Digital lobby and multi-game metamorphics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11244532-B2
Application number	US-201916290838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2019
Priority date	Mar 1, 2019
Publication date	Feb 8, 2022
Grant date	Feb 8, 2022

Abstract

A method of controlling a gaming device may involve controlling, via a control system of the gaming device that includes one or more processors, a display system of the gaming device to present a plurality of wagering game images. Each of the wagering game images may correspond to a different game theme. The method may involve controlling the display system to present a plurality of metamorphic images. Each metamorphic image may correspond to a wagering game image. Each metamorphic image also may correspond to an award of a game theme corresponding to the wagering game image. The method may involve receiving an indication of a selected game theme and controlling the display system to present first visual effects corresponding to an instance of the selected game theme and to present a metamorphic image corresponding to the selected game theme.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A gaming device, comprising:
a display system including one or more displays;
an interface system including one or more user interfaces; and
a control system including one or more processors, the control system being configured for:
controlling the display system to present a plurality of wagering game images, each of the wagering game images corresponding to a different game theme;
controlling the display system to concurrently present a plurality of metamorphic images, each metamorphic image of the plurality of metamorphic images corresponding to a wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images, each metamorphic image also corresponding to an award of a game theme corresponding to the wagering game image, and each metamorphic image being a non-textual image;
receiving, via the interface system, an indication of a selected game theme; and
controlling the display system to present first visual effects corresponding to an instance of the selected game theme and to present a metamorphic image corresponding to the selected game theme.

2. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein receiving the indication of the selected game theme comprises receiving user input data corresponding to a selection of a wagering game image.

3. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the control system is configured for:
receiving, via the interface system, indications of first through Nth selected game themes; and
controlling the display system to present first through Nth visual effects corresponding to an instance of each of the first through Nth selected game themes and to present a metamorphic image corresponding to each of the first through Nth selected game themes.

4. The gaming device of claim 3 , wherein the control system is configured for controlling the display system to present the first through Nth visual effects and the metamorphic images on a single display.

5. The gaming device of claim 4 , wherein the control system is configured for:
controlling the display system to present the first visual effects and a first metamorphic image in a first area of the single display; and
controlling the display system to present the Nth visual effects and an Nth metamorphic image in an Nth area of the single display.

6. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the control system further configured for:
receiving, from a server, metamorphic image data that indicates how a display of a metamorphic image should be updated; and
controlling the display system to update a display of the metamorphic image according to the metamorphic image data.

7. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein at least one metamorphic image corresponds to a probability of a corresponding award being granted.

8. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein at least one award comprises a credit award.

9. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein at least one award comprises a progressive jackpot award.

10. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein at least one award comprises a feature award, the feature award comprising an award of one or more bonus games.

11. The gaming device of claim 10 , wherein a metamorphic image corresponding to the feature award indicates an accumulation of feature award credits towards an automatic feature award.

12. The gaming device of claim 11 , wherein the first visual effects include game play items that correspond to the feature award credits.

13. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the metamorphic image corresponds to a number of game events that have occurred since the award has been granted.

14. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the gaming device comprises an electronic gaming machine or a mobile gaming device configured for deployment in a casino.

15. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the gaming device comprises an end user device that is configured for online gaming.

16. A method of controlling a gaming device, the method comprising:
controlling, via a control system of a gaming device that includes one or more processors, a display system of the gaming device to concurrently present a plurality of wagering game images, each of the wagering game images corresponding to a different game theme;
controlling the display system to present a plurality of metamorphic images, each metamorphic image of the plurality of metamorphic images corresponding to a wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images, each metamorphic image also corresponding to an award of a game theme corresponding to the wagering game image, and each metamorphic image being a non-textual image;
receiving, via an interface system of the gaming device, an indication of a selected game theme; and
controlling the display system to present first visual effects corresponding to an instance of the selected game theme and to present a metamorphic image corresponding to the selected game theme.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein receiving the indication of the selected game theme comprises receiving user input data corresponding to a selection of a wagering game image.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
receiving, from a server, metamorphic image data that indicates how a display of a metamorphic image should be updated; and
controlling the display system to update a display of the metamorphic image according to the metamorphic image data.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
receiving, via the interface system, indications of first through Nth selected game themes; and
controlling the display system to present first through Nth visual effects corresponding to an instance of each of the first through Nth selected game themes and to present a metamorphic image corresponding to each of the first through Nth selected game themes.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
controlling the display system to present the first visual effects and a first metamorphic image in a first area of a single display; and
controlling the display system to present the Nth visual effects and an Nth metamorphic image in an Nth area of the single display.

Assignees

• Aristocrat Technologies Au

Inventors

• La Guardia Chad
• Ching Erick T

Classifications

• G07F17/323

  wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions · CPC title

• G07F17/3267

  Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games · CPC title

• G07F17/3213 Primary

  Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members · CPC title

• G07F17/3209

  Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen · CPC title

• G07F17/3258 Primary

  Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots · CPC title