Patent ID: 7182692

Claim:
A gaming apparatus, comprising: a display unit that is capable of generating video images; an input device; a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor, said controller being programmed to allow a player to insert an object into the input device; said controller being programmed to cause the input device to scan an image of the object; said controller being programmed to save the scan of the object to a memory; said controller being programmed to display the scan of the object; said controller being programmed to determine if the scan of the object is recognized; said controller being programmed to communicate to the player that the object is not recognized if the scan of the object is not recognized; said controller being programmed to allow the player to modify the scan of the object if the scan of the object is recognized; said controller being programmed to allow the player to approve the scan of the object if the scan of the object is recognized; and said controller being programmed to store the scan of the object as approved by the player as an approved scan in a memory if the player approves the scan of the object.