Slot Machine Loyalty Point Integration for Augmented Casino Play
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is no mechanism to merge the experiences of playing casual online games with real-life casino gaming, preventing players from leveraging their online play to enhance their physical casino experience.
Innovation Solution
Players earn loyalty points from online games, which can be used to augment their play on physical slot machines, enhancing gameplay with improved reel mappings, additional symbols, bonus rounds, and non-cash prizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If players only play physical slot machines for real money, then the gaming experience is traditional and straightforward, but players cannot leverage online play time to enhance their physical casino experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges online casual gaming and physical casino gaming into a unified system where loyalty points earned online can be redeemed for enhanced physical slot machine gameplay. The system combines separate gaming environments (online and physical) into one integrated experience, allowing players to transfer value between platforms through the loyalty point mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The loyalty point system serves multiple functions: it tracks online gameplay, stores player achievements, enables redemption at physical casinos, and modifies game parameters. This multi-functional system replaces what would otherwise require separate tracking and reward mechanisms for online and offline gaming.
2Ease of operation
If players earn and use loyalty points to augment physical slot machine play, then gameplay is enhanced with improved reel mappings and additional rewards, but the system requires integration between online and physical gaming platforms
Solution Approach 1:
Loyalty points serve as an intermediary currency that bridges online and physical gaming platforms. Instead of directly integrating the two systems, the patent uses loyalty points as a mediator that can be earned online and redeemed physically, simplifying the integration requirement while achieving seamless cross-platform functionality.
3Loss of time
If traditional slot machines are used without loyalty point integration, then the system is simple and straightforward, but players cannot use online play time to improve their casino experience
Solution Approach 1:
Players perform preliminary actions by playing online casual games and earning loyalty points before visiting the physical casino. This preliminary online gameplay accumulates value (loyalty points) that will be used to enhance the subsequent physical gaming experience, effectively utilizing time spent online before the casino visit.
Data Source
AI summary
A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement an augmented game system. A player can play an online game and accumulate loyalty points without have to pay cash. The player can enter a physical casino and play an electronic gaming machine which can retrieve the player's information from the online game including the number of loyalty points the player has and any other incentives or game add-ons the player would be entitled to. The player would then play a physical game on the electronic game normally (by depositing cash and playing) but the game play would be augmented by virtue of the player having the loyalty points or other incentives or add-ons. For example, the game can be augmented by giving the player a better paytable.