IPC분류정보
| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0371016
(2003-02-20)
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| 등록번호 |
US-7494413
(2009-02-24)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Singer,Anthony M.
- Marks,Howard
- Marks,Daniel
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
62 인용 특허 :
121 |
초록
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A gaming device including a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols. The symbols include at least one bonus payline symbol. In a game, the gaming device or player spins the reels to indicate symbols on the reels. After the reel stops spinning, the gaming device evaluates the symbols indicat
A gaming device including a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols. The symbols include at least one bonus payline symbol. In a game, the gaming device or player spins the reels to indicate symbols on the reels. After the reel stops spinning, the gaming device evaluates the symbols indicated on the paylines associated with the reels to determine if any winning symbol combinations are indicated on the paylines. The gaming device provides an award associated with any winning symbol combinations indicated on the paylines. The gaming device then forms at least one bonus payline with any bonus payline symbols indicated on the reels and evaluates the symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if the bonus payline indicates any winning symbol combinations. A bonus award associated with any winning symbol combinations is provided to the player.
대표청구항
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The invention is claimed as follows: 1. A gaming device comprising: a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols; a plurality of winning combinations of said symbols; a payline associated with the reels; and a processor operable
The invention is claimed as follows: 1. A gaming device comprising: a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols; a plurality of winning combinations of said symbols; a payline associated with the reels; and a processor operable to: (a) cause a random generation of said symbols upon a wager by a player on said payline, (b) evaluate any of the symbols indicated on the payline to determine if any of said winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the payline, (c) provide an award associated with any said winning combinations of symbols indicated on the payline to a player, (d) form a bonus payline with any randomly generated bonus payline symbols, (e) evaluate any of the bonus payline symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if any of said winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the bonus payline, and (f) provide a bonus award associated with any of said winning combinations of symbols indicated by the bonus payline to the player. 2. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein at least two of the bonus payline symbols are different. 3. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein all of the bonus payline symbols are different. 4. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein bonus payline symbols are different from a plurality of the other symbols in the plurality of symbols. 5. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the bonus payline symbols are different from all of the other symbols in the plurality of symbols. 6. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the number of bonus payline symbols randomly generated on the reels is based on a wager made by the player. 7. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the symbols include at least one modifier symbol, which modifies the bonus award when the modifier symbol is indicated on the reels. 8. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the bonus award includes at least one of the awards selected from the group consisting of: a free spin and a credit. 9. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the symbols triggers the gaming device to provide at least one free spin of the reels to indicate symbols on the payline associated with the reels. 10. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the symbols triggers the gaming device to provide at least one free spin of the reels to indicate symbols on the bonus payline when the bonus payline is formed with any randomly generated bonus payline symbols. 11. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the bonus payline symbols include at least one activator symbol. 12. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the bonus payline symbols include at least one de-activator symbol. 13. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the bonus payline symbols are designated by at least one of the group consisting of: a symbol, an image, a color, a size and a shape. 14. The gaming device of claim 1, which includes at least one bonus modifier associated with the bonus payline, wherein the bonus modifier modifies the bonus award associated with any winning combination of symbols indicated by the bonus payline. 15. The gaming device of claim 14, wherein the bonus modifier includes a bonus multiplier. 16. The gaming device of claim 14, wherein the bonus modifier is based on the number of bonus payline symbols that form the bonus payline. 17. The gaming device of claim 14, wherein the symbols includes at least one modifier symbol which increases the value of the bonus modifier. 18. The gaming device of claim 17, wherein the modifier symbol increases the bonus modifier by a random amount. 19. The gaming device of claim 17, wherein the modifier symbol increases the bonus modifier by a predetermined amount. 20. The gaming device of claim 14, wherein the bonus modifier is based on a linear algorithm. 21. The gaming device of claim 14, wherein the bonus modifier is based on a non-linear algorithm. 22. The gaming device of claim 14, wherein the bonus modifier is changed based on a wager made by the player. 23. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein a plurality of bonus paylines are formed with a plurality of the bonus payline symbols that are randomly generated on the reels. 24. The gaming device of claim 23, wherein the bonus paylines include the same bonus payline symbols. 25. The gaming device of claim 23, wherein a plurality of the bonus paylines include different bonus payline symbols. 26. The gaming device of claim 23, wherein all of the bonus paylines include different bonus payline symbols. 27. The gaming device of claim 23, which includes a wager made by the player on at least one of the bonus paylines. 28. The gaming device of claim 27, wherein the wager made by the player activates the payline wagered upon by the player. 29. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the reels and the bonus payline are displayed on a display device. 30. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the reels and the bonus payline are displayed on different display devices. 31. The gaming device of claim 1, which includes a wager made by the player on the bonus payline. 32. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein different pay tables are associated with the winning combinations of the symbols indicated by the payline and the winning combinations of symbols indicated by the bonus payline. 33. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the pay tables associated with the winning combinations of the symbols indicated by the payline and the winning combinations of symbols indicated by the bonus payline are the same. 34. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the bonus payline is formed with a designated number of bonus payline symbols. 35. The gaming device of claim 34, wherein the designated number of bonus payline symbols changes in each activation of the reels. 36. The gaming device of claim 34, wherein the designated number of bonus payline symbols changes in a plurality of activations of the reels. 37. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the symbols include at least one wild symbol. 38. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the symbols include at least one bonus game triggering symbol. 39. The gaming device of claim 1, which includes a bonus symbol display having bonus symbol indicators to display the bonus payline symbols that form the bonus payline. 40. A gaming device comprising: a plurality of reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols; a plurality of winning combinations of symbols; at least one payline associated with the reels; and a processor operable to: (a) cause a random generation and indication of a plurality of said symbols associated with the reels, (b) evaluate the symbols indicated on each of said paylines to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the paylines, (c) provide an award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the payline to a player, (d) determine if any bonus payline symbols are randomly generated on the reels, (e) form a bonus payline with any randomly generated bonus payline symbols, (f) evaluate any of the bonus payline symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if any of said winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the bonus payline, and (g) provide a bonus award associated with any of said winning combinations of symbols on the bonus payline to the player. 41. The gaming device of claim 40, wherein the bonus payline symbols are randomly generated in each activation of the reels. 42. The gaming device of claim 40, wherein the bonus payline symbols are randomly generated in a plurality of the activations of the reels. 43. The gaming device of claim 40, wherein the bonus payline symbols are randomly generated in a designated number of activations of the reels. 44. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising: (a) activating a plurality of reels based on a wager made by a player on a payline associated with the reels, said reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols; (b) randomly generating and indicating a plurality of said symbols; (c) evaluating the symbols indicated on the payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on said payline; (d) providing an award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the payline to the player; (e) forming a bonus payline with any bonus payline symbols randomly generated and indicated on the reels; (f) evaluating the symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the bonus payline; and (g) providing a bonus award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the bonus payline. 45. The method of claim 44, wherein at least two of the bonus payline symbols are different. 46. The method of claim 44, wherein a plurality of the bonus payline symbols are different. 47. The method of claim 44, wherein bonus payline symbols are different from a plurality of the other symbols in the plurality of symbols. 48. The method of claim 44, wherein the bonus payline symbols are different from all of the other symbols in the plurality of symbols. 49. The method of claim 44, wherein the symbols include at least one modifier symbol, and the method includes the step of modifying the bonus award when the modifier symbol is indicated on the reels. 50. The method of claim 44, wherein the bonus award includes at least one of the awards selected from the group consisting of: a free spin and a credit. 51. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of providing at least one free spin of the reels to indicate symbols on the payline associated with the reels if a designated symbol is indicated on the reels. 52. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of providing at least one free spin of the reels to indicate symbols on the bonus payline when the bonus payline is formed with any randomly generated bonus payline symbols if a designated symbol is indicated on the reels. 53. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of activating the bonus payline when the bonus payline symbols forming the bonus payline include at least one activator symbol. 54. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of de-activating the bonus payline when the bonus payline symbols forming the bonus payline include at least one de-activator symbol. 55. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of modifying the bonus award with at least one bonus modifier associated with the bonus payline. 56. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of forming a plurality of bonus paylines with the bonus payline symbols randomly generated on indicated on the reels. 57. The method of claim 56, wherein the step of forming the bonus paylines includes forming the bonus paylines with at least two different bonus payline symbols. 58. The method of claim 56, which includes the step of displaying the bonus paylines using bonus symbol displays having bonus symbol indicators. 59. The method of claim 56, wherein the step of forming the bonus paylines includes the step of copying the randomly generated bonus payline symbols from the reels and displaying the copied bonus payline symbols in a plurality of the bonus symbol displays. 60. The method of claim 56, wherein the step of forming the bonus paylines includes the step of copying the randomly generated bonus payline symbols from the reels and displaying the copied bonus payline symbols in all of the bonus symbol displays. 61. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of modifying any bonus award with at least one bonus modifier associated with the bonus payline. 62. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of displaying the reels and the bonus payline on a display device. 63. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of displaying the reels and the bonus payline on different display devices. 64. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of enabling a player to wager on the bonus payline. 65. The method of claim 44, which includes the step of highlighting the bonus payline symbols randomly generated and indicated on the reels. 66. The method of claim 65, wherein the step of highlighting the bonus payline symbols includes illuminating the bonus payline symbols. 67. The method of claim 44, wherein the step of forming the bonus payline includes forming the bonus payline with a designated number of bonus payline symbols randomly generated and indicated on the reels. 68. The method of claim 67, which includes the step of changing the designated number of bonus payline symbols in each activation of the reels. 69. The method of claim 67, which includes the step of changing the designated number of bonus payline symbols in a plurality of activations of the reels. 70. The method of claim 44, wherein the step of forming a bonus payline with the bonus payline symbols includes the step of copying the bonus payline symbols indicated on the reels and forming the bonus payline with the copied bonus payline symbols. 71. The method of claim 44, wherein the step of forming a bonus payline with the bonus payline symbols includes the step of removing the indicated bonus payline symbols from the reels and forming the bonus payline with the removed bonus payline symbols. 72. The method of claim 44, wherein the steps of (a) to (g) are provided to the player through a data network. 73. The method of claim 72, wherein the data network is an internet. 74. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising: (a) activating a plurality of reels based on a wager made by a player on a payline associated with the reels, said reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols; (b) randomly generating and indicating a plurality of said symbols on the payline associated with the reels; (c) evaluating the symbols indicated on the payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the payline; (d) providing an award associated with any winning combination of symbols indicated on the payline to the player; (e) determining if any bonus payline symbols are randomly generated and indicated on the reels; (f) forming a bonus payline with any bonus payline symbols randomly generated and indicated on the reels; (g) evaluating any symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the bonus payline; and (h) providing a bonus award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the bonus payline. 75. The method of claim 74, which includes the step of randomly generating the bonus payline symbols in each activation of the reels. 76. The method of claim 74, which includes the step of randomly generating the bonus payline symbols in a plurality of activations of the reels. 77. The method of claim 74, wherein the steps of (a) to (h) are provided to the player through a data network. 78. The method of claim 77, wherein the data network is an internet. 79. A method of operating a gaming device, said method comprising: (a) activating a plurality of reels based on a wager made by a player on a payline associated with the reels, said reels including a plurality of symbols, said symbols including a plurality of bonus payline symbols; (b) randomly generating and indicating a plurality of said symbols on the payline associated with the reels; (c) evaluating the symbols indicated on the payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the payline; (d) providing an award associated with any winning combination of symbols indicated on the payline to the player; (e) randomly determining and causing zero, one or more of said symbols to become bonus payline symbols; (f) forming a bonus payline with any bonus payline symbols on the reels; (g) evaluating any symbols indicated on the bonus payline to determine if any winning combinations of symbols are indicated on the bonus payline; and (h) providing a bonus award associated with any winning combinations of symbols indicated on the bonus payline to the player. 80. The method of claim 79, wherein the steps of (a) to (h) are provided to the player through a data network. 81. The method of claim 80, wherein the data network is an internet.
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