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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0801679 (2013-03-13) |
등록번호 | US-9202345 (2015-12-01) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 1 인용 특허 : 345 |
In various embodiments, the present disclosure generally relates to gaming systems and methods which utilize a symbol matrix or symbol field in conjunction with a movable symbol display window to randomly select different subsets of symbols from the symbol matrix and provide different awards to play
In various embodiments, the present disclosure generally relates to gaming systems and methods which utilize a symbol matrix or symbol field in conjunction with a movable symbol display window to randomly select different subsets of symbols from the symbol matrix and provide different awards to players based on such selected symbol subsets.
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one display device;at least one input device;at least one processor; andat least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one di
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one display device;at least one input device;at least one processor; andat least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for a play of a game:(a) randomly generate a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions of a symbol matrix,(b) determine a location of a predefined symbol display window relative to the symbol matrix, said predefined symbol display window including a plurality of symbol display window positions, wherein a quantity of the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window is less than a quantity of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix such that each symbol display window position of the predefined symbol display window corresponds with one of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix,(c) for each of a plurality of the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window, display the symbol of the corresponding symbol display position of the symbol matrix,(d) determine if any of the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form any winning symbol combinations, and(e) if the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form at least one winning symbol combination, display an award for each formed winning symbol combination. 2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to randomly determine the location of the predefined symbol display window. 3. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to determine the location of the predefined symbol display window based, at least in part, on at least one player input. 4. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor for another play of the game, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to: (i) randomly generate another plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol display positions of the symbol matrix(ii) determine another location of the predefined symbol display window relative to the symbol matrix such that each symbol display window position of the predefined symbol display window corresponds with another one of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix,(iii) for each of the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window, display the symbol of the corresponding symbol display position of the symbol matrix,(iv) determine if any of the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form any winning symbol combinations, and(v) if the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form at least one winning symbol combination, display an award for each formed winning symbol combination. 5. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form five columns and three rows and the plurality of symbol display positions of the symbol matrix form nine columns and three rows. 6. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to enable the player to place a wager on the play of the game. 7. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein at least one award for at least one of any formed winning symbol combination include at least one of: (i) an amount of monetary credits, (ii) an amount of non-monetary credits, (iii) an amount of promotional credits and (iv) an amount of player tracking points. 8. The gaming system of claim 1, which includes a housing, and a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including (i) an acceptor, and (ii) a cashout device, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the plurality of input devices to: if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, and if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance. 9. A method of operating a gaming system, for a play of a game, said method comprising: (a) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to randomly generate a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions of a symbol matrix,(b) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a location of a predefined symbol display window relative to the symbol matrix, said predefined symbol display window including a plurality of symbol display window positions, wherein a quantity of the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window is less than a quantity of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix such that each symbol display window position of the predefined symbol display window corresponds with one of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix,(c) for each of a plurality of the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window, causing at least one display device to display the symbol of the corresponding symbol display position of the symbol matrix,(d) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine if any of the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form any winning symbol combinations, and(e) if the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form at least one winning symbol combination, causing the at least one display device to display an award for each formed winning symbol combination. 10. The method of claim 9, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to randomly determine the location of the predefined symbol display window. 11. The method of claim 9, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine the location of the predefined symbol display window based, at least in part, on at least one player input. 12. The method of claim 9, which includes, for another play of the game: (i) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to randomly generate another plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol display positions of the symbol matrix(ii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine another location of the predefined symbol display window relative to the symbol matrix such that each symbol display window position of the predefined symbol display window corresponds with another one of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix,(iii) for each of the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window, causing the at least one display device to display the symbol of the corresponding symbol display position of the symbol matrix,(iv) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine if any of the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form any winning symbol combinations, and(v) if the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form at least one winning symbol combination, causing the at least one display device to display an award for each formed winning symbol combination. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form five columns and three rows and the plurality of symbol display positions of the symbol matrix form nine columns and three rows. 14. The method of claim 9, which includes enabling the player to place a wager on the play of the game. 15. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one award for at least one of any formed winning symbol combination include at least one of: (i) an amount of monetary credits, (ii) an amount of non-monetary credits, (iii) an amount of promotional credits and (iv) an amount of player tracking points. 16. The method of claim 9, which is provided through a data network. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the data network is an internet. 18. The method of claim 9, wherein any award displayed for any formed winning symbol combination causes an increase of a credit balance which is increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and decreasable via a cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance. 19. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a plurality of instructions, which when executed by at least one processor for a play of a game, cause the at least one processor to: (a) randomly generate a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions of a symbol matrix,(b) determine a location of a predefined symbol display window relative to the symbol matrix, said predefined symbol display window including a plurality of symbol display window positions, wherein a quantity of the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window is less than a quantity of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix such that each symbol display window position of the predefined symbol display window corresponds with one of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix,(c) for each of a plurality of the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window, cause at least one display device to display the symbol of the corresponding symbol display position of the symbol matrix,(d) determine if any of the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form any winning symbol combinations, and(e) if the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form at least one winning symbol combination, cause the at least one display device to display an award for each formed winning symbol combination. 20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to randomly determine the location of the predefined symbol display window. 21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to determine the location of the predefined symbol display window based, at least in part, on at least one player input. 22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to enable the player to place a wager on the play of the game. 23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein at least one award for at least one of any formed winning symbol combination include at least one of: (i) an amount of monetary credits, (ii) an amount of non-monetary credits, (iii) an amount of promotional credits and (iv) an amount of player tracking points. 24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein any award displayed for any formed winning symbol combination causes an increase of a credit balance which is increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and decreasable via a cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance. 25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein when executed by the at least one processor for another play of the game, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to: (i) randomly generate another plurality of symbols at the plurality of symbol display positions of the symbol matrix(ii) determine another location of the predefined symbol display window relative to the symbol matrix such that each symbol display window position of the predefined symbol display window corresponds with another one of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix,(iii) for each of the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window, cause the at least one display device to display the symbol of the corresponding symbol display position of the symbol matrix,(iv) determine if any of the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form any winning symbol combinations, and(v) if the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form at least one winning symbol combination, cause the at least one display device to display an award for each formed winning symbol combination. 26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the plurality of symbol display window positions of the predefined symbol display window form five columns and three rows and the plurality of symbol display positions of the symbol matrix form nine columns and three rows. 27. A gaming system comprising: at least one display device;at least one input device;at least one processor; andat least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for a play of a game: (a) randomly generate a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions of a symbol matrix,(b) determine a location of a symbol display window relative to the symbol matrix, said symbol display window including a plurality of symbol display window positions, wherein: a quantity of the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window is less than a quantity of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix such that each symbol display window position of the symbol display window corresponds with one of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix, and(ii) the plurality of symbol display window positions of the symbol display window form five columns and three rows and the plurality of symbol display positions of the symbol matrix form nine columns and three rows,(c) for each of a plurality of the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window, display the symbol of the corresponding symbol display position of the symbol matrix,(d) determine if any of the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window form any winning symbol combinations, and(e) if the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window form at least one winning symbol combination, display an award for each formed winning symbol combination. 28. The gaming system of claim 27, which includes a housing, and a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including (i) an acceptor, and (ii) a cashout device, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the plurality of input devices to: if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, and if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance. 29. A method of operating a gaming system, for a play of a game, said method comprising: (a) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to randomly generate a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions of a symbol matrix,(b) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a location of a symbol display window relative to the symbol matrix, said symbol display window including a plurality of symbol display window positions, wherein: (i) a quantity of the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window is less than a quantity of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix such that each symbol display window position of the symbol display window corresponds with one of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix, and(ii) the plurality of symbol display window positions of the symbol display window form five columns and three rows and the plurality of symbol display positions of the symbol matrix form nine columns and three rows,(c) for each of a plurality of the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window, causing at least one display device to display the symbol of the corresponding symbol display position of the symbol matrix,(d) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine if any of the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window form any winning symbol combinations, and(e) if the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window form at least one winning symbol combination, causing the at least one display device to display an award for each formed winning symbol combination. 30. The method of claim 29, wherein any award displayed for any formed winning symbol combination causes an increase of a credit balance which is increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and decreasable via a cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance. 31. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a plurality of instructions, which when executed by at least one processor for a play of a game, cause the at least one processor to: (a) randomly generate a plurality of symbols at a plurality of symbol display positions of a symbol matrix,(b) determine a location of a symbol display window relative to the symbol matrix, said symbol display window including a plurality of symbol display window positions, wherein: (i) a quantity of the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window is less than a quantity of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix such that each symbol display window position of the symbol display window corresponds with one of the symbol display positions of the symbol matrix, andii) the plurality of symbol display window positions of the symbol display window form five columns and three rows and the plurality of symbol display positions of the symbol matrix form nine columns and three rows,(c) for each of a plurality of the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window, cause at least one display device to display the symbol of the corresponding symbol display position of the symbol matrix,(d) determine if any of the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window form any winning symbol combinations, and(e) if the symbols displayed at the symbol display window positions of the symbol display window form at least one winning symbol combination, cause the at least one display device to display an award for each formed winning symbol combination. 32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein any award displayed for any formed winning symbol combination causes an increase of a credit balance which is increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and decreasable via a cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance.
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