Player-Adjustable Payout Volatility Equalizer Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gaming machines lack the ability for players to adjust payout volatility, which can lead to dissatisfaction as players' preferences for payout frequency and magnitude vary, and operators face challenges in attracting and retaining patrons due to fixed payout settings.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a player-adjustable payout volatility system through an equalizer user interface within gaming software, allowing players to modify payout settings while maintaining a fixed return percentage, using a computation module to adjust pay tables and provide an interactive user interface for adjusting payout frequencies and magnitudes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed payout settings are used in conventional gaming machines, then the system is simple to operate and maintain, but player satisfaction decreases because players cannot adjust payouts to their preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic payout settings that allow players to adjust volatility and payout frequency in real-time during gameplay. The system transitions from fixed static parameters to dynamic adjustable parameters through an equalizer interface, enabling players to modify payout characteristics without changing the underlying game logic or return percentage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes key payout parameters including volatility, payout frequency, and award magnitude while maintaining the fixed return percentage. Players can adjust these parameters through the equalizer interface, allowing the system to adapt payout characteristics to player preferences without altering the mathematical expected value of the game.
2Adaptability or versatility
If operators use fixed payout configurations, then the gaming machine is easier to manage, but operator appeal decreases due to inability to customize payouts for different player preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables players to self-adjust their own payout preferences through an intuitive equalizer interface without requiring operator intervention. Players can independently modify volatility and payout frequency settings according to their personal preferences, eliminating the need for operators to manually configure different payout scenarios for different player types.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides dynamic adjustment capabilities that allow payout parameters to change in real-time based on player input. The equalizer interface enables players to interactively modify payout characteristics during gameplay, transforming the static operator-controlled system into a dynamic player-controlled system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If payout volatility is adjusted without maintaining fixed return, then player preferences can be met, but the gaming establishment loses expected revenue
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements parameter changes that adjust volatility and payout frequency while maintaining the fixed return percentage as a constraint. The equalizer interface allows players to modify payout distribution characteristics without changing the underlying mathematical expected value, ensuring that the sum of weighted payouts remains equal to the wager amount multiplied by the return percentage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates multiple payout scenarios that are mathematical copies of the same expected value. Different volatility settings and payout distributions all result in the same expected return percentage, allowing players to choose different payout profiles without affecting the house edge or expected revenue.
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AI summary
Various embodiments of payout systems and methods are disclosed. One embodiment, among others, comprises providing a defined payout amount and a party adjustable payout volatility for a video gaming device, and responsive to party input, modifying the payout volatility while maintaining the defined payout amount.