US 12,293,638 B2
Multi-stage player wheel section set selection
Chris Peterson, Reno, NV (US); Yu Chong, Reno, NV (US); Nick Hillstrom, Otis Orchards, WA (US); and Nathan Ajhar, Sparks, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/527,964.
Application 18/527,964 is a continuation of application No. 18/526,580, filed on Dec. 1, 2023.
Application 18/526,580 is a continuation of application No. 17/807,999, filed on Jun. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,861,983.
Prior Publication US 2024/0105010 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3262 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising:
causing a display, by a display device, of selectable masked tiles respectively associated with a plurality of different quantities of sections of a wheel;
causing a display, by the display device, of an accumulated quantity of sections after a quantity of the selectable masked tiles are selected;
causing a display, by the display device, of the wheel and a plurality of selectable sections of the wheel, wherein the sections are respectively associated with different awards, and wherein the sections are displayed without displaying any of the awards in association with the sections;
for each of the accumulated quantity of sections, responsive to receipt of a player selection of one of the sections, causing a display, by the display device, of an indication of that section;
thereafter, causing a display, by the display device, of the respective award associated with each of the sections selected by the player;
causing a display, by the display device, of the wheel spinning;
causing a processor to randomly determine one of the sections; and
causing a display, by the display device, of the wheel stopped after spinning and such that an indicator indicates the randomly determined section.