Gaming Award Procurement via Online Retail Integration
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming systems do not provide users with the ability to contribute items or funds to seed awards, nor do they allow users to bankroll awards with the upside of unsuccessful wagers allocated to the contributing user.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables users to contribute items or funds to seed awards, allowing users to bankroll awards and allocate a portion of unsuccessful wagers to the contributing user, with the system operating with online retail platforms to purchase and deliver items to winning players.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a player wins an award in a gaming machine, then the player receives a prize, but the system lacks the capability to automatically procure and deliver physical items from external retail platforms
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming system acts as an intermediary between the player and the online retail platform. When a player wins an award, the system automatically communicates with the retail platform to procure the corresponding item, serving as a mediator that bridges the gaming environment and external commerce without requiring player intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically handling the entire award fulfillment process. Upon detecting a winning condition, the system autonomously determines item availability, initiates purchases, and arranges delivery to the player, eliminating the need for manual processing by casino staff or player actions.
2Productivity
If the system integrates with online retail platforms to automatically purchase awarded items, then award delivery efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing communication protocols and data exchange mechanisms with online retail platforms before award events occur. This preparation enables rapid automated procurement when awards are won, as the integration infrastructure is already in place rather than being created ad hoc.
3Adaptability or versatility
If users can contribute items or funds to seed awards, then user engagement and potential earnings increase, but the system requires new mechanisms for tracking and allocating unsuccessful wagers
Solution Approach 1:
The wager pool is segmented into distinct components: funds contributed by users to seed awards, and unsuccessful wagers from players attempting to win those awards. This segmentation enables clear tracking and allocation, where the seeded portion remains with the contributing user while unsuccessful wager returns are allocated accordingly.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods that upon an occurrence of an award triggering event associated with an award, operate with an online retail platform to determine an availability of an item having a value corresponding to a value of the award and purchase that item to be made available to a player associated with the occurrence of the award triggering event.