Automated Jackpot Verification and Real-Time Payout System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic gaming systems require a manual and time-intensive process for paying out jackpots, leading to delays in delivering winnings to players, which can reduce player satisfaction and increase operational inefficiencies in casinos.
Innovation Solution
A rapid output system utilizing two separate computer resources to verify jackpot events and initiate real-time payments, including options for immediate payment or reimbursement within a short timeframe, such as four hours, to expedite the payout process while ensuring security and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a manual process is used to verify and pay out jackpots, then security and compliance can be maintained through human oversight, but the payout time becomes excessively long and operational efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the payout process into two independent segments: (1) automated verification of jackpot validity by comparing game data against stored game rules and parameters, and (2) manual approval by casino staff. This segmentation allows the time-consuming security/compliance check to be automated while retaining human oversight for final approval, significantly reducing overall payout time while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated verification system that acts as a mediator between the game outcome and the payout process. This intermediary automatically validates jackpot claims by comparing game data against stored game rules, eliminating the need for manual verification of every detail while still ensuring compliance. The intermediary prepares and submits the verification report to casino staff for final approval.
2Productivity
If automated verification systems are implemented to speed up payouts, then payout time is reduced and efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated verification system is designed to be universal and multi-functional, serving multiple purposes: verifying jackpot validity, checking game data integrity, comparing against game rules, and generating verification reports. By consolidating these functions into a single automated system, the patent avoids the need for multiple separate complex systems while achieving high payout efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses copying by storing duplicate copies of game rules, parameters, and validation criteria in the verification system's database. Instead of requiring complex real-time analysis of game logic, the automated system simply compares game outcome data against these pre-stored copies of game rules, dramatically simplifying the verification process while maintaining accuracy and improving payout efficiency.
3Measurement precision
If manual verification processes are used for each jackpot claim, then accuracy and validity can be confirmed, but the process becomes laborious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The automated verification system performs self-service by automatically comparing game outcome data against stored game rules and parameters without requiring manual intervention for each comparison. The system independently validates jackpot claims, generates verification reports, and submits them to casino staff for approval. This self-service capability maintains verification accuracy while dramatically improving operational simplicity and reducing the time required for each jackpot claim.
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AI summary
A rapid output system in electronic gaming that includes a first computer resource and a second computer resource is described. The first computer resource is configured to receive a message including first gaming data wherein the first gaming data is associated with a jackpot that has been achieved at a gaming device at a gaming establishment and automatically verify the jackpot as a valid jackpot by comparing at least part of the first gaming data to second gaming data associated with the gaming device. The second computer resource is configured to transmit a request for payment data to a computing device associated with a player associated with the jackpot, receive the payment data from the computing device, and based upon the payment data, interface with a banking computer system to initiate payment of at least part of the jackpot to the player in real-time.