US 11,756,383 B2
System and method for providing a feature game
Scott Christopher Olive, Narrabeen (AU)
Assigned to ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, North Ryde (AU)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/562,278.
Application 17/562,278 is a continuation of application No. 16/455,166, filed on Jun. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,210,900.
Application 16/455,166 is a continuation of application No. 15/986,192, filed on May 22, 2018, granted, now 10,339,761.
Application 15/986,192 is a continuation of application No. 14/823,536, filed on Aug. 11, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of application No. 2014903132 (AU), filed on Aug. 11, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0122419 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3258 (2013.01) [G07F 17/326 (2013.01); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming machine, comprising:
a display device;
a player input device;
a memory device; and
a processor executing instructions stored on the memory device, wherein execution of the instructions causes the processor to at least:
select a denomination for a play of a base game based on an input received via the player input device;
select symbols for a base game outcome based on one or more outputs of a random number generator, wherein the symbols are selected from at least one configurable symbol and a plurality of non-configurable symbols;
display, via the display device, the selected symbols for the base game outcome at base game symbol display positions;
select, based on the selected denomination, a value from value data stored in the memory device; and
assign, based on the value selected from the value data, a prize value to the at least one configurable symbol;
trigger a play of a feature game based on the selected symbols for the base game outcome; and
for the play of the feature game:
retain each configurable symbol of the base game outcome at a corresponding feature game symbol display position of a plurality of feature game symbol display positions displayed on the display device;
for each of the plurality of feature game symbol display positions without a configurable symbol, select and display a replacement symbol; and
determine a feature game award based on a sum of prize values for each configurable symbol displayed at its feature game symbol display position.