Gaming device having a multiple coordinate award distributor including award percentages
First Claim
1. A gaming device comprising:
- a game operable upon a wager;
an award distributor including a plurality of sections, each of said sections defined by one of a plurality first coordinates and one of a plurality of second coordinates;
a plurality of groups of said sections including a symbol group and a plurality of modifier groups;
a plurality of symbols associated with the sections in the symbol group;
a plurality of modifiers associated with the sections in the modifier groups;
at least one section indicator associated with the award distributor; and
a processor operable to determine one of the first coordinates of one of the sections in the modifier group, independently determine one of the second coordinates of one of the sections in said modifier group, cause the section indicator to indicate the section in the modifier group associated with the determined first and second coordinates, cause the section indicator to indicate one of the sections in the symbol group and provide an activation award to a player based on the symbol and the modifier associated with the indicated sections.
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Abstract
A gaming device includes an award distributor having a plurality of sections having first and second coordinates, a symbol group and a plurality of modifier groups including the sections, a plurality of awards associated with the sections in the symbol group and a plurality of award percentages associated with the sections in the modifier groups, an illumination device associated with the sections, a section indicator associated with the award distributor and a processor in communication with the award distributor. The gaming device determines the first coordinate of one of the modifier groups and then spins the award wheel to determine the second coordinate of one of the sections in the indicated modifier group, which indicates the section. The section indicator also indicates a section including an award in the symbol group. The indicated award is multiplied by the indicated award percentage to provide an activation award to the player.
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96 Claims
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a game operable upon a wager;
an award distributor including a plurality of sections, each of said sections defined by one of a plurality first coordinates and one of a plurality of second coordinates;
a plurality of groups of said sections including a symbol group and a plurality of modifier groups;
a plurality of symbols associated with the sections in the symbol group;
a plurality of modifiers associated with the sections in the modifier groups;
at least one section indicator associated with the award distributor; and
a processor operable to determine one of the first coordinates of one of the sections in the modifier group, independently determine one of the second coordinates of one of the sections in said modifier group, cause the section indicator to indicate the section in the modifier group associated with the determined first and second coordinates, cause the section indicator to indicate one of the sections in the symbol group and provide an activation award to a player based on the symbol and the modifier associated with the indicated sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60)
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34. The gaming device of Clam 33, which includes a spin initiator controlled by the processor for enabling the player to cause the processor to initiate each movement of one of said wheel and said section indicator.
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52. A gaming device comprising:
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a plurality of award wheels, each of said award wheels including a plurality of sections, each of said sections having a first coordinate and a second coordinate;
a plurality of groups of said sections including a symbol group and a plurality of modifier groups, wherein the symbol group is included on one of the award wheels and the plurality of modifier groups are displayed by different award wheels;
a plurality of awards associated with the sections in the symbol group;
a plurality of award percentages associated with the sections in the modifier groups;
at least one section indicator associated with the award wheels; and
a processor operable to determine the first coordinate of one of the sections in the modifier groups, independently determine the second coordinate of one of the sections in said modifier group, spin at least one of the wheels, cause the section indicator to indicate the section in the modifier group associated with the determined first and second coordinates, cause the section indicator to indicate one of the sections in the symbol group and provide an activation award to a player based on the award and the award percentage associated with the indicated sections. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 76)
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67. A gaming device comprising:
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an award distributor including a plurality of sections, each of said sections having one of a plurality of first coordinates and one of a plurality of second coordinates;
a plurality of groups of said sections including an award group and a plurality of symbol groups;
a plurality of awards associated with the sections in the award group, said award including at least one prize;
a plurality of symbols associated with the sections in the symbol groups, said symbols including a plurality of award percentages and at least one letter associated with the prize;
at least one section indicator associated with the award distributor; and
a processor operable to determine the first coordinate of one of the sections in the symbol group, independently determine the second coordinate of one of the sections in said symbol group, cause the section indicator to indicate the section in the symbol group associated with the determined first and second coordinates, cause the section indicator to indicate one of the sections in the award group and provide an activation award to the player based on the award and the symbol associated with the indicated sections. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) randomly determining a first coordinate of a group of sections from a plurality of groups of sections including award percentages on an award distributor;
(b) randomly determining a second coordinate of one of the sections on the award distributor;
(c) indicating the award percentage of the section associated with the determined first and second coordinates;
(d) indicating an award associated with a group of sections including a plurality of awards; and
(e) providing an activation award to the player based on the indicated award and the indicated award percentage. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising:
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(a) randomly determining a first coordinate of a group of sections from a plurality of groups of sections including at a at least one letter on an award distributor;
(b) randomly determining a second coordinate of one of the sections on the award distributor;
(c) indicating the letter of the section associated with the determined first and second coordinates;
(d) repeating steps (a) to (c) until at least one letter is indicated in each of the groups of sections;
(e) indicating a prize associated with the indicated letters; and
(f) providing the prize to the player. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96)
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Specification