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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Wms Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Victor Vasquez Lerias, III, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Jamie W. Vann, Chicago, IL (US);
Robby M. Friedman, Round Lake, IL (US);
Jason M. Hoffman, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael J. Irby, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert W. Morgan, Villa Park, IL (US);
Kazuki Murakami, Chicago, IL (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game displays images having dynamically changing shapes. In one embodiment, a display device displays a screen for a wagering game. The screen presents a first image that follows a first spline. The first spline is defined by one or more curves passing through a first set of control points. A processor determines a second set of control points to define a second spline for the first image. The screen displays the first image transitioning from following the first spline to following the second spline. The screen may present a graphical interaction involving the first image, and the processor is configured to determine the second set of control points in response to the graphical interaction. The graphical interaction may occur between the first image and a second image. Alternatively, an input from a player causes the graphical interaction with the first image.