Mobile Gaming Account Funding via Casino Machine Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing casino gaming systems lack the ability to seamlessly integrate mobile and remote gaming with physical gaming machines, limiting the convenience and flexibility of funding and playing wager-based games across different locations.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows players to pair their mobile communication devices with electronic gaming machines and servers, enabling the transfer of funds from the gaming machine to a player's account for use in remote or mobile gaming, facilitated by identification methods such as mobile device detection or player cards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a player physically visits the casino and uses gaming machines, then the gaming system can directly accept wagers and provide entertainment, but the player must be physically present at the casino location which limits convenience and accessibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the gaming machine and the player's mobile device. The server receives wager data from the mobile device, processes it, and communicates with the gaming machine, enabling remote players to participate in physical casino games without being physically present at the casino.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables gaming machines to serve multiple functions: they can be played physically by players present at the casino, and simultaneously serve as remote gaming terminals for players accessing via mobile devices from any location, thus increasing adaptability and versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system integrates mobile device pairing with gaming machines, then players can remotely fund and play games, but the system complexity increases due to additional pairing and communication protocols
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic device pairing where the mobile device and gaming machine self-identify and establish communication through the server without requiring manual configuration or complex setup procedures from the player, thus reducing perceived complexity for the end user.
Solution Approach 2:
The server provides feedback mechanisms to coordinate between the mobile device and gaming machine, managing the pairing process and data transmission, which simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing control logic and reducing point-to-point complexity.
3Ease of operation
If funds are transferred from gaming machine to player account for remote gaming, then player convenience is improved, but the funding process requires additional steps and time compared to direct wagering
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows players to pre-load funds into their accounts associated with their mobile devices before visiting the casino or before playing remote games. This preliminary funding action eliminates the need for time-consuming fund transfers during gameplay, as funds are already available when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous availability of funds by allowing players to keep money in their accounts and use it across multiple gaming sessions and locations (both remote and physical casino visits), eliminating repeated funding steps and maintaining continuous gaming capability.
Data Source
AI summary
In a gaming method and system, a player is permitted to move funds from a gaming machine at a casino, such as funds won at the gaming machine or input into the gaming machine, with a funds account which the player can utilize to fund remote or mobile gaming. When a player of a gaming machine is identified, such as by detecting or sensing the player's mobile communication device or by a player's use of a player card or the like, a gaming machine may be configured or triggered to activate one or more funds association options, such as to offer the player the opportunity to associate funds provided to the gaming machine with their account for use in remote or mobile gaming.