Touchless BAC Detection for Adaptive Responsible Gaming Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current responsible gaming measures in casinos rely on manual efforts and rudimentary rules, making them inefficient in detecting and preventing unhealthy play behavior due to alcohol intoxication, especially in environments where players are served by multiple staff members.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that uses automated detection of a player's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) through audio, video, and breath analysis, along with machine learning algorithms to determine intoxication levels and trigger responsible gaming actions without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual monitoring by casino staff is used to detect player intoxication, then player safety can be monitored, but the system requires high manual effort and has low efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by using automated sensors and machine learning models to detect player intoxication levels without requiring manual intervention from casino staff. The multi-modal sensor system continuously monitors players and automatically triggers responsible gaming actions based on detected BAC levels, eliminating the need for manual monitoring while maintaining high reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual monitoring system with an automated electronic system using multi-modal sensors (audio, video, breath analysis) and machine learning algorithms. This substitution transforms the monitoring process from labor-intensive manual observation to automated electronic detection, significantly improving productivity while maintaining or enhancing reliability
2Ease of operation
If self-set gaming limits are used for responsible gaming, then player autonomy is maintained, but the system cannot adapt to actual intoxication levels
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring player BAC levels through multi-modal sensors and using this real-time information to dynamically adjust responsible gaming actions. The machine learning models process sensor data and provide feedback signals that automatically modify gaming limits and trigger appropriate interventions based on actual intoxication levels, creating a closed-loop adaptive system
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamics by making responsible gaming limits flexible and adaptive rather than static. The system continuously adjusts gaming restrictions based on real-time BAC detection results, allowing the limits to evolve dynamically with the player's intoxication state. This enables the system to maintain player autonomy while adapting to changing conditions
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple servers serve a single player, then player service coverage is improved, but tracking alcohol intake becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary automated monitoring system that acts as a mediator between multiple servers and the player. Instead of relying on servers to manually track alcohol intake, the multi-modal sensor system continuously and objectively monitors player BAC levels, providing accurate information regardless of how many servers serve the player. This intermediary eliminates the information loss problem by providing direct physiological measurement
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to responsible gaming features in a gaming venue and more particularly to providing responsible gaming features based on automated detection of a player’s level of intoxication determined from a variety of different inputs and models of player characteristics. Embodiments can utilize different technologies which each (or in combination) accurately measure a solitarily playing player’s Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC), just by analyzing the player, i.e., touchless and without physical sample-taking. This can be based on audio, video, and other input related to the player. If a determination is made that the player is intoxicated, any number of responsible gaming actions can be initiated.