Wagering Game Advisory System for Bankroll Duration Estimation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Players of online wagering games lack easy and efficient access to information comparing different games based on common variables like bankroll duration and playtime, making it difficult to choose games that align with their desired playtime and loss limits.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that determine and display the estimated playtime or bankroll required for a specified wagering game using payback percentage and session parameters, providing players with game advisory notices to help them make informed decisions, including tracking and warning against deviations from desired playtime or bankroll limits.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If players access detailed game information manually, then information completeness improves, but time consumption and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegame comparison informationVSAvoidinformation retrieval time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically calculates and displays game advisory notices without requiring player initiation. The gaming device autonomously retrieves game data, performs bankroll duration calculations, and presents comparative information, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual player queries.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-calculates bankroll duration estimates and game comparison data before players need them. Game advisory notices are prepared in advance and made immediately available for display, eliminating the need for players to wait for on-demand calculations during gameplay.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If players manually track bankroll and time parameters, then monitoring accuracy improves, but operational burden increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebankroll monitoring accuracyVSAvoidparameter tracking complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The gaming device automatically performs bankroll tracking and parameter monitoring without player intervention. The system autonomously calculates current bankroll status, compares it against target parameters, and generates advisory notices, freeing players from manual tracking while maintaining precise monitoring through automated computational processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system provides comprehensive game advisory notices, then decision-making quality improves, but information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegame selection flexibilityVSAvoidadvisory system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The advisory notice system divides comprehensive game information into distinct, manageable segments including bankroll duration estimates, game parameter comparisons, and targeted advisory messages. Each segment addresses a specific aspect of game selection, making the overall complex information set more digestible and actionable for players while maintaining comprehensive coverage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS8512149B2Systems, methods and devices for providing an indication of an amount of time a wagering game may be expected to be played given a specified bankroll or an estimated bankroll which may be expected to be necessary to fund play of a wagering game for a specified amount of time
Publication Date: 2013.08.20 INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY INC
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AI summary

In one embodiment, a method provides for providing a game advisory notice to players of a wagering game. The game advisory notice may comprise, for example, an estimated amount of play time that can be expected to be achieved given a specified bankroll for the wagering game. In another example, the game advisory notice may comprise an estimated bankroll that is expected to be sufficient to fund a specified amount of play time for the wagering game.