Gaming Machine Overflow Jackpot Display Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic gaming systems with multilevel progressive jackpots lack features to maintain or increase player enjoyment, as they do not provide innovative ways to display and upgrade prizes effectively.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of incrementable and displayable overflow jackpots through a feature wheel, which allows for the display of increasing prizes and returns larger jackpot prizes to players by incrementing prizes based on wagering activity and triggering conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multilevel progressive jackpots are implemented, then player enjoyment is provided, but player engagement is insufficient and prizes cannot be displayed effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The display is divided into multiple display areas (first display area for base game, second display area for overflow jackpot, third display area for feature wheel) to segment the prize display functionality. This allows each area to serve a specific purpose in showcasing different aspects of the progressive jackpot system, improving overall prize display capability without creating a monolithic complex structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a visual dimension by displaying the overflow jackpot amount as a numerical value that increases over time in the second display area. This dimensional representation of the jackpot growth provides players with a tangible visual indicator of the progressive jackpot accumulation, enhancing engagement without requiring complex mechanical structures.
2Quantity of substance
If overflow jackpots are added to multilevel progressive jackpots, then larger jackpot prizes are returned to players, but the gaming system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The feature wheel serves multiple functions: it displays the overflow jackpot amount, provides interactive player engagement through rotation, and determines which prize tier is awarded. This multi-functionality allows the system to handle larger jackpot prizes without proportionally increasing complexity, as a single component performs multiple roles in the prize distribution process.
Solution Approach 2:
The feature wheel acts as an intermediary mechanism between the overflow jackpot accumulation and the final prize awarding. It translates the numerical overflow jackpot value into visual display and uses the rotation and stopping mechanism to determine the awarded prize tier, thereby managing the complexity of prize distribution for larger jackpots.
3Adaptability or versatility
If prizes are incrementable and displayable through feature wheel, then player engagement is enhanced, but the display and control mechanisms become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The overflow jackpot automatically increments with each wager placed, and the feature wheel automatically rotates and stops to determine the awarded prize. The system performs these operations autonomously based on wagering activity, reducing the need for manual control mechanisms and simplifying operation while maintaining enhanced prize display and increment functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The display continuously shows the current overflow jackpot amount and the feature wheel rotation provides visual feedback on the prize determination process. This feedback mechanism simplifies the control interface by using visual information to guide the player experience, making the complex prize increment and awarding processes transparent and easier to understand.
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming machine including a display that has a first display area and a second display area. The first display area displays a first prize and a second prize. The first prize has a first prize threshold and the second prize has a second prize threshold. The second display area displays an overflow prize, while the game controller contributes to the first prize at least a portion of the credit balance with respect to a wagering activity, and causes the display to display an increment of the overflow prize in response to the first prize having reached the first threshold. A payout mechanism configured to, in response to determining one of the first prize and the second prize is to be awarded, cause a payout associated with the one of the first prize and the second prize to be awarded and the incremented overflow prize.