PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16026756
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["463", "020000"]

Abstract:
A gaming machine displays a set of virtual center reels, creating an M×N array of symbols, and an independent set of virtual peripheral reels surrounding the M×N array. The peripheral reels are part of a secondary game, and each peripheral reel displays only one symbol position. The center reels contain at least one trigger symbol for trigging the secondary game. The center reels are displayed on a separate, set-back display to give the illusion of motorized mechanical reels. Awards are granted for winning symbol combinations on the center reels. If the trigger condition exists, a bonus award is granted for winning symbol combinations on the peripheral reels. The bonus award may be based on the number of peripheral symbols that match the displayed trigger symbol or may be based on other criteria. In one embodiment, the trigger symbols are only on one of the center reels.

Claim (Index 5):
The device of  claim 1  wherein the first display displays an M\u00d7N array of symbols, where M and N are each greater than one, wherein the processing system is further programmed to carry out the steps of:\n determining any winning symbol combinations in the M\u00d7N array of symbols; \n detecting that there is a trigger condition for playing the secondary game, the trigger condition being based on the display of one or more of the at least one trigger symbol; \n determining any winning symbol combinations by the scatter symbols displayed on the secondary reels or any winning symbol; and \n granting the player an award for any winning symbol combinations in the M\u00d7N array of symbols and a bonus award for any winning symbol combinations or winning symbol displayed by only the peripheral symbols displayed on the secondary reels.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.28571
- Patent Class: 463.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['16026601', '14338792', '10777011', '11464347', '12032915']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4832472779221155
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5799525530913519
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4929178054390392
- Mean Citation Score: 480.483154
- Max Citation Score: 575.7145
- Similarity Product: 443.8327268273831

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 0
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 0

Dataset: test