Gaming Display Integrated Image Capture for Player Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming systems lack personalized and interactive features, relying on static symbols and limited player engagement, as they do not effectively incorporate player-provided objects or identification into the gaming experience.
Innovation Solution
Integration of an image capture device within the gaming system's display to detect and capture objects, allowing for the creation of custom symbols and enhanced player authentication, using optical scanners to read player identification elements and digital security devices, and enabling the recall of credit balances through ticket scanning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional gaming systems use static symbols and limited interaction methods, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but player engagement and personalization capabilities deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the image capture device with the display device into an integrated unit. The image capture device is positioned behind the display and captures images through the display medium, eliminating the need for separate external cameras and reducing overall system complexity while enabling player engagement through personalized image capture
Solution Approach 2:
The display device serves multiple functions: it displays game information to players and simultaneously acts as a transparent medium for the image capture device to capture images of objects. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed while enhancing player engagement capabilities
2Reliability
If gaming systems integrate image capture devices and authentication capabilities, then security and player personalization are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The controller integrates multiple functions including image processing, authentication verification, and game control into a single unit. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components that would need to be manufactured and assembled, thereby easing manufacturing while maintaining security and personalization capabilities
3Measurement precision
If optical scanners are integrated within displays for scanning objects, then player identification accuracy and authentication speed are improved, but device complexity and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The optical scanner is integrated within the display structure, using the display as a transparent medium for scanning. This merging eliminates the need for separate external scanning devices and simplifies the operational interface, as players simply place objects on the display surface for automatic scanning and identification
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances player engagement by incorporating personalized elements into the game, improves security through biometric and digital authentication, and streamlines transactions by recalling credit balances, thereby increasing player satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
an optical scanner integrated within a first display of the gaming system... cause the optical scanner to scan the digital key displayed on the second display
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving at least one wager and a display for displaying a wagering game. The display includes an integrated image capture device for visually capturing objects proximate the display. The system further comprises at least one controller operative to (i) detect the presence of at least a first object proximate the display, (ii) cause the image capture device to visually capture the first object and create a stored image thereof, (iii) graphically integrate the stored image of the first object into the wagering game, and (iv) display one or more outcomes of the wagering game which include one or more symbols comprising at least a portion of the stored image.