NFT-Based EGM Configuration Management via Blockchain
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic gaming machines (EGMs) lack efficient mechanisms for managing and transferring user-specific configurations, such as graphics and audio settings, which limits player customization and ownership of game themes, and introduces complexities in managing assets and preventing fraud in digital transactions.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a blockchain-based system that generates non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for EGM configurations, allowing users to own and transfer digital assets representing game themes, which are recorded on a corporate blockchain ledger, enabling secure, peer-to-peer transactions without third-party involvement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional EGM configuration management is used, then the system is simple to operate, but user-specific configurations cannot be efficiently managed and transferred
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a configuration marketplace as an intermediary system that enables efficient management and transfer of EGM configurations. The marketplace acts as a mediator between users and EGMs, allowing configurations to be bought, sold, and transferred without complex direct peer-to-peer management. This resolves the contradiction by providing adaptability through the marketplace while keeping the core EGM operation simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The EGM is designed with universal capabilities to operate with multiple different configurations and themes through the marketplace system. The machine can dynamically load and switch between different configuration packages (graphics, audio, game logic) obtained from the marketplace, making it versatile without requiring complex built-in configuration management for each specific theme.
2Adaptability or versatility
If digital assets for game themes are introduced, then player customization and ownership is enabled, but transaction complexities and fraud risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The marketplace system implements feedback mechanisms including user ratings, reviews, and transaction history tracking for configurations and sellers. This feedback loop helps build trust in the system, allowing players to make informed decisions about customizations while reducing fraud risks through community validation and transparent transaction records.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration marketplace serves as a secure intermediary that handles all transactions between buyers and sellers of game theme digital assets. The marketplace verifies configurations, manages digital rights, and processes payments securely, eliminating the need for direct peer-to-peer transactions and reducing fraud risks while enabling comprehensive player customization.
3Adaptability or versatility
If configurations include graphics, audio, and gambling settings, then comprehensive customization is achieved, but asset management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The EGM configuration is segmented into distinct modular components: graphics configuration, audio configuration, and gambling configuration. Each component can be independently managed, purchased, and modified through the marketplace. This segmentation allows comprehensive customization while simplifying asset management, as each configuration type can be handled separately rather than as one complex unified system.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic gaming machine (EGM) configuration system can be configured to manage digital assets for configuration of an EGM. The EGM configuration system can receive an indication of an identity of a user. The EGM configuration system can further determine an EGM configuration associated with the user based on the identity of the user. The EGM configuration system can further transmit an indication of the EGM configuration to the EGM.