state or winning progressive jackpots that were building during the absence.
2Ease of operation
If a gaming machine is locked for automated or remote play, then one player can maintain exclusive access, but the machine is taken out of service and other players cannot use it
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from physical machine occupation to digital/remote access dimension. Players can lock and play gaming devices remotely through communication networks, eliminating the need to physically occupy the machine. This allows the machine to remain physically available on the casino floor for other players while the locked player accesses it remotely, resolving the contradiction between exclusive access and machine availability.
3Reliability
If players believe outside factors affect winning probability, then players want to maintain exclusive access to 'hot' machines, but this creates frustration when other players interrupt
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism (player club card identification and remote locking system) that mediates between a player's desire to maintain exclusive access and the casino's need to keep machines available. The intermediary automatically locks the device for the returning player without requiring physical occupation, satisfying the player's superstition-based need for exclusive access while maintaining machine availability through remote access capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
In a gaming system players are assigned individual gaming devices comprising electronic game boards. Players access their assigned gaming device via a gateway from a remote presentation device such as a player's computer. The gateway confirms the identity of each player so that a player may only access their assigned and dedicated gaming device. When linked, an assigned gaming device generates wagering game data for presentation upon the player's remote presentation device. A casino may provide a number of traditional gaming machines and a plurality of dedicated or assigned gaming devices which permit remote player play.