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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic gaming machines lack variation in gameplay, leading to decreased player interest as the same bonus prizes and game structures are repeated, making it difficult to retain players and differentiate machines.
Innovation Solution
An electronic gaming machine that randomly determines a prize value for bonus prizes based on the number of bonus prize symbols displayed, offering a dynamic and varied experience through trigger events, game enhancing symbols, and multiple game formats, including base and feature games with different arrays and jackpots.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional electronic gaming machines use fixed bonus prizes and standard game structures, then the game rules are simple and easy to understand, but player interest decreases over time due to lack of variation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the bonus prize values dynamic rather than fixed. The electronic game controller randomly determines bonus prize values during gameplay, allowing the same bonus prize symbol to have different values across different games or game plays. This creates variation in gameplay experience without fundamentally changing the game structure, resolving the contradiction between gameplay variation and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of bonus prize value from a fixed constant to a variable parameter that can change during gameplay. The electronic game controller modifies the bonus prize value parameter based on random determination or game conditions, enabling gameplay variation while maintaining the same basic game structure and rules.
2Adaptability or versatility
If electronic gaming machines offer multiple games with different bonus prizes, then player engagement increases, but the machine differentiation becomes insufficient when bonus prizes remain the same across games
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables machine differentiation by allowing each electronic gaming machine to independently determine and change bonus prize values through random determination by its electronic game controller. Even if multiple games are offered on the same machine or across different machines, each can have unique bonus prize values at any given time, providing sufficient differentiation without complex multi-game structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic random determination of bonus prize values allows machines to present different bonus prize configurations at different times, creating temporal differentiation. This dynamic approach enables machines to offer varied experiences without requiring permanent structural differences or multiple fixed bonus prize structures.
3Ease of operation
If bonus prize values are fixed and predetermined, then the game controller logic is simple, but the gaming experience becomes repetitive and less engaging
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic game controller performs self-service by autonomously determining bonus prize values through random determination without requiring external input or complex predetermined configurations. The controller automatically adjusts bonus prize values during gameplay based on internal random processes or game conditions, improving gaming experience while maintaining operational simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic bonus prize allocation where the electronic game controller automatically changes bonus prize values during gameplay. This automated dynamic adjustment enhances gaming experience by creating variety and unpredictability, while the automation handles the complexity of value determination, keeping the operational interface simple for players.
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AI summary
The present invention provides an electronic gaming machine comprising a display for displaying a game. The game comprises game symbols and predetermined winning combinations of randomly selected game symbols award prizes to a player. An electronic game controller controls the display of the game symbols on the display. In response to a trigger event, a prize value for a bonus prize symbol is randomly determined and the player is awarded a bonus prize based on the prize value and the number of the bonus prize symbols that are displayed in the game.