Patents
US 12770455 B2: Gaming machine and method of operating a gaming machine to display computer-animated reel games including trigger frame multiplier zones
- Granted
- 2026-10-20
- Filed
- 2023-08-29 application 18239678
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display device mounted to the cabinet, and a control unit operably coupled to the display device. The control unit includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of initiating a bonus feature by establishing a plurality of multiplier zones having associated multiplier values and being displayed with a corresponding cell displaying a special symbol and replacing the primary reels with a plurality of independent reels including a plurality of primary game symbols and at least one prize symbol. The processor conducts an instance of the bonus feature by spinning and stopping the plurality of independent reels and modifying each prize symbol being displayed within a multiplier zone by increasing a value associated with the prize symbol based on a corresponding multiplier value associated with a corresponding multiplier zone.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 (ipgb20261020.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konami Gaming, Inc. 299 patents | US company or organization | Las Vegas, NV | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John C. Pariseau | Las Vegas, NV | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3213 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F7/588 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-10-20 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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