Patent ID: 11922766
Assignee: KONAMI GAMING, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon to operate a gaming machine including an operation unit including a touchscreen panel, a display device, and a processor operably coupled to the touchscreen panel and the display device, when executed by the processor the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to perform an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images on the display including the steps of:
displaying a plurality of selectable button images on the touchscreen panel, each selectable button image associated with an active reel set;
displaying a game screen on the display device including a plurality of reels displayed within a grid, each reel displaying a plurality of game symbols;
rendering a jackpot feature award image on the game screen, the jackpot feature award image displaying a jackpot feature award pool including a reset value and an accumulated increment value;
receiving a player's selection of a button image via the touchscreen panel and establishing a corresponding active reel set based on the player's selection;
animating the plurality of reels to simulate the reels spinning and stopping to display the game symbols within the grid;
displaying a first feature award on the game screen upon detecting a special symbol appearing within the corresponding active reel set;
determining a contribution amount as a percentage of the first feature award;
increasing the jackpot feature award pool by adding the contribution amount to the accumulated increment value;
selecting a bonus award percentage;
determining a jackpot feature award value equal to the increased jackpot feature award pool multiplied by the selected bonus award percentage and awarding the jackpot feature award value;
reducing the jackpot feature award pool by the jackpot feature award value;
increasing the reduced jackpot feature award pool by an amount determined by multiplying the selected bonus award percentage and the reset value; and
modifying the jackpot feature award image to display the increased jackpot feature award pool.