Patent ID: 7161589

Claim:
A gaming apparatus, comprising: a housing; a display unit that is capable of generating video images and mounted in the housing, the display unit having a display area; a touch-sensitive input device disposed overlaying a portion of the display unit; a sensor disposed overlaying a portion of the touch sensitive input device and having a field of view; a value input device associated with the housing; and a controller disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the display unit, the touch-sensitive input device, the sensor and the value input device, the controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager, the controller being programmed to cause a first video image to be generated on the display unit, the first video image representing a game and including at least one user input area, the controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of the game; the controller being programmed to cause a second video image to be generated on the display unit, the second video image being larger than the field of view of the sensor and smaller than the display area, having a spatial relationship to the at least one user input area of the first video image and including a plurality of regions each having at least one unique characteristic relative to the other regions of the plurality of regions, the plurality of regions with at least one target region; the controller being programmed to receive a signal from the sensor; the controller being programmed to determine if at least one of the plurality of regions is within the field of view of the sensor; the controller being programmed to alter the position of the first and second video images until at least one of the plurality of regions is within the field of view of the sensor; the controller being programmed to determine which of the plurality of regions is within the field of view of the sensor; and the controller being programmed to alter the position of the first and second video images relative to the sensor until the at least one target region is within the field of view of the sensor.