Dynamic Game Code Matching for Collaborative Jackpot Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic gaming systems lack mechanisms to maintain player interest and attract new players through collaborative jackpot opportunities across multiple gaming machines, despite advancements in video monitors and progressive jackpots.
Innovation Solution
A system where multiple electronic gaming machines collectively fund a progressive jackpot through a shared bonus code and dynamic game code, with symbols displayed prominently, allowing players to match symbols across machines to win the jackpot, and enabling symbol reassignment to maintain engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electronic gaming machines are used to generate a progressive jackpot, then player engagement and collaboration are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the jackpot generation process into segments, with each electronic gaming machine contributing independently to the overall progressive jackpot. Each machine has its own display and control mechanisms, but they all feed into a shared jackpot pool, allowing the system to scale by adding or removing individual machines without redesigning the entire system.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic gaming machines are designed to perform multiple functions: they individually display game content, accept player wagers, contribute to the progressive jackpot, and can be reconfigured through symbol reassignment. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized devices and simplifies the overall system architecture.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a shared progressive jackpot is implemented across multiple machines, then player interest and collaboration are enhanced, but the difficulty of tracking and managing symbols increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous feedback mechanisms where each gaming machine displays its current symbol status and contribution to the progressive jackpot. Players receive real-time information about their machine's symbol assignments and how close they are to achieving the winning combination, making the tracking process transparent and engaging rather than complex.
Solution Approach 2:
A central control system acts as an intermediary between the multiple gaming machines and the progressive jackpot management. This intermediary handles the complex symbol tracking, matching, and reassignment logic, while presenting simplified information to players through individual machine displays and the bank display.
3Duration of action of moving object
If symbol reassignment is enabled to maintain player engagement, then player interest is maintained, but the system operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The symbol assignments in the progressive jackpot system are made dynamic rather than static. The system automatically reassigns symbols based on predetermined criteria such as random selection, player performance, or machine utilization patterns. This dynamic reassignment keeps the game fresh and engaging without requiring manual intervention, as the reassignment logic is built into the automated control system.
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AI summary
A gaming system and method involving a fixed bonus code and dynamic game code wherein one or more players playing multiple designated electronic gaming machines attempt to match a dynamic game code to the bonus code to win a fixed jackpot or progressive jackpot. The game code symbols adjust randomly (i.e., change) responsive to each play of a corresponding electronic gaming machine. Once a game code symbol matches a corresponding bonus code symbol, the game code symbol locks up such that the matching game code symbol cannot adjust again until the jackpot is won based on each game code symbol matching a corresponding bonus code symbol. Different electronic gaming machines may be re-assigned to drive different game code symbols as needed.