Gaming Venue Sensor Mapping for Display Failure Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming systems require shutdown when an initial display device malfunctions, as they cannot dynamically reroute environmental data to alternative displays, disrupting operations.
Innovation Solution
A device management platform with environmental sensors and a host system that captures and correlates spatial data to generate a spatial map, allowing selective exposure of venue information to subscribers based on access rules, ensuring data continuity without shutdowns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the system uses a single initial display device to show historical events, then the display is simple and direct, but the system shuts down when the display device malfunctions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a display manager as an intermediary component that sits between the gaming device and the display device. This display manager dynamically detects display device status and reroutes historical event displays to alternative devices, preventing system shutdowns while maintaining operational simplicity for end users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic display device selection where the display manager continuously monitors display device availability and automatically switches between different display devices based on their operational status. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain reliability without requiring complex manual reconfiguration.
2Reliability
If the system requires the initial display device to be operational, then data display is straightforward, but operational resilience decreases when display malfunctions occur
Solution Approach 1:
The display manager implements self-service functionality by automatically detecting display device malfunctions and rerouting historical event displays to alternative devices without requiring operator intervention. This automation maintains ease of operation while significantly improving operational resilience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the display manager continuously monitors the operational status of display devices and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust display routing. This automated feedback loop ensures operational resilience without increasing operational complexity for users.
3Productivity
If the system shuts down when the display device malfunctions, then data integrity is maintained, but productivity is reduced due to system downtime
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring multiple potential display devices and establishing backup display pathways before any malfunction occurs. When a display device fails, the display manager can immediately activate alternative display routes, maintaining productivity without compromising data integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display manager ensures continuity of useful action by maintaining historical event display functionality even when the initial display device malfunctions. By dynamically rerouting displays to alternative devices, the system keeps the gaming operation continuous without interruption, preserving both productivity and data integrity.
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect, a device management platform is provided. The device management platform includes environmental sensors and a host system. The environmental sensors are deployed at different locations within a gaming venue, each including at least one sensor configured to capture environmental data at one of the different locations. The host system is configured to receive, from the environmental sensors, the environmental data, identify spatial data that defines a floor layout of the gaming venue and the different locations of the environmental sensors, correlate the spatial data with the environmental data to generate a spatial map of the environmental data within the gaming venue, and identify a subscriber for the spatial map. The host system is further configured to determine, based on the subscriber, access rules for the spatial map, and provide, based on the access rules, at least a portion of the spatial map to the subscriber.