Flat Rate Play Session System for Continuous Gaming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming systems require players to constantly deposit funds during play sessions, disrupting the gaming experience and limiting play duration due to the need for frequent coin insertion or payment between plays.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for a flat rate play session in gaming devices, where players enter player identifying information and select price parameters for a session, allowing multiple plays without additional deposits, with payouts made at the end of the session based on pre-calculated flat rates determined by player and operator parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If players deposit funds continuously during play sessions, then the gaming system can maintain operational control and revenue flow, but the gaming experience is disrupted and play duration is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates and stores flat rate prices for various play session parameters (number of plays, denominations, jackpots) before the player actually plays. This allows the player to select from predetermined packages without complex real-time calculations, enabling continuous play while maintaining operational control through pre-established pricing structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming session is divided into discrete flat rate packages (e.g., 50 plays at $0.01 denomination, 100 plays at $0.05 denomination) with specific parameter combinations. This segmentation allows the system to manage complexity by offering standardized packages rather than custom calculations for each play session, improving ease of operation while controlling system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If flat rate pricing is implemented with multiple parameters, then player choice and versatility are improved, but price calculation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates flat rate prices for all possible combinations of price parameters (number of plays, denominations, jackpot levels) and stores them in a database. This eliminates the need for complex real-time calculations during player selection, allowing high versatility in parameter choice while keeping the calculation system simple by using pre-computed values.
Solution Approach 2:
The system manages complexity by changing the state of price parameters from dynamic calculations to static pre-calculated values. By transforming the pricing mechanism from real-time computation to database lookup based on predetermined parameter combinations, the system achieves high adaptability without increasing operational complexity.
3Productivity
If frequent coin insertion is required, then revenue collection is maintained, but player focus and play continuity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The flat rate play session structure allows players to engage in continuous gaming action without interruption for fund deposition. Once a flat rate package is purchased, the player can execute multiple plays continuously, maintaining the useful action of gaming without the disruptive cycle of stopping to insert coins or cards, thereby increasing overall play duration.
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In accordance with one embodiment, a video roulette flat rate play session is facilitated. The flat rate play session may be associated with at least one of a wagering restriction applied to one or more bets during the flat rate play session and a net maximum payout per spin applicable to one or more bets during the flat rate play session. In one embodiment, a player is provided with a plurality of wagering units at the beginning of the session. A monetary value of the plurality of wagering units may be greater than a monetary value of a flat rate price paid for the flat rate play session.