Virtual Wager Ticket System for Gaming Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional sports betting systems require physical ticket printing for each wager, which is cumbersome, slow, and inefficient, especially for frequent wagers, and necessitate manual redemption, increasing operational wear and paper usage.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a gaming system that uses virtual sporting event wager tickets, which are electronically displayed and redeemed, eliminating the need for physical tickets and streamlining the wagering process by automatically tracking and redeeming wagers without the need for manual sorting or transportation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If physical ticket printing is used for each wager, then the wager can be tracked and redeemed, but the process becomes cumbersome, slow, and increases operational wear and paper usage

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewager tracking reliabilityVSAvoidwager placement speed

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical ticket printing system with an electronic display system. Virtual tickets are displayed on the gaming device screen, eliminating the need for physical ticket printers, paper handling, and manual ticket sorting. This substitution maintains wager tracking reliability while dramatically improving wager placement speed and reducing operational wear.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a virtual copy of the traditional physical ticket. Instead of printing a physical voucher, the system generates a digital representation of the ticket on the display device that contains all necessary wager information. This virtual copy functions identically to a physical ticket for tracking and redemption purposes but eliminates the drawbacks of physical handling.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If physical ticket printing is used for each wager, then the wager can be redeemed, but paper usage and operational costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewager redemption capabilityVSAvoidpaper usage

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent substitutes the paper-based ticket system with an electronic display system. Virtual tickets are rendered on the gaming device screen and stored digitally, completely eliminating paper consumption while maintaining full wager redemption capability through the same electronic verification process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the physical state of the ticket from material (paper) to digital (electronic display). This parameter change transforms the ticket from a physical object that consumes paper resources to an electronic representation that requires only display power, thereby eliminating paper usage while preserving redemption functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If manual ticket sorting and transportation is required, then wagers can be redeemed, but operational complexity and time increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewager redemption accuracyVSAvoidticket handling time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of ticket sorting and transportation with an automated electronic system. The gaming device itself stores and manages the virtual tickets, eliminating the need for physical collection, sorting, and transportation to redemption locations. This automation maintains redemption accuracy while reducing handling time to near zero.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables the gaming device to self-manage ticket storage and redemption verification. The device automatically holds the virtual tickets, tracks wager outcomes, and processes redemptions without requiring external manual intervention for sorting and transportation, thereby eliminating time losses associated with these operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

4Productivity

If physical tickets are printed and handled, then wagers can be placed frequently, but machine wear and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewager frequencyVSAvoidprinting and handling system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent eliminates the complex mechanical subsystems required for physical ticket printing, handling, and storage by replacing them with a simple electronic display and digital storage system. This substitution enables frequent wager placement without increasing device complexity, as the electronic system requires no moving parts, paper feeds, or mechanical sorting mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12094302B2System and method with sporting event wager virtual tickets for sporting event wagers

Publication Date: 2024.09.17 INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY INC

AI summary

Gaming systems and methods which utilize sporting event wager virtual tickets in association with placed sporting event wagers.