US 11,990,007 B2
System and method of providing a hold and spin feature game with progressive play meters
Daniel Marks, Decatur, GA (US); Hua Xu, Marietta, GA (US); and Dinesh Dua, Alpharetta, GA (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/305,995.
Application 17/305,995 is a continuation of application No. 16/558,735, filed on Sep. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,069,199.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/727,805, filed on Sep. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/726,740, filed on Sep. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0366242 A1, Nov. 25, 2021
Int. Cl. G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/34 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3213 (2013.01); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/3265 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic gaming system comprising:
one or more displays; and
a game controller that includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices, wherein:
the one or more processors, the one or more memory devices, and the one or more displays are operably connected, and
the one or more memory devices store computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more processors to:
cause a base game to be presented on the one or more displays,
determine a base game outcome and corresponding display symbols for the base game, the display symbols selected from a first symbol set,
cause, during the base game, the one or more displays to present the corresponding display symbols in a display matrix having a plurality of display positions,
cause, during the base game, the one or more displays to present a plurality of progressive play meters, wherein each progressive play meter is representative of a number of plays available in a feature game and each progressive play meter corresponds to a feature level of a plurality of feature levels,
adjust at least a first of the plurality of progressive play meters based, at least in part, in response to at least one spin award symbol being selected in the base game outcome, the at least one spin award symbol corresponding to at least the first of the plurality of progressive play meters and at least a first feature of the plurality of feature levels,
cause, in response to a first triggering condition being met in the base game outcome, the one or more displays to present the feature game comprising a bonus matrix having a plurality of display positions and, in association with such presentation of the feature game, initially configure the feature game to provide the number of plays indicated by the first progressive play meter of the plurality of progressive play meters,
cause, during one or more plays of the feature game, configurable symbols associated with any previous feature game outcome to be held in the display positions of the bonus matrix and select and display symbols in other display positions of the bonus matrix, and
cause the one or more displays to present information regarding one or more feature game awards, wherein one feature game award is based, at least in part, on the configurable symbols displayed in the feature game.