Secondary Contest Controller for Wagering Game Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming systems lack mechanisms to effectively create new wagering opportunities that enhance player engagement and interest by allowing players to compete against each other based on outcomes from primary games played against a house.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize game play information from primary games played against a house to determine outcomes in secondary contests among multiple players, where players can enter wagers and receive notifications about opportunities to participate in secondary contests, with outcomes compared to preset criteria to award winnings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a secondary contest system is implemented to allow players to compete against each other based on primary game outcomes, then player engagement and interest are enhanced, but the system complexity and operational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where a secondary contest is embedded within the primary wagering game system. The secondary contest uses outcomes from primary games as its basis, creating a layered approach where the secondary contest is contained within the broader primary game framework. This allows the system to enhance player engagement through the additional contest layer while maintaining operational efficiency by leveraging the existing primary game infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed to serve multiple functions: it operates as a primary wagering game against the house and simultaneously functions as a secondary contest platform where players compete against each other. The same game outcomes serve dual purposes - determining primary game payouts and establishing secondary contest rankings. This multi-functionality enhances versatility and player engagement without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Measurement precision
If real-time comparison of game outcomes across multiple players is implemented, then accurate determination of secondary contest winners is achieved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by collecting and storing game outcomes from multiple players as they occur during primary game play. Rather than waiting until all games are complete to begin comparison, the system continuously accumulates outcome data and prepares it for secondary contest determination. This preliminary data collection and organization reduces the processing time required when winner determination is needed, while maintaining accurate real-time comparison capabilities.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary wagering game on computing devices within a communication network in which players enter wagers and their results from the primary wagering game in the secondary contest and the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest.