System and Method for 3D Reel Effects

• US 20080108413A1
• Filed: 09/26/2005
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Wadleigh, William, Gelber, Phil
• Application Number:
  US11/664,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20080108413A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention described herein include a method for displaying a gaming outcome, in a reel-based gaming machine. The method includes displaying a reel image on a display; modifying the reel image to reflect a gaming outcome; and highlighting a winning combination with a three-dimensional effect.

Claims

1. In a reel-based gaming machine, a method of displaying a gaming outcome, comprising:

displaying a reel image on a display;

modifying the reel image to reflect a gaming outcome; and

highlighting a winning combination with a three-dimensional effect.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional effect is generated in real time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional effect is a camera zoom.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional effect includes a showing of one or more winning combination on a backside of a real.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional effect includes a view of symbols on a pay line moving forward on a 3D access.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional effect includes a view of motion of symbols on pay lines moving forward and backward.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional effect includes a view of bonus symbols moving forward from the reels and the reels moving backwards.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the three-dimensional effect includes a view of phantom reels.

9. An article comprising a machine readable medium having instructions thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed in a computer, create a system for executing the method of claim 1.

10. In a reel-based gaming machine, a method of displaying a gaming outcome, comprising:

displaying a reel image on a display;

modifying the reel image to reflect a gaming outcome;

modifying the reel image to reflect a cascade; and

highlighting a winning combination with a three-dimensional effect.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein symbols within the reel image appear to move as the reels spin.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein highlighting a winning combination includes projecting a texture on the reel image.

13. An article comprising a machine readable medium having instructions thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed in a computer, create a system for executing the method of claim 10.

14. In a reel-based gaming machine, a method of displaying a gaming outcome, comprising:

displaying a reel image on a display, wherein the reel image includes two or more grids, wherein each grid is in a plane and wherein each grid plane is orthogonal to the other grid a neighboring grid plane;

modifying the reel image to reflect a gaming outcome; and

highlighting a winning combination across two or more grid planes.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein highlighting a winning combination across two or more grid planes includes applying a three-dimensional effect to the winning combination.

16. An article comprising a machine readable medium having instructions thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed in a computer, create a system for executing the method of claim 14.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein reels are highlighted with real-time lighting effects.