Host Server Shared Gaming Account Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack a seamless and secure method for sharing user profiles and gaming accounts across multiple online gaming venues, leading to inefficiencies in user authentication and financial management, and do not effectively leverage user preferences for personalized gaming experiences.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that allows users to establish a single user account with profile and financial information, accessible via a host server, enabling shared access across multiple gaming platforms, with secure log-in capabilities and incentives based on user preferences, while ensuring legal eligibility and compliance with jurisdictional requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users establish separate accounts at each gaming venue, then each venue can maintain secure control over user data, but users face authentication inefficiency and cannot easily access their profiles across multiple platforms

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser authentication convenienceVSAvoiddata security control

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides user account management into two segments: a central user profile stored securely at the gaming venue and distributed access credentials (tokens) that enable authentication across multiple platforms. This segmentation allows the venue to maintain secure control of the master profile while enabling convenient cross-platform access.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary authentication token system that mediates between the centralized user profile and multiple gaming platforms. The token acts as a secure intermediary credential that allows users to access their profile across venues without exposing the underlying sensitive data, thus maintaining security while enabling convenience.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If users share account access across multiple gaming platforms, then user experience is enhanced through centralized profile management, but security risks increase from potential unauthorized access

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecross-platform access capabilityVSAvoidunauthorized access risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates a secure copy mechanism where the user profile is stored centrally at the venue but access is provided through distributed cryptographic tokens. Each platform receives a secure copy of the necessary authentication credentials without having access to the master password or sensitive personal data, enabling cross-platform access while mitigating unauthorized access risks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary authentication actions where users must verify their identity through multi-factor authentication and receive authenticated tokens before accessing their profile on any platform. This preliminary security measure ensures that only authorized users can access their data across platforms, preventing unauthorized access while maintaining versatility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If gaming venues implement individual account management systems, then they maintain full control over user data, but users cannot easily transfer or share their profiles across different venues

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprofile portabilityVSAvoidaccount management system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal account system where a single user profile established at one gaming venue can be accessed across multiple different venues through the token-based authentication mechanism. The system is designed to be multi-functional, supporting both the original venue's access control requirements and cross-platform portability, thereby enabling profile transferability without requiring complex separate systems at each venue.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Adaptability or versatility

If users provide extensive personal information for personalized gaming experiences, then gaming suggestions can be highly customized, but security and privacy concerns increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidprivacy exposure risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the essential authentication and profile identification data needed for personalization from the complete user information set. The token contains sufficient data to enable personalized gaming suggestions while excluding sensitive personal information such as full social security numbers, detailed financial data, and other highly sensitive personal identifiers, thus enabling personalization while reducing privacy exposure risk.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS8977680B2Systems and methods for shared access to gaming accounts

Publication Date: 2015.03.10 VEGAS COM LLC

AI summary

A web server provides a host website to receive user profile and financial information to establish user gaming accounts that are shared by a plurality of on-line gaming venues. Each gaming venue, operated by different entities, provides gaming activities on a respective website. The host website provides a plurality of links to the participating on-line gaming venues and each gaming venue has shared access to the same user gaming account to facilitate user participation.