Slot Machine Reel with Persistence of Vision Light Array
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional slot machines lack dynamic visual elements that can enhance player engagement and user interface, relying primarily on static mechanical reels or digital displays that may not fully replicate the traditional gaming experience.
Innovation Solution
Integration of persistence of vision optical techniques using arrays of light-emitting elements on mechanical reels or separate rotating structures to produce dynamic visual elements, such as animations and static images, which appear to float or holographic, enhancing gameplay and user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional mechanical reels are used, then the traditional look and feel is maintained, but dynamic visual elements and player engagement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges mechanical reels with persistence of vision display technology by integrating arrays of light-emitting elements onto the reel structure. This combination allows the mechanical reel to serve dual functions: providing the traditional spinning mechanism while simultaneously displaying dynamic visual elements through the persistence of vision effect, thereby enhancing visual engagement without completely replacing the mechanical component
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an array of light-emitting elements as an intermediary between the mechanical reel and the player's visual perception. These light elements act as a mediator that translates mechanical motion into dynamic visual displays, creating holographic or animated effects that enhance engagement while preserving the mechanical reel's structural integrity and traditional appearance
2Adaptability or versatility
If arrays of light-emitting elements are added to mechanical reels, then dynamic visual elements are produced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the light-emitting elements controllable and changeable during the reel's rotation. The arrays can dynamically adjust their illumination patterns to create different visual effects, animations, and holographic displays based on the reel's position and speed, transforming a static mechanical reel into a dynamic visual display device
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes periodic action by synchronizing the illumination of light-emitting elements with the reel's rotation. The lights are activated in periodic patterns that match the spinning motion, creating persistence of vision effects where the human eye integrates the sequential light displays into continuous animated or holographic images, thereby reducing the perceived complexity through rhythmic coordination
3Adaptability or versatility
If persistence of vision optical techniques are used, then player engagement is enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the reel into modular sections with light-emitting element arrays positioned at specific locations. This segmentation allows for standardized manufacturing of individual light arrays that can be independently produced and then assembled onto the mechanical reel structure, simplifying the overall manufacturing process through modularization
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a more engaging and immersive gaming experience by creating dynamic visual elements that supplement mechanical reel spins, increasing player interaction and understanding of game outcomes, while maintaining the traditional look and feel of mechanical slot machines.
Implementation Method 1
A lighting controller may be coupled to the array of light-emitting elements and configured to selectively illuminate respective light-emitting elements of the array of light-emitting elements while the reel is rotating to produce an animated visual element. For example, the controller may cause the array of light-emitting elements to act as a 'persistence of vision' display
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AI summary
A gaming device in accordance with some implementations includes a housing, a reel-spin initiation member, and a reel configured to spin in response to a user actuation of the reel-spin initiation member, the reel including a peripheral member having a plurality of symbols thereon and an array of light-emitting elements coupled to the reel. The gaming device also includes a controller coupled to the array of light-emitting elements and configured to selectively illuminate respective light-emitting elements of the array of light-emitting elements while the reel is rotating to produce an animated visual element.