E-ticket generation via 2D barcode capture for wagering systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cashless wagering game systems face issues with ticket loss, misplacement, and theft, as physical tickets are easily misplaced or stolen before they can be redeemed, disrupting player transactions and gameplay.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device-based system that captures and processes images of wagering game tickets using 2D barcodes, allowing for electronic ticket (e-ticket) creation and redemption, enabling secure and convenient deposit and transfer of funds between player accounts and wagering game machines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical tickets are used for cashless wagering transactions, then the system is simple to operate and requires minimal technology infrastructure, but the tickets are easily lost, misplaced, stolen, or damaged before redemption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses 2D barcodes as digital copies of ticket information that can be captured by mobile devices. Instead of relying on physical tickets, the system creates electronic representations (images of 2D barcodes) that contain all necessary transaction data, eliminating the risks of physical ticket loss while maintaining transaction integrity through digital copying and verification processes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical physical ticket system with an electronic/digital system. Mobile devices capture images of 2D barcodes, and the system processes these digital images through server communication to complete transactions. This substitution eliminates the need for physical ticket handling, storage, and verification, thereby eliminating risks associated with physical tickets while enabling more reliable electronic verification
2Productivity
If physical tickets are used for cashless wagering, then no additional electronic infrastructure is needed, but transaction speed and efficiency are reduced due to manual ticket handling and verification
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual physical ticket handling with automated electronic processing. Mobile devices capture 2D barcode images, which are then automatically transmitted to servers for verification and processing. This electronic substitution eliminates manual intervention steps, significantly accelerating transaction speed while the required electronic infrastructure (mobile devices, servers, communication networks) enables efficient automated processing
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-generating 2D barcodes containing all transaction information before the actual redemption process. When a player presents the ticket, the 2D barcode is already prepared with encoded data, allowing immediate capture and verification without manual data entry or processing steps, thereby speeding up the transaction while the electronic infrastructure handles the pre-prepared digital information efficiently
3Loss of energy
If physical tickets are used, then the system is easy to manufacture and deploy, but ticket loss and theft cause financial losses and player inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital copies of ticket information in the form of 2D barcodes that can be captured and verified electronically. These digital copies replace physical tickets, eliminating the risks of loss, theft, and damage. The electronic verification system checks the authenticity of these digital copies through server communication, preventing fraudulent redemption and reducing financial losses while the moderate electronic infrastructure enables secure verification
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the server verifies 2D barcode information and provides real-time validation results. This feedback loop ensures that only legitimate tickets are redeemed, preventing fraud and errors. The electronic verification system continuously monitors and validates transactions, reducing financial losses from ticket misuse while the feedback-driven verification process maintains system security without requiring overly complex infrastructure
Data Source
AI summary
A method for processing wagering game e-tickets is described herein. The method can include receiving, from a mobile device over a network, an indication to create an e-ticket. The method can also include determining, by a wagering game server, monetary value information for the e-ticket. The method can also include transmitting, to a ticketing server, the monetary value information; receiving, from the ticketing server, e-ticket information. The method can also include transmitting, over the network, the e-ticket information to the mobile device for generating the e-ticket.