Gaming system and a method of gaming

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11922758-B2
Application number	US-202016938000-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2020
Priority date	Nov 28, 2007
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

A method of gaming comprising: generating a game outcome by selecting a plurality of symbols, and displaying the selected symbols on a display at respective ones of a plurality of display positions arranged in a three-dimensional array; and determining whether the game outcome includes one or more winning outcomes. The method may include expanding the size of the three-dimensional array in response to occurrence of at least one trigger condition. The method may also include migrating symbols from one position to another within the three-dimensional array prior to determining whether the game outcome includes any winning outcomes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of presenting three-dimensional data with a display device that presents in two-dimensions, comprising:
passing symbols through respective display positions of a first two-dimensional array of display positions on the display device;
stopping the passing symbols through the respective display positions to present a first set of symbols in the first two-dimensional array of display positions;
presenting a second two-dimensional array of display positions in addition to the first two-dimensional array of display positions in response to a triggering criterion being satisfied, wherein the first two-dimensional array and the second two-dimensional array are presented as a stack of planar two-dimensional arrays of display positions that form a three-dimensional array of display positions on the display device;
passing symbols through respective display positions of the first two-dimensional array and the second two-dimensional array of display positions; and
stopping the passing symbols through respective display positions of the first two-dimensional array and the second two-dimensional array of the three-dimensional array of display positions to present a second set of symbols in the first two-dimensional array of display positions and the second two-dimensional array of display positions.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising presenting a third two-dimensional array of display positions in addition to the first two-dimensional array of display positions and the second two-dimensional array of display positions in response to the triggering criterion being satisfied.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising assessing the first two-dimensional array of display positions for a winning outcome based, at least in part, on a functional symbol displayed in the second two-dimensional array of display positions replacing a symbol in the first two-dimensional array of display positions.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the functional symbol comprises a Wild symbol.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the functional symbol comprises a multiplier.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining if the symbols presented by the first two-dimensional array of display positions and the second two-dimensional array of display positions is a winning outcome based on their relationship to one or more pay lines.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the one or more pay lines includes:
a first pay line that passes through the first two-dimensional array of display positions and that is parallel with the second two-dimensional array of display positions; and
a second pay line that passes through the second two-dimensional array of display positions and that is parallel with the first two-dimensional array of display positions.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the one or more pay lines includes a third pay line that passes through display positions of the first two-dimensional array and the second two-dimensional array.

9. A computing device that presents three-dimensional data in two-dimensions, comprising:
a video display with two-dimensional display capabilities;
a memory comprising stored instructions and stored symbol data, wherein the stored symbol data defines sequences of symbols; and
a controller, wherein execution of the instructions causes the controller to at least:
present symbols passing through respective display positions of a first two-dimensional array of display positions on the video display in sequences defined by the symbol data;
stop symbols passing through the display positions of the first two-dimensional array to present a first set of symbols in the first two-dimensional array of display positions;
in response to a triggering criterion being satisfied, present a second two-dimensional array of display positions in addition to the first two-dimensional array of display positions, wherein the first two-dimensional array of display positions and the second two-dimensional array of display positions are presented as a stack of planar two-dimensional arrays of display positions that form a three-dimensional array of display positions;
present symbols passing through respective display positions of the first two-dimensional array and the second two-dimensional array of display positions on the video display in sequences defined by the symbol data; and
stop symbols passing of symbols through the display positions of the first two-dimensional array and the second two-dimensional array to present a second set of symbols in the first two-dimensional array and the second two-dimensional array of the three-dimensional array of display positions.

10. The computing device of claim 9 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the controller to present a third two-dimensional array of display positions in additional to the first two-dimensional array of display positions and the second two-dimensional array of display positions in response to the triggering criterion being satisfied.

11. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the controller to assess the first two-dimensional array of display positions for a winning outcome based, at least in part, on a functional symbol displayed in the second two-dimensional array of display positions replacing a symbol in the first two-dimensional array of display positions.

12. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the functional symbol comprises a Wild symbol.

13. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein the functional symbol comprises a multiplier.

14. The computing device of claim 11 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the controller to determine if the symbols present in display positions of the first two-dimensional array and the second two-dimensional array is a winning outcome based on their relationship to one or more pay lines.

15. The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more pay lines includes:
a first pay line that passes through the first two-dimensional array of display positions and that is parallel with the second two-dimensional array of display positions; and
a second pay line that passes through the second two-dimensional array of display positions and that is parallel with the first two-dimensional array of display positions.

16. The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more pay lines includes a third pay line that passes through display positions of the first two-dimensional array and the second two-dimensional array.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising instructions that in response to being executed, cause at least one processor to present three-dimensional data with a display unit having two-dimensional display capabilities by at least:
causing a display unit having two-dimensional display capabilities to present symbols passing through respective display positions of a first two-dimensional array of display positions on the display unit;
causing the display to stop symbols passing through the first two-dimensional array of display positions to present first symbols in the first two-dimensional array of display positions;
causing the display to present a second two-dimensional array of display positions in addition to the first two-dimensional array of display positions, wherein the first two-dimensional array of display positions and the second two-dimensional array of display positions provide a stack of planar two-dimensional arrays of display positions that form a three-dimensional array of display positions;
causing the display to present sym

Assignees

• Aristocrat Technologies Au

Inventors

• Mckay Linn Anthony
• Stone Jay

Classifications

• G07F17/3213 Primary

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

• G07F17/3202

  Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof · CPC title

• G07F17/3211

  Display means · CPC title

• G07F17/3244

  Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes · CPC title

• G07F17/34

  depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines · CPC title