	US 12,236,742 B2
	Method of gaming, a gaming system and a game controller
Colin Fong, Penshurst (AU)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed by ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, North Ryde (AU)
Filed on Apr. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/711,788.
Application 17/711,788 is a continuation of application No. 16/393,580, filed on Apr. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,295,573.
Application 16/393,580 is a continuation of application No. 15/232,541, filed on Aug. 9, 2016, granted, now 10,297,104, issued on May 21, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2015903195 (AU), filed on Aug. 10, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0292913 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC G07F 17/3213 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3246 (2013.01); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A gaming system comprising a processor configured to execute instructions stored on a memory, which, when executed, cause the processor to:

retrieve a dynamic reel strip comprising a plurality of reel strip positions, the plurality of reel strip positions including a plurality of fixed symbol positions and a dynamic symbol position for providing a dynamically selected symbol therein, the plurality of fixed symbol positions each including a fixed symbol provided therein;

generate an output of a random number generator (RNG);

perform a lookup of one or more of the fixed symbol positions on the dynamic reel strip using the RNG output to identify a first fixed symbol position from the plurality of fixed symbol positions;

assign, based on the lookup, the dynamically selected symbol for the dynamic symbol position, wherein the dynamically selected symbol is one of a first symbol provided in the first fixed symbol position and a second symbol that is not otherwise provided on the dynamic reel strip; and

populate the dynamic symbol position with the dynamically selected symbol.