Gaming terminal with player-customization of display functions

Abstract

A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a display, a player interface, and a controller operatively associated with the display and the player interface. The controller is configured to permit a player to selectively modify a setting of the display and/or the game graphics. The player interface facilitates the selective modification.

1 . A gaming machine comprising: 
 a display;    a player interface; and    a controller operatively associated with the display and the player interface, the controller configured to permit a player to selectively modify a setting of at least one of the display and a game graphics the player interface facilitating the selective modification.    
   
   
       2 . A gaming machine in accord with  claim 1 , wherein the player interface includes at least one of a physical and a graphical interface.  
   
   
       3 . A gaming machine in accord with  claim 2 , wherein the gaming machine is configured to permit the player to save at least one of the modified setting or commands associated therewith to a memory device.  
   
   
       4 . A gaming machine in accord with  claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to permit a player to selectively change at least one of a contrast, hue, saturation, brightness, text size, color balance, gray scale and color mode of the display.  
   
   
       5 . A gaming machine in accord with  claim 4 , wherein the gaming machine is configured to display on the display a plurality of pre-configured display options for selection by a player using the player interface.  
   
   
       6 . A gaming machine in accord with  claim 5 , wherein the pre-configured display options include at least one option configured to accommodate a player having color vision deficiency.  
   
   
       7 . A gaming machine in accord with  claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to permit a player to selectively change at least one of a contrast, hue, saturation, brightness, text size, color balance, gray scale and color mode of the game graphics mode.  
   
   
       8 . A gaming machine in accord with  claim 7 , wherein the gaming machine is configured to display on the display a plurality of pre-configured game graphics options for selection by a player using the controller.  
   
   
       9 . A gaming machine in accord with  claim 5 , wherein the pre-configured game graphics options include at least one option configured to accommodate a player having color vision deficiency.  
   
   
       10 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, the method comprising the steps of: 
 receiving a player input to alter a setting of at least one of a display and a game graphics of the wagering game;    altering the setting in response to the received player input.    
   
   
       11 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine in accord with  claim 10 , wherein the receiving step is implemented through a player interface comprising at least one of a physical and a graphical interface.  
   
   
       12 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine in accord with  claim 11 , further comprising the step of saving at least one of the altered setting and commands associated therewith to a memory device.  
   
   
       13 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine in accord with  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 electronically associating the altered setting to a player in at least one of a database and a memory device.    
   
   
       14 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine in accord with  claim 11 , wherein the receiving step comprises receiving an input to alter a setting of at least one of a contrast, hue, saturation, brightness, text size, color balance, gray scale and color mode of at least one of the display and the game graphics.  
   
   
       15 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine in accord with  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 displaying at least one of a pre-configured display option and a pre-configured game graphics option for selection by a player through the player interface.    
   
   
       16 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine in accord with  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 displaying at least one of a plurality of pre-configured display options and a plurality of pre-configured game graphics options for selection by a player through the player interface.    
   
   
       17 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine in accord with  claim 15 , wherein the at least one of a pre-configured display option and a pre-configured game graphics option includes at least one option configured to correct for a color vision deficiency.  
   
   
       18 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine in accord with  claim 16 , wherein the at least one of a plurality of pre-configured display options and a plurality of pre-configured game graphics options includes at least one option configured to correct for a color vision deficiency.  
   
   
       19 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine in accord with  claim 11 , further comprising: 
 permitting a player of the wagering game on the gaming machine to select a wagering game to play on the gaming machine from a plurality of wagering games.    
   
   
       20 . A computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions for directing a gaming device to perform the method of  claim 12 .  
   
   
       21 . A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, the method comprising the steps of: 
 displaying a plurality of settings relating to at least one of a display and a game graphics of the wagering game that are selectively alterable by a player,    receiving from through a player interface a player input to selectively alter at least one of the plurality of settings; and    altering the at least one of the plurality of settings in response to the received player input;    wherein the plurality of settings comprising at least one of a setting for contrast, hue, saturation, brightness, text size, magnification, color balance, gray scale, color mode, image shape, image size, image characteristics, flicker, and graphics speed.