Keno Game Video Outcome Determination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Keno, a traditional gambling game, has seen a decline in popularity due to its lack of glamour and entertainment value, and there is a need to revitalize it to attract more players, while also providing a platform for unused copyrighted audiovisual works to generate revenue.
Innovation Solution
Integrating video content into the keno game, where events within the video content determine winning outcomes, replacing the traditional drawing and display of numbers with video content, and marking specific events with cues to indicate their impact on gameplay, allowing players to win based on matching selected pay events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional number drawing and display is used in keno, then the game structure is simple, but the entertainment value and player attraction are low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the keno game with video content playback, merging two separate functions (game of chance and entertainment) into a unified system. The video content is integrated with the number drawing mechanism, where specific events in the video correspond to drawn numbers, creating a hybrid entertainment-gaming experience that addresses both simplicity and entertainment value requirements
2Adaptability or versatility
If video content is integrated into keno to enhance entertainment value, then player attraction increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming device is designed to perform multiple functions: it can play video content, draw numbers, and operate as a traditional keno game. This multi-functionality allows the system to attract diverse player preferences while managing complexity through a unified device architecture that handles both entertainment and gaming operations
3Productivity
If video content is used to determine game outcomes, then unused copyrighted works can generate revenue, but the game rules and outcome determination become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-identifies specific events within the video content that will serve as outcome determinants. These events are marked or tagged beforehand, allowing the game outcome determination to follow a predetermined structure based on video events, which simplifies the complexity by establishing clear advance rules for how video content translates to game outcomes
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AI summary
A keno game is tied to video content such that events in the video content determine the outcome of the keno game. The outcome determinative events are selected from a set of potential outcome determinative events and marked with cues when the video content is displayed to the keno players and other video content watchers. The cues may be audible or visual and accentuate the fact that an outcome determinative event has occurred. If the player's wager has enough of the outcome determinative events selected relative to the actual outcome determinative events, the player may receive a benefit.