Electronic gaming machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11854347-B2
Application number	US-202217883931-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2022
Priority date	Apr 3, 2019
Publication date	Dec 26, 2023
Grant date	Dec 26, 2023

Abstract

The disclosed technology relates to a method, system, and device for gaming including the display of a plurality of game symbols, each game symbol associated with one of at least two possible game actions. The game symbols associated with a first game action are displayed including a numerical prize value. Gameplay includes the selection of game symbols. In the event that a game symbol associated with a first game action is selected, its corresponding numerical prize value is award, for example added to a cumulative bonus prize, and the game symbol is then associated with the second game action. Typically, the visual representation of the game symbol is also changed, for example, the numerical prize value is removed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
control a display to display game symbols including first game symbols associated with a first game action and second game symbols associated with a second game action;

perform a selection in which a selected game symbol is selected from the game symbols;
determine whether the selected game symbol is associated with the first game action or the second game action;
when the at least one processor determines that the selected game symbol is associated with the first game action:
award a value associated with the selected game symbol; and
alter the selected game symbol to be associated with the second game action; and

when the at least one processor determines that the selected game symbol is associated with the second game action, perform a secondary game action; wherein altering the selected game symbol to be associated with the second game action comprises changing a numeric value to a word.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the secondary game action comprises at least one of:
a payout of a cumulative bonus prize; or
a reset event.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the reset event comprises changing at least part of the game symbols from a current condition to an initial condition.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first game symbols are numeric values.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second game symbols are words.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first game symbols are displayed with a different color or border than the second game symbols.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein altering the selected game symbol to be associated with the second game action comprises making a visual change to the selected game symbol.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor performs an additional selection in which an additional selected game symbol is selected from the game symbols after the selected game symbol is associated with the second game action.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the secondary game action comprises changing a number of the first game symbols.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the secondary game action includes performing an additional selection in which an additional selected game symbol is selected from the game symbols.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the additional selected game symbol corresponds to a previously unavailable progressive prize.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the secondary game action comprises changing a number of the game symbols associated with the second game action.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the secondary game action is an action other than an award of a cumulative bonus prize.

14. A method, comprising:
controlling a display to display game symbols including first game symbols associated with a first game action and second game symbols associated with a second game action;
performing a selection in which a selected game symbol is selected from the game symbols;
determining whether the selected game symbol is associated with the first game action or the second game action;
upon determining that the selected game symbol is associated with the first game action:
awarding a value associated with the selected game symbol; and
altering the selected game symbol to be associated with the second game action; and

upon determining that the selected game symbol is associated with the second game action, performing a secondary game action; wherein altering the selected game symbol to be associated with the second game action comprises changing a numeric value to a word.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein awarding the value associated with the selected game symbol comprises adding the value to a cumulative bonus prize.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising displaying the selected game symbol as a pie slice of a computer-generated rotating wheel.

17. A system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
control a display to display a computer-generated rotating wheel including pie slices including first pie slices associated with a first game action and second pie slices associated with a second game action;

perform a selection in which a selected pie slice is selected from the pie slices;
determine whether the selected pie slice is associated with the first game action or the second game action;
when the at least one processor determines that the selected pie slice is associated with the first game action, award a value associated with the selected pie slice and alter the selected pie slice to be associated with the second game action; and
when the at least one processor determines that the selected pie slice is associated with the second game action, determine whether to award a cumulative bonus prize and reset the computer-generated rotating wheel from a current game state to an initial game state; wherein altering the selected pie slice to be associated with the second game action comprises changing a numeric value to a word.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor displays a reset transition animation on the display upon resetting the computer-generated rotating wheel from the current game state to the initial game state.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the first pie slices associated with the first game action are visually distinguishable from the second pie slices associated with the second game action.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one processor controls the display to display the computer-generated rotating wheel as part of a bonus game triggered during play of a primary game.

Assignees

• Aristocrat Technologies Au

Inventors

• Chan Matthew
• Loader James

Classifications

• G07F17/3258 Primary

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

• G07F17/3211

  Display means · CPC title

• G07F17/3213 Primary

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

• G07F17/3223

  Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication · 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