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Method and apparatus for monitoring casinos and gaming
Assignee: Walker Digital Table Systems LLC
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Filing: 2001-12-13
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Granted: 2003-03-11
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Expires: 2021-12-13
Abstract
Abstract A system automatically monitors playing and wagering of a game. A table monitor in a chip tray automatically images the activity occurring at a gaming table, including the placement of wagers. A processor processes image date to locate wagering pieces, identify the value of each wagering piece, the amount of the wager, and to verify the authenticity of the wagering pieces.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Soltys
- 👤 Richard Huizinga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:22
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3241; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/06; G06Q10/063; G06Q10/0639; G07F17/3202; G07F17/3216; G07F17/322; G07F17/3225; G07F17/3232; G07F17/3237; G07F17/3244; G07F17/3251; A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/24; A63F2009/2401; A63F2009/2411; A63F2009/2419; A63F2009/242; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00157
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of automatically monitoring gaming on a gaming table, comprising: providing a chip tray carrying at least one imager; positioning said chip tray on the gaming table; imaging at least a portion of the gaming table including the wagering piece and the gaming piece with the first imager to create image data of the portion of the gaming table; and processing image data from the first imager to identify at least one wagering piece on the gaming table and at least one the game piece on the gaming table.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of automatically monitoring gaming on a gaming table, comprising: providing a chip tray carrying at least one imager; positioning said chip tray on the gaming table; imaging at least a portion of the gaming table including the wagering piece and the gaming piece with the first imager to create image data of the portion of the gaming table; and processing image data from the first imager to identify at least one wagering piece on the gaming table and at least one the game piece on the gaming table.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: operating the first imager to image at least a portion of the gaming table at a first time and a second time; and comparing image data from the first imager at the first time to image data from the first imager at the second time to detect an appearance of at least one of the wagering piece and the game piece on the gaming table.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: identifying a value of the wagering piece.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: identifying a value of the gaming piece.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one gaming piece includes a playing card.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one gaming piece on the gaming table includes at least one die.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one wagering piece on the gaming table includes a chip.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: automatically determining an outcome of the gaming for at least one player based on the identified at least one wagering piece and the at least one game piece.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of automatically monitoring gaming on a gaming table, comprising: providing a chip tray carrying at least one imager; positioning said chip tray on the gaming table; imaging at least a portion of the gaming table including the wagering piece with the first imager to create image data of the portion of the gaming table; and processing image data from the first imager to identify at least one wagering piece on the gaming table.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of automatically monitoring gaming on a gaming table, comprising: providing a chip tray carrying at least one imager; positioning said chip tray on the gaming table; imaging at least a portion of the gaming table including the wagering piece with the first imager to create image data of the portion of the gaming table; and processing image data from the first imager to identify at least one wagering piece on the gaming table.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method of claim 9 , further comprising: operating the first imager to image at least a portion of the gaming table at a first time and a second time; and comparing image data from the first imager at the first time to image data from the first imager at the second time to detect an appearance of at least one of the wagering piece on the gaming table.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 9 , further comprising: identifying a value of the wagering piece from the image data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the at least one wagering piece on the gaming table includes a chip.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 9 , further comprising: identifying a value of the wagering piece from the image data; and automatically determining an outcome of a wager for at least one player based at least in part on the identified at least one wagering piece.
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