Gaming System Feature Icon Menu Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional gaming machines face challenges in presenting and navigating a large number of bonus features in an organized and user-friendly manner, leading to confusion and inefficiency in displaying these features without disturbing the primary game experience.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that includes a feature icon on the display, which when selected, reveals a menu showing available features, allowing players to activate them if eligibility requirements are met, with a controller managing the display and eligibility checks, and a method for players to input wagers and select features through touch screens or buttons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional display methods are used to present bonus features, then the primary game display is maintained, but the presentation of features becomes disorganized and confusing when the number of features increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the feature presentation into two distinct parts: a comprehensive feature menu that lists all available features with their eligibility status, and the primary game display. This segmentation allows players to systematically navigate through features in an organized manner without cluttering the primary game view, resolving the contradiction between ease of navigation and organizational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimensional layer for feature presentation by displaying features in a structured menu format with multiple dimensions of information (feature name, eligibility status, description) rather than traditional single-dimension display methods. This dimensional expansion enables organized presentation of numerous features while maintaining clarity and player control.
2Loss of information
If more features are displayed on the screen, then feature availability is improved, but the primary game display is disturbed and display areas are utilized inefficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts feature information from the primary game display area and presents it in a dedicated feature menu structure. This extraction allows complete feature information to be displayed without interfering with the primary game visuals, as players can access the feature menu through the feature icon interface. The primary game display area remains undisturbed while featuring full visibility of all available features through the organized menu system.
3Ease of operation
If features are made easily accessible, then player engagement is improved, but the system complexity for managing and displaying features increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service feature management system where the interface automatically displays feature eligibility status, updates feature availability in real-time, and guides players through the feature selection process. The system autonomously manages the complexity of tracking multiple feature states and eligibility requirements, while players simply interact with the intuitive feature menu to activate desired features, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and system management complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager and a display for displaying a primary wagering game. The gaming system further comprises a controller which is operative to (i) detect receipt of the primary wager, (ii) display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game, (iii) display a feature icon on the display, (iv) detect selection of the feature icon, (v) in response to the selection of the feature icon, display a feature menu on the display, the feature menu displaying a plurality of available features capable of activation in addition to the wagering game, and (vi) in response to a first feature of the feature menu being selected, activate and display the first feature if a first eligibility requirement is satisfied.