Roulette Display Marking Winning Bets

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Solution Overview

Problem

In roulette gaming devices, players face the tiring task of constantly monitoring both the betting field and the play field to track their bets and winnings, as they need to switch attention between the two, making it difficult to follow the game progress without distraction.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of bet display means on the play field, such as LEDs or digital markings, that automatically mark winning fields based on detected bets, allowing players to focus on the play field without constantly switching attention.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If players monitor both betting field and play field constantly to track bets and winnings, then game progress can be followed accurately, but visual strain and fatigue increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegame progress trackingVSAvoidvisual strain
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary system (computer device with display) that mediates between the betting field and play field. The display shows both fields simultaneously, allowing players to track game progress without physically moving between separate physical fields, thus reducing visual strain while maintaining accurate information tracking

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from a two-dimensional physical layout (separate betting and play fields requiring back-and-forth gaze) to a integrated display interface that presents both fields in a unified visual space. This dimensional reorganization allows simultaneous viewing of both fields without physical movement, eliminating the harmful visual strain while preserving complete game progress visibility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If separate betting field and play field are used to enable betting and game play, then game functionality is improved, but difficulty in following game progress increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegame functionalityVSAvoidfollowing game progress
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the separate betting field and play field into a single integrated display interface. Both fields are presented simultaneously on the same screen, allowing players to follow game progress easily while maintaining the full functionality of separate betting and play areas. This combination eliminates the need to switch between separate fields while preserving all game operations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If physical tokens are placed on betting field to indicate bets, then betting is simplified, but need to constantly compare betting fields with winning field increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebetting simplicityVSAvoidvisual monitoring time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback system where the display automatically shows which betting fields are occupied and highlights the winning field after each spin. This real-time visual feedback eliminates the need for players to manually compare betting fields with winning fields, reducing visual monitoring time while maintaining simple token-based betting operations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical/physical comparison process (manually tracking tokens across separate fields) with an electronic display system that automatically presents betting and winning information. This substitution maintains the simplicity of physical token betting while eliminating the time-consuming visual comparison task through automated digital presentation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentEP2232453B1Gaming and/or entertainment device
Publication Date: 2016.10.05 NOVOMATIC AG
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a gaming and/or entertainment device, particularly in the form of a roulette game device, having a game field comprising multiple waging fields, onto which a game wage of a player and/or of multiple players may be placed individually and/or in groups, and a playing field, particularly in the form of a roulette wheel, comprising multiple winning fields, of which one or optionally multiple winning fields may be selected by means of a prize determination means. According to the invention, game waging display means for marking the prize fields are provided on the prize fields of the playing field, which result in prizes according to the game wages having been placed, wherein a detection device is associated with the waging fields for detecting the waging fields allocated with a game wager, and wherein a controller for activating the game waging display means is provided on the prize fields as a function of the waging fields allocated with game wagers and detected by the detection device.