US 7,547,252 B2Granted

Gaming device having player-selectable award digits and award modification options

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InventorsLance R. Peterson, Joseph E. Kaminkow, Anthony J. Baerlocher, Cari L. Blomquist, Darren Maya, Robert N. Silva, III, Randall D. Mead

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Abstract

A gaming device that incorporates mechanical display devices to provide a player-selectable award feature that may be implemented with a primary or bonus game. The gaming device randomly generates a plurality of digit positions or places of an award and enables the player to pick which position or digit receives a first randomly generated number, which digit receives a second randomly generated number, etc., until each of the positions have a number, whereby the gaming device determines the player's original award. The player can elect to modify the original award using a plurality of methods to create an ultimate award. The gaming device display the digits, digit positions, and modification methods.

Claims60

Dependent claims

A gaming device comprising:

at least one display device;
at least one input device;
at least one processor;
and
at 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:
(a) display a plurality of player-selectable digit positions,
(b) select and display a first digit from a plurality of digits,
(c) after selecting and displaying said first digit, enable a player to select a first one of said displayed digit positions for said selected first digit,
(d) after the player selects said first one of the displayed digit positions for the selected first digit, associate and display said selected first digit with the displayed first one of the digit positions selected by the player,
(e) after the player selects said first one of the displayed digit positions for the first digit and the first digit is associated and displayed with the selected first one of the displayed digit positions, select and display a second digit from the plurality of digits,
(f) after displaying said second digit, enable the player to select a second one of said displayed digit positions for said selected second digit,
(g) after the player selects said second one of the digit positions for the selected second digit, associate and display said selected second digit with the displayed second one of the digit positions selected by the player, and
(h) determine and display an award based on an order of the digits associated with the digit positions selected by the player.

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A gaming device comprising:

at least one display device;
at least one input device;
at least one processor;
and
at 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:
(a) display a plurality of digit positions;
(b) cause a pick of a first one of a plurality of symbols, wherein said symbols include a plurality of digits and at least one selection symbol;
(c) after the first one of the symbols is picked;
(i) enable a player to associate said first one of the picked symbols with a first one of said digit positions selected by the player;
and
(ii) if the picked first one of the symbols is the selection symbol:
(A) enable the player to pick one of a plurality of selections, wherein one of a plurality of the digits is associated with each selection, and
(B) associate and display the digit associated with the selection picked by the player with the first one of the digit positions with which the selection symbol is associated;
(d) after executing (b) and (c),cause a pick of a second one of said symbols;
(e) after the second one of the symbols is picked:
(i) enable the player to associate said second one of the picked symbols with a second one of said digit positions selected by the player;
and
(ii) if the picked second one of the symbols is the selection symbol:
(A) enable the player to pick one of said plurality of selections, and
(B) associate and display the digit associated with the selection picked by the player with the second one of the digit positions with which the selection symbol is associated;
and
(f) determine and display an award based on an order of digits associated with the digit positions.

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A gaming device comprising:

at least one display device;
at least one input device;
at least one processor;
and
at 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:
(a) display a plurality of symbols, wherein said symbols include a plurality of digits and at least one selection symbol,
(b) display a plurality of selections, wherein one of a plurality of the digits is associated with each selection,
(c) display a plurality of digit positions,
(d) enable a player to pick a first one of said digit positions,
(e) after said first one of the digit positions is picked, cause a pick of a first one of said symbols,
(f) after said first one of the symbols is picked:
(i) associate and display said picked first one of the symbols with the first one of the digit positions picked by the player,
(ii) if the picked first one of the symbols is the selection symbol:
(A) enable the player to pick one of said plurality of selections, and
(B) associate and display the digit associated with the selection picked by the player with the digit position with which the selection symbol is associated,
(g) after executing (d) to (f), enable a player to pick a second one of the digit positions,
(h) after said second one of the digit positions is picked, cause a pick of a second one of said symbols,
(i) after said second one of the symbols is picked:
(i) associate and display said picked second one of the symbols with the second one of the digit positions picked by the player, and
(ii) if the picked second one of the symbols is the selection symbol:
(A) enable the player to pick one of said plurality of selections, and
(B) associate and display the digit associated with the selection picked by the player with the digit position with which the selection symbol is associated, and
(j) determine and display an award based on an order of digits associated with the digit positions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/660,281Filed 10 Sep 2003 · continuation in part
Priority: 20 Aug 2001
Published: US 2004/0082378 A129 Apr 2004
Granted: 16 Jun 2009
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

G07F 17/3262
Game play aspects of gaming systems: player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be…
G07F 17/32
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
G07F 17/3244
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
G07F 17/3265
Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played: influencing…

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Application09/934,003Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 20 Aug 2001
US 2004/0082378 A1Pre-grant publication · published 29 Apr 2004
US 2003/0036422 A1Published application
US 7,377,849 B2Related patent
US 7,547,252 B2This patent

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