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US 12,354,438 · App. 18/373,647 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Management system of substitute currency for gaming

Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta (Shiga, JP)
Assignee: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
G07F17/3241G06K19/07749G07F17/3209G07F17/322G07F17/3248G06K19/047
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Patent No.
US 12,354,438
App. No.
18/373,647
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
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 (18)

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

substitute currency for gaming to which an RFID that is individually identifiable is attached;

a chip determining device for specifying a type and a quantity of the substitute currency for gaming by using the RFID;

a management control device for determining an abnormality in the substitute currency for gaming based on the RFID; and

a measurement device for measuring the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming by using a camera configured to capture the substitute currency to generate image data,

wherein the management control device has a function of checking whether the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming as measured by the measurement device is different from the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming as specified by the chip determining device, and

wherein the management control device further has a function that, at least when the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming as measured by the measurement device is different from the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming as specified by the chip determining device, the management control device records the quantity of the substitute currency measured by the measurement device, the type and the quantity of the substitute currency specified by the chip determining device, and the image data generated by the camera.

2. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device further has a function that, when the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming as measured by the measurement device is different from the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming as specified by the chip determining device, the management control device determines that the substitute currency for gaming to which the RFID is attached is a product defect or a fake.

3. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement device further measures the type of the substitute currency for gaming by using a camera, and

the management control device further has a function of specifying and storing the type of the substitute currency for gaming as measured by the measurement device.

4. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device further has a function of generating an error signal when an abnormality is determined.

5. The management system according to claim 3 , further comprising a card distributing device for determining and displaying a result of winning/losing of each game in a game table, wherein the management control device further has a function of calculating a balance of a casino side in the game table by using the result of winning/losing acquired from the card distributing device; a position of the substitute currency for gaming, and the type and the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming as measured by the measurement device.

6. The management system according to claim 5 , wherein the management control device verifies whether or not an increase/decrease in a total amount based on the type and the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming, matches the calculation of the balance for each game by using a result of the calculation of the balance of the casino side for each game in the game table.

7. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device further has functions of:

when there is a change in a presence of the substitute currency for gaming, recording a time at which there is the change in a database; and

verifying a suspicion of a use of an unjust substitute currency for gaming.

8. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the RFID is built in the substitute currency for gaming at a time point when the substitute currency for gaming is manufactured.

9. The management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management control device further has a function of specifying and storing the quantity of the substitute currency for gaming as measured by the measurement device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2023
From: SHIGETA, YASUSHI
To: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065050/0830 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 27, 2023
From: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD.
To: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065051/0049 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2015-163213 · Aug 3, 2015 · national
JP 2015-240631 · Nov 19, 2015 · national
JP 2016-030443 · Feb 1, 2016 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16944225 · Jul 31, 2020
Continuation 15792195 · Oct 24, 2017
Continuation 15557429
Related Publication 20240021048A1 · Jan 18, 2024
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