Gaming System Ticket Eligibility for Jackpot Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic gaming machines lack an intuitive and engaging way to allow players to select and play various jackpot features based on accumulated eligibility, often requiring complex calculations and overwhelming players with multiple options.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that uses a ticket-based eligibility system, where players accumulate tickets during gameplay, and once a specific number is reached, they can select and play different jackpot features, with each feature having distinct eligibility thresholds and associated jackpots, displayed in a graphical or numerical format to enhance player engagement and simplify the selection process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple jackpot features are offered with different eligibility thresholds, then player engagement and entertainment value are improved, but device complexity and difficulty of operation increase due to the need to track and compare multiple thresholds
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a ticket intermediary that mediates between player gameplay and jackpot feature selection. Instead of directly managing complex eligibility thresholds, the system converts gameplay into tickets that automatically represent eligibility levels. This intermediary simplifies the interface by allowing players to select jackpot features based on ticket counts rather than understanding multiple threshold requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements visual feedback mechanisms that display the relationship between ticket accumulation and jackpot feature availability. The interface provides real-time feedback showing which jackpot features become accessible as players accumulate tickets, eliminating the need for players to perform complex calculations about their eligibility status across multiple features.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple jackpot features with different eligibility thresholds are provided, then game versatility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates as players must perform complex calculations to determine which features they can play
Solution Approach 1:
The ticket intermediary serves as a mediator that translates complex eligibility requirements into a simple countable resource. Players accumulate tickets through gameplay, and the system automatically determines which jackpot features are accessible based on ticket counts, eliminating the need for players to perform calculations about eligibility thresholds.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a simplified copy or representation of the complex eligibility system through the ticket mechanism. Instead of requiring players to understand and calculate against multiple threshold values, the ticket copy represents eligibility in a single, intuitive metric that maps automatically to available jackpot features.
3Adaptability or versatility
If visual representation of progress toward jackpot features is provided, then player engagement and sense of accomplishment are improved, but device complexity increases due to additional display and tracking requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements visual feedback displays that show ticket accumulation progress and indicate which jackpot features are currently accessible. This feedback mechanism enhances player engagement by making progress visible and clear, while the underlying complexity is managed through the automatic ticket-based eligibility system rather than complex display requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The visual display system serves itself by automatically updating based on ticket accumulation without requiring complex manual configuration. As players earn tickets through gameplay, the display automatically reflects the updated eligibility status for various jackpot features, reducing the operational complexity of maintaining the visual information system.
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AI summary
A gaming system includes a game controller to determine from a base game if an outcome meets a first eligibility, in response to the outcome meeting the first eligibility, increment a first counter, determine if the first counter meets a feature eligibility, in response to the first counter meeting the feature eligibility, increment a feature counter, determine jackpot features having jackpots, the jackpot features being associated with eligibility thresholds, and some of the jackpot features have different eligibility thresholds, provide on a display device one or more of the jackpot features having respective eligibility thresholds satisfied by the feature counter, receive, via a player interface, a selection of a first jackpot feature of the one or more of the plurality of jackpot features, and display the first jackpot feature selected.