US Patent Issued to Aristocrat Technologies on Feb. 10 for "GUI for feature game with hold-and-spin functionality and roaming selected symbol positions" (Maryland Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,407, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (Las Vegas).

"GUI for feature game with hold-and-spin functionality and roaming selected symbol positions" was invented by Kelly Lockheed (Elkridge, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A graphical user interface for providing a game of chance with a hold-and-spin feature game mechanic in a format that features a smaller number of reels than is provided in typical hold-and-spin games. The graphical interface is configured to nevertheless provide a hold-and-spin gameplay experience similar to that found in hold-and-spin games having a larger number of reels."

The pate...