Patent ID: 11869312
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A gaming system, comprising:
a user interface system configured for receiving an indication to initiate one or more instances of a slot game;
a display system comprising one or more displays; and
a control system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory storing one or more dynamic data structures, comprising a first data structure including at least a first lookup table having entries establishing probabilities and values of possible awards correlated with respective numerical values,

wherein the control system executes instructions that cause the control system to perform operations, comprising:
presenting a game instance;
determining an instance outcome including display symbols selected from a symbol set;
in response to determining the instance outcome, controlling the display system to display the display symbols associated with the instance outcome;
after determining the instance outcome, automatically determining whether a multi-stage incrementing feature will be awarded;
in response to determining that a multi-stage incrementing feature will be awarded, automatically determining award values for multiple respective stages of the multi-stage incrementing feature, comprising:
correlating a respective random number generator (RNG) call with numerical values of the first data structure to determine a stage award value associated with the correlated numerical value; and
in response to determining the stage award value, modifying the first data structure to limit selection of entries for a following stage to entries associated with award values at least equal to the determined first stage award value; and

controlling the display system to sequentially display the multiple determined stage award values, wherein sequentially displaying the multiple determined stage award values comprises controlling the display system to:
display a first stage award value for a first time interval at a first position on an animation object that is displayed on one of the one or more displays;
animate the animation object to move in a first direction from the first position to a second position; and
display a second stage award value on the animation object for a second time interval at the second position.