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US 2009/0156295 A1Published application
Gaming apparatus with geometrically oriented game elements
AssigneeIncredible Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRandy Demsetz, Lawrence Hodgson, Smikun Leonid
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Abstract
A gaming apparatus with geometrically oriented elements is disclosed. Specifically, an array of game elements are displayed, each of which has a discrete geometric orientation, and whose relative geometric orientations, in addition to relative placement of each gaming element, determines winning patterns which result in payout to a player.
Claims9
1) A gaming apparatus with geometrically-oriented game elements, comprising:
- A) A gaming unit having a display area which displays a plurality of game elements, the game elements each being displayed in one of a plurality of geometric orientations;
- B) A means for displaying the game elements in the display area in a first configuration;
- C) A means for reorganizing the game elements in the display area so that the game elements are displayed in a second configuration, such that the game elements appear to move in relation to each other, and;
- D) A means for comparing the second configuration to a plurality of winning configurations, each winning configuration corresponding to a prize, such that if the second configuration corresponds to a particular winning configuration, the gaming unit awards the prize to a player, and wherein the geometric orientations of the game elements are considered in comparing the second configuration to the winning configurations.
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2) A gaming apparatus with geometrically-oriented game elements, comprising:
- A) A gaming unit having a display area which displays a plurality of game elements, the plurality of game elements comprising one or more individual game elements, each individual game element having a geometric orientation;
- B) A display which can display the plurality of game elements in a first configuration of individual game elements;
- C) A means for reorganizing the plurality of game elements on the display so that the individual game elements are displayed in a second configuration of individual game elements, and;
- D) A means for comparing the second configuration of individual game elements to a plurality of predetermined winning configurations of individual game elements, each winning configuration of individual game elements corresponding to a prize, such that if the second configuration of individual game elements corresponds to a particular winning configuration of individual game elements, the gaming unit awards the prize to a player, and wherein the geometric orientations of the individual game elements are considered in comparing the second configuration of individual game elements to the plurality of winning configurations of individual game elements.
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3) A gaming apparatus with geometrically-oriented game elements, comprising:
- A) A gaming unit having a display area which displays a plurality of game elements chosen from a universe of game elements stored in a memory unit, the universe of game elements comprising one or more individual game elements, each individual game element having a geometric orientation;
- B) A display which can display the plurality of game elements in a first configuration of individual game elements;
- C) An electronic selection unit which can select a second configuration of individual game elements from the universe of game elements and communicates the second configuration to the display so that the plurality of game elements displayed on the display corresponds to in the second configuration of individual game elements, and;
- D) An electronic processing unit which can compare the second configuration of individual game elements to a plurality of predetermined winning configurations of individual game elements, each winning configuration of individual game elements corresponding to a prize, such that if the second configuration of individual game elements corresponds to a particular winning configuration of individual game elements, the gaming unit awards the prize to a player, and wherein the electronic processing unit considers geometric orientations of the individual game elements are in comparing the second configuration of individual game elements to the plurality of winning configurations of individual game elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.