Patent ID: 7374482
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A slot machine comprising: a playfield that includes a plurality of playing positions, wherein each playing position includes an indicator that provides a plurality of visual indications, and wherein at least one combination of visual indications at a plurality of playing positions is defined as a winning combination, at least one of a lever, and a switch to activate the slot machine, means for assigning a first set of binary numbers to playing positions, a plurality of logical elements that are responsive to control means, and wherein a logical element routes at least two binary numbers to each other, a control mechanism that, upon the activation of said lever or switch, sequentially selects and activates a plurality of said logical elements, means for generating a second set of binary numbers from said first set of binary numbers for each activation of a logical element in the sequence, means for assigning said second set of binary numbers to indicators on the playfield to provide visual indications associated with each activation of a logical element in the sequence, and means for determining if a winning combination of visual indications has occurred after the activation of the last logical element in the sequence.