Dial Interface for Wagering Kiosk Simplifies Payout Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sports wagering kiosks are complex and difficult for novice players to use effectively, often limiting their ability to place wagers due to the multi-step process required.
Innovation Solution
An intuitive wager placement system integrated into self-service gaming kiosks, featuring a dial interface that allows players to select a desired winning amount, with the system generating and presenting wager combinations that would result in the desired payout.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a multi-step wager placement process is used in existing sports wagering kiosks, then the system can handle complex wagering options, but the device complexity and difficulty of operation increase significantly for novice players
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a dial interface as an intermediary between the player and the complex wagering system. The dial provides a simple rotational interface that mediates between the user's intuitive action (rotating the dial) and the complex underlying wagering logic, automatically generating wager combinations based on the dial position without requiring the player to navigate multiple menus or understand wagering mechanics
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs automatic wager combination generation and selection based on the dial position, eliminating the need for the player to manually configure multiple wager parameters. The kiosk serves itself by automatically calculating and presenting optimal wager combinations, reducing the operational burden on the player while maintaining access to complex wagering options
2Adaptability or versatility
If a multi-step wager placement process is required, then comprehensive wager selection is possible, but the time required to place a wager increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates and stores multiple wager combinations for each possible dial position before the player even places their wager. When the player rotates the dial to a desired position, the corresponding pre-prepared wager combinations are immediately presented, eliminating the time-consuming calculation and configuration steps that would otherwise be required during the wager placement process
3Ease of operation
If a simplified wager selection interface is provided, then ease of operation improves, but the available wager selection is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The dial interface serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a selection mechanism, a configuration tool, and a display controller. A single rotational input from the player triggers the system to perform multiple operations - selecting sports, events, markets, and generating wager combinations - thereby providing access to diverse wagering options through a universal, simple interface
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AI summary
An exemplary gaming kiosk is disclosed herein which includes a dial in which a player is able to select a desired winning amount. Upon receiving the wager amount and the winning amount, aspects of the present disclosure generate a number of wager combinations which will pay out the desired winning amount based upon the wager amount. That is out of a set of all available wagers, aspects of the present disclosure generate one or more wagering combinations that would result in the dialed-in win amount if successful. The wagering combinations are presented to the player via the kiosk.