US 11,810,419 B2
Dynamic credit meters
Gary Penacho, Henderson, NV (US); Allon Englman, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Patrick Finch, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/449,622.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/203,847, filed on Aug. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0029727 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3213 (2013.01) [G06F 7/588 (2013.01); G07F 17/326 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a display system; and
a game controller comprising one or more processors, the game controller executing instructions which cause the game controller to:
randomly determine, using a random number generator, first display symbols for a plurality of credit reels as part of a first spin;
for each credit reel that lands a first credit symbol as the first display symbol, control the display system to move a first credit value associated with the first credit symbol to a credit meter associated with the credit reel;
randomly determine, using the random number generator, a second credit symbol as a subsequent display symbol for the credit reel as part of a second spin;
combine the first credit value with a second credit value associated with the second credit symbol to create a combined credit value;
control the display system to display the combined credit values at the credit meter, such that the credit meter accrues credit values of credit symbols that land on the credit reel through multiple spins;
randomly determine, using the random number generator and a first special reel strip, a first outcome of a special reel, the first special reel strip including a plurality of symbols that provide at least one additional spin; and
randomly determine, using the random number generator and a subsequent special reel strip, a subsequent outcome of the special reel comprising a display symbol for a bonus reel having a bonus value; and,
add the bonus value to the combined credit value of each credit meter for the plurality of credit reels having an existing non-zero credit value.