US Patent Issued to Konami Gaming on Nov. 3 for "Gaming machine and control method for operating gaming machines to display computer-animated reel games" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,548, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Konami Gaming Inc. (Las Vegas).

"Gaming machine and control method for operating gaming machines to display computer-animated reel games" was invented by Masaya Matsuda (Zama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gaming machine provides an operation unit, a display unit, and a controller. The operation unit receives an operation of the player. The display unit displays a primary game and a feature. The controller establishes an outcome of the primary game and establishes a primary game award. The controller establishes a base feature award as a function of the primary game award, sets a feature...