Virtual Ticket Interface Converter for Cashless Gaming Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing casino management systems face compatibility issues with third-party cashless wagering systems, limiting cross-compatibility and seamless integration of financial transactions between different gaming establishment systems and devices.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a virtual ticket interface converter module that intercepts communications between input, payment, and payout devices in electronic gaming machines (EGMs), routing financial transactions through a virtual mobile wallet account and authenticating them as if physically performed, thereby enabling seamless cashless transactions across different systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a virtual ticket interface converter module is implemented to route financial transactions through a virtual mobile wallet account, then cashless transaction capability and system compatibility are improved, but device complexity increases due to the additional conversion and interception layer
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual ticket interface converter module serves as an intermediary component that intercepts communications between input devices, payment devices, and payout devices. It converts cashless wagering system transactions into ticketing system-compatible formats, enabling seamless integration between different systems without requiring fundamental changes to either system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The converter module provides multi-functional capability by handling multiple device types (input devices, payment devices, payout devices) through a single interface. It universalizes the transaction processing mechanism to work across different gaming system architectures, making the cashless wagering system compatible with various ticketing systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If communications between input, payment, and payout devices are intercepted and routed through a virtual ticketing system, then cross-compatibility between different gaming systems is improved, but transaction processing time may increase due to the additional conversion step
Solution Approach 1:
The converter module creates a virtual copy of the ticketing interface that mimics the behavior and communication protocols of physical ticketing systems. By copying the essential transaction flow and authentication mechanisms, it enables cashless transactions to be processed through the ticketing system interface without requiring actual physical ticket handling, thus maintaining compatibility while optimizing processing speed.
3Reliability
If financial transactions are authenticated as if physically performed using payment and payout devices, then system security and authentication reliability are improved, but the complexity of authentication protocols increases
Solution Approach 1:
The converter module acts as an authentication intermediary that translates and validates transaction requests between the cashless wagering system and the ticketing system. It maintains authentication reliability by ensuring that virtual transactions are verified with the same rigor as physical transactions, while managing protocol complexity through standardized conversion processes.
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AI summary
Various technology for operating an electronic gaming machine (EGM) is disclosed. The EGM may comprise (a) a communication module; (b) a virtual ticket interface converter module; (c) an input device; (d) a payment device; (e) a payout device; (f) a memory device; and (g) a processor executing instructions stored in the memory device. The processor, when executing the instructions stored in the memory device, may intercept communications between the input device, the payment device and the payout device using the virtual ticket interface converter module such that financial transactions between a player and the EGM are routed through a virtual mobile wallet account notwithstanding the virtual ticket interface converter module authenticates the financial transactions with the EGM as if the financial transactions were physically performed using the payment device and the payout device.