Gaming machines with free play bonus mode presenting only winning outcomes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024339006-A1
Application number	US-202418736178-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 6, 2024
Priority date	Apr 20, 2011
Publication date	Oct 10, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A gaming machine includes a processor and a presentation device coupled to the processor. The processor is programmed to determine that a free play trigger condition is satisfied, and to execute one or more free plays based on the free play trigger condition to create one or more free play outcomes. Each free play outcome is a winning free play outcome or a non-winning free play outcome. The presentation device is configured to present winning free play outcomes when at least one free play outcome is a winning free play outcome. Non-winning free play outcomes are not presented.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic gaming device comprising:
at least one memory with instructions stored thereon; and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
cause display of an electronic bingo game;
cause a bonus mode to be triggered within the electronic bingo game; and
following the bonus mode being triggered, cause a plurality of bonus mode outcomes to be provided based upon data associated with the plurality of bonus mode outcomes that is received from a server, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
in response to the plurality of bonus mode outcomes satisfying a first condition, cause display of at least one winning bonus mode outcome, wherein the at least one winning bonus mode outcome is displayed with a colored screen overlaid upon a winning symbol combination, wherein a graphical representation of the bonus mode is distinguished by the colored screen, and wherein the colored screen is associated with and indicative of the bonus mode; or
in response to the plurality of bonus mode outcomes satisfying a second condition, cause display of a game mode different from the bonus mode, wherein during the game mode different from the bonus mode, the colored screen is not displayed.

2 . The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the bonus mode comprises one or more free spins.

3 . The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic gaming device comprises a bingo gaming machine.

4 . The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the data that is received from the server is further associated with at least one bingo card and at least one bingo call.

5 . The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein when the colored screen is overlaid upon the winning symbol combination the bonus mode appears to be displayed with a red foreground.

6 . The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to cause a sound associated with the bonus mode to be outputted based upon the plurality of bonus mode outcomes satisfying the first condition.

7 . The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
select a subset of bonus mode outcomes to be displayed from the plurality of bonus mode outcomes, the plurality of bonus mode outcomes each having a payout associated therewith; sort the subset of bonus mode outcomes into a sequence based on the respective payout associated with each bonus mode outcome of the subset of bonus mode outcomes; and cause display of the subset of bonus mode outcomes in the sequence during the bonus mode.

8 . The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:
determine that a bonus mode retrigger condition is satisfied based on the plurality of bonus mode outcomes; execute a plurality of bonus mode plays based on the bonus mode retrigger condition being satisfied to generate second bonus mode outcomes, the second bonus mode outcomes including at least one non-winning bonus mode outcome and at least one winning bonus mode outcome; suppress the at least one non-winning bonus mode outcome of the second bonus mode outcomes, such that the non-winning bonus mode outcome is not displayed; and cause display of the at least one winning bonus mode outcome of the second bonus mode outcomes.

9 . The electronic gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to, based upon the plurality of bonus mode outcomes satisfying the second condition, control a display device such that no indication is provided to a player that the bonus mode was initiated.

10 . At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
cause display of an electronic bingo game; cause a bonus mode to be triggered within the electronic bingo game; and following the bonus mode being triggered, cause a plurality of bonus mode outcomes to be provided based upon data associated with the plurality of bonus mode outcomes that is received from a server, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
in response to the plurality of bonus mode outcomes satisfying a first condition, cause display of at least one winning bonus mode outcome, wherein the at least one winning bonus mode outcome is displayed with a colored screen overlaid upon a winning symbol combination, wherein a graphical representation of the bonus mode is distinguished by the colored screen, and wherein the colored screen is associated with and indicative of the bonus mode; or
in response to the plurality of bonus mode outcomes satisfying a second condition, cause display of a game mode different from the bonus mode, wherein during the game mode different from the bonus mode, the colored screen is not displayed.

11 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the bonus mode comprises one or more free spins.

12 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein a bingo gaming machine comprises the at least one processor and the at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

13 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the data that is received from the server is further associated with at least one bingo card and at least one bingo call.

14 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein when the colored screen is overlaid upon the winning symbol combination the bonus mode appears to be displayed with a red foreground.

15 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to cause a sound associated with the bonus mode to be outputted based upon the plurality of bonus mode outcomes satisfying the first condition.

16 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
select a subset of bonus mode outcomes to be displayed from the plurality of bonus mode outcomes, the plurality of bonus mode outcomes each having a payout associated therewith; sort the subset of bonus mode outcomes into a sequence based on the respective payout associated with each bonus mode outcome of the subset of bonus mode outcomes; and cause display of the subset of bonus mode outcomes in the sequence during the bonus mode.

17 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:
determine that a bonus mode retrigger condition is satisfied based on the plurality of bonus mode outcomes; execute a plurality of bonus mode plays based on the bonus mode retrigger condition being satisfied to generate second bonus mode outcomes, the second bonus mode outcomes including at least one non-winning bonus mode outcome and at least one winning bonus mode outcome; suppress the at least one non-winning bonus mode outcome of the second bonus mode outcomes, such that the non-winning bonus mode outcome is not displayed; an

Assignees

• Video Gaming Tech Inc

Inventors

• Eubanks Mark Daniel
• Gozdecki Sarah Jean
• Nicodemus Steve
• Sisson Richard Kerr
• Webb Jeremy Michael

Classifications

• G07F17/3269

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• G07F17/326

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• G07F17/3267 Primary

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