Modular Gaming Machine with Separate Base and Bonus Game Downloads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gaming machines lack flexibility in allowing players, casino operators, and manufacturers to independently select and combine different base games and bonus games, leading to limited options and increased regulatory hurdles for game changes.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine system and method that enables the independent selection and download of base and bonus games from a networked storage system, allowing players and operators to mix and match games and features, with a game engine managing the combination and ensuring compliance with expected value ranges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If base games and bonus games are linked together as a single integrated package, then the gaming machine provides a complete gaming experience, but players and operators have limited options for selecting and swapping games
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the gaming system into separate modules: base games and bonus games are stored as independent game packages that can be selectively downloaded and combined. This segmentation allows players to choose different combinations of base and bonus games without requiring complete repackaging, thereby increasing flexibility while managing complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming machine is designed with universal compatibility to accept and run multiple different base games and bonus games from a shared library. The system can dynamically combine any approved base game with any approved bonus game, creating multiple gaming experiences from a single set of components, thus providing versatility without proportionally increasing device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If base games and bonus games are linked together as a single integrated package, then the gaming machine ensures regulatory compliance, but any game changes require recertification of the entire package
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the game system into independently certifiable base games and bonus games, the patent enables selective updating of individual components. Regulatory bodies can certify specific game packages separately, allowing operators to update or swap games without requiring complete recertification of the entire gaming system, thereby reducing time losses while maintaining compliance.
Solution Approach 2:
Base games and bonus games are pre-certified as independent packages before being combined in the gaming machine. This preliminary certification of components allows for faster overall system deployment and easier future updates, as only the specific game package being changed needs review rather than the entire integrated system.
3Ease of operation
If the same base game always triggers the same bonus game, then the gaming machine simplifies operation, but player enthusiasm diminishes when the bonus game is not popular
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically allows configuration of which base games trigger which bonus games, moving from a fixed one-to-one mapping to a flexible many-to-many relationship. This dynamic configurability enables operators to optimize game combinations based on player preferences while maintaining simple operation through automated selection or straightforward setup interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of game association from fixed to variable, allowing the triggering relationships between base games and bonus games to be adjusted. This enables the system to adapt to different operational contexts and player preferences while maintaining ease of operation through centralized control mechanisms.
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AI summary
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game allows players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers to selectively combine base games and bonus games. This modular approach allows players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers to mix and match base games and bonus games as needed. In some embodiments, players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers may also select different game features to employ in the bonus and/or base games. Such an arrangement allows players, casino operators, and/or gaming machine manufacturers to configure each base game and/or bonus game according to their preferences.