Gaming Machine Bonus Configuration via Player Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming machine systems face challenges in maintaining player interest and efficiently managing loyalty points and machine layouts, as loyalty point information is not easily accessible, and rearranging gaming machines on the casino floor is tedious and costly.
Innovation Solution
A bonus management system that allows players to customize their gaming experience through a network interface, processor, and database, enabling bonus selection and personalized game settings, while also providing a method for players to view and modify loyalty point information and configure gaming machines according to their preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If loyalty point programs are implemented to maintain player interest, then player engagement is improved, but information accessibility and player control over loyalty data deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables players to independently access, view, and modify their loyalty point information through the gaming machine interface without requiring casino staff intervention. Players can check their point balances, see redemption options, and make selections autonomously, transforming the loyalty program from a top-down control system to a player-centric self-service platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback to players about their loyalty point status, available rewards, and the impact of their selections. The interface displays current point balances, updates redemption progress, and confirms player decisions immediately, creating a transparent information flow that keeps players engaged while maintaining full visibility of program mechanics.
2Productivity
If gaming machines are rearranged on the casino floor to maximize game play, then productivity is improved, but time and cost for configuration increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces static physical machine arrangements with dynamic virtual configurations. Players can instantly change their gaming experience parameters, bonus selections, and machine settings through software controls, eliminating the need for time-consuming physical rearrangements while maintaining the ability to optimize game play based on varying conditions and player preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates virtual copies of configuration capabilities that were previously tied to physical machine locations. By implementing software-based bonus selections and player preferences that can be applied across different machines, the system replicates the effect of optimal configurations without requiring actual physical movement or reconfiguration of gaming equipment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If gaming machines offer complex bonus features to enhance player interest, then player engagement is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a centralized bonus management server as an intermediary that handles the complexity of bonus feature coordination. This server acts as a mediator between the gaming machines and players, managing bonus selections, point calculations, and feature activations remotely, thereby reducing the computational and configurational burden on individual gaming machine devices while maintaining rich bonus functionality.
4Productivity
If casino floor layouts are optimized to attract customers, then productivity is improved, but ease of manufacture and flexibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system transforms static casino floor layouts into dynamic, adaptable configurations through player-controlled settings. By enabling players to customize their gaming experience parameters, bonus selections, and machine preferences via the networked system, the casino can respond to changing player preferences and conditions without requiring physical reconfiguration of the floor plan, maintaining attraction and optimization flexibility indefinitely.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for configuring gaming machines according to player gaming preferences is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of gaming machines. Each of the gaming machines includes a master gaming controller configured to provide game play of a wager-based game and a reader configured to read a configuration instrument. The master gaming controller modifies a configuration setting of the gaming machine based on a customized setting indicated in the configuration instrument. The system further includes a server in communication with the plurality of gaming machines. The server is configured to store the configuration setting, to validate the configuration instrument, and to provide the configuration setting to the plurality of gaming machines.