Gaming Device Audiovisual Content Payout Determination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gaming devices provide payouts in a simplistic and unexciting manner, lacking engagement as they typically only require indicia to align along a payline for a player to win, without incorporating audio/video content as a determining factor.
Innovation Solution
A method where payouts for a gaming device are determined by whether audio/video content characteristics satisfy specific requirements at the time indicia align along a payline, offering enhanced entertainment by making the content determinative of the payout outcome.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional payout determination methods are used (indicia alignment only), then the device operation is simple, but the player engagement and entertainment value are low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two independent determination systems: (1) the traditional indicia alignment system on the primary display, and (2) a secondary audio/video content system with its own characteristics and requirements. Both systems must be satisfied simultaneously for a payout to occur, creating a merged evaluation framework that increases engagement while maintaining operational clarity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal and content-based dimension to the traditional spatial alignment system. Instead of only checking if indicia align on the payline at a given moment, the system now also evaluates whether specific audio/video content characteristics are present at the corresponding time, transforming a 2D spatial problem into a 4D problem involving space and time
2Adaptability or versatility
If audio/video content characteristics are incorporated into payout determination, then player engagement and entertainment value are enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the payout determination system into distinct modular components: (1) the primary display indicia evaluation module, (2) the secondary display audio/video content evaluation module, and (3) the integration logic that combines both evaluations. This segmentation allows each module to be developed and maintained independently, managing complexity through modular architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs universal evaluation criteria that can apply to multiple types of content and multiple indicia configurations. The framework is designed to handle various audio/video characteristics (audio tracks, video scenes, content types) and various indicia arrangements, making the complex system adaptable to different game configurations without requiring separate determination logic for each case
3Adaptability or versatility
If audio/video content is made determinative of payouts, then the entertainment value and excitement are increased, but the payout frequency may decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables dynamic adjustment of the audio/video content requirements parameters. The system can modify characteristics such as the specificity of required content, the time window for content occurrence, and the weighting of different content characteristics. This allows operators to tune the system to achieve desired payout frequencies while maintaining high entertainment value, as parameter adjustments can make the secondary determination more or less stringent without changing the core dual-system architecture
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming device is adapted to present audiovisual content to players of the game. While the audiovisual content is playing, the player may initiate a game start. A snap shot of the audiovisual content playing at the time of the game start is taken. Reels of the gaming device spin and provide indicia on a payline. The indicia on the payline are compared to characters and elements within the snap shot of the audiovisual content. If there is a match for outcome significant indicia, the player receives a benefit.