Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – In a chance application
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-09
2007-10-09
Thai, Xuan M. (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
In a chance application
C273S14100A, C273S138100, C273S14300R, C273S12100R, C273S14100A, C463S025000, C463S026000, C463S027000, C463S028000, C463S012000, C463S013000, C463S017000, C463S018000, C463S019000, C463S020000, C463S021000, C463S022000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10910755
ABSTRACT:
When a special symbol appears during play of the gaming machine game, the secondary game is initiated. At initiation, a bonus prize is determined by the secondary game microcontroller by consulting a bonus game paytable stored therein where each bonus prize corresponds to a bonus spot on the secondary game. A multi-ended pointer of the secondary game spins around the field of bonus spots and the player is prompted to select which end of the pointer is active. Upon selection of the end—e.g. blue or green—a microcontroller operating the spinner calculates the point at which the spinner will cease to spin so that the selected pointed end is pointing toward the selected bonus prize. The player is given the illusion that he or she controls which bonus prize is won since the green side of the pointer will point to a different bonus prize than the blue side.
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Boyd Scott A.
Cobb Perry O.
Hammond Chris E.
Mason Shannon L.
Patceg Miles M.
Bond Christopher H
IGT
Marger Johnson & McCollom PC
Thai Xuan M.
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