Gaming System Function Allocator Dynamic Symbol Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming systems have limited ability to modify game characteristics and enhance player amusement due to fixed sets of symbols, which restricts flexibility and compliance with gaming regulations.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that allocates functions to selected symbols from a set, allowing for dynamic modification of game outcomes, including the option for player selection or automatic allocation, and the ability to introduce special symbols or functions during gameplay, enhancing player engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the set of symbols is fixed to comply with gaming regulations, then regulatory compliance is maintained, but the ability to modify game characteristics and enhance player amusement is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the symbol set configurable and modifiable through the function allocator. Symbols can be dynamically added, removed, or have their functions changed during gameplay, transforming the previously static symbol set into a dynamic one that adapts to enhance player amusement while maintaining regulatory compliance through controlled modification mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by allowing modification of symbol properties such as their functions, weights, and characteristics through the function allocator. This enables the gaming system to change parameters of symbols dynamically, creating varied game experiences without fundamentally altering the core symbol set structure, thus balancing adaptability with system manageability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the reel strip lengths and symbols are kept constant for regulatory compliance, then compliance is ensured, but player amusement and game variability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the symbol management into distinct components: a stable base symbol set that ensures regulatory compliance, and a configurable layer managed by the function allocator that enables game variability. This segmentation allows the core symbol composition to remain stable while permitting controlled modifications through symbol selection and function allocation mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by introducing a configurable symbol selection mechanism that allows the symbol set to be dynamically adjusted for different games or game sessions. The function allocator enables symbols to be dynamically assigned to reels and configured with different functions, creating game variability while maintaining the stability of the underlying symbol infrastructure for regulatory compliance.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a function allocator is introduced to allocate functions to symbols dynamically, then game outcome flexibility is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the function allocator as a multi-functional component that handles multiple tasks: selecting symbols, allocating functions to symbols, configuring symbol properties, and managing symbol-reel assignments. This universal component consolidates what could be multiple separate systems into a single versatile module, enhancing game outcome flexibility while controlling system architecture complexity through functional integration.
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AI summary
A gaming system is disclosed which is arranged to randomly display a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols. The gaming system comprises a function allocator arranged to allocate a function to at least one symbol selected from the set of symbols, and a game outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols and on the function allocated to the selected symbol. A corresponding method, computer program and computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein are also disclosed.