| 摘要 |
GAME PERFORMANCE DETERMINATION BY INCREMENTAL REVENUE 5 Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods of determining the performance of a gaming device by analyzing the incremental revenue generated by the gaming device. This method may include identifying an analysis period, recording game performance data for a set of gaming devices and a test gaming device during the analysis period, and comparing the recorded data to historical gaming data for the set of gaming devices. 0 Some examples of this method may also include developing parameters for the analysis period and using those developed parameters to normalize the recorded game data for the analysis period prior to comparing the recorded data to the historical gaming data. Attorney Docket No. 1351-0137/Application No. Filed Herewith 200 220 Access Game Data for New Gaming Device (222) (210) Establish Base Values Categorize Player Types for Accessed (224) Game Data (212) Implement New Device or Feature Sum All Uncarded Play and Store in Memory (226) (214) Record New Values Access Prior Game Session Data If Any (228) For Identified Players Sum Game Play for (20 Normalize Base Values New Players (230) (216) and New Values Compare Game Play for Infrequent Players with (232) Compare Normalized Prior Game Sessions (218) New Values to Normalized Base Values Sum Differences in FIG. 5 Game Play for (234) Infrequent Players Compare Game Play for Regular Players with (236) Prior Game Sessions Sum Differences in Game Play for Regular (238) Players Combine Summations from Different Player (240) Categories |
