Random Payout System for Gaming Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional gaming systems require complex mathematical calculations for designing custom games and paytables, limiting casino operators' ability to create and configure games without tedious work, and often lack player feedback and fairness in bonus games.
Innovation Solution
A random payout system that generates self-funding winning outcomes by associating winning symbol combinations with funding pools, allowing casino operators to define games and bonuses without precise odds calculations, providing immediate player feedback and ensuring fairness by disabling symbols when funding pools are negative.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional gaming systems use complex mathematical calculations for designing games and paytables, then the precision of odds and payouts is improved, but the ease of manufacture and device complexity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically calculates and adjusts funding pool thresholds and winning outcome probabilities without requiring manual mathematical calculations by game designers. The controller performs these computations self-service style, eliminating the need for specialized mathematical expertise in game creation while maintaining precision through automated algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex manual mathematical calculation mechanisms with an automated electronic controller that computes funding pool thresholds and outcome probabilities using stored algorithms. This substitution eliminates tedious manual work while preserving calculation precision through systematic computational methods.
2Quantity of substance
If traditional progressive jackpot systems link multiple gaming devices, then the funding pool size is improved, but the device complexity and network requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the funding pool management functionality into a unified controller that handles multiple gaming devices. This consolidation allows funding pools to be shared across devices without requiring complex peer-to-peer network links between each device, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining large funding pool sizes.
3Reliability
If traditional bonus games have eligibility rules, then the fairness control is improved, but the ease of operation and player participation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides immediate feedback to players about their eligibility for bonus games and winning outcomes through the user interface. This real-time feedback mechanism maintains fairness by clearly communicating eligibility criteria while simplifying operation, as players can instantly see whether they qualify without needing to understand complex eligibility rules.
4Reliability
If the system disables symbols when funding pools are negative, then the reliability of self-funding is improved, but the productivity and game variety worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts symbol availability based on funding pool status, automatically enabling or disabling symbols as pools become positive or negative. This dynamic behavior ensures self-funding reliability while maintaining game variety, as the same game can adapt its available outcomes based on current funding conditions without requiring manual reconfiguration.
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AI summary
A random payout system provides self-funding winning symbol combinations that allow various wagering games to be quickly and easily defined. The winning symbol combinations may individually be associated with a funding pool. Symbols from a winning symbol combination may be disabled or not presented when an associated funding pool is negative. The symbols may be activated or presented when the associated funding pool is non-negative. In this manner, the winning symbol combinations are self-funding. In this manner, a gaming establishment may provide profitable games that may be easily modified to include a wide variety of winning symbol combinations. The random payout system may be used with various base and bonus games.