Picture-in-Picture Gaming System via Camera Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic gaming machines incur high operating costs due to labor and material expenses for maintenance, which requires access to the machine's interior, and there is a need to enhance player convenience while minimizing additional costs.
Innovation Solution
A gaming system with a radio candle mount and secondary gaming devices that provide wireless communication and enhanced functionality, allowing picture-in-picture capabilities and remote control of gaming machine operations, reducing the need for physical access and improving player experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If maintenance operations require access to the interior of the gaming machine, then maintenance can be performed, but labor costs and operating costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
A camera system is installed inside the gaming machine cabinet that captures images of internal components and transmits them to an external display device. This intermediary visual transmission system allows maintenance personnel to view internal components without physically opening the cabinet, thereby reducing the need for repeated access and lowering labor costs associated with maintenance operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical approach of physically accessing the cabinet interior with a visual transmission system using cameras and displays. Instead of requiring maintenance personnel to open the cabinet and directly observe components, the system uses electronic image transmission to substitute the physical access mechanism, thereby reducing operational costs while maintaining ease of repair.
2Adaptability or versatility
If picture in a picture capabilities are added to enhance player experience, then player engagement increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system installed for maintenance purposes is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides visual access for maintenance personnel while simultaneously enabling picture-in-picture entertainment features for players. The same hardware infrastructure (cameras, displays, image transmission system) is utilized for both operational maintenance and player engagement, thereby adding versatility without proportionally increasing system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming system used in a wager-based electronic gaming machine is described. The gaming system is configured to provide picture in a picture capabilities on the electronic gaming machine. In one embodiment, the gaming system can include a first gaming device and a second gaming device where the first gaming device controls the second gaming device. The first gaming device can be configured to receive data and/or communicate with an electronic gaming machine controller, a value input device and value output device. The second gaming device can be configured to receive touchscreen data from a touchscreen display and first video data from the first gaming device and second video data from the EGM controller. Under control of the first gaming device, the first video data and second video data can be output in various sizes and locations on the touchscreen display.