Granted Patent B2

US 12,406,554 · App. 18/594,393 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Inventors: Christmas Uberuaga (Reno, NV); Allon Englman (Las Vegas, NV)

Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.

G07F17/3267G07F17/3213G07F17/3269

Abstract

Claims (51)

1. A computer system comprising one or more processors and memory readable by the one or more processors, the memory having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for causing the one or more processors, when programmed thereby, to perform operations to control a user interface of an electronic gaming device, the operations comprising:

displaying a metamorphic graphical element indicating how many times one or more game instances have been within a threshold range of satisfying a trigger condition for a supplemental feature during a tracking period, wherein the metamorphic graphical element has a current state value;

displaying a result of at least one game instance of the one or more game instances that is within the threshold range of satisfying the trigger condition for the supplemental feature during the tracking period;

determining the current state value of the metamorphic graphical element; and

in response to a determination that the current state value is a highest state value, triggering the supplemental feature; and

in response to a determination that the current state value is less than the highest state value:

obtaining a random number;

selecting a lookup table based on the current state value, wherein different state values are associated with different lookup tables;

applying the random number to the selected lookup table; and

triggering the supplemental feature based on a result of the lookup table.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the metamorphic graphical element is reset to an initial state value whenever the supplemental feature is triggered.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the supplemental feature is a bonus reel game, a special mode that adds wild symbols to one or more sets of reels of a base reel game, a special mode that adds scatter symbols to the one or more sets of reels of the base reel game, or another special mode.

4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the current state value is one of multiple state values, and wherein the multiple state values include:

an initial state value that corresponds to an initial depiction of the metamorphic graphical element; and

multiple progressively-changing state values that correspond to successive depictions of the metamorphic graphical element.

5. The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the metamorphic graphical element is a container, and wherein:

the initial depiction shows the container with a minimal amount of content, and the successive depictions show the container with successively larger amounts of content; or

the initial depiction shows the container with a maximal amount of content, and the successive depictions show the container with successively smaller amounts of content.

6. In a computer system, a method of controlling a user interface of an electronic gaming device, the method comprising:

causing to display a metamorphic graphical element indicating how many times one or more game instances have been within a threshold range of satisfying a trigger condition for a supplemental feature during a tracking period, wherein the metamorphic graphical element has a current state value;

causing to display a result of at least one game instance of the one or more game instances that is within the threshold range of satisfying the trigger condition for the supplemental feature during the tracking period;

determining the current state value of the metamorphic graphical element; and

in response to a determination that the current state value is a highest state value, triggering the supplemental feature; and

in response to a determination that the current state value is less than the highest state value:

obtaining a random number;

selecting a lookup table based on the current state value, wherein different state values are associated with different lookup tables;

applying the random number to the selected lookup table; and

triggering the supplemental feature based on a result of the lookup table.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the metamorphic graphical element is reset to an initial state value whenever the supplemental feature is triggered.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the supplemental feature is a bonus reel game, a special mode that adds wild symbols to one or more sets of reels of a base reel game, a special mode that adds scatter symbols to the one or more sets of reels of the base reel game, or another special mode.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the current state value is one of multiple state values, and wherein the multiple state values include:

an initial state value that corresponds to an initial depiction of the metamorphic graphical element; and

multiple progressively-changing state values that correspond to successive depictions of the metamorphic graphical element.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the metamorphic graphical element is a container, and wherein:

the initial depiction shows the container with a minimal amount of content, and the successive depictions show the container with successively larger amounts of content; or

the initial depiction shows the container with a maximal amount of content, and the successive depictions show the container with successively smaller amounts of content.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions for causing one or more processors in a computer system to perform operations to control a user interface of an electronic gaming device, the operations comprising:

displaying a metamorphic graphical element indicating how many times one or more game instances have been within a threshold range of satisfying a trigger condition for a supplemental feature during a tracking period, wherein the metamorphic graphical element has a current state value;

displaying a result of at least one game instance of the one or more game instances that is within the threshold range of satisfying the trigger condition for the supplemental feature during the tracking period;

determining the current state value of the metamorphic graphical element; and

in response to a determination that the current state value is a highest state value, triggering the supplemental feature; and

in response to a determination that the current state value is less than the highest state value:

obtaining a random number;

selecting a lookup table based on the current state value, wherein different state values are associated with different lookup tables;

applying the random number to the selected lookup table; and

triggering the supplemental feature based on a result of the lookup table.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein the metamorphic graphical element is reset to an initial state value whenever the supplemental feature is triggered.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein the supplemental feature is a bonus reel game, a special mode that adds wild symbols to one or more sets of reels of a base reel game, a special mode that adds scatter symbols to the one or more sets of reels of the base reel game, or another special mode.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein the current state value is one of multiple state values, and wherein the multiple state values include:

an initial state value that corresponds to an initial depiction of the metamorphic graphical element; and

multiple progressively-changing state values that correspond to successive depictions of the metamorphic graphical element.

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