Dynamic Payout Scheduling for Gaming Systems

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional game payout systems do not provide enhanced payouts for all games of chance, often requiring players to wager additional coins to access better payouts, which can be inconvenient and limit player engagement.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that accept an initial investment from players, credit them with equivalent funds for electronic gaming machines or provide gaming chips for live games, and dynamically select payout schedules based on the initial investment amount to offer enhanced payouts without requiring additional wagers, potentially offering bonuses for exceeding a minimum investment threshold.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If players are required to wager additional coins to access enhanced payouts, then the payout enhancement is achieved, but player convenience deteriorates and gaming session duration is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepayout amountVSAvoidconvenience of wagering
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically selecting appropriate payout schedules based on the initial investment amount before the player begins gaming. This eliminates the need for players to manually wager additional coins during play, as the enhanced payout structure is already in place based on their initial deposit, thereby improving convenience while maintaining payout enhancement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of payout schedules dynamically based on the initial investment amount. By linking payout multipliers and bonus round eligibility to the initial deposit rather than requiring continuous additional wagers, the system achieves enhanced payouts without forcing players to repeatedly add funds, thus resolving the contradiction between payout quantity and operational convenience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Quantity of substance

If players are forced to play maximum coins to access enhanced payouts, then enhanced payouts are achieved, but player autonomy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepayout amountVSAvoidplayer choice flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamics by making the payout schedule selection adaptive to the player's initial investment rather than imposing a fixed maximum coin requirement. Players can choose their initial investment amount based on their preferences, and the system dynamically adjusts the payout multipliers and bonus round thresholds accordingly, maintaining both enhanced payouts and player autonomy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the payout enhancement into multiple tiers based on different initial investment amounts. Instead of requiring all players to play maximum coins, the system creates graduated payout schedules where players can achieve enhanced payouts at various investment levels, thus preserving player choice while still providing payout enhancement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Quantity of substance

If players must cash in more money to continue gaming, then additional funds are available for gaming, but player retention deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegaming fundsVSAvoidgaming session duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by providing players with bonus rounds and enhanced payouts based on their initial investment, creating a positive reinforcement loop. Players receive value back from their initial deposit through bonus features and improved payout schedules, encouraging them to extend their gaming session rather than cashing out to add more funds, thus increasing retention and session duration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by crediting players with gaming funds equivalent to their initial investment and configuring enhanced payout schedules before gaming begins. This allows players to access enhanced payouts and bonus rounds throughout their session without needing to repeatedly cash in and reload funds, thereby extending gaming duration and improving retention

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9011238B2System and method of conducting games of chance with enhanced payouts and bonus rounds
Publication Date: 2015.04.21 MALEK SEAN
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AI summary

A system and a method of conducting games of chance with enhanced payouts based on a cash in or initial investment amount are described. In response to a player's initial investment or cash in amount, a payout schedule is selected. The larger the initial investment the better the selected payout schedule for the player. Live games of chance, games of chance facilitated by electronic gaming machines or devices and server-based games may utilize the method shown here. Players may also receive enhanced awards such as enhanced player points based on the amount of the initial investment, or based on other parameters and factors. Awards and bonuses may also be provided to players who exhaust an initial investment exceeding a threshold amount. Other different variations and combinations of the games and winnings are also explained in details.