US 11,922,766 B2
Gaming machine, control method for a gaming machine, and program for gaming machine
John Pariseau, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to KONAMI GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/483,538.
Application 17/483,538 is a continuation of application No. 16/149,570, filed on Oct. 2, 2018, granted, now 11,176,777.
Prior Publication US 2022/0292924 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3258 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming machine, comprising:
a gaming cabinet;
an operation unit mounted to the gaming cabinet, the operation unit including a touchscreen panel;
a display device mounted to the gaming cabinet; and
a control unit operably coupled to the display device and the operation unit, the control unit including a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images on the display device including the steps of:
displaying a plurality of selectable button images on the touchscreen panel, each selectable button image associated with an active reel set;
displaying a game screen on the display device including a plurality of reels displayed within a grid, each reel displaying a plurality of game symbols;
rendering a jackpot feature award image on the game screen, the jackpot feature award image displaying a jackpot feature award pool including a reset value and an accumulated increment value;
receiving a player's selection of a button image via the touchscreen panel and establishing a corresponding active reel set based on the player's selection;
animating the plurality of reels to simulate the reels spinning and stopping to display the game symbols within the grid;
displaying a first feature award on the game screen upon detecting a special symbol appearing within the corresponding active reel set;
determining a contribution amount as a percentage of the first feature award;
increasing the jackpot feature award pool by adding the contribution amount to the accumulated increment value;
selecting a bonus award percentage;
determining a jackpot feature award value equal to the increased jackpot feature award pool multiplied by the selected bonus award percentage and awarding the jackpot feature award value;
reducing the jackpot feature award pool by the jackpot feature award value;
increasing the reduced jackpot feature award pool by an amount determined by multiplying the selected bonus award percentage and the reset value; and
modifying the jackpot feature award image to display the increased jackpot feature award pool.