Attendant device, gaming machine, and dealer-alternate device

• US 10,275,982 B2
• Filed: 09/26/2016
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interblock DOO
• Original Assignee: Aruze Gaming Hong Kong Limited, Universal Entertainment Corporation
• Inventors: Sato, Junpei, Nagasaki, Yoshihiro, Joko, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Kevin Y
• Application Number:
  US15/276,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20170330406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 946 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/0005 Automatic roulette
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/02 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/062 the material being plastics
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/008 Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/10 Terrestrial scenes scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/52 Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/166 using acquisition arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/176 Dynamic expression
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3216 Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3269 Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3272 Games involving multiple players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/38 : Ball games; Shooting apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 : Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/25 : using position of the lips, movement of the lips or face analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 : Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/00 : Speaker identification or verification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 : Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/63 : for estimating an emotional state
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/90 : Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 : for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 : Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 : Controlling the colour of the light

Abstract

The present invention provides a reception device, which comprises an operation device performing a variety of operations, an obstacle checking device checking the obstacle in the monitoring area which includes the motion range of the operation device, and a control device simulating the operation path of the operation device in advance before the operation device performs an action and during the process of performing the action, and if there is an obstacle in the simulated operation path, a control is performed to cause the operation device to perform the operation corresponding to the abnormal state.

Claims

1. A gaming machine, comprising:

a dealer replacement device which is used to perform a variety of operations including a handling operation for a gaming equipment used in a game;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the dealer replacement device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the dealer replacement device in advance before the dealer replacement device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the dealer replacement device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to simultaneously perform a plurality of operations corresponding to the abnormal state of a first type when the abnormal state is the first type, and

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to simultaneously perform a plurality of operations corresponding to the abnormal state of a second type when the abnormal state is the second type different from the first type.

5. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to sequentially perform different operations corresponding to the abnormal state as time of the abnormal state goes by.

6. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to stop an ongoing operation when the obstacle is a human.

7. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to further output an alarm when the obstacle is the human.

8. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the dealer replacement device simulates a human dealer, and comprises an arm which is used to perform the variety of operations and a body which supports the arm.

9. The gaming machine according to claim 8, wherein the arm has a multiple degree of freedom in a state that the arm is connected to the body, and

wherein the operation path includes the operation path of the arm.

2. A reception device, comprising:

an operation device which is used to operate a variety of operations;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the operation device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the operation device in advance before the operation device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the operation device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to sequentially perform different operations corresponding to the abnormal state as time of the abnormal state goes by,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to simultaneously perform a plurality of operations corresponding to the abnormal state of a first type when the abnormal state is the first type, and

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to simultaneously perform a plurality of operations corresponding to the abnormal state of a second type when the abnormal state is the second type different from the first type.

3. A reception device, comprising:

an operation device which is used to operate a variety of operations;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the operation device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the operation device in advance before the operation device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the operation device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to sequentially perform different operations corresponding to the abnormal state as time of the abnormal state goes by,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to stop an ongoing operation when the obstacle is a human.

4. The reception device according to claim 3, wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to further output an alarm when the obstacle is the human.

10. A gaming machine, comprising:

a dealer replacement device which is used to perform a variety of operations including a handling operation for a gaming equipment used in a game;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the dealer replacement device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the dealer replacement device in advance before the dealer replacement device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the dealer replacement device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state,

wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to stop an ongoing operation when the obstacle is a human.

11. The gaming machine according to claim 10, wherein the control device performs the control to cause the operation device to further output an alarm when the obstacle is the human.

12. A reception device, comprising:

an operation device which is used to move in a 3D space and locate at any position of the 3D space;

an obstacle checking device which is used to check whether an obstacle exists in a monitoring area, and the monitoring area includes an operation range of the operation device; and

a control device which simulates an operation path of the operation device in advance before the operation device performs an operation and during a process of performing the operation, and if there is the obstacle in the operation path which is simulated, performs a control to cause the operation device to perform an operation corresponding to an abnormal state.