Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2004-08-20
2009-08-18
Suhol, Dmitry (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C463S017000, C463S018000, C463S019000, C463S020000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07575514
ABSTRACT:
A gaming device including a plurality of elements and a plurality of element groups. Each of said elements is in at least two different element groups and the plurality of elements are associated with a plurality of outcomes, such as values. The gaming device also includes an element group generator that selects one of the element groups. Selection of an element group by the element group generator activates the elements in selected element group. In one embodiment, The element group generator may also select a multi-group activator that activates the elements in each of a plurality of element groups. The gaming device selects element groups until at least one element is activated a predetermined number of times wherein the predetermined number of times is at least two. The game provides an award to a player based on the outcome or value associated with the elements activated the predetermined number of times.
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Cuddy Ryan W.
MacVittie Michael
Ruppert Amy E.
IGT
K&L Gates LLP
Pierce Damon J.
Suhol Dmitry
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