Embedded LED Gaming Table Layout Reconfiguration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic gaming systems for live table games are cumbersome to convert between different games and do not efficiently adapt to varying numbers of players, lacking the dynamic ambiance of traditional casino tables.
Innovation Solution
A modular gaming table apparatus with a substrate layer, protective layer, and embedded illumination devices that can be configured to display customizable game layouts and player positions, using a controller and memory to adjust settings and provide interactive features like touch-enabled functionality and multimedia capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a gaming table is installed with a specific game and felt layout, then the table provides dedicated player positions and game areas, but it becomes time-consuming and cumbersome to remove and replace with another game
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming table uses a single reusable felt surface with embedded LED illumination arrays that can display multiple different game layouts and player positions. The controller system allows the same physical table to accommodate various games (blackjack, poker, baccarat, etc.) by electronically reconfiguring the illuminated layout patterns, eliminating the need to physically replace felt surfaces for different games.
Solution Approach 2:
The table incorporates dynamically controllable LED illumination elements embedded in the felt that can be programmed to display different game layouts, player positions, and betting areas. The controller system enables real-time reconfiguration of the illuminated patterns to adapt to different game types and player counts, making the table layout flexible rather than static.
2Adaptability or versatility
If player positions are defined statically on the table felt, then designated locations are established for security and regulatory reasons, but the positions cannot be changed regardless of how many players are actually playing
Solution Approach 1:
The same physical player positions on the table felt serve multiple functions: they are permanently stitched for regulatory compliance and security, yet the illuminated LED patterns within those positions can be dynamically reconfigured to indicate active player spots, betting areas, and game-specific zones based on current game requirements and player count.
Solution Approach 2:
The LED illumination elements embedded in the felt can change color and illumination patterns to indicate different player positions, active betting areas, and game states. This allows the static physical positions to dynamically indicate different functional areas through light color and pattern changes controlled by the system processor.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple gaming tables are installed for different games with different minimum and maximum wagers, then player options are increased, but the cost and complexity of installation and maintenance increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows a single gaming table to function as multiple different games by using the controller to display different illuminated layouts and player position configurations for blackjack, poker, baccarat, and other games. This consolidates what would traditionally require multiple separate physical tables into one versatile unit, reducing overall system complexity and installation costs.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick reconfiguration of game layouts and player positions, enhancing player experience by providing a dynamic and customizable gaming environment that adapts to different player counts and game types, while reducing operational complexity and costs.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of illumination devices mounted in the substrate layer, wherein each of the illumination devices includes an elongated lens with a portion thereof extending from the first surface of the substrate layer and through the layer of resilient material
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming table including a plurality of illumination devices mounted therein and a controller configured for receiving a selection of a preset game layout configuration from one or more preset game layout configurations stored in memory and actuating the illumination of a portion of the plurality of illumination devices corresponding with the selected preset game layout configuration.