Patent ID: 11887430
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
determine that a reel of a plurality of reels is eligible to have a bonus symbol displayed thereon;
based on the reel being eligible to have the bonus symbol displayed thereon, cause display of an unlock animation associated with a reel unlock indicator associated with the reel, wherein the unlock animation is associated with changing the reel unlock indicator from a first display state to a second display state, the first display state being associated the reel being locked as ineligible to have the bonus symbol displayed thereon, the second display state being associated with the reel being unlocked as eligible to have the bonus symbol displayed thereon; and
determine an outcome for an electronic game, wherein the outcome includes display of the bonus symbol on the reel based on the reel being eligible to have the bonus symbol displayed thereon and includes no bonus symbols on any reels of the plurality of reels that are ineligible to have the bonus symbol displayed thereon.