Remote Gaming System Using Mobile Device for Session Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote gaming systems face issues such as communication link failures during games, inability to pause play without session termination, use of customized and costly tablets, limited compatibility with different gaming machines and venues, and lack of convenience in cashing out and 3D image adaptation.
Innovation Solution
A mobile gaming system using off-the-shelf tablets or smartphones that communicate wirelessly with gaming machines, allowing players to register and establish sessions, pause play without session termination, cash out conveniently, and adapt 3D images for different devices, while maintaining secure and licensed operations within designated areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the gaming machine internally stores video frames and terminates the game when the communications link is broken during a game, then the system maintains security and monitoring control, but the player becomes confused and agitated and the gaming experience is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The system captures and stores video frames of the game outcome in advance at the gaming machine before the communications link failure occurs. This preliminary action ensures that the game result is preserved and can be displayed to the player after reconnection, preventing player confusion and maintaining gaming experience while still ensuring security and monitoring control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the tablet is customized for use as a gaming tablet, then the system can provide dedicated gaming functionality, but the cost increases and players are initially unfamiliar with the operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses commercially available tablets that players already own and are familiar with, making these universal devices serve multiple functions including gaming, communication, and display. This approach eliminates the need for costly customized gaming tablets while maintaining full gaming functionality through the universal tablet device.
3Ease of operation
If the player walks around the casino with the tablet, then the player has mobility freedom, but the communications link may be broken due to moving beyond reception range
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes and stores the game outcome at the gaming machine before the communications link is broken when the player moves out of reception range. This preliminary capture of game data ensures that mobility freedom is maintained while communications link stability is preserved through advance data storage and subsequent display after reconnection.
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile gaming device may be a player's own personal tablet, smartphone, PDA, etc., with an application program installed via the internet for carrying out a remote gaming session. All gaming functions are carried out by a stationary gaming terminal communicating with the mobile device, such as by using WiFi. The mobile device operates as a user interface. Registration for the mobile device may be via a registration terminal connected in a network with a plurality of gaming terminals. The mobile device may communicate wirelessly with the registration terminal, and the registration terminal then communicates with the played gaming terminal via the network. The mobile device may select to play games offered by any available gaming terminal. The gaming terminals may be gaming machines. The registration terminal may also be a cashing out terminal and print a ticket.