# US 12,190,686 B2 · Player game symbol combinations used for subsequent player versus player challenges > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,190,686 B2 - Document ID: US12190686B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/450,082 - Filed: 2023-08-15 - Published: 2023-12-14 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-12 - Assignees: Igt - Applicants: Igt - Inventors: Xiaodong Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12190686B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/34: depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines - G07F 17/3213: {Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members} - G07F 17/3237: {about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players} - G07F 17/3251: {involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens} - G07F 17/3276: {wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament} - 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 Gaming systems and methods that provide player versus player games using symbol combinations from underlying game plays. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: receiving, via a processor, data from a remote first gaming machine associated with a first symbol set displayed by a display device of the first gaming machine, wherein the first symbol set comprises a first plurality of symbols displayed on a first plurality of reels displayed by the display device of the first gaming machine; receiving, via the processor, data from a remote second gaming machine associated with a second symbol set displayed by a display device of the second gaming machine, wherein the second symbol set comprises a second plurality of symbols displayed on a second plurality of reels displayed by the display device of the second gaming machine; causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the first gaming machine associated with a first modified symbol set that results in a display, by the display device of the first gaming machine, of that first modified symbol set, wherein the first modified symbol set is formed by modifying the first symbol set received from the first gaming machine after the first gaming machine displays, by the display device of the first gaming machine, the first symbol set on the first plurality of reels, wherein the first modified symbol set comprises the plurality of symbols and one of a plurality of different suit symbols associated with each of the plurality of symbols; causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the first gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the first gaming machine, of an indication of a hand-to-hand type comparison of the first modified symbol set to a second modified symbol set associated with the second gaming machine, wherein the second modified symbol set comprises the second plurality of symbols and one of a plurality of different suit symbols associated with each of the second plurality of symbols; and causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the first gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the first gaming machine, of a determination of a result of the hand-to-hand type comparison of the first modified symbol set to the second modified symbol set associated with the second gaming machine. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of suit symbols of the first modified symbol set are randomly determined. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of suit symbols of the first modified symbol set are individually randomly determined. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, which comprises causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the first gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the first gaming machine, of the second modified symbol set. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, which comprises causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the second gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the second gaming machine, of the second modified symbol set. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, which comprises causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the second gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the second gaming machine, of the first modified symbol set. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, which comprises causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the second gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the second gaming machine, of the indication of the hand-to-hand type comparison of the first modified symbol set to the second modified symbol set associated with the second gaming machine. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first symbol set is based on selected symbols from a plurality of symbols on the first reels displayed by the display device of the first gaming machine. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the suits symbols are a diamond symbol, a heart symbol, a club symbol, and a spade symbol. ### Claim 10 A method of operating a gaming machine, the method comprising: causing a display, by a display device of the gaming machine, of a first plurality of reels; causing a display, by the display device of the gaming machine, of a first symbol set on the first plurality of reels; causing, by a processor of the gaming machine, a communication of data to a remote game server, the data comprising data identifying the gaming machine and data corresponding to the first symbol set, wherein the first symbol set comprises a plurality of symbols; receiving, from the game server, data corresponding to a first modified symbol set based on the first symbol set, and data corresponding to a second modified symbol set for a second gaming machine, wherein the first modified symbol set comprises the plurality of symbols and one of a plurality of different suit symbols associated with each of the plurality of symbols, wherein the second modified symbol set for the second gaming machine comprises a second plurality of symbols of a second symbol set displayed by the second gaming machine on a second plurality of reels and one of the plurality of different suit symbols associated with each of the second plurality of symbols; displaying, via the display device of the gaming machine, the first modified symbol set and the second modified symbol set; and displaying, via the display device of the gaming machine, an indication of one of the first and second modified symbol sets based on a hand-to-hand type comparison of the first modified symbol set to the second modified symbol set. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the suits symbols are a diamond symbol, a heart symbol, a club symbol, and a spade symbol. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, which comprises displaying, via the display device of the gaming machine, the hand-to-hand type comparison of the first modified symbol set to the second modified symbol set associated with the second gaming machine. ### Claim 13 A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: receiving, via a processor, data from a remote first gaming machine associated with a first symbol set displayed by a display device of the first gaming machine, wherein the first symbol set comprises a first plurality of symbols displayed on a first plurality of reels displayed by the display device of the first gaming machine; receiving, via the processor, data from a remote second gaming machine associated with a second symbol set displayed by a display device of the second gaming machine, wherein the second symbol set comprises a second plurality of symbols displayed on a second plurality of reels displayed by the display device of the second gaming machine; causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the first gaming machine associated with the first modified symbol set that results in a display, by a display device of the first gaming machine, of the first modified symbol set, wherein the first modified symbol set is formed by modifying a first symbol set associated with the first gaming machine after the first gaming machine displays, by the display device of the first gaming machine, the first symbol set, wherein the first symbol set comprises a plurality of symbols and the first modified symbol set comprises the plurality of symbols and one of a plurality of different suit symbols associated with each of the plurality of symbols; causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the first gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the first gaming machine, of an indication of a hand-to-hand type comparison of the first player symbol set to a second modified symbol set associated with a second gaming machine, wherein the second modified symbol set comprises the second plurality of symbols and one of a plurality of different suit symbols associated with each of the second plurality of symbols; and causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the first gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the first gaming machine, of a determination of a result of the hand-to-hand type comparison of the first modified symbol set to the second modified symbol set associated with the second gaming machine. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, which comprises randomly determining the plurality of suit symbols of the first modified symbol set. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, which comprises individually randomly determining the plurality of suit symbols of the first modified symbol set. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, which comprises causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the first gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the first gaming machine, of the second modified symbol set. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, which comprises causing, via the processor, a communication of data to the second gaming machine that results in a display, by the display device of the second gaming machine, of the second modified symbol set. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the first symbol set is based on a plurality of symbols displayed by the display device of the first gaming machine. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the first symbol set is based on selected symbols from a plurality of symbols displayed by the display device of the first gaming machine. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the suits symbols are a diamond symbol, a heart symbol, a club symbol, and a spade symbol.