Modular Gaming Table Components with Dynamic Connections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multiplayer gaming devices are difficult to reposition and configure due to their large, cumbersome design and fixed number of gaming stations, which limits flexibility in gaming floor arrangements and requires downtime for network connections.
Innovation Solution
The development of dynamically connectable modular gaming table components with universal quick-release latches and optical communication alignment, allowing for various configurations and quick reconnection without rebooting, enabling flexible layout adjustments and seamless network integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional large multiplayer gaming devices are used to save floor space, then more gaming devices can be fit into a specific area, but the devices become difficult to reposition and reconfigure due to their heavy and cumbersome design
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming device is divided into multiple separate gaming table components that can be individually positioned and connected. Each component is a standalone unit that can be easily moved and reconfigured, eliminating the need to reposition entire large multiplayer devices while still achieving compact floor space utilization through strategic arrangement of smaller modules.
2Productivity
If conventional large multiplayer gaming devices are used to maximize playable stations in a set area, then more gaming stations can be accommodated, but the devices are difficult to efficiently position relative to each other due to physical restrictions
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses multiple independent gaming table components that can be separately positioned and connected in various configurations. This segmentation allows each component to be optimally placed within physical restrictions while maintaining a high number of playable stations, and enables easy reconfiguration when layout requirements change.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming table components are designed to be dynamically reconfigurable, allowing them to be connected and disconnected as needed. This dynamic capability enables the system to adapt to different spatial constraints and optimization requirements, transforming from a static fixed configuration to a flexible dynamic arrangement that can be optimized for various gaming scenarios.
3Adaptability or versatility
If custom multiplayer tables are manufactured to achieve desired configurations, then specific layout requirements can be met, but the cost becomes prohibitive because the structure varies from standard production models
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of manufacturing custom integrated tables, the system segments the gaming table into standardized modular components that can be mass-produced using conventional manufacturing processes. These uniform components are then connected through standardized interfaces, enabling custom configurations to be achieved through arrangement rather than custom fabrication, significantly reducing manufacturing costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaming table components are designed with universal connection interfaces and standardized structures that allow the same components to be used in multiple different configurations. This universality eliminates the need for custom-manufactured parts for each configuration, as the same standardized components can be arranged differently to meet various layout requirements, reducing both manufacturing complexity and cost.
4Reliability
If multiplayer gaming devices are connected to gaming networks, then networked gaming functionality is enabled, but all devices must be powered down and rebooted causing valuable gaming time to be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming table components are pre-equipped with network communication capabilities and connection interfaces that are ready for immediate network integration. This preliminary preparation allows components to be connected to the gaming network without requiring power cycling or rebooting, as the network connectivity is built-in and actively maintained, eliminating downtime associated with network connection establishment.
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AI summary
Provided in embodiments of the present invention is a gaming device having a plurality of dynamically connectable modular gaming table components that provide a variety of configuration options. In one example embodiment, the gaming device includes a first modular gaming table component and a second modular gaming table component, where the first modular gaming table component and second modular gaming table component are connectable in a variety of arrangements. Each of the first and second modular gaming table components may include at least one gaming station having a gaming display, gaming control circuitry, structural connection means, and communication connection means, whereby the structural and communication connection means of the two components may be dynamically connectable in a variety of component arrangements.