US 12,333,890 B2
Symbol substitution system
Stephan Adamek, Graz (AT); Alois Mazgan, Raaba (AT); and Michael Russ, Graz (AT)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/516,250.
Application 18/516,250 is a continuation of application No. 18/080,901, filed on Dec. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,881,076.
Application 18/080,901 is a continuation of application No. 17/172,464, filed on Feb. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,562,615, issued on Jan. 24, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/008,395, filed on Apr. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0087397 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3209 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3262 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3232 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for substituting content in a user interface of an electronic game executed by a gaming system, the method comprising:
executing, by a processor of the gaming system, the electronic game, wherein execution of the electronic game comprises presenting default content of the electronic game, the default content comprising a plurality of elements of the default content;
connecting, by the processor of the gaming system, via a wireless communications channel, with a mobile device of a player of the electronic game;
receiving, by the processor of the gaming system, via the wireless communications channel, from the mobile device, user information for the player of the electronic game, the user information indicating a status of the player of the electronic game, wherein the status of the player of the electronic game is based on a subscription to a game play service;
determining, by the processor of the gaming system, based on the status of the player of the electronic game, whether a substitute element is available to the player of the electronic game;
in response to determining the substitute element is available to the player of the electronic game, identifying, by the processor of the gaming system, the substitute element for an element of the default content of the electronic game based on connecting with the mobile device of the player of the electronic game; and
replacing, by the processor of the gaming system, the element of the default content of the electronic game with the substitute element during execution of the electronic game.