US 11,694,595 B2
System and method for providing awards based on dynamic reels
David Ceniceroz, Reno, NV (US); and Julianne Rodgers, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/728,745.
Application 17/728,745 is a continuation of application No. 17/120,008, filed on Dec. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,348,402.
Application 17/120,008 is a continuation of application No. 16/265,133, filed on Feb. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,867,469, issued on Dec. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0254225 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G09G 3/20 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 3/2074 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01); G09G 2300/0452 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0233 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
communicating data that results in a display, by a display device and for a first play of a first game, of a first plurality of symbols at a first plurality of symbol display positions associated with a plurality of reels, and
responsive to an occurrence of a symbol display position quantity modification event associated with a reel of the plurality of reels:
communicating data that results in a display, by the display device, of a modification of a quantity of the symbol display positions associated with that reel, and
responsive to the modified quantity of symbol display positions associated with that reel not being a designated quantity of symbol display positions, communicate data that results in a display, by the display device and for a second play of the first game, of a second plurality of symbols at a second plurality of symbol display positions associated with the plurality of reels, the second plurality of symbol display positions being based on the modified quantity of symbol display positions associated with that reel.