Universal Progressive Data Feed for Gaming Device Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaming institutions face challenges in providing real-time information to players about successful gaming devices, leading to inefficiencies in identifying 'hot' machines and reducing the gaming experience due to the lack of updated data on progressive awards and jackpots.
Innovation Solution
A method is implemented to process data in a gaming system, incorporating current progressive values with geolocation data into a universal progressive data feed, which is published to external applications, allowing players to access and share information on the most rewarding gaming devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If real-time progressive value tracking and publication is implemented, then players can efficiently identify and locate gaming devices with the highest progressive awards, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that collects progressive values from multiple gaming devices, processes the data, and publishes it through a centralized platform. This intermediary layer simplifies the complexity by consolidating data processing in one location rather than requiring each device to independently track and publish its own progressive values, thus improving player efficiency while managing system complexity through centralized coordination
Solution Approach 2:
The publication system is designed to serve multiple functions: tracking progressive values, determining geographic locations, publishing data in real-time, and enabling player interaction. By creating a universal platform that handles all these functions centrally, the system improves overall productivity without proportionally increasing individual device complexity, as the multi-functional system benefits all connected gaming devices
2Loss of information
If current progressive values are published to external applications, then players can access and share information on rewarding gaming devices, but data security and system accessibility challenges arise
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where player interactions with the published data (such as viewing, sharing, or accessing gaming device information) are tracked and used to refine the publication process. This feedback loop allows the system to monitor accessibility patterns and security requirements, adjusting data publication strategies to maintain both information availability and system reliability through continuous optimization based on actual usage patterns
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary actions by establishing security protocols and access controls before publishing progressive value data to external applications. Data is prepared, validated, and security measures are implemented in advance of publication, ensuring that information is made available to players while pre-configured security measures protect against unauthorized access or data integrity issues, thus balancing accessibility with reliability
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AI summary
A gaming system harvests a current progressive value from available gaming devices. A protocol is implemented that incorporates the current progressive value with current geolocation data associated with the available plurality of gaming devices as a universal progressive data feed. The universal progressive data feed is published.