Digital lobby and multi-game metamorphics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12243377-B2
Application number	US-202418677599-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2024
Priority date	Mar 1, 2019
Publication date	Mar 4, 2025
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025

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 system including one or more servers, comprising:
an interface system including one or more network interfaces; and
a control system including one or more processors, the control system being configured for:
sending, via the interface system, instructions for controlling an end user device (EUD) to concurrently present a plurality of wagering game images on an EUD display system, each wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images corresponding to a game theme and instructions for controlling the EUD display system to concurrently present a plurality of metamorphic images, one or more metamorphic images of the plurality of metamorphic images corresponding to each wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images, two or more metamorphic images of the plurality of metamorphic images corresponding to at least one wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images, each metamorphic image of the two or more metamorphic images also corresponding to an award of a plurality of awards potentially available via a wagering game corresponding to the at least one wagering game image, and each metamorphic image being a non-textual image;
receiving, via the interface system and from the EUD, an indication of a selected game theme; and
sending, via the interface system, instructions for controlling the EUD 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 system of claim 1 , wherein each metamorphic image of the two or more metamorphic images corresponds to a bet level.

3. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the control system is further configured for sending, via the interface system and to the EUD, metamorphic image data that indicates how a display of a metamorphic image should be updated and instructions for controlling the EUD display system to update a display of the metamorphic image according to the metamorphic image data.

4. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein each award corresponds to an amount and each amount is different than the amounts of the other awards.

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

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

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

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

9. A method of controlling an end user device (EUD), the method comprising:
sending, via an interface system including one or more network interfaces, instructions to the EUD for controlling an EUD display system to concurrently present a plurality of wagering game images, each wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images corresponding to a game theme and instructions for controlling the EUD display system to concurrently present a plurality of metamorphic images, one or more metamorphic images of the plurality of metamorphic images corresponding to each wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images, two or more metamorphic images of the plurality of metamorphic images corresponding to at least one wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images, each metamorphic image of the two or more metamorphic images also corresponding to an award of a plurality of awards potentially available via a wagering game corresponding to the at least one wagering game image, and each metamorphic image being a non-textual image;
receiving, via the interface system and from the EUD, an indication of a selected game theme; and
sending, via the interface system and to the EUD, instructions for controlling the EUD 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.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein each metamorphic image of the two or more metamorphic images corresponds to a bet level.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
sending, via the interface system and to the EUD, metamorphic image data that indicates how a display of a metamorphic image should be updated and instructions for controlling the EUD display system to update a display of the metamorphic image according to the metamorphic image data.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein each award corresponds to an amount and each amount is different than the amounts of the other awards.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein at least one metamorphic image corresponds to a probability of a corresponding award being granted.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein each metamorphic image corresponds to a number of game events that have occurred since the award corresponding to that metamorphic image has been granted.

15. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having software stored thereon, the software including instructions for controlling a gaming system including one or more servers to perform a method, the method comprising:
sending, via an interface system including one or more network interfaces, instructions to an end user device (EUD) for controlling an EUD display system to concurrently present a plurality of wagering game images, each wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images corresponding to a game theme and for controlling the EUD display system to concurrently present a plurality of metamorphic images, one or more metamorphic images of the plurality of metamorphic images corresponding to each wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images, two or more metamorphic images of the plurality of metamorphic images corresponding to at least one wagering game image of the plurality of wagering game images, each metamorphic image of the two or more metamorphic images also corresponding to an award of a plurality of awards potentially available via a wagering game corresponding to the at least one wagering game image, and each metamorphic image being a non-textual image;
receiving, via the interface system and from the EUD, an indication of a selected game theme; and
sending, via the interface system and to the EUD, instructions for controlling the EUD 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.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15 , wherein each metamorphic image of the two or more metamorphic images corresponds to a bet level.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
sending, via the interface system and to the EUD, metamorphic image data that indicates how a display of a metamorphic image should be updated and instructions for controlling the EUD display system to update a display of the metamorphic image according to the metamorphic image data.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15 , wherein each award corresponds to an amount and each amount is different than the amounts of the other awards.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 15 ,

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

• G07F17/3258 Primary

  Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots · 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

• G07F17/3239

  Tracking of individual players · CPC title

• G07F17/3209

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