Digital Wagering System Eliminates Paper Clutter

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Solution Overview

Problem

In wagering systems, users accumulate multiple pieces of paper vouchers and tickets for a single wager, leading to clutter and inefficiency, especially when conducting multiple wagers.

Innovation Solution

A digital wagering system comprising a server, application server, client device, and terminal that communicate through various channels, allowing for the issuance, display, and redemption of digital vouchers and tickets, enabling users to manage their wagers electronically and reducing paper usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of substance

If paper vouchers and tickets are used to place wagers, then users can physically hold and manage their wagers, but users accumulate many pieces of paper for a single wager leading to clutter and inefficiency

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepaper usageVSAvoidwager management

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces physical paper vouchers and tickets with digital representations stored and transmitted electronically. The system creates digital copies of wager information that can be stored in databases and accessed via computer screens, eliminating the need for physical paper while maintaining the functionality of wager management and tracking

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent substitutes the mechanical system of physical paper handling with an electronic information system. Instead of physically issuing, collecting, and managing paper vouchers and tickets, the system uses electronic databases, computer screens, and digital communication channels to store, display, and transmit wager information

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Loss of information

If multiple paper vouchers and tickets are issued for wagers, then users can track their wagers, but the amount of paper may be multiplied if a user conducts multiple wagers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewager trackingVSAvoidpaper accumulation

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple wager tracking functions into a single electronic system. Instead of issuing separate physical papers for each wager, the system consolidates all wager information into digital records stored in a centralized database, accessible through a single electronic interface, thereby tracking multiple wagers without multiplying physical materials

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic voucher and ticket system performs multiple functions simultaneously - it serves as the wager placeholder, the tracking record, the verification document, and the payout reference all in one digital format, eliminating the need for multiple separate paper documents

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9305429B2Wagering system and method

Publication Date: 2016.04.05 GLOBAL TOTE US LLC

AI summary

A system is provided that, in some aspects, determines a user's intent to place a wager or redeem a wager based on bar codes generated by a client device operated by the user.