Jackpot Race Component with Random Phase Termination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming systems lack an exciting and unpredictable element that can increase player engagement and offer additional prize opportunities beyond traditional winning mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a jackpot race component with configurable timers, a random end trigger, and a display showing race duration and end times, allowing players to accumulate a jackpot prize pot and compete for additional prizes based on their wager contributions, with configurable payout structures and rankings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed end time is set for the race phase, then the operator can control the duration and budget, but the game lacks unpredictability and player excitement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the race phase end time variable rather than fixed. A random trigger mechanism determines the actual end time within the operator-configurable window, creating unpredictability while maintaining operational control. This resolves the contradiction by allowing the system to adapt between fixed boundaries and random execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the time parameter from a fixed value to a range with random selection. The operator sets minimum and maximum duration parameters, and the actual duration is randomly selected within this range, transforming a static control mechanism into a dynamic one that provides both control and excitement.
2Quantity of substance
If the race phase duration is extended, then players have more time to place bets and accumulate jackpot, but player excitement and urgency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses dynamic timing where the race phase duration is randomly determined within an operator-set range rather than being fixed. This creates variable pacing that can be long enough to accumulate substantial jackpots but short enough to maintain urgency, as players never know exactly when the phase will end.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to players through the display of remaining time and current jackpot amount, allowing players to adjust their betting strategies in real-time. This feedback loop maintains engagement by showing progress toward the jackpot while the random end time preserves urgency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple timers and random triggers are added to create unpredictability, then player excitement increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the timing control into distinct functional components: operator-configurable parameters (min/max duration), random trigger mechanism, and phase state management. This segmentation allows each component to be independently controlled and maintained, reducing overall system complexity while enabling sophisticated game behavior.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary random trigger mechanism that sits between the operator's fixed time boundaries and the actual race phase execution. This intermediary adds unpredictability without requiring complex direct control, as it simply selects a random end time within the operator-defined window.
4Productivity
If the operator can configure wager contributions to the jackpot, then revenue control and player incentive can be optimized, but system configurability complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent allows the operator to configure the proportion of wagers that contribute to the jackpot prize pool as a adjustable parameter. This enables flexible optimization of revenue distribution between house profit and player incentives without requiring complex system architecture, as it simply changes the contribution ratio parameter.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a jackpot component for a gaming system provided by an operator and played by a plurality of players, the jackpot component including: an accumulation phase which is initiated by the operator, during which a jackpot prize pot is accumulated; a race phase, initiated by the operator after the start of the accumulation phase, and having start and end times configurable by the operator; a jackpot trigger means to randomly trigger an end to the race phase before the end time configured by the operator; a pay-out phase configurable by the operator to assign positions to the players at the end of the race phase and pay-out one or more prizes from the jackpot prize pot according to a predetermined pay-out schedule.