Multi-draw Game Server Iterative Winner Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional lottery-style game systems require significant infrastructure and resources, necessitating a more efficient method for selecting winners that reduces operational costs and complexity.
Innovation Solution
A multi-draw game system where a game server receives player numbers from terminals, conducts iterative drawing rounds until the winner threshold is met, and identifies winners by matching player numbers with randomly selected numbers across rounds, with results communicated back to terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional lottery-style game systems are used to select winners, then prize distribution and player competition can be maintained, but infrastructure requirements and operational resources increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses virtual copies of drawing processes through software simulation instead of physical drawing machines. Multiple virtual drawing rounds are conducted digitally, creating replicated drawing instances that eliminate the need for complex physical infrastructure while maintaining the fairness and randomness of traditional lottery systems
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical drawing systems with software-based random number generation and iterative drawing algorithms. The winner identification subsystem uses computational methods to conduct multiple drawing rounds and identify winners, substituting physical mechanical infrastructure with software-based solutions that reduce device complexity while preserving system reliability
2Reliability
If multiple drawing rounds are conducted to ensure sufficient winners, then winner threshold can be met, but communication rounds and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary calculations of the winner threshold requirement before conducting drawing rounds. The system determines in advance how many winners are needed and structures the iterative drawing process to efficiently reach this target, minimizing unnecessary drawing rounds and reducing the time required to fulfill the winner threshold
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous iterative drawing rounds that process multiple potential winners in sequence without interruption. The system maintains continuous operation through automated winner identification and threshold checking, eliminating gaps between drawing rounds and reducing overall process time while ensuring the winner threshold is reliably met
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AI summary
A method and game server for selecting a plurality of winners of a game is provided. The method comprises receiving a plurality of sets of player numbers from a plurality of game terminals. Each set has a predetermined number of player numbers. Each number is selected from a predetermined set. The method also comprises determining the plurality of winners of the game by conducting iterative drawing rounds until the number of winners exceeds a winner threshold. Each drawing round comprises: selecting a set of random numbers, the number of random numbers in the set of random numbers being equal to the number of player numbers in the set of player numbers; and identifying as winners any sets of player numbers in which each player number of the set corresponds to one or more of the random numbers selected in either the current drawing round or any previous drawing rounds.