US 12,230,106 B2
Independently randomly generated different award sets associated with different triggering symbols
Ginese Weyant, Reno, NV (US); and Robin Hare, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/819,831.
Prior Publication US 2024/0054859 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/34 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3267 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming system comprising:
a housing comprising an openable access door;
a security monitoring circuit within the housing and configured to monitor the access door;
a power distribution component within the housing;
a plurality of mechanical input devices supported by the housing;
a plurality of output devices comprising a display device supported by the housing and a speaker supported by the housing;
a touch screen supported by the housing and associated with the display device;
a ticket printer supported by the housing and configured to print a ticket responsive to an activation of one of the input devices;
a sound card within the housing and operable with the speaker;
a processor within the housing; and
a trusted memory device within the housing and that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
cause a display, by a display device, of a plurality of symbol displays, wherein the symbol displays comprise a plurality of symbols comprising a first triggering symbol, a second triggering symbol, and a third triggering symbol, wherein the first triggering symbol is associated with a first plurality of static awards, the second triggering symbol is associated with a first plurality of variable awards, and the third triggering symbol is associated with a second plurality of static awards and a second plurality of variable awards;
cause a display, by the display device, of the first triggering symbol on one of the plurality of symbol displays, and thereafter cause a display, by the display device, of a randomly determined first award set in association with the first triggering symbol, the first award set comprising a first quantity of the first plurality of static awards, wherein the first quantity is greater than one;
cause a display, by the display device, of the second triggering symbol on one of the plurality of symbol displays, and thereafter cause a display, by the display device, of a randomly determined second award set in association with the second triggering symbol, the second award set comprising a second quantity of the first plurality of variable awards, wherein the second quantity is greater than one; and
cause a display, by the display device, of the third triggering symbol on one of the plurality of symbol displays, and thereafter cause a display, by the display device, of a randomly determined third award set in association with the third triggering symbol, the third award set comprising a third quantity of the second plurality of static awards and a fourth quantity of the second plurality of variable awards, wherein the third quantity and the fourth quantity are each at least one.