# US 12,112,597 B2 · Method for a gaming system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,112,597 B2 - Document ID: US12112597B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/885,798 - Filed: 2022-08-11 - Published: 2023-02-16 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-12 - Assignees: Play'n Go Marks Ltd - Applicants: Play'n Go Marks Ltd - Inventors: Endre Bodosci; Charlotte Miliziano; Gabor Andrassy - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12112597B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/3223: {Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication} - G07F 17/3211: {Display means} - G07F 17/3225: {Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users} - G07F 17/3227: {Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters} - G07F 17/326: {Game play aspects of gaming systems} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method performed by a gaming system. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a scheme for further improving an attraction power of a game provided in relation to the gaming system. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding gaming system and a computer program product. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer implemented method performed by a gaming system adapted to execute a series of consecutive games, the gaming system comprising a server arranged in communication with an electronic user device using a network connection, the electronic user device comprising a display screen and being adapted to present a graphical user interface (GUI) at the display screen, wherein the method comprises the steps of: forming, at the server, a table having a predetermined dimension and comprising a plurality of cells, generating, at the server, a first set of elements arranged to completely populate all of the plurality of cells of the table, each generated element being one of a plurality of predefined element types, wherein the first set of elements comprises at least one extended element arranged to populate a first predefined number of cells of the table, the predefined number of cells being two or more and preferably at least four cells, populating, at the server, the plurality of cells of the table with the first set of elements, controlling, using the server, the electronic user device to display the table at the display screen, identifying, at the server, a cluster of cells of the table being populated with matching elements, forming, at the server, a gaming outcome based on a successful matching of the identified cluster of cells with a plurality of predefined cluster formations, forming, at the server, a graphical representation of at least one of the table or the gaming outcome, distributing, from the server and to the electronic user device, the graphical representation, controlling, using the server, the electronic user device to display the gaming outcome at the display screen, wherein: the extended element influences the first gaming outcome based on its size, a number assigned to the extended element, a multiplication factor assigned to the extended elements or a combination thereof. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the multiplication factor and the predefined number of cells decreases in a subsequent iteration of the series of consecutive games if the extended element forms part of a successfully matched identified cluster of cells. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the extended element is subdivided into separate portions arranged to populate the first predefined number of cells of the table only if the extended element forms part of the identified cluster of cells and the gaming outcome has been formed. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the extended element is subdivided into a second predetermined number of cells being less than the first predetermined number of cells. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the multiplication factor is assigned to the separate portions of the extended element when being subdivided. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the multiplication factor is divided depending on the number of cells the extended element is subdivided into. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the multiplication factor has a predefined range. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method according to claim 7, wherein the range is between 1-10. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: receiving, at the server, a bet from the electronic device, wherein the determination of the gaming outcome is further dependent on the bet. ### Claim 10 A gaming system comprising a server arranged in communication with an electronic user device using a network connection, the electronic user device comprising a display screen and being adapted to present a graphical user interface (GUI) at the display screen, wherein the server is adapted to: form a table having a predetermined dimension and comprising a plurality of cells, generate a first set of elements arranged to completely populate all of the plurality of cells of the table, each generated element being one of a plurality of predefined element types, wherein the first set of elements comprises at least one extended element arranged to populate a first predefined number of cells of the table, the predefined number of cells being two or more, preferably at least four cells, populate the plurality of cells of the table with the first set of elements, control the electronic user device to display the table at the display screen, identify a cluster of cells of the table being populated with matching elements, form a gaming outcome based on a successful matching of the identified cluster of cells with a plurality of predefined cluster formations, form a graphical representation of at least one of the table or the gaming outcome, distribute, to the electronic user device, the graphical representation, control the electronic user device to display the gaming outcome at the display screen, wherein: the extended element influences the first gaming outcome based on its size, a number assigned to the extended element, a multiplication factor assigned to the extended elements or a combination thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system according to claim 10, wherein the extended element is subdivided into separate portions arranged to populate the first predefined number of cells of the table only if the extended element forms part of the identified cluster of cells and the gaming outcome has been formed. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The gaming system according to claim 11, wherein the server is further adapted to subdivide the extended element into a second predetermined number of cells being less than the first predetermined number of cells. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The gaming system according to claim 12, wherein the multiplication factor is assigned to the separate portions of the extended element when being subdivided. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The gaming system according to claim 13, wherein the multiplication factor is divided depending on the number of cells the extended element is subdivided into. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The gaming system according to claim 10, wherein the multiplication factor has a predefined range. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The gaming system according to claim 15, wherein the range is between 1-10. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The gaming system according to claim 10, wherein the server is further adapted to: receive a bet from the electronic user device, wherein the determination of the gaming outcome is further dependent on the bet. ### Claim 18 A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer program means for operating a gaming system, the gaming system comprising a server arranged in communication with an electronic user device using a network connection, the electronic user device comprising a display screen and being adapted to present a graphical user interface (GUI) at the display screen, wherein the computer program product comprises: code for forming, at the server, a table having a predetermined dimension and comprising a plurality of cells, code for generating, at the server, a first set of elements arranged to completely populate all of the plurality of cells of the table, each generated element being one of a plurality of predefined element types, wherein the first set of elements comprises at least one extended element arranged to populate a first predefined number of cells of the table, the predefined number of cells being two or more, preferably at least four cells, code for populating, at the server, the plurality of cells of the table with the first set of elements, code for controlling, using the server, the electronic user device to display the table at the display screen, code for identifying, at the server, a cluster of cells of the table being populated with matching elements, code for forming, at the server, a gaming outcome based on a successful matching of the identified cluster of cells with a plurality of predefined cluster formations, code for forming, at the server, a graphical representation of at least one of the table or the gaming outcome, code for distributing, from the server and to the electronic user device, the graphical representation, code for controlling, using the server, the electronic user device to display the gaming outcome at the display screen, wherein: the extended element influences the first gaming outcome based on its size, a number assigned to the extended element, a multiplication factor assigned to the extended elements or a combination thereof.