Linked Deal Structure for Electronic Pull-Tab Deal Completeness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic pull-tab games lack a secondary element of chance and face issues with deal completeness and player confusion due to difficulties in tracking and linking data relationships between multiple deals, which are not addressed in existing electronic systems.
Innovation Solution
A linked transaction system is implemented, where a linked deal is nested within an initial deal, managed by a management system that securely allocates and moves capital, ensuring deal completeness and player engagement through a layered structure without direct player funding of the linked deal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a linked deal is nested within an initial deal in an electronic system, then a secondary element of chance is enabled, but tracking and linking data relationships between multiple deals becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested deal structure where a linked deal is embedded within an initial deal. The linked deal exists as a separate game instance but is logically contained within the parent initial deal, allowing independent tracking while maintaining hierarchical relationships. This nesting enables the secondary element of chance without requiring complete flattening of all data relationships.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the deal structure into distinct components: initial deal, linked deal, and access tickets. Each segment can be tracked independently with its own game instance, capital allocation, and outcome tracking. This segmentation reduces the complexity of tracking by breaking down the monolithic deal structure into manageable, independently trackable units.
2Reliability
If players must redeem access tickets at the initial deal location, then deal completeness can be tracked, but player confusion increases due to secondary knowledge requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically tracks and manages deal completeness without requiring player intervention or knowledge. The management system monitors access ticket redemption, capital flow, and game instance completion autonomously. Players simply redeem tickets without needing to understand the underlying deal completeness mechanics, eliminating confusion while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The management system acts as an intermediary that handles the complex deal completeness tracking in the background. It mediates between the player's simple action of redeeming an access ticket and the complex requirements of maintaining deal integrity. The intermediary absorbs the complexity, presenting a simple interface to players while ensuring reliable tracking.
3Reliability
If capital is moved securely between deals without direct player funding, then deal integrity is maintained, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Capital is pre-allocated to the linked deal when the initial deal is purchased, even though the player does not directly fund it. The management system sets aside the necessary capital in advance, ensuring that when the linked deal is activated, funds are already available. This preliminary action maintains deal integrity by guaranteeing capital availability while simplifying the transfer process.
Solution Approach 2:
The management system autonomously handles capital allocation and transfer between deals without requiring player involvement. The system self-manages the complex financial relationships, tracking capital flow, allocating funds to linked deals, and ensuring integrity automatically. This self-service approach maintains reliability while containing complexity within the system rather than exposing it to players.
4Speed
If electronic pull-tabs are instantly revealed, then game speed increases, but the ability to create seal card-style secondary games is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The game is segmented into two distinct phases: the initial deal with instantly revealed electronic pull-tabs, and the linked deal that functions as a separate game instance. The access ticket mechanism creates a clear separation between these phases, allowing the first to maintain instant revelation speed while the second can adopt a different format structure similar to seal card games.
Solution Approach 2:
The linked deal is nested within the initial deal structure but operates as an independent game instance. This nesting allows the electronic pull-tab game to maintain its instant revelation characteristic while containing a secondary game format within it. The linked deal can be structured differently (like seal cards) without affecting the speed of the parent game.
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AI summary
A game terminal allows a player to participate in the linked transaction including a linked deal withing an initial deal via their client account interacting with a management system. The management system manages the execution of the linked transaction including execution of the initial deal, execution of the linked deal, and movement and monitoring of capital during execution of the linked transaction. Initial deal tickets are electronically allocated to player accounts by the management system. The linked deal may be a secondary deal that is lightly linked to the initial deal. In particular, the initial deal may include an access ticket to the linked deal, and the access ticket allows the management system to grant the player a play in the linked deal. Both the initial deal and the linked deal can have prizes, and the management system may resolve those prizes, as necessary.