Server-Based Gaming System for Cooperative Prize Accumulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional gaming terminal systems lack sufficient cooperation among multiple terminals, which limits player engagement and value, as running a common game on multiple terminals does not adequately encourage collaboration.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system where information processors connected to a server calculate and accumulate points for special prizes based on game results, encouraging cooperation by awarding special prizes when a predetermined number of points is reached, and displaying ID images to facilitate communication and awareness of cooperation opportunities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a common game is run on multiple gaming terminals, then player engagement is improved, but sufficient cooperation among terminals is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where game results from multiple terminals are fed back to a server, which then determines special prize awards. The server sends back award information to terminals, creating a closed-loop system that encourages cooperation. This feedback loop transforms independent terminal operations into a collaborative system where each terminal's performance contributes to collective rewards.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple independent gaming terminals into a unified cooperative system by having them participate in common games and accumulate points toward shared special prizes. The server consolidates game results from multiple terminals and manages the accumulated points, effectively combining previously independent systems into an integrated cooperative network.
2Adaptability or versatility
If game results are reflected in special prize awards across multiple terminals, then cooperation is encouraged, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary between multiple gaming terminals, receiving game results, calculating accumulated points, determining special prize awards, and distributing award information. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing complex calculations and decision-making, preventing the need for direct complex interactions between multiple terminals.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses parameter changes in the form of accumulated points to transform individual game results into collective award eligibility. By converting diverse game outcomes into a standardized point parameter that accumulates across terminals, the system manages complexity through parameter standardization while maintaining cooperative incentives.
3Loss of information
If ID images are displayed on terminals, then player awareness of cooperation is enhanced, but information display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs visual display elements including ID images and color-coded indicators on terminal screens to represent different terminals and their cooperation status. These visual changes provide intuitive information about which terminals are participating in common games and their current state, enhancing player awareness without requiring complex textual or numerical displays.
Data Source
AI summary
A server of an information processing system includes a controller which is configured to calculate points corresponding to a particular prize when a game result received from information processors is the particular prize, and a memory which is configured to accumulatively store the points calculated by the controller. The controller sends a special prize to the information processor when the number of the points stored in the memory for the at least one of the information processors is equal to or larger than a predetermined number.