Live Streaming Platform Wager Accounting via Virtual Gaming Software
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to properly account for wagering activities and awards in live streaming platforms, particularly when users place wagers on streamed games from client devices that are not natively associated with electronic gaming machines, leading to inconsistencies in metering and accounting.
Innovation Solution
The system employs a live streaming platform to account for wagers placed on streamed games by virtually installing gaming software on client devices for metering purposes, allowing for separate tracking and accounting of wagering activities and awards, and transfers wagers and wins between gaming establishment accounts and the live streaming platform for accurate reporting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wagers are placed on streamed games from client devices not natively associated with electronic gaming machines, then user engagement and streaming platform functionality are improved, but accounting accuracy and metering consistency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a live streaming platform as an intermediary between client devices and electronic gaming machines. The platform receives wager data from client devices, processes it through virtual installation of gaming software, and communicates with electronic gaming machines to ensure proper accounting. This intermediary layer enables client devices to place wagers on streamed games while maintaining accounting accuracy through the platform's coordination with existing gaming machine metering systems.
2Measurement precision
If separate tracking and accounting of wagering activities is implemented, then accounting accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The live streaming platform performs multiple functions within a single system: it receives wager data from client devices, virtually installs gaming software for metering purposes, processes award determinations, and communicates with electronic gaming machines. This multi-functional approach enables separate tracking and accounting of wagering activities without requiring entirely separate systems for each function, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining accounting accuracy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If wagering activities are accounted for separately from electronic gaming machines, then streaming platform independence is improved, but integration with existing metering systems deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the accounting process into distinct components: client device wager placement, live streaming platform processing and virtual installation, and electronic gaming machine communication. This segmentation allows the streaming platform to operate independently for wager processing while maintaining controlled integration with existing gaming machine metering systems through standardized data communication protocols, thereby balancing platform independence with integration requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods that utilize an attribute of a client device interacting with a live streaming platform in the determination of how to account for the activities occurring at the client device.