IP Library Granted Patent US 10,970,962
Granted Patent B2
US 10,970,962 · App. 15/792,213 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

Management system of substitute currency for gaming

Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta (Shiga, JP)
Assignee: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD.
G07F17/3241G06K19/0723G07F17/322G07F17/3209G07F17/3248G06K19/047
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,970,962
App. No.
15/792,213
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A detection system including a control device detecting fraud performed in a game table by using a result of an image analysis performed by an image analyzing device is included. A substitute currency for gaming used for this detection system has a multi-layer structure in which a plurality of plastic layers having different colors are stacked, a coloring layer is included at least in the middle, and white layers or thin-color layers (may be layers having a color thinner than that of the coloring layer; not illustrated in the drawing) are stacked on both sides of the coloring layer disposed in the middle.

Claims (42)

1. A management system of substitute currency for gaming comprising:

substitute currency for gaming to which a unique ID that is individually identifiable is attached;

a winning/losing determining device determining and displaying a result of winning/losing of each game at a game table;

a chip tray configured to hold the substitute currency for gaming at the game table;

a measurement device measuring an amount and a quantity of the substitute currency for gaming placed on the game table by using a camera; and

a management control device that:

is configured to identify a total amount of the substitute currency for gaming in the chip tray and to determine and store a position, an amount, and a quantity of the substitute currency for gaming on the game table based on a result of the measurement performed by the measurement device in each game;

has a calculation function of calculating a balance of a casino side in the game table by using the result of winning/losing acquired from the winning/losing determining device and a result of the measurement of the position, the amount, and the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming for each collection and payment; and

has a collection determination function and a payment determination function, wherein, for each player of the multiple players:

the collection determination function determines a result of the calculation of the balance of the casino side in the gaming table and a total amount of the substitute currency for gaming in the chip tray after finishing collection of lost chips of the substitute currency bet by the player to determine whether or not there has been a fraud or mistake in the collection; and

the payment determination function determines the result of the calculation of the balance of the casino side in the gaming table and the total amount of the substitute currency for gaming in the chip tray after finishing payment of chips of the substitute currency to the player to determine whether or not there has been a fraud or mistake in the payment.

2. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 1 , wherein the unique ID is stored in an RFID included in the substitute currency for gaming.

3. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 1 , wherein a game performed at the game table is a Baccarat game, and wherein the winning/losing determining device is the card distributing device used in the Baccarat game.

4. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 2 , wherein the RFID is configured at a timing of manufacturing the substitute currency for gaming.

5. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device is configured to perform image recognition on a captured image of the gaming table acquired by the measurement device using artificial intelligence or machine learning technology to determine positions, amount, and number of the substitute currency for gaming on the gaming table.

6. A management system of substitute currency for gaming comprising: substitute currency for gaming to which a unique ID that is individually identifiable is attached;

a winning/losing determining device determining and displaying a result of winning/losing of each game at a game table;

a chip tray configured to hold the substitute currency for gaming at the game table;

a measurement device measuring an amount and a quantity of the substitute currency for gaming placed on the game table by using a camera; and

a management control device that:

is configured to identify a total amount of the substitute currency for gaming in the chip tray and to determine and store a position, an amount, and a quantity of the substitute currency for gaming on the game table based on a result of the measurement performed by the measurement device in each game;

has a calculation function of calculating a balance of a casino side in the game table by using the result of winning/losing acquired from the winning/losing determining device and a result of the measurement of the position, the amount, and the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming for each collection and payment; and

has a collection determination function of determining a result of the calculation of the balance of the casino side in the gaming table and a total amount of the substitute currency for gaming in the chip tray after finishing collection of lost chips of the substitute currency that have been bet to determine whether there has been a fraud or mistake in the collection.

7. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 6 , wherein the unique ID is stored in an RFID included in the substitute currency for gaming.

8. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 7 , wherein the RFID is configured at a timing of manufacturing the substitute currency for gaming.

9. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 6 , wherein a game performed at the game table is a Baccarat game, and wherein the winning/losing determining device is the card distributing device used in the Baccarat game.

10. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 6 , wherein the management control device is configured to perform image recognition on a captured image of the gaming table acquired by the measurement device using artificial intelligence or machine learning technology to determine positions, amount, and number of the substitute currency for gaming on the gaming table.

11. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 6 , wherein the management control device is configured to execute the collection determination function respectively for each player of the multiple players after finishing the collection of lost chips of the substitute currency bet by the respective player to determine whether there has been the fraud or mistake in the respective collection.

12. A management system of substitute currency for gaming comprising: substitute currency for gaming to which a unique ID that is individually identifiable is attached;

a winning/losing determining device determining and displaying a result of winning/losing of each game at a game table;

a chip tray configured to hold the substitute currency for gaming at the game table;

a measurement device measuring an amount and a quantity of the substitute currency for gaming placed on the game table by using a camera; and

a management control device that:

is configured to identify a total amount of the substitute currency for gaming in the chip tray and to determine and store a position, an amount, and a quantity of the substitute currency for gaming on the game table based on a result of the measurement performed by the measurement device in each game;

has a calculation function of calculating a balance of a casino side in the game table by using the result of winning/losing acquired from the winning/losing determining device and a result of the measurement of the position, the amount, and the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming for each collection and payment; and

has a payment determination function of determining a result of the calculation of the balance of the casino side in the gaming table and a total amount of the substitute currency for gaming in the chip tray after finishing payment of chips of the substitute currency to one or more players to determine whether there has been a fraud or mistake in the payment.

13. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 12 , wherein the unique ID is stored in an RFID included in the substitute currency for gaming.

14. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 13 , wherein the RFID is configured at a timing of manufacturing the substitute currency for gaming.

15. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 12 , wherein a game performed at the game table is a Baccarat game, and wherein the winning/losing determining device is the card distributing device used in the Baccarat game.

16. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 12 , wherein the management control device is configured to perform image recognition on a captured image of the gaming table acquired by the measurement device using artificial intelligence or machine learning technology to determine positions, amount, and number of the substitute currency for gaming on the gaming table.

17. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 12 , wherein the management control device is configured to execute the payment determination function respectively for each player of the multiple players after finishing payment of chips of the substitute currency to the respective player to determine whether there has been the fraud or mistake in the respective payment.

18. The management system of substitute currency for gaming according to claim 12 , wherein the management control device further has a collection determination function of determining the result of the calculation of the balance of the casino side in the gaming table and the total amount of the substitute currency for gaming in the chip tray after finishing collection of lost chips of the substitute currency that have been bet to determine whether there has been a fraud or mistake in the collection.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD.
To: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057149/0078 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2017
From: SHIGETA, YASUSHI
To: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044090/0384 →