Patents
US 12094287 B2: Gaming machine, control method for machine, and program for gaming machine
- Granted
- 2024-09-17
- Filed
- 2023-05-04 application 18143496
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a control unit operably coupled to the control panel and the display device. The control unit including a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images on the display device including the steps of displaying a game screen on the display device including a plurality of reels, establishing a plurality of predefined subsets of cells, displaying a plurality of player selectable feature area buttons on a touchscreen with each player selectable feature area associated with a corresponding subset of cells, receiving a player's selection of a selected player selectable feature area button and highlighting a feature area including the corresponding subset of cells, animating the plurality of reels to spin and stop and displaying a game feature upon detecting the occurrence of a predetermined symbol appearing in the highlighted feature area.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240917.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konami Gaming, Inc. 299 patents | US company or organization | Las Vegas, NV | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Kuhlmann | Henderson, NV | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Benjamin Merkel | Las Vegas, NV | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Pariseau | Las Vegas, NV | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Satoshi Suda | Las Vegas, NV | 59 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3213 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-04 | Assignment Empoyee confidentiality and assignment of inventions agreement | SUDA, SATOSHI signed 2011-10-28 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 64516/254 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-05-04 | Assignment Empoyee confidentiality and assignment of inventions agreement | MERKEL, BENJAMIN signed 2013-01-21 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 64516/189 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-05-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KUHLMANN, MICHAEL ANTON signed 2021-03-24 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 63541/809 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-05-04 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PARISEAU, JOHN signed 2021-03-12 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 63541/766 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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