Group Award Presentation for Gaming Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming systems face inefficiencies in displaying awards, particularly when players win large quantities, as existing systems require individual display of each award, leading to time-consuming processes that frustrate players and slow down gameplay.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a group award presentation method that simultaneously displays multiple similar or identical awards associated with winning symbol combinations, reducing the time taken to display awards and enhancing gameplay speed and player excitement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If individual awards are displayed one by one, then each award is clearly presented to the player, but the display process becomes time-consuming and slows down gameplay
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual award displays into a single group award presentation. When a player wins multiple awards of the same type, the system combines these into one consolidated display showing the total award amount, rather than displaying each award separately. This reduces the number of display cycles and eliminates repetitive visual presentations, thereby reducing overall display time while maintaining clear communication of the total winnings to the player.
2Reliability
If individual awards are displayed sequentially, then regulatory requirements for displaying all wins are met, but player excitement is tempered and gameplay speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system consolidates multiple award displays into a single group presentation that satisfies regulatory requirements while improving gameplay flow. By displaying the total award amount in one consolidated presentation rather than multiple sequential displays, the system maintains compliance with regulations requiring all wins to be displayed, while simultaneously reducing the time players spend in non-play mode and maintaining gameplay momentum.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the display parameter from individual award amounts to a consolidated total award amount. This parameter change allows the system to meet regulatory requirements for displaying all wins while presenting the information more efficiently. The transformation of multiple small award displays into one total award display maintains the informational requirement while improving gameplay speed and player experience.
3Loss of information
If multiple awards are displayed individually, then each award type is clearly identified, but the display process becomes repetitive and frustrates players
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple displays of the same award type into a single group presentation that clearly identifies the award type and shows the total quantity or amount. This consolidated display eliminates the repetitive nature of showing the same award multiple times while maintaining clear identification of what the player has won. The group display presents the award type once with a multiplier or total amount, reducing player frustration from repetitive visuals while preserving complete information about the winnings.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a group award presentation of a plurality of similar or identical awards. Generally, the gaming system employs the group award presentation to display a plurality of similar or identical awards for a play of a game as a group rather than separately displaying each individual award. In one embodiment, the group award presentation includes a simultaneous display of the awards associated with a plurality of displayed instances of a winning symbol combination, wherein such awards are simultaneously displayed as a group of awards. In another embodiment, the group award presentation includes a simultaneous display of the awards associated with a plurality of displayed instances of a plurality of winning symbol combinations, wherein such awards are simultaneously displayed as a group of awards, and wherein those winning symbol combinations are associated with a same award.