Prize Acquisition Game Device Administration Mode Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional prize acquisition game devices do not allow administrators to switch to an administration mode while players are actively playing, leading to potential interruptions and difficulties in managing technical issues.
Innovation Solution
The prize acquisition game device includes a game device main body with dual prize catchers, a display device, a detector for administering mode requests, and a controller that manages the game progress status to seamlessly transition to administration mode without interrupting player games.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If the administrator switches to administration mode during a player's game, then the administrator can perform maintenance tasks, but the player's game is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the display state based on game progress status. When a player's game is detected to be in progress, the administration mode display is suppressed. When the game is not in progress, the administration mode display is enabled. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the system behavior flexible rather than fixed.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller continuously monitors the game progress status and uses this feedback to control whether the administration mode can be activated. The system reads the game progress status from storage and uses this information to enable or disable administration mode functionality, creating a closed-loop control system that prevents interruptions while allowing maintenance.
2Ease of operation
If the administrator forcibly switches to administration mode, then maintenance can be performed, but player satisfaction decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary checking of the game progress status before allowing the administrator to switch to administration mode. By reading and evaluating the game progress status in advance, the system prevents forced mode switching that would interrupt ongoing games, thereby protecting player satisfaction while still allowing administrators to perform maintenance when appropriate.
Solution Approach 2:
The game progress status acts as an intermediary condition that mediates between the administrator's request to switch modes and the actual mode switching action. The controller uses this intermediary status information to determine whether to permit the mode switch, creating a buffer that protects ongoing games from interruption while still enabling maintenance when safe.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the system prevents administration mode during ongoing games, then player satisfaction increases, but administrator productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic monitoring of game progress status to determine when administration mode can be activated. By continuously checking the status and enabling administration mode during appropriate periods (when no games are in progress), the system balances player satisfaction with administrator productivity, allowing maintenance to be performed as frequently as conditions permit.
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AI summary
A prize acquisition game device includes: a game device main body that comprises: a first prize catcher that comprises a first arm extending in a vertical direction of the prize acquisition game device and with which a first player plays a first prize acquisition game, and a second prize catcher that is disposed alongside the first prize catcher, comprises a second arm extending in the vertical direction, and with which a second player plays a second prize acquisition game; a display device that is disposed on a front side of the game device main body and has a first display and a second display; a detector that detects a start request to start an administration mode; and a controller that controls the first display and/or the second display based on a game progress status of the first prize acquisition game and/or the second prize acquisition game in response to the detector detecting the start request.