公开(公告)号：US20250148871A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-08

申请号：US18387294

申请日：2023-11-06

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Nick Hillstrom ,  Nathan Ajhar ,  Lauren Hillstrom ,  Yu Chong

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to promoting electronic games in a gaming environment. Generally speaking, embodiments provide for awarding a token to a player based on game play in a first electronic game, e.g., based on an amount of time played, amount of wagers placed, etc. The token can then be redeemed by the player in a second, promoted electronic game, e.g., for a credit, bonus, and/or other enhancements or benefits. The token can be transferred to and/or from the player via a printed ticket, an electronic token transferred to the players mobile device, or by updating an electronic record associated with the player, e.g., a player's account, etc.

公开(公告)号：US20240378943A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18314340

申请日：2023-05-09

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Nick Hillstrom ,  Nathan Ajhar ,  Lauren Hillstrom ,  Yu Chong

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide a symbol replacement based on sub-value comparisons feature for a play of a game. In various embodiments, for the play of the game, for each of a plurality of symbol display elements, the gaming system sequentially causes the display of a current symbol on that symbol display element, and determines whether to change one or more previously displayed symbols based on zero, one, or more comparisons of respective sub-values for that current symbol and the previously displayed symbols.

公开(公告)号：US12033473B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17663080

申请日：2022-05-12

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Chris Peterson ,  Yu Chong ,  Nick Hillstrom ,  Nathan Ajhar

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

CPC classification number: G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide randomly triggered payline specific symbol replacement features for plays of a slot game, wherein when the system or method randomly determines to provide the payline specific symbol replacement for that payline for a play of the slot game, the system or method can replace a non-winning symbol displayed along that payline adjacent to a winning symbol combination with a replacement symbol such as a wild symbol.

公开(公告)号：US11972656B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US18077758

申请日：2022-12-08

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Nathan Ajhar ,  Chris Peterson ,  Nick Hillstrom ,  Yu Chong

IPC: G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3265

Abstract: A method comprises initiating a gaming session for a grid-based game, tracking a number of consecutive losing plays of the grid-based game during the gaming session, and providing a player of the grid-based game with an option to reuse a wild symbol that appears in one play of the number of consecutive losing plays in a next play when the number of consecutive losing plays exceeds a threshold. The method further comprises receiving first input from the player to reuse the wild symbol in the next play, generating, in response to the first input, a sequence of symbols comprising the wild symbol, and causing a display to display the sequence of symbols populated in the array of cells.

公开(公告)号：US20230377420A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US17747662

申请日：2022-05-18

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Nathan Ajhar ,  Nick Hillstrom ,  Chris Peterson

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

CPC classification number: G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: Systems and methods that employ one or more triggering events that occur to select a symbol display position and modify one or more instances of a symbol displayed in association with that selected symbol display position into a designated symbol.

公开(公告)号：US20230368618A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US17662889

申请日：2022-05-11

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Yu Chong ,  Chris Peterson ,  Nick Hillstrom ,  Nathan Ajhar

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

CPC classification number: G07F17/3269 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provides a blocking symbol set bypass feature for a play of a game, wherein the player to elect whether or not to employ the blocking symbol set bypass for the symbol evaluation for that play of the game. When a blocking symbol set bypass is employed for a symbol evaluation for a play of the game, for at least part of the symbol evaluation, the gaming system can skip one or more symbols of a blocking symbol set in evaluating the displayed symbols of the displayed outcome of the play of the game to determine any displayed winning symbol combinations and any awards associated with the displayed symbols.

公开(公告)号：US11688244B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17370315

申请日：2021-07-08

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Chris Peterson ,  Nick Hillstrom ,  Nathan Ajhar

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G06Q50/34

CPC classification number: G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G06Q50/34

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to computational devices and, in particular, toward a computational device, system, and method of operating a computational device. The method may include determining that a mirror symbol has landed within a predetermined symbol area and then implementing a bonus spin and mirror operation in response thereto.

公开(公告)号：US20230142692A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US18096862

申请日：2023-01-13

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Chris Peterson ,  Nick Hillstrom ,  Yu Chong ,  Nathan Ajhar

IPC: G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3265

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing sliding symbol operations in grid-base games. The sliding symbol operations allow a player of the gaming device to move, by sliding or dragging, a particular symbol from one cell to another in an array of cells between plays of the grid-based game. Movement of the particular symbol from one cell to another allows a player to control their chances of winning and alter the proposed payouts for winning sequences of symbols for at least one subsequent play of the grid-based game.

公开(公告)号：US11074786B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-27

申请号：US16241109

申请日：2019-01-07

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Chris Peterson ,  Nick Hillstrom ,  Nathan Ajhar

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G06Q50/34

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to computational devices and, in particular, toward a computational device, system, and method of operating a computational device. The method may include determining that a predetermined mirror symbol has landed within a predetermined symbol area and then repositioning symbols within an array of symbols according to a mirror operation.

公开(公告)号：US12125347B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17730791

申请日：2022-04-27

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Chris Peterson ,  Nick Hillstrom ,  Yu Chong ,  Nathan Ajhar

IPC: G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3255 ,  G07F17/3267

Abstract: In certain embodiments, the present disclosure relates to or gaming system providing a game enhancement feature. The electronic game can be conducted on a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of a grid and a variable plurality of symbols can be presented in the plurality of rows and the plurality of columns of the grid. When the game enhancement feature of the electronic game is activated, an indication of the game enhancement feature can be provided to a player of the electronic game. A determination of an outcome of the electronic game can be made based on the variable plurality of symbols presented in the plurality of rows and the plurality of columns of the grid upon termination of the electronic game and the determined outcome of the electronic game can be modified based on the game enhancement feature.