Gaming Machine Hotness Visual Indicator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Standard slot machines do not become 'hot' or 'cold' as they have fixed odds determined by a random number generator, which does not affect the likelihood of winning, making existing methods ineffective in communicating a machine's payout trends to players.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine with a game score module that tracks previous play results and a visual indicator, such as a thermometer gauge, to display the degree of 'hotness' based on payout values, enticing players with perceived trends.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a visual indicator displaying machine hotness is added to communicate payout trends to players, then player engagement is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The game score module serves multiple functions: it tracks previous game play results, calculates payout values, determines hotness degree, and provides data for the visual indicator. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components, thereby improving player engagement while minimizing the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The visual indicator acts as an intermediary between the random number generator and the player. It translates the abstract concept of machine hotness into a tangible visual representation (thermometer gauge), allowing players to perceive payout trends without directly exposing the RNG mechanism. This mediator approach enhances player engagement while keeping the core gambling system simple and unchanged.
2Ease of operation
If a thermometer-type gauge is used to display hotness degree, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The visual indicator uses a simplified graphical representation (thermometer gauge) that copies the familiar concept of temperature measurement to represent machine hotness. This graphical copy is easier to manufacture than a physical thermometer and provides the same intuitive understanding to players, improving ease of operation while reducing manufacturing precision requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces any potential mechanical thermometer mechanism with an electronic visual display. The thermometer-type gauge is implemented as a graphical indicator controlled by the game score module, eliminating the need for precise mechanical manufacturing while maintaining the intuitive visual metaphor that improves ease of operation.
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AI summary
A gaming machine provides for random winning payouts for game plays. The gaming machine includes a game score module and a visual indicator. The game score module tracks previous game play results including all winning and losing game play results, and determines from the previous game play results the degree in which the gaming machine is currently playing hot. The visual indicator is on the gaming machine or physically mounted to the gaming machine and indicates the degree in which the gaming machine is currently playing hot. The visual indicator may be a thermometer-type gauge.