Dynamic Roulette Control for Adjustable Probability Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Automated roulette gaming machines struggle to evenly distribute the probability of a ball landing in different pockets, limiting the ability to adjust outcomes and provide varied entertainment experiences.
Innovation Solution
A gaming apparatus with a roulette wheel and memory for storing control data to adjust the rotation speed, initial ball speed, and launching delay time, allowing for different weights on pocket probabilities and enabling bonus generation by switching control data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If automated roulette gaming machines use fixed control data for ball launching and wheel rotation, then the machine operates reliably and automatically, but the probability distribution of ball landing in different pockets remains fixed and cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control data selection by switching between multiple sets of control parameters (first, second, and third control data) based on game conditions. The control unit dynamically adjusts rotation speed, ball launching speed, and launching delay time according to the selected control data set, enabling the probability distribution to change during gameplay while maintaining automated operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes key physical parameters of the roulette system by selecting different control data sets that define different rotation speeds, ball launching speeds, and launching delay times. These parameter changes directly affect the ball's trajectory and landing probability distribution, allowing the system to provide varied entertainment experiences without mechanical modifications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the roulette wheel rotates at constant speed with fixed ball launching parameters, then the mechanical system is simple and reliable, but the entertainment value and player engagement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit dynamically selects among multiple control data sets (first, second, third control data) based on game conditions and bonus determination results. This dynamic selection changes the rotation speed, ball launching speed, and launching delay time during different game phases, creating varied game scenarios and bonus rounds while maintaining automated reliable operation through predefined control protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic changes in control parameters by cycling through different control data sets during gameplay. The system alternates between different rotation speeds and launching parameters across multiple rounds, creating periodic variations in game dynamics that enhance entertainment value while maintaining overall system reliability through structured parameter transitions.
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AI summary
A gaming apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a roulette wheel including a plurality of pockets associated with respective numbers in advance; a memory for storing a plurality of control data for controlling the gaming apparatus so as to provide different weights on probabilities that a ball is housed in each of the pockets; and a controller, the controller controlling rotation of the roulette wheel and launching of the ball by referring to a single control data out of the control data, determining a number corresponding to one of the pockets with the ball housed therein as a winning number, determining whether or not to offer a prize based on the determined winning number and a BET placed by a player, determining whether or not to generate a predetermined bonus different from the prize, and selecting another control data different from the single control data, out of the plurality of control data, and setting the selected control data as a reference target, when determining that the predetermined bonus different from the prize is to be generated.