Patent ID: 11915541
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A reel structure for a gaming machine comprising:
a video display; and
a reel rotating about the video display in a rotational movement, and including a first plurality of symbol positions, the first plurality of symbol positions including a variable display position through which the video display is visible, the variable display position being located between a first position and a second position,
wherein the video display is operable to i) impart light and video effects through the variable display position, ii) when the reel stops the rotational movement about the video display to register the variable display position with the video display, activate at different times a first portion of the video display to display one of a color and a backlight for the first position, a second portion of the video display to display a different one of the color and the backlight for the second position, and display a second plurality of symbols selected from a symbol set to visually add the second plurality of symbols to the first plurality of symbol positions, thereby lengthening the reel to increase an effective number of symbols on the reel, and, iii) during the rotational movement, intermittently and timed with the rotational movement, activate the video display to flash one of the color and the backlight.