Progressive Jackpot Award Management via Bonus Point Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current progressive jackpot systems in gaming machines are inflexible and do not maximize the benefits available from advanced technologies and data, failing to provide optimal incentives to players and operators.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to access and use bonus points stored in a computer database connected to gaming machines, incrementally increasing a progressive jackpot award based on the number of bonus points used, with the potential for payout upon a trigger event, enabling flexible and dynamic jackpot management across multiple machines.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional progressive jackpot systems are used, then the system structure is simple, but the system is inflexible and does not maximize benefits from advanced technologies and data
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows bonus points to be used across multiple functions: they can be redeemed for traditional prizes, contribute to progressive jackpots, or be combined with both. The same bonus points infrastructure serves multiple purposes, making the system versatile while managing complexity through shared components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a progressive jackpot award as an intermediary mechanism between bonus points and traditional cash prizes. This intermediary layer enables flexible conversion of bonus points into variable-value awards, allowing the system to adapt to different player preferences and operational requirements without restructuring the entire system.
2Productivity
If bonus points are used to incrementally increase progressive jackpot award, then player incentives are enhanced, but the payout value management becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The progressive jackpot award value dynamically changes based on the number of bonus points redeemed. Instead of fixed prize structures, the system continuously adjusts the payout value in real-time as players redeem bonus points, creating adaptive incentives that respond to player behavior and system state without requiring complex manual management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides continuous feedback to players about the current progressive jackpot value and how their bonus point redemptions contribute to it. This feedback mechanism motivates players to redeem bonus points while the system automatically manages the payout value adjustments, reducing the complexity of manual intervention.
3Adaptability or versatility
If progressive jackpot award is constantly accumulating, then player attraction increases, but the system does not provide trigger-based payout flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The progressive jackpot award transitions from a purely accumulating system to a dynamic system that can either continue accumulating or be triggered for payout based on predetermined conditions. This dynamic behavior allows the system to maintain accumulation continuity when conditions are not met while providing flexible payout options when triggers occur, adapting to different operational scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically monitors bonus point redemptions and independently determines when predetermined conditions are met, triggering payouts without requiring manual intervention. This self-service capability maintains the reliability of continuous accumulation while providing flexible trigger-based payout options, as the system autonomously manages the transition between accumulation and payout states.
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AI summary
System and method establish a progressive jackpot award associated with a machine useable by a user. The user has a user account stored in a computer connected to the machine. The computer includes a database for storing user account data including bonus points associated with the user. The progressive jackpot award has an associated payout value. The user uses the bonus points on the machine and an incremental number is added to the payout value of the progressive jackpot award as a function of the number of bonus points used by the user.