Gaming System Composite Video Stream Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Players at gaming machines face inconvenience due to disjointed and unrelated video displays, requiring them to choose between multiple displays or attempt to view both simultaneously, which disrupts their gaming experience.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that synchronizes multiple independent video streams into a single composite stream, allowing players to select and interact with a unified video presentation on a single display screen, incorporating real-time video and audio elements, with player interaction or remote central computer control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple independent video streams are displayed simultaneously on separate displays, then player entertainment options are increased, but player convenience deteriorates due to disjointed and unrelated video displays requiring players to choose between displays or attempt to view both simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent video streams (game video, entertainment video, communication video) into a single composite video stream that is displayed on one display unit. This merging resolves the contradiction by providing diverse video content options while maintaining player convenience through a unified display interface, eliminating the need for players to switch between multiple separate displays.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display units are positioned on the gaming machine and at separated locations, then video content variety is improved, but device complexity increases and player convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using multiple separate display units, the patent merges multiple video content sources into a single display unit. This approach maintains video content variety while significantly reducing device complexity by eliminating the need for multiple displays, multiple video processing chains, and synchronized coordination between separate display units.
Solution Approach 2:
The single display unit is designed to handle multiple video functions simultaneously - displaying game video, entertainment video, and communication video - making it a universal display solution that replaces multiple specialized displays, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple video streams are provided on separate displays, then player service options are expanded, but player engagement deteriorates due to interrupted gaming experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges game video and auxiliary video streams (entertainment, communication services) into a single composite display, allowing players to access expanded service options without leaving the gaming interface. This eliminates interruptions to gaming activities while providing diverse player services, resolving the contradiction between service variety and gaming continuity.
Data Source
AI summary
A plurality of electronic gaming machines are interconnected over a network to a central computer. Each gaming machine generates a composite video signal formed from at least two video signals. A first video signal carries game graphics information for generating at least a still graphics display which moves at selected times during play of the game. A second video signal carries video information for generating a moving video display. The two video signals are combined in accordance with key color information, which is carried by the first video signal. The combining is selectively controlled by the central computer. The central computer may also select which one of a number of second video signals may be combined with the first video signal. The central computer may also select a particular key color from a plurality of key colors defined in said key color information so as to control where on the display unit that the combining takes effect.