Wagering Game System Distributing Information Between Primary and Secondary Games
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wagering game machines lack the ability to offer diverse and engaging content simultaneously, as existing systems are limited in their capacity to manage multiple independent games and efficiently distribute information between primary and secondary games, leading to a need for enhanced entertainment value and player attraction.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables players to play multiple independent games simultaneously by communicating and updating financial accounts, allowing secondary games to initiate 'bonus play' and interact with existing primary games, while maintaining separate credit meters and facilitating the distribution of wagering information between primary and secondary games.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a wagering game system supports multiple independent games simultaneously, then player engagement and entertainment value are enhanced, but system complexity and information distribution challenges increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides game management into separate game units, each handling its own game logic and state independently. This segmentation allows multiple games to run simultaneously without interfering with each other, while the central server coordinates information distribution between them.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary information distribution mechanism that acts as a mediator between primary and secondary games. This intermediary layer manages the flow of information (such as credit balances and game states) between different game units, reducing direct complexity while enabling versatile game interactions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If secondary games can initiate bonus play and interact with primary games, then entertainment value increases, but information distribution and account management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where secondary games can trigger bonus events in primary games, and the outcomes are fed back to update credit meters and game states. This feedback loop enables dynamic interaction between games while maintaining accurate information distribution through centralized account management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal account management system that handles credit meters and financial information for both primary and secondary games through a single interface. This multi-functional approach allows the same information distribution infrastructure to serve multiple game types and interaction scenarios.
3Stability of the object's composition
If separate credit meters are maintained for multiple games, then game independence is preserved, but account management and updating complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the account management functionality into a centralized system that handles multiple credit meters simultaneously. While each game maintains its independent credit meter for stability and independence, the underlying account management is combined into a single unified interface that updates all meters through coordinated operations.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the inventive subject matter include a method comprising: operating a primary controller to present a first wagering game on a gaming terminal, the first wagering game including first content from a first content source; operating a secondary controller to present a second wagering game on the same or another game terminal, the second wagering game including second content from a second content source; accessing, by the second controller, funds from a first credit meter associated with the first wagering game; and electronically routing accessed funds from the first credit meter to a second credit meter associated with the second wagering game to fund one or more wagers for the second wagering game.