Geographic Prize Coding System for Lottery Draw Games
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lottery systems fail to address the geographical locality of prize distribution, leading to disenfranchisement among players in specific regions and a need to drive local participation and sales.
Innovation Solution
A lottery terminal and system that determines a user's geographic location to assign unique odds and prizes, allowing players to select symbols based on their area, with the option to use user identification to allocate tickets and prizes to specific geographic areas, such as counties or zip codes, ensuring localized winnings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional lottery systems use uniform prize distribution across all regions, then system simplicity is maintained, but player engagement and local participation decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different prize pools and winning probabilities to different geographic regions. Each region has customized prize structures tailored to local player demographics and purchasing patterns, thereby increasing local engagement without requiring complete system redesign. The system maintains a unified framework while allowing regional customization of prize parameters.
2Adaptability or versatility
If geographic location tracking is implemented to personalize prize distribution, then player engagement increases, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the player base by geographic location, dividing the overall prize pool into region-specific allocations. This segmentation allows the system to process location data once per player and then apply pre-defined regional prize structures, reducing the computational complexity compared to real-time personalized calculations for each player.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring prize pools and winning probabilities for each geographic region before players participate. This advance preparation eliminates the need for complex real-time calculations during gameplay, as the system only needs to match players to their predetermined regional parameters.
3Reliability
If prize pools are allocated to specific geographic areas, then local winnings are guaranteed and player satisfaction increases, but overall system flexibility decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic prize allocation where the system can adjust prize pool distributions across different geographic regions based on observed player behavior, sales data, and participation rates. This dynamic capability allows the system to maintain local winnings guarantees while adapting to changing conditions, balancing reliability with flexibility through continuous parameter optimization.
Data Source
AI summary
A geographically based lottery game is described where prizes are allocated based on the geographic location or residence of the lottery player. The lottery terminal determines the player's residence and sets parameters for the lottery ticket, such as the count of symbols to be picked and the range of the symbols. Prizes are then awarded within the geographic area.