Patent ID: 6290600
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
An improved electronic gaming device of the type including a display, means for accepting a wager, a processor programmed to, when prompted, control the display to display at least three reels each in a spinning mode concluding at a stopped mode whereat a plurality of reel symbols are displayed on said reels defining a winning or a losing outcome based on the combination of symbols displayed on said reels and means for issuing a reward to the player when a winning outcome is obtained, the improvement comprising:said processor adapted to sense the occurrence of a predetermined bonus triggering event;designating a symbol as a feature symbol and another symbol as a landing symbol;in response to sensing said triggering event said processor adapted to initiate a bonus sequence and control the display to display the feature symbol at a first position and move the feature symbol from the first position to at least one or more positions on the display associated with any displayed landing symbols;wherein said processor is adapted to confine a selected feature symbol to be displayed to at least one reel and any selected landing symbol to other reels, said processor further adapted to, when a bonus triggering event is sensed, sense the absence of a landing symbol displayed for a said other reel and to re-select and display symbols for said other reel including any landing symbol, if any; andmeans for issuing an award based upon the landing symbols moved to by said feature symbol and disregarding for the award any symbol combinations formed by the moving feature symbol.