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US 9,754,459 B1Granted
Slot machine with synchronized spinning reels
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorsStacy Friedman, Jon Muskin
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Abstract
A slot machine that can spin two or more of the reels in unison. Thus, the machine can spin and stop the reels in a standard fashion. If a special trigger occurs, then two or more reels can further spin with an identical offset. The further spin can generate additional rewards for the player.
Claims41
A method of spinning at least three symbol-bearing reels in a slot machine game, the method comprising the following operations:
- executing instructions on a computer controlling the slot machine game to perform:
- generating a triggering condition that triggers a synchronous mode;
- after generating the triggering condition, performing at least one of a plurality of synchronous-mode operations at least once, wherein the plurality of synchronous-mode operations include:
- from a stopped position, moving a first reel of the symbol-bearing reels only an offset number of stops in a direction, wherein the offset number of stops is greater than zero, from a stopped position, moving a second reel of the symbol-bearing reels only the offset number of stops in the direction, wherein the first reel and the second reel are moved synchronously in unison, and awarding a payout, if earned, based on a final displayed combination of symbols on the at least three symbol-bearing reels.
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An electronic slot machine, comprising:
- a display operable to display at least three symbol-bearing reels;
- a computer connected to the display, configured to:
- determine if a synchronous mode trigger has occurred and, if so, perform at least one of a plurality of synchronous-mode operations at least once, wherein the plurality of synchronous-mode operations include:
- from a stopped position, move a first reel of the symbol-bearing reels only an offset number of stops in a direction, wherein the offset number of stops is greater than zero, from a stopped position, move a second reel of the symbol-bearing reels only the offset number of stops in the direction, wherein the first reel and the second reel are moved synchronously in unison, and award a payout, if earned, based on a final displayed combination of symbols on the at least three symbol-bearing reels.
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A method of spinning at least three symbol-bearing reels in a slot machine game comprising the following operations:
- executing instructions on a computer controlling the slot machine game to:
- perform a plurality of spin operations at least once, wherein the plurality of spin operations include:
- randomly determining an offset number of stops greater than zero, from a stopped position, spinning a first reel of the symbol-bearing reels only the offset number of stops in a direction, from a stopped position, spinning a second reel of the symbol-bearing reels only the offset number of stops in the direction, wherein the first reel and the second reel are spun synchronously in unison, and award a payout, if earned, based on a final displayed combination of symbols on the symbol-bearing reels.
An electronic slot machine, comprising:
- a display operable to display at least three symbol-bearing reels;
- a computer connected to the display, configured to:
- perform a plurality of spin operations at least once, wherein the plurality of spin operations includes:
- randomly determine an offset number of stops greater than zero, from a stopped position, spin a first reel of the symbol-bearing reels only the offset number of stops in a direction, and from a stopped position, spin a second reel of the symbol-bearing reels only the offset number of stops in the direction, wherein the first reel and the second reel are spun synchronously in unison, and award a payout, if earned, based on a final displayed combination of symbols on the symbol-bearing reels.
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A method to determine a reel mapping, comprising:
- executing on a computer, instructions to perform the following:
- determining a set of reels and a reel mapping of symbols for each reel in the set of reels;
- determining a mapping of all possible outcomes of symbols on each reel using each reel's respective reel mapping, referenced by a number, each number having equal weight;
- modifying the mapping by selectively remapping individual mappings for selected numbers so that the respective combination has more near misses for a predetermined set of paylines into a modified mapping;
- utilizing the modified mapping in a slot machine game, by:
- determining a random number;
- retrieving a plurality of symbols from the modified mapping respective to the determined random number;
- spinning reels on a slot machine game;
- stopping the reels on each reel's respective symbol of the plurality of symbols;
- and
- establishing a payout based on a combination of the plurality of symbols.
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A slot machine system to provide a remapped reel set, comprising:
- a computer, configured to perform the following:
- determine a set of reels and a reel mapping of symbols for each reel in the set of reels;
- determine a mapping of all possible outcomes of symbols on each reel using each reel's respective reel mapping, referenced by a number, each number having equal weight;
- modify the mapping by selectively remapping individual mappings for selected numbers so that the respective combination has more near misses for a predetermined set of paylines into a modified mapping;
- a slot machine game, comprising a computer configured to:
- determine a random number;
- access the modified mapping;
- retrieve from the modified mapping a plurality of symbols representing a mapping respective to the determined random number;
- spin reels;
- stop the reels on each reel's respective symbol of the plurality of symbols;
- and
- establish a payout based on a combination of the plurality of symbols.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.