Variable Escrow Progressive Jackpot System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Typical progressive jackpot systems in electronic gaming machines have limited ways to manage jackpot awards, with fixed increment rates and limited flexibility in setting and updating progressive jackpot amounts, restricting game designers' ability to provide varied gameplay experiences.

Innovation Solution

A progressive jackpot system that uses variable increment and escrow rates based on game output parameters, such as coin out amounts and number of games played, allowing for dynamic allocation of progressive contributions to jackpot values and escrow, with the option to adjust rates based on thresholds, functions, or special events.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If fixed increment rates are used to manage progressive jackpot values, then the system is simple to operate and maintain, but the flexibility to create varied gameplay experiences and dynamic player engagement is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility in managing progressive jackpot amountsVSAvoidcomplexity of progressive jackpot management system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements variable increment rates that dynamically adjust based on game output parameters such as coin out amounts and number of games played. The system transitions from fixed to dynamic rate structures, allowing the progressive jackpot contribution to fluctuate according to actual gameplay performance, thereby enhancing adaptability while managing complexity through parameter-driven automation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of increment rates from fixed values to variable rates that are determined by functions of game output parameters. By making the rate itself a variable parameter that responds to gameplay conditions, the system achieves flexibility in jackpot management without requiring complex manual intervention, as the parameter adjustment is automated through mathematical functions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If variable increment and escrow rates based on game output parameters are implemented, then player engagement and gameplay experience are enhanced, but the system complexity and difficulty of managing progressive jackpot allocation increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility in setting and updating progressive jackpot amountsVSAvoiddifficulty of managing progressive contribution allocation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where game output parameters (coin out amounts, number of games played) are continuously monitored and fed back into the rate determination functions. This feedback loop automatically adjusts increment and escrow rates based on actual gameplay performance, making the management process more transparent and measurable while maintaining flexibility in jackpot allocation strategies

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual or mechanical management of progressive jackpot allocation with automated mathematical functions that process game output parameters. By substituting complex manual management with computational functions, the system reduces the difficulty of measuring and managing allocation while maintaining high adaptability through programmable rate adjustments

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Adaptability or versatility

If escrow is introduced to manage progressive jackpot funding, then the ability to apply escrow to jackpot values is improved, but the complexity of tracking and allocating progressive contributions increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to apply escrow to progressive jackpot valuesVSAvoidcomplexity of tracking progressive contributions

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the progressive contribution into distinct components: increment portion and escrow portion. By dividing the contribution allocation into separate segments that can be independently managed and tracked, the system simplifies the tracking complexity while maintaining the versatility of applying escrow to jackpot values. Each segment can be tracked separately through the game output parameter functions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20220277621A1Progressive gaming system with variable escrow contribution or application

Publication Date: 2022.09.01 ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES INC

AI summary

Innovations in game design features of an electronic gaming device are presented. A progressive jackpot is associated with an escrow. At least a portion of the escrow can be applied to a reset amount for the progressive jackpot. The amount of escrow applied to the reset amount can vary, such as based on a current escrow value. The progressive jackpot can be associated with an increment rate and an escrow rate. The increment rate or the escrow rate may vary based on one or more parameters, including one or more game parameters. Game parameters can include game output parameters, such as a coin out amount, a number of games played, a handpay amount, or a number of players actively engaged in game play with a particular progressive jackpot. Changes in how escrow is applied, or how increment or escrow rates are determined, can be based on time periods or events.