公开(公告)号：US09881459B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US15495309

申请日：2017-04-24

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Scott A. Caputo ,  Leandro Basallo ,  Rachael A. Bristol ,  Thomas Uster ,  Jodi Manela ,  Dacotah Petermann-Turner ,  Amity Wang ,  Benjamin J. Zoltewicz ,  Prashant Arora ,  David Hernandez-Diaz ,  Stephen J. Edwards ,  Matthew Falzone ,  Sean Mountain ,  Alexander Present ,  Todd Wong

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

CPC classification number: G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/326 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to a game including a path of different symbol display positions. The gaming system generates one or more symbols (and/or one or more awards) at one or more of the symbol display positions of a matrix or grid. The gaming system then randomly forms a path including a plurality of the symbol display positions and determines an award for the player based on which symbol display positions are included in the formed path.

公开(公告)号：US09659430B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14027866

申请日：2013-09-16

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Mark C. Nicely ,  Jon Leupp ,  Timothy L. Isaacson ,  Leandro Basallo ,  Scott A. Caputo

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

CPC classification number: G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: A gaming system and method which provides multiple individually and independently activated un-weighted award displays, wherein a plurality of designated awards have the same probability of being won regardless of how many of the award displays are activated. In various embodiments, the designated awards are different, and in various embodiments, the designated awards are progressive awards. In various embodiments, the un-weighted award displays include a plurality of award wheels.

公开(公告)号：US20170098345A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15383225

申请日：2016-12-19

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Scott A. Caputo ,  Mark C. Nicely

IPC: G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/326 ,  G07F17/3267

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method for permanently increasing the average expected payback percentage of a game for a player. The gaming system is configured to operate a game associated with one or more designated point thresholds, each of which is associated with a quantity of points. The gaming system maintains a point balance for the player for the game. Upon an occurrence of a point accumulation event, the gaming system adds a quantity of points to the player's point balance for the game. When the player's point balance for the game reaches one of the designated point thresholds, the gaming system permanently modifies a feature of the game and/or adds a new feature to the game. In various embodiments, the modification to the feature and/or the new feature permanently increases the average expected payback percentage for the game for that player.

公开(公告)号：US09533216B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-03

申请号：US13625943

申请日：2012-09-25

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Scott A. Caputo ,  Leandro Basallo

IPC: A63F13/00 ,  A63F13/30 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

CPC classification number: A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/12 ,  G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3272 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: A gaming system including one or more community game triggering events which function to both: (i) trigger a play of a community game and (ii) determine which players participate in the triggered community game. If a community game triggering event occurs, the gaming system causes a player playing a primary game associated with the occurrence of the community game triggering event to participate in a play of a community game. The gaming system additionally causes zero, one or more other players (i.e., players different from the player playing the primary game associated with the occurrence of the community game triggering event) to also participate in the play of the community game. The gaming system determines which other players participate in the play of the community game based on the specific community game triggering event which occurred.

Abstract translation: 一种游戏系统，包括一个或多个社区游戏触发事件，其功能同时：（i）触发社区游戏的游戏，以及（ii）确定哪些玩家参与触发的社区游戏。 如果发生社区游戏触发事件，则游戏系统使玩家玩与社区游戏触发事件的发生相关联的主要游戏参与社区游戏的游戏。 游戏系统还引起零个，一个或多个其他玩家（即，与播放与社区游戏触发事件的发生相关联的主游戏玩家不同的玩家）也参与社区游戏的游戏。 游戏系统基于所发生的特定社区游戏触发事件来确定哪些其他玩家参与社区游戏的游戏。

公开(公告)号：US09514611B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US14195445

申请日：2014-03-03

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Scott A. Caputo ,  Jon M. Leupp

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/326 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing unlockable features and/or unlockable content. In such embodiments, the gaming system includes a plurality of initially unlocked features or content and a plurality of initially locked features or content, wherein as the player advances or progresses during the play of one or more games, zero, one or more previously locked features or content become unlocked.

Abstract translation: 在各种实施例中，本公开一般涉及用于提供可解锁特征和/或可解锁内容的游戏系统和方法。 在这样的实施例中，游戏系统包括多个初始未锁定的特征或内容以及多个初始锁定的特征或内容，其中随着玩家在一个或多个游戏的播放期间前进或前进，零，一个或多个先前锁定的特征 或内容解锁。

公开(公告)号：US09472054B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-18

申请号：US14721710

申请日：2015-05-26

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Scott A. Caputo ,  Brian F. Saunders

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/77 ,  A63F13/30

CPC classification number: G07F17/3262 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/77 ,  G07F17/3227

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a selection game including a first set of selections associated with a plurality of different activatable selection game enhancements and a different second set of selections associated with a plurality of different awards. Generally, for a play of the selection game, the gaming system enables a player to use a quantity of picks to pick one or more selections of the first set to cause the gaming system to activate certain of the selection game enhancements without providing awards and/or to pick one or more selections of the second set to cause the gaming system to provide certain of the awards. Each selection game enhancement, when active, causes the gaming system to modify at least one feature of the selection game to increase the value of the remainder of the play of the selection game.

Abstract translation: 本公开的各种实施例提供一种提供选择游戏的游戏系统和方法，该游戏系统和方法包括与多个不同的可激活选择游戏增强相关联的第一组选择以及与多个不同奖项相关联的不同的第二组选择。 通常，对于选择游戏的游戏，游戏系统使得玩家能够使用数量的拾取来选择第一组的一个或多个选择，以使得游戏系统激活某些选择游戏增强，而不提供奖励和/ 或者选择第二组的一个或多个选择以使游戏系统提供某些奖励。 每个选择游戏增强在活动时导致游戏系统修改选择游戏的至少一个特征以增加选择游戏的剩余部分的价值。

公开(公告)号：US09430913B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-30

申请号：US14028901

申请日：2013-09-17

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Brian F. Saunders ,  Scott A. Caputo ,  Michael D. Shorrock ,  Timothy L. Isaacson

IPC: A63F13/00 ,  G07F17/34 ,  G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/34 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3267

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a slot game and enabling accumulation of graphical image symbols. Generally, in various embodiments, the gaming system enables a player to accumulate graphical image symbols during play of the slot game and, when a complete set of the graphical image symbols is accumulated such that a graphical image associated with that complete set is displayed, provides a feature to the player. The gaming system of the present disclosure thus encourages players to continue play of the slot game to attempt to accumulate a complete set of the graphical image symbols such that the gaming system provides the feature.

Abstract translation: 本公开的各种实施例提供了一种游戏系统和方法，其提供老虎机游戏并使得能够累积图形图像符号。 通常，在各种实施例中，游戏系统使玩家能够在玩游戏期间累积图形图像符号，并且当累积完整的图形图像符号集合使得显示与该完整集相关联的图形图像时，提供 一个功能给玩家。 因此，本公开的游戏系统鼓励玩家继续玩老虎机游戏，以尝试累积一整套图形图像符号，使得游戏系统提供该特征。

公开(公告)号：US09280873B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-08

申请号：US14861420

申请日：2015-09-22

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Scott A. Caputo ,  Carl V. Kniesteadt ,  Alan Weiss

IPC: A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/326 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3293 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: In one embodiment, the gaming device and method disclosed herein provides a player one or more modifiers to apply to different components or characteristics of a game. In one such embodiment, the gaming device enables a player to selectively apply or associate a plurality of modifiers to a single game component or apply the plurality of modifiers across the plurality of game components. For each game component with at least one applied modifier, the gaming device disclosed herein modifies said game component based on each applied modifier. The gaming device generates any awards based on any modified game components and any unmodified game components and provides any generated awards to the player.

公开(公告)号：US09230410B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-05

申请号：US13896781

申请日：2013-05-17

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Brian F. Saunders ,  Scott A. Caputo

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G07F17/34 ,  G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: A gaming system including a cascading symbol game which utilizes a plurality of adjacent symbol display position grids arranged at different depths. The multiple symbol display position grids at different depths provides that one or more of the symbols of at least a first symbol display position grid at a first depth are displayed to a player while one or more of the symbols of at least a second symbol display position grid at a second depth are not displayed to the player. When one or more symbols are removed from the first symbol display position grid at the first depth, before and/or after shifting the remaining displayed symbols from the first symbol display position grid into created empty symbol display positions of the first symbol display position grid, one or more symbols from the second symbol display position grid at the second depth become exposed.

公开(公告)号：US20150356829A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-10

申请号：US14721710

申请日：2015-05-26

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Scott A. Caputo ,  Brian F. Saunders

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/77

CPC classification number: G07F17/3262 ,  A63F13/30 ,  A63F13/77 ,  G07F17/3227

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a selection game including a first set of selections associated with a plurality of different activatable selection game enhancements and a different second set of selections associated with a plurality of different awards. Generally, for a play of the selection game, the gaming system enables a player to use a quantity of picks to pick one or more selections of the first set to cause the gaming system to activate certain of the selection game enhancements without providing awards and/or to pick one or more selections of the second set to cause the gaming system to provide certain of the awards. Each selection game enhancement, when active, causes the gaming system to modify at least one feature of the selection game to increase the value of the remainder of the play of the selection game.

Abstract translation: 本公开的各种实施例提供一种提供选择游戏的游戏系统和方法，该游戏系统和方法包括与多个不同的可激活选择游戏增强相关联的第一组选择以及与多个不同奖项相关联的不同的第二组选择。 通常，对于选择游戏的游戏，游戏系统使得玩家能够使用数量的拾取来选择第一组的一个或多个选择，以使得游戏系统激活某些选择游戏增强，而不提供奖励和/ 或者选择第二组的一个或多个选择以使游戏系统提供某些奖励。 每个选择游戏增强在活动时导致游戏系统修改选择游戏的至少一个特征以增加选择游戏的剩余部分的价值。