Gaming Machine Synchronized Reel and Shutter Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming machines face challenges in continuously attracting players' attention through conventional visual effects and features, as these methods have limitations in maintaining engagement over time.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine with a controller that synchronizes the operation of multiple reels, a display panel, and a shutter assembly, using a program with predefined commands to execute in a specific order, providing synchronized visual and mechanical effects to enhance player engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If conventional visual effects and features are used to attract players, then the gaming machine can provide basic gaming functionality, but the player attention cannot be continuously attracted over time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the visual effects adaptive and changing based on player behavior and game state. The system dynamically adjusts visual parameters such as color, brightness, and animation patterns in response to player interactions, reel positions, and game outcomes, thereby maintaining continuous player attention without repeating the same static visual patterns
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes visual parameters including color hues, saturation levels, brightness, and animation speeds based on game conditions. Different visual effects are activated according to reel positions, symbol combinations, and player actions, creating a versatile and continuously engaging visual experience that adapts to varying game states
2Adaptability or versatility
If visual effects are varied to attract players, then player engagement increases, but the complexity of synchronizing multiple components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller serves multiple functions: it manages reel rotation, controls visual effect rendering, coordinates shutter assembly movements, and synchronizes all components based on game state. This multi-functional approach consolidates control complexity into a single centralized system rather than requiring separate control mechanisms for each component
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from reel positions, game outcomes, and player interactions to automatically adjust and synchronize visual effects. The controller receives real-time data from sensors and game state, then dynamically adjusts visual parameters and timing to maintain synchronization without requiring complex manual coordination
3Productivity
If multiple components are synchronized to enhance visual effects, then player attraction increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the control functions for reels, visual rendering, and shutter assembly into a single integrated control system. The controller unified manages all components through centralized coordination, reducing the overall system complexity compared to having separate control mechanisms for each component while achieving synchronized operation
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming machine including a plurality of reels, a first driver, a rendering device, a second driver, and a controller is provided. Each of the reels spins and rearranges a plurality of symbols in a game, and the first driver drive the reels. The rendering device renders a visual effect in synchronization with an operation of the reels, and the second driver drives the rendering device. The controller controls the reels and the rendering device and synchronizes the operation of the reels and an operation of the rendering device.