Multimedia emulation of physical reel hardware in processor-based gaming machines
US8360847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3202
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Gaming machines, systems and methods for providing more realistic emulations of rotating reels are disclosed. Gaming machines include an exterior housing, master gaming controller, display device, speakers and virtual reels. A reel spin timer can be adapted to vary the spin times of the simulated rotating reels from one game play to another, and a reel sound generator can be adapted to provide reel sounds to one or more speakers with respect to the simulated rotating reels. Provided reel sounds can also vary from one game play to another, and both reel spin times and reel sounds can be selected randomly from stored values or files. Stored values or files can include samplings from actual physical reels. A remote host can provide downloadable reel spin times and reel sounds to gaming machines within an associated gaming system.
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