Gaming system having graphical feature interface
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- a wager input device for receiving a primary wager;
a display for displaying a primary wagering game; and
a controller operative to;
(i) detect receipt of the primary wager;
(ii) display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game;
(iii) display a feature icon on the display;
(iv) detect selection, by a player, of the feature icon;
(v) in response to the selection of the feature icon by the player, display a feature menu on the display, the feature menu displaying a plurality of features in a dependent feature scheme wherein at least one second feature of the plurality of features is unlocked from a locked state and made available for selection by the player only if at least one first feature of the plurality of features has been selected by the player, the at least one second feature being initially displayed on the display in the locked state; and
(vi) in response to the at least one first feature of the plurality of features being selected by the player, unlock the at least one second feature to be available for selection by the player, and activate the at least one first feature in addition to the primary wagering game.
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Abstract
A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager and a display for displaying a primary wagering game. The gaming system further comprises a controller which is operative to (i) detect receipt of the primary wager, (ii) display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game, (iii) display a feature icon on the display, (iv) detect selection of the feature icon, (v) in response to the selection of the feature icon, display a feature menu on the display, the feature menu displaying a plurality of available features capable of activation in addition to the wagering game, and (vi) in response to a first feature of the feature menu being selected, activate and display the first feature if a first eligibility requirement is satisfied.
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24 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a wager input device for receiving a primary wager; a display for displaying a primary wagering game; and a controller operative to; (i) detect receipt of the primary wager; (ii) display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game; (iii) display a feature icon on the display; (iv) detect selection, by a player, of the feature icon; (v) in response to the selection of the feature icon by the player, display a feature menu on the display, the feature menu displaying a plurality of features in a dependent feature scheme wherein at least one second feature of the plurality of features is unlocked from a locked state and made available for selection by the player only if at least one first feature of the plurality of features has been selected by the player, the at least one second feature being initially displayed on the display in the locked state; and (vi) in response to the at least one first feature of the plurality of features being selected by the player, unlock the at least one second feature to be available for selection by the player, and activate the at least one first feature in addition to the primary wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a wagering game comprising:
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in response to an input via at least one input device, receiving a primary wager from a player to activate a primary wagering game; displaying on at least one display device a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game; displaying on the display device a feature icon; receiving a selection, by a player via the at least one input device, of the feature icon; in response to the feature icon being selected, displaying a feature menu on the display device, the feature menu displaying a plurality of features in a dependent feature scheme wherein at least one second feature of the plurality of features is unlocked from a locked state and made available for selection by the player only if at least one first feature of the plurality of features has been selected by the player, the at least one second feature being initially displayed on the display device in the locked state; and in response to the at least one first feature of the plurality of features being selected by the player via the at least one input device, unlocking the at least one second feature to be available for selection by the player, and activating, by one or more processors, the at least one first feature in addition to the primary wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of activating selectable features of a wagering game comprising:
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in response to an input via at least one input device, receiving a primary wager from a player to activate a primary wagering game; displaying on at least one display device a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game; displaying on the at least one display device a feature menu having a plurality of tiers in a dependent feature scheme including a plurality of features, a second tier of the plurality of tiers being a successively higher tier than a first tier of the plurality of tiers, the second tier being initially displayed on the display device in a locked mode and the first tier being initially displayed on the display device in an unlocked mode; receiving a selection, by a player via the at least one input device, of at least one first feature from the first tier and activating, by at least one of one or more processors, the at least one first feature in addition to the primary wagering game; and in response to the at least one first feature of the first tier being selected, unlocking the second tier from the locked mode, by at least one of the one or more processors, to have a second feature from the second tier available for selection by the player. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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