US 11,995,946 B2
Games awarding prizes displayed in winning symbol positions
Lipi Gupta, Newington (AU)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited, North Ryde (AU)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/990,465.
Application 17/990,465 is a continuation of application No. 17/108,995, filed on Dec. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,508,205.
Application 17/108,995 is a continuation of application No. 16/101,163, filed on Aug. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,872,491, issued on Dec. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2017903224 (AU), filed on Aug. 11, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0077685 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3213 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3248 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming system comprising:
a display device operable to display a plurality of display positions; and
a controller having a processor and memory device that stores a plurality of bonus reels, each having a set of bonus symbols, and a plurality of base reels, each having a set of base symbols, and a plurality of instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to at least:
display a plurality of base symbols being selected for the plurality of display positions from the set of base symbols, respectively, based on a random number generated from a random number generator,
evaluate the plurality of base symbols selected for a special symbol being selected for a first base reel among the plurality of base reels,
responsive to the special symbol having been selected for a first display position in the first base reel, replace each of the plurality of base symbols on one base reel among the plurality of base reels with the special symbol, and display the plurality of base symbols selected for the plurality of display positions unoccupied by the special symbol and the special symbol selected for the one base reel,
display the plurality of base symbols in the plurality of base reels being evaluated for a winning combination,
display a first bonus reel selected from the plurality of bonus reels and a first bonus symbol selected from the set of bonus symbols in the first bonus reel selected,
display a first award responsive to the winning combination displaying both the special symbol selected coinciding with the first bonus symbol, and
display a second award responsive to the winning combination not including the special symbol.