US 11,756,385 B2
Gaming device and method of conducting a game with a changeable bonus value feature
Jason Mayeroff, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to KONAMI GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Mar. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/690,658.
Application 17/690,658 is a continuation of application No. 17/009,619, filed on Sep. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,308,763.
Application 17/009,619 is a continuation of application No. 15/387,262, filed on Dec. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,796,531, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 15/387,262 is a continuation of application No. 14/794,529, filed on Jul. 8, 2015, granted, now 9,564,017, issued on Feb. 7, 2017.
Application 14/794,529 is a continuation of application No. 14/318,486, filed on Jun. 27, 2014, granted, now 9,111,410, issued on Aug. 18, 2015.
Application 14/318,486 is a continuation of application No. 10/815,304, filed on Mar. 31, 2004, granted, now 8,777,719, issued on Jul. 15, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/464,937, filed on Apr. 22, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2022/0375305 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3267 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming machine, comprising:
a housing;
a base game display mounted to the housing;
a bonus game display mounted to the housing above the base game display, the bonus game display including a rotatable wheel; and
a processor operably coupled to the base game display and the bonus game display, the processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images including the steps of:
animating a plurality of panels displaying changeable award amounts on the rotatable wheel, the changeable award amounts being selected from a schedule of award amounts, a number of changeable award amounts in the schedule of award amounts being greater than a number of the changeable award amounts displayed on the rotatable wheel, the number of changeable award amounts in the schedule of award amounts are arranged in a non-uniform probability distribution;
animating a plurality of reels on the base game display to spin and stop to display an outcome of a base game;
detecting a trigger condition occurring in the base game and randomly selecting a second award amount from the schedule of award amounts;
modifying at least one panel to replace a displayed award amount with the randomly selected second award amount; and
animating the rotatable wheel to spin and stop to display an outcome of a bonus game including a selected bonus award amount.