Gaming chip system

Claim 2

A gaming chip value indicator for location at a gaming table to indicate the value of gaming chips in use at the table, the indicator comprising: a representation means for indication each type of a plurality of different gaming chip types in use at the table; an assignor means for assigning a value to each type of gaming chip, the assignor means being operated by a user to select the assigned value, the assigned value for a chip type being the same or different to the assigned value for one or more other chip types and the assigned value being changeable by the user; and a display to display the assigned value of a chip type in association with the representation of the chip type.

Claim 3

A gaming chip value indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the display displays alpha-numeric characters.

Claim 4

A gaming chip value indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the display displays a numerical value.

Claim 5

A gaming chip value indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the assignor means assigns a value selected from a predetermined set of values.

Claim 6

A gaming chip value indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the display displays a status of a represented gaming chip.

Claim 7

A gaming chip value indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the assignor means comprises individual assignors and a master assignor, wherein the master assignor overrides the individual assignors.

Claim 8

A gaming chip value indicator according to claim 6 , wherein the master assignor fixes a minimum value to be assigned by the individual assignors.

Claim 9

A gaming chip value indicator according to claim 6 , wherein the master assignor resets all of the values assigned by the individual assignors to predetermined values.

Claim 10

A gaming clip value indicator according to claim 1 wherein the representations represent the different gaming chips by different colours.

Claim 11

A gaming chip value indicator according to claim 1 , wherein the representations represent the different gaming chips by different shapes.

Claim 12

A gaming chip system for evaluating a collection of gaming chips, comprising: a representation means for indicating each of a plurality of different types of gaming chips; an assignor means operable by a user for selecting and assigning a monetary value to each of the different gaming chip types represented, the monetary value being selectable and changeable by the user; a first display to display the assigned monetary value in association with a respective gaming chip type representation; an evaluator having a receiver to receive a mixture of gaming chips of each type; a counter to count the number of chips of each type; and a calculator to calculate the monetary value of each gaming chip type using the assigned monetary values assigned by the assignor means.

Claim 13

A gaming chip system for evaluating a collection of gaming chips, comprising: a representation means for indicating each of a plurality of different types of gaming chips; an assignor means operable by a user for selecting and assigning a monetary value to each of the different gaming chip types represented, the monetary value being selectable and changeable by the user; a first display to display the assigned monetary value in association with a respective gaming chip type representation; an evaluator having a receiver to receive a mixture of gaming chips of each type; a counter to count the number of chips of each type; and a calculator to calculate the monetary value of each gaming chip type using the assigned monetary values assigned by the assignor means.

Claim 14

A gaming chip system according to claim 11 , wherein the assignor means comprises an incrementor to increment the assigned monetary value by predetermined intervals.

Claim 15

A gaming chip system according to claim 11 , further comprising a clearer to clear the assigned monetary values of each of the different gaming chips.

Claim 16

A gaming chip system according to claim 11 , further comprising a communicator to communicate the assigned monetary values to an external component.

Claim 17

A gaming chip system according to claim 11 , further comprising a security device which, when operational, disables the assignor means.

Claim 18

A gaming chip system according to claim 15 , wherein the security device communicates the status of the security device to an external component.

Claim 19

A gaming chip system according to claims 15 , wherein the security device further comprises an indicator to indicate the status of the security means.

Claim 20

A gaming chip system according to claim 11 , wherein the representations comprise gaming chips attached to the gaming system.

Claim 21

A gaming chip system according to claim 11 , wherein the system further comprises a second display to indicate the total monetary value of the mixture of gaming chips.

Claim 22

A gaming chip system according to claim 11 , wherein the first display displays alpha-numeric characters.

Claim 23

A gaming chip system according to claim 11 , wherein the first display displays a numerical value.

Claim 24

A gaming chip system according to claim 11 , wherein the first display displays a status of a represented gaming chip.