Lottery Transaction Device Bluetooth Transceiver Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In crowded lottery retail environments, Bluetooth-based transaction systems face limitations such as the inability to handle multiple connections simultaneously, leading to lengthy wait times and inefficiencies due to the need for devices to disconnect and reconnect, and the distance between mobile devices and transceivers affecting transaction speed.
Innovation Solution
Implementing multiple Bluetooth-enabled transceivers at lottery transaction devices, managed by a central lottery server that assigns available transceivers to mobile devices and facilitates separate communication channels to reduce direct Bluetooth network usage, allowing for simultaneous transactions and minimizing wait times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single Bluetooth transceiver is used at lottery transaction devices, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates due to inability to handle multiple connections simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the transceiver resource by implementing multiple Bluetooth transceivers (e.g., first and second transceivers) at each lottery transaction device, allowing simultaneous handling of multiple mobile device connections. This segmentation directly increases transaction throughput by enabling parallel communications.
Solution Approach 2:
Each lottery transaction device is equipped with multiple transceivers that can serve universal purposes - any transceiver can handle any transaction request. The system universally manages multiple connection channels, allowing flexible allocation of transceiver resources to different mobile devices based on availability.
2Productivity
If multiple Bluetooth transceivers are implemented, then productivity improves through simultaneous transactions, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A central server acts as an intermediary to manage the multiple transceivers at each lottery transaction device. The server receives transaction requests, determines transceiver availability, and coordinates the allocation of specific transceivers to mobile devices. This intermediary approach simplifies the complexity by centralizing the management logic externally.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the central server continuously monitors transceiver availability and dynamically allocates resources. The server receives status information from transceivers and mobile devices, processes this feedback, and makes real-time decisions about transceiver assignment, optimizing system performance based on current conditions.
3Loss of time
If direct Bluetooth communication is used for entire transaction process, then device complexity is minimized, but loss of time increases due to connection establishment overhead
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing transceiver availability status and maintaining ready-state connections. When a mobile device arrives, the system has already prepared transceiver assignments, reducing the time needed for connection establishment during the actual transaction process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts the connection management overhead from the critical transaction path. By separating the connection establishment phase from the data transmission phase, and by pre-managing transceiver allocations, the system removes time-consuming connection setup from the perceived transaction wait time.
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AI summary
A system, apparatus and method are presented for facilitating remote wager communications using mobile communications devices while the devices are within range of an authorized lottery transaction device. In various embodiments, lottery transaction devices are equipped with multiple Bluetooth-enabled transceivers, a lottery server manages identifiers associated with the transceivers at each lottery transaction device, and issues an identifier of an available transceiver to a requesting mobile communications device at the time the mobile device desires to consummate a player's desired transaction. Portions of the desired transaction can be communicated to the lottery server separately from the Bluetooth network to limit the time spent by a mobile device communicating directly with the Bluetooth-enabled lottery transaction device. In various embodiments, the mobile device issues a disconnect call to the lottery transaction device directly after the desired lottery transaction has been communicated.