Wagering game having bonus-award feature with changing state
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63F-009/24
A63F-013/00
G06F-017/00
G06F-019/00
A63B-071/00
A63F-001/18
G07F-017/32
G07F-017/34
출원번호
US-0513227
(2007-10-26)
등록번호
US-9449454
(2016-09-20)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2007/022636
(2007-10-26)
§371/§102 date
20090501
(20090501)
국제공개번호
WO2008/057247
(2008-05-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Hornik, Jeremy M.
출원인 / 주소
Bally Gaming, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Nixon Peabody LLP
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초록▼
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a display arrangement for displaying a video image overlaying a game display. The video image includes special symbols for indicating a bonus-award feature having a changing state. The changing state is continually updated or modified based on
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a display arrangement for displaying a video image overlaying a game display. The video image includes special symbols for indicating a bonus-award feature having a changing state. The changing state is continually updated or modified based on outcomes of the wagering game as displayed on the game display. The gaming system further includes a controller operative to cause the bonus-award feature to provide an award to the player in response to the state of the bonus-award feature meeting certain criteria.
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1. A gaming system configured to play a casino wagering game including a changing-state bonus feature, the gaming system comprising: at least one electronic input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary amount that establishes a credit balance;at least one electronic d
1. A gaming system configured to play a casino wagering game including a changing-state bonus feature, the gaming system comprising: at least one electronic input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary amount that establishes a credit balance;at least one electronic display device; andone or more controllers configured to: initiate a play of the casino wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance;select an outcome of the play of the casino wagering game from a plurality of game outcomes, the plurality of game outcomes including a first outcome that changes a state of the changing-state bonus feature by adding one or more special symbols to an accumulation of special symbols, and a second outcome that changes the state of the changing-state bonus feature by subtracting one or more special symbols from the accumulation;direct the at least one electronic display device to display, on an array of symbol-bearing reels, a symbol combination representing the selected outcome overlaid by a video image of the accumulation;in response to the selected outcome being the first outcome, update the state of the changing-state bonus feature and, in response to the updated state meeting certain criteria, automatically provide a bonus award to a player and direct the at least one electronic display device to display, concurrently with the symbol combination on the array of symbol-bearing reels, a corresponding depiction of adding the one or more special symbols to the accumulation; andin response to the selected outcome being the second outcome, update the state of the changing-state bonus feature and, in response to the updated state meeting certain criteria, automatically provide a bonus award to a player and direct the at least one electronic display device to display, concurrently with the symbol combination on the array of symbol-bearing reels, a corresponding depiction of subtracting the one or more special symbols from the accumulation. 2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein adding the special symbols to the accumulation causes one or more special symbols to be subtracted from the accumulation, wherein each of the addition and subtraction is depicted concurrently with the symbol combination on the symbol-bearing reels. 3. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein subtracting the one or more special symbols from the accumulation causes the player to receive an award, and wherein the gaming system further comprises a payoff device for dispensing monetary value from the credit balance. 4. The gaming system of claim 2, wherein subtracting the one or more special symbols from the accumulation causes the player to receive an award. 5. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the corresponding depiction of adding is displayed as one or more special symbols moving from a first location to a second location, and the corresponding depiction of subtracting is displayed as one or more symbols moving from the second location to a third location. 6. The gaming system of claim 5, wherein the first location includes one or more of the symbol-bearing reels. 7. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the array of symbol-bearing reels includes a plurality of mechanical symbol-bearing reels. 8. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic display device includes a transmissive display device, the video image being displayed on the transmissive display device. 9. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the outcome changing the state of the changing-state bonus feature is enabled by an additional wager. 10. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein adding to the accumulation advances the state of the changing-bonus features towards a threshold that triggers an award. 11. The gaming system of claim 10, wherein the gaming system does not disclose a proximity of the state to the threshold. 12. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the video image includes a movable object that indicates a portion of the accumulation from which the one or more special symbols will be subtracted or to which the one or more special symbols will be added. 13. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the outcome changing the state of the changing-state bonus feature includes displaying one or more of the special symbols in the symbol combination. 14. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the state of the changing-state bonus feature, after the response to the outcome, persists through one or more subsequent outcomes until an occurrence of another outcome that changes the state of the changing-state bonus feature or until a player cashes out. 15. A method of operating a gaming system configured to play a casino wagering game, the gaming system including one or more controllers, an electronic input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary amount that establishes a credit balance, and at least one electronic display device, the method comprising: initiating a play of the wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance;selecting, by the one or more controllers, an outcome from a plurality of outcomes, the plurality of outcomes including a first outcome that changes a state of a changing-state bonus feature by adding one or more special symbols to the accumulation, and a second outcome that changes the state of the changing-state bonus feature by subtracting one or more special symbols from the accumulation;displaying, on an array of symbol-bearing reels, a symbol combination representing the selected outcome overlaid by a video image of the accumulation;in response to the selected outcome being the first outcome, updating the state of the changing-state bonus feature and, in response to the updated state meeting certain criteria, automatically providing an award to a player and displaying, concurrently with the symbol combination on the array of symbol-bearing reels, a corresponding depiction of adding the one or more special symbols to the accumulation; andin response to the selected outcome being the second outcome, updating the state of the changing-state bonus feature and, in response to the updated state meeting certain criteria, automatically providing an award to a player and displaying, concurrently with the symbol combination on the array of symbol-bearing reels, a corresponding depiction of subtracting the one or more special symbols from the accumulation. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein adding the one or more special symbols to the accumulation causes one or more special symbols to be subtracted from the accumulation, and wherein each of the addition and the subtraction are depicted concurrently with the symbol combination on the symbol-bearing reels. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein subtracting the one or more special symbols from the accumulation causes the player to receive an award. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein adding the special symbols to the accumulation causes one or more special symbols to be subtracted from the accumulation, and wherein subtracting the one or more special symbols from the accumulation causes a player to receive an award. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the corresponding depiction of adding is displayed as one or more special symbols moving from a first location to an second location, and the corresponding depiction of subtracting is displayed as one or more special symbols moving from the second location to a third location. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first location includes one or more of the symbol-bearing reels. 21. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least one electronic display device includes a plurality of mechanical symbol-bearing reels. 22. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least one electronic display device includes a transmissive display device, the video image being displayed on the transmissive display device. 23. A casino gaming machine configured to play at least one casino wagering game, the gaming machine comprising: an electronic display device;an electronic input device configured to detect a physical item associated with a monetary amount that establishes a credit balance; andone or more controllers configured to: initiate a play of the casino wagering game in response to an input indicative of a wager covered by the credit balance;select an outcome of the casino wagering game from a plurality of game outcomes, the plurality of game outcomes including a first outcome that changes a state of a changing-state bonus feature by adding one or more special symbols to an accumulation of special symbols, and a second outcome that changes the state of the changing-state bonus feature by subtracting one or more special symbols from the accumulation;direct the electronic display device to display a symbol combination representing the selected outcome overlaid by a video image of the accumulation;in response to the selected outcome being the first outcome, update the state of the changing-state bonus feature and, in response to the updated state meeting certain criteria, automatically provide a bonus award to a player; andin response to the selected outcome being the second outcome, update the state of the changing-state bonus feature and, in response to the updated state meeting certain criteria, automatically provide a bonus award to a player. 24. The gaming machine of claim 23, wherein adding the one or more special symbols to the accumulation causes one or more special symbols to be subtracted from the accumulation. 25. The gaming machine of claim 23, wherein subtracting the one or more special symbols from the accumulation causes the player to receive an award. 26. The gaming machine of claim 24, wherein subtracting the one or more special symbols from the accumulation causes the player to receive an award. 27. The gaming machine of claim 23, wherein the corresponding depiction of adding is displayed as one or more special symbols moving from a first location to an second location, and the corresponding depiction of subtracting is displayed as one or more symbols moving from the second location to a third location. 28. The gaming machine of claim 23, wherein the first location includes one or more of the symbol-bearing reels. 29. The gaming machine of claim 23, wherein the electronic display device includes a plurality of mechanical symbol-bearing reels. 30. The gaming machine of claim 23, wherein the electronic display device includes a transmissive display device, the video image being displayed on the transmissive display device.
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