Gaming Machine Fixed Pointer Rotating Wheel Control

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional gaming machines with manually rotated and stopped big wheels limit game effects and entertainment value, making it difficult to enhance the gaming experience.

Innovation Solution

A gaming machine with a centrally controlled wheel that automatically rotates and stops, featuring multiple terminals for betting and displaying odds, allowing adjustable payout rates and symbol arrangements to enhance game dynamics and player engagement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the wheel is manually rotated and stopped by an operator, then the device structure is simple, but the entertainment characteristic and game effects are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveentertainment characteristicVSAvoiddevice structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical operation of rotating and stopping the wheel with an automated control system. The center controller automatically rotates the wheel and controls its stopping position based on predetermined algorithms, substituting the operator's mechanical actions with an automated electromechanical system. This increases entertainment characteristics through varied rotation speeds, acceleration patterns, and controlled stopping sequences while maintaining relatively simple device structure through centralized control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the wheel rotation is automated with center controller, then the entertainment characteristic is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegame effectsVSAvoidcontrol system
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The center controller serves multiple functions: it manages wheel rotation, controls stopping positions, determines winning symbols, and coordinates with multiple gaming terminals. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single multi-functional control unit, the patent achieves enhanced game effects and adaptability while minimizing the increase in overall device complexity through functional integration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If fixed payout rates are used, then the odds calculation is simple, but the operational efficiency and player engagement are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation rateVSAvoidpayout rate adjustment
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic payout rates that can be adjusted based on game conditions, player bets, and operational requirements. The center controller modifies payout rates in real-time during game operation, transforming the static odds calculation into a dynamic system. This enhances operational efficiency and player engagement through adaptive incentives while managing complexity through centralized rate adjustment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9672684B2Gaming machine with fixed pointer that points to winning symbol on rotating wheel
Publication Date: 2017.06.06 INTERBLOCK DOO
  • US9672684B2 patent drawing
  • US9672684B2 patent drawing
  • US9672684B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A gaming machine of the present invention stores a bet area on which a bet is placed and a game value placed as the bet in each gaming terminal, rotates and stops the wheel to determine a resulting symbol from the plurality of symbols, awards a payout based on the resulting symbol and the odds set for the bet area on which the bet is placed in the gaming terminal, and then adjusts the payout rate by changing the odds set for the bet areas in the gaming terminals.