Patent ID: 11928935
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method of controlling an electronic gaming system, the method comprising:
determining which slot symbols will be presented on a display system of an end user device (EUD) for an instance of a slot game, the symbols comprising one or more mystery symbols;
receiving, from the EUD and via an interface system, an indication that a wager has been received;
communicating, via the interface system and to the EUD, instructions to cause the EUD to perform the following operations:
display, on the EUD display system, moving symbols, landing of the one or more mystery symbols, and a bet meter having a plurality of states and an award indicator image associated with a first bet level, wherein the state of the bet meter and the award indicator image indicate, based on the wager, whether an award is unavailable or can be triggered;
present, on the EUD display system and based on determining that the wager is less than a first bet level, the bet meter in a first state and the award indicator image of the bet meter in a first image state which together indicate that an award is unavailable;
present, on the EUD display system and based on determining that the wager is greater than or equal to the first bet level, the bet meter in a second state and the award indicator image of the bet meter in a second image state which together indicate that the award can be triggered;
present, on the EUD display system and based on determining that the wager is greater than or equal to the first bet level, a first mystery symbol animation revealing a first revealed mystery symbol image, wherein the award corresponds to the first revealed mystery symbol image; and
present, on the EUD display system and based on determining that the wager is greater than or equal to the first bet level and on displaying the first revealed mystery symbol image, the award.