Intelligent Electronic Pull-Tab Ticket Rendering for Variable Gaming Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming systems require multiple decks of electronic pull-tab tickets to accommodate different screen sizes and formats of gaming devices, leading to negative player experiences due to distortions or incomplete displays when using a single deck across various devices.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that generates intelligent electronic pull-tab tickets with multiple graphical renderings associated with different hardware profiles, allowing each gaming device to display tickets formatted specifically for its screen size and format without stretching or centering, using a network component to select and transmit the appropriate rendering based on the device's hardware profile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If multiple decks of electronic pull-tab tickets are used to accommodate different screen sizes and formats, then the display quality on each device is improved, but the system complexity and operational inconvenience increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a single universal deck of electronic pull-tab tickets that can be displayed on multiple types of gaming devices with different screen sizes and formats. The system automatically selects and transmits the appropriate graphical rendering based on the device's hardware profile, eliminating the need for multiple device-specific decks while maintaining optimal display quality across all device types.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters of graphical renderings dynamically based on the target device's hardware profile. By adjusting parameters such as grid dimensions, symbol sizes, and layout configurations, the system adapts a single deck to fit various display formats including 3x3 grids for cabinet devices and 5x3 grids for tablet devices, ensuring optimal visual presentation without requiring multiple physical decks.
2Ease of operation
If a single deck of electronic pull-tab tickets is used across various gaming devices, then the ease of operation is improved, but the display quality and visual integrity deteriorate due to stretching or centering requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts graphical rendering parameters based on the device's hardware profile to maintain visual integrity. Instead of stretching or centering a single fixed rendering, the system selects from multiple pre-configured renderings with different grid dimensions and layouts that are optimized for specific device types, ensuring symbols and visual elements are displayed at their intended proportions and sizes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the graphical renderings into distinct versions tailored to different hardware profiles. Each rendering is optimized for specific device characteristics (e.g., portrait orientation for cabinets, landscape orientation for tablets), allowing the system to present the most appropriate visual representation without compromising visual integrity through forced stretching or centering.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple decks are used to service various gaming devices, then the display quality is improved, but the player experience and game perception are negatively impacted
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a single universal deck that serves all gaming devices, eliminating the need for players to adapt to different decks with different themes and layouts. This maintains consistent player perception and game flow while still providing optimized display quality through automatic hardware-profile-based rendering selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains consistent game parameters and visual themes across all devices by selecting appropriate renderings from a single deck. This ensures that players experience the same game flow, symbol set, and visual style regardless of device type, while the system automatically adjusts technical parameters like grid dimensions and symbol sizes to fit each device's display capabilities.
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AI summary
A system and method for generating and distributing intelligent electronic pull-tab tickets is described. The system includes a variety of gaming devices, such as a fixed gaming machine, a venue-provided mobile device, and a personal mobile device, an online account, and a network component, such as a central gaming system. A player funds the online account, and the gaming device may use the online account to purchase one or more intelligent electronic pull-tab tickets from the central gaming system. During this process, either the central gaming system or the gaming device will select a particular graphical rendering from a plurality of graphical renderings associated with a selected intelligent electronic pull-tab ticket, wherein the selected graphical rendering is further associated with a hardware profile matching the requesting game device's hardware profile.