Real-Time Betting Interface for Live Game Wagering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for facilitating fan participation in live games lack methods to allow fans to engage in high-frequency wagering with incremental play events without interrupting the live game experience and without risking their money.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for high-frequency wagering in live games that involves receiving real-time game data, analyzing it to detect upcoming play events, transmitting betting options to participants, and accepting their selections within a configured betting window before the event's outcome is determined, ensuring the process does not interrupt the live game.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If real-time betting options are presented to participants during live games, then fan engagement and participation are enhanced, but the live game experience may be interrupted or disrupted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefan engagementVSAvoidlive game experience

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The betting interface is segmented into discrete betting windows that appear only during specific intervals between plays, separating the betting functionality from the continuous game viewing experience. This allows fans to engage in betting activities without the interface constantly interrupting the live game broadcast.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Betting opportunities are presented periodically between plays rather than continuously during the game. The system opens betting windows at predetermined intervals (e.g., between plays, innings, or quarters) and closes them before the next play begins, creating a rhythmic pattern that enhances engagement while maintaining game flow.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

2Productivity

If betting windows are opened between plays to allow high-frequency wagering, then fan participation is increased, but the timing precision and speed of processing bets are challenged

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebetting frequencyVSAvoidbetting window timing

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-configures betting windows to open and close at predetermined intervals between plays. By establishing these time parameters in advance and automatically managing window openings and closings, the system enables high-frequency betting opportunities while maintaining precise timing control without manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Manual timing and bet processing are replaced with automated electronic systems that precisely control betting window openings and closings based on game event triggers. The electronic system automatically receives, processes, and validates bets within the configured time windows, eliminating human reaction time delays and ensuring consistent timing precision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional betting systems are used, then fans can wager on game outcomes, but fans risk losing their money and the experience becomes high-stakes rather than engaging

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveparticipation modelVSAvoidfinancial risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses virtual currency (fanbucks) that has no real-world monetary value, allowing fans to place bets without financial risk. These virtual tokens are disposable in the sense that they cannot be cashed out, but they enable risk-free participation and engagement for fans while eliminating the harmful factor of financial loss.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

4Adaptability or versatility

If betting interfaces are integrated into the live game broadcast, then fan engagement is enhanced, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintegration levelVSAvoidsystem architecture

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The betting system is designed as a multi-functional platform that can serve multiple purposes: presenting betting options, processing wagers, tracking virtual currency, and integrating with various game types and broadcast platforms. This universal design allows the same core system to handle different sports, game formats, and integration scenarios without requiring separate complex systems for each case.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11636737B2Systems and methods for facilitating betting in a game

Publication Date: 2023.04.25 YOU CALL THE PLAY INC

AI summary

Systems and methods are provided for high frequency wagering in a game with incremental play events, comprising: receiving a real-time stream of game data for a live game; analyzing the game data to detect a betting event associated with a play event about to take place in the live game; transmitting, to a participant device, a plurality of options associated with an outcome of the play event; receiving, from the participant device, an option indication selected from the plurality of options and option metadata corresponding to the option indication, wherein the option metadata comprises a timestamp of when the option indication was transmitted by the participant device; and accepting the option indication based on a comparison of the timestamp and a betting window configured to close before the outcome of the play event is determined, wherein the betting event is detected and the option indication is received without interrupting the live game.