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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2003
Bradley Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Chad H. Shapiro, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jason Malkovich, Chaska, MN (US);
Bradley Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Chad H. Shapiro, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jason Malkovich, Chaska, MN (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A system and method for facilitating participation by a player in a bonus event of a slot machine. A reel configuration associated with the slot machine is presented, and symbols are presented in each of the active reel segments. At least some of the symbols are discontinue symbols which, if presented in an active reel segment, causes that reel segment to be deactivated, thereby eliminating it from the bonus event. The presentation of symbols and subsequent deactivation of symbols associated with discontinue symbols continues until a predetermined number of the active reel segments have been deactivated.
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