Personalized gaming apparatus and gaming method
First Claim
1. A method of operating a gaming apparatus, said method comprising:
- identifying a player;
accessing stored player data relating to the player;
performing a personalized gaming operation based on the stored player data, the personalized gaming operation comprising modifying the response characteristics of an input device to permit manual manipulation of the input device according to the stored player data.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method of operating a gaming apparatus may include identifying a player, accessing stored player data relating to the player, and performing a personalized gaming operation based on the stored player data. The personalized gaming operation may include one of the following personalized gaming operations: generating a video image of a game piece, the game piece having one or more characteristics selected according to the stored player data, generating a personalized video image based on the stored player data, or generating a game environment, the game environment including video images other than a video image of a game piece, music and sound effects and one or more of the video images other than a video image of a game piece, music and sound effects selected according to the stored player data.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of operating a gaming apparatus, said method comprising:
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identifying a player; accessing stored player data relating to the player; performing a personalized gaming operation based on the stored player data, the personalized gaming operation comprising modifying the response characteristics of an input device to permit manual manipulation of the input device according to the stored player data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A gaming system comprising:
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a gaming apparatus comprising an input device, a video display unit, an identification device, and a payout device; a computer operatively coupled to said gaming apparatus, said computer comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said computer being programmed to identify a player; said computer being programmed to access stored player data relating to the player; and said computer being programmed to perform a personalized gaming operation based on the stored player data, the personalized gaming operation comprising; modifying the response characteristics of the input device to permit manual manipulation of the input device according to the stored player data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A memory having a computer program stored therein, said computer program being capable of being used in connection with a gaming apparatus, said memory comprising:
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a first memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to identify a player; a second memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to access stored player data relating to the player; and a third memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to perform a personalized gaming operation based on the stored player data, the personalized gaming operation comprising the following personalized gaming operations; modifying the response characteristics of an input device to permit manual manipulation of the input device according to the stored player data.
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