Patent ID: 8734247

Claim:
A gaming machine comprising: a display unit configured to generate video images; an input unit configured to accept player input; an ambient light sensor configured to sense ambient light in an environment of said gaming machine and generate a signal representative of the sensed ambient light; and a controller coupled to said display unit, said input unit, and said ambient light sensor, said controller comprising a processor and a memory, said controller is configured to: receive physical characteristics of a player of said gaming machine via said input unit; determine an ambient light level of the environment of said gaming machine based on the signal generated by said ambient light sensor; determine a desired brightness level for the video images to be displayed on said display unit based on the determined ambient light level; determine a desired contrast level for the video images based on at least one of the received physical characteristics and the determined ambient light level; adjust a play field size of the game being played based on the physical characteristics of the player; generate display settings for the video images based on the determined brightness level and the determined contrast level; and display graphics to the player via said display unit using the generated display settings.