Gaming Machine Fund Transfer Balance Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines face issues with becoming inoperable due to balance thresholds in their credit meters, leading to potential downtime and security concerns, as existing systems do not effectively manage fund transfers to prevent exceeding these thresholds.
Innovation Solution
A system that monitors the current balance of a gaming establishment device's credit meter and adjusts fund transfers accordingly, either rejecting or modifying them to prevent exceeding designated threshold amounts, thereby maintaining operational integrity and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If fund transfers are allowed without monitoring credit meter balance, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates as machines become inoperable when thresholds are exceeded
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary monitoring of the credit meter balance before allowing fund transfers. The processor checks whether adding the requested funds would exceed the threshold amount, and only permits the transfer if the balance remains within acceptable limits. This preventive approach ensures machine operability is maintained while allowing straightforward fund transfer operations.
2Reliability
If fund transfers are monitored and restricted to prevent exceeding thresholds, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional monitoring and control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the processor continuously monitors the credit meter balance and uses this information to control fund transfer operations. The processor receives information about the current balance, compares it against the threshold amount, and dynamically adjusts whether to permit or reject fund transfer requests based on real-time balance conditions, thereby maintaining reliability through intelligent control.
3Productivity
If automatic fund transfer rejection is implemented when thresholds would be exceeded, then productivity is improved by reducing downtime, but ease of operation deteriorates as users have less control over fund transfers
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically monitoring its own credit meter balance and making intelligent decisions about fund transfer acceptance without requiring user intervention. The processor autonomously determines whether to permit or reject transfers based on threshold calculations, ensuring machine availability is maintained while the system manages its own operational constraints.
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AI summary
Systems and methods that account for a current balance of funds of a target device, such as a gaming establishment device, when determining whether or not to transfer an amount of funds between the target device and an account associated with the amount of funds.