Gaming Machine Roulette Bonus Selection Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gaming machines lack a new entertainment feature in the selection process of bonuses, leading to decreased player interest and motivation.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine that uses a roulette device to select a classification symbol, triggering a corresponding bonus game, providing fairness and enhancing entertainment by showing the bonus game selection process, and offering free games without betting, allowing player input for number of free games and payout scaling factors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a gaming machine provides multiple bonuses to players, then player interest and entertainment are improved, but the complexity of the bonus selection process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the bonus selection process into distinct segments: first selecting a bonus type (e.g., free spins, multipliers), then selecting specific parameters (number of free spins, multiplier values). This segmentation reduces the perceived complexity by breaking down the overall selection into manageable steps, each with its own interface and interaction mode.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic selection interfaces that adapt to the previously selected bonus type. The user interface automatically adjusts to present relevant parameters for the selected bonus category, making the selection process more intuitive and less complex than a static list of all possible bonuses.
2Reliability
If a gaming machine uses random selection for bonuses, then fairness is improved, but player engagement and entertainment are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary random selection to determine the bonus type or category, ensuring fairness. Then, it allows players to engage with the selection by presenting relevant parameters (such as number of free spins or multiplier levels) that the player can review and confirm. This preliminary random action maintains fairness while subsequent player interaction enhances engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the player during the selection process by displaying the randomly selected bonus type and parameters before final confirmation. This feedback mechanism allows players to see the result of the random selection and engage with it, maintaining both fairness and entertainment value.
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AI summary
A slot machine 10 executes the processes of: (a1) executing a base game in which the symbols 501 are rearranged on the reel device M1 and a base payout is awarded in accordance with the rearrange symbols 501; (a2) when the symbols 501 are rearranged in the base game so that a predetermined condition is satisfied, displaying, on the upper image display panel 131, the roulette which selects one classification symbol 602 out of the classification symbols 602; and (a3) when one classification symbol 602 is selected out of the classification symbols 602, executing a bonus game which corresponds to the selected classification symbol 602 and is any one of first to fifth bonus games.