Mobile Device Social Media Integration for Gaming Outcomes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Casino enterprises face challenges in providing personalized and shareable gaming experiences for patrons, as existing loyalty programs do not effectively leverage the capabilities of mobile devices for social media integration and interaction.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system that allows electronic gaming machines to generate social media presentations from game outcomes, enabling patrons to share their experiences on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, or Google+, using mobile devices for uploading and posting these presentations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If loyalty programs store patron preferences in accounts, then personalization capability is improved, but device complexity increases due to account management infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device automatically performs account management functions including storing patron preferences, generating social media presentations, and facilitating uploads without requiring separate account management infrastructure. The device serves itself by integrating loyalty program functionality directly into the mobile application.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device performs multiple functions including loyalty program participation, social media presentation generation, and automatic uploading capabilities. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate specialized systems into a single universal device.
2Productivity
If social media presentations are generated from game outcomes, then patron engagement is improved, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates social media presentations from game outcomes as they occur, automatically capturing and formatting game results for immediate social media upload. This preliminary action eliminates the need for later manual data processing and preparation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device and application automatically handle data processing and presentation generation through software algorithms, replacing what would otherwise require manual mechanical processes of data collection, formatting, and upload preparation.
3Ease of operation
If mobile devices are used for social media integration, then ease of operation is improved, but security requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile application serves as an intermediary between the gaming system and social media platforms, managing authentication and data transfer securely. This intermediary layer protects both the gaming system and social media platforms from direct exposure to security vulnerabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of game outcome data for social media presentations rather than transferring sensitive gaming system data. This copying approach allows social media integration while maintaining security by working with sanitized, non-sensitive data representations.
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AI summary
A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled mobile devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system can be configured to convert a presentation of an outcome of a wager-based game played on an electronic gaming machine (EGM) into a social media presentation that can be uploaded to a social media site. In one embodiment, a copy of an image showing the outcome of the wager-based that is output on an EGM can be incorporated into the social media presentation. Then, the social media presentation can be uploaded from the EGM to a player's mobile device or directly to a social media site.