Systems and methods of reading gaming chips and other stacked items
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining a first plurality of identifiers associated with a first plurality of gaming chips present in a chip tray, wherein the first plurality of identifiers are obtained from the first plurality of gaming chips at least in part by wireless communication with the first plurality of gaming chips, the first-plurality of gaming chips having a stacked configuration;
determining whether each of the first plurality of identifiers associated with the first plurality of gaming chips is valid, including comparing each of the first plurality of identifiers associated with the first plurality of gaming chips to a first set of valid identifiers;
determining a value of the first plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, utilizing the first plurality of identifiers;
identifying an outcome of a game involving the first plurality of gaming chips;
calculating a payout associated with the outcome;
identifying a second plurality of identifiers associated with a second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray;
determining a value of the second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, utilizing the second plurality of identifiers; and
confirming that the value of the second plurality of gaming chips corresponds to the payout associated with the outcome.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining a first plurality of identifiers associated with a first plurality of gaming chips present in a chip tray, the first plurality of gaming chips having a stacked configuration, determining whether each of the first plurality of identifiers associated with the first plurality of gaming chips is valid, determining a value of the first plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, utilizing the first plurality of identifiers, identifying an outcome of a game involving the first plurality of gaming chips, calculating a payout associated with the outcome, identifying a second plurality of identifiers associated with a second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, determining a value of the second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, and confirming that the value of the second plurality of gaming chips corresponds to the payout associated with the outcome.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining a first plurality of identifiers associated with a first plurality of gaming chips present in a chip tray, wherein the first plurality of identifiers are obtained from the first plurality of gaming chips at least in part by wireless communication with the first plurality of gaming chips, the first-plurality of gaming chips having a stacked configuration; determining whether each of the first plurality of identifiers associated with the first plurality of gaming chips is valid, including comparing each of the first plurality of identifiers associated with the first plurality of gaming chips to a first set of valid identifiers; determining a value of the first plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, utilizing the first plurality of identifiers; identifying an outcome of a game involving the first plurality of gaming chips; calculating a payout associated with the outcome; identifying a second plurality of identifiers associated with a second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray; determining a value of the second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, utilizing the second plurality of identifiers; and confirming that the value of the second plurality of gaming chips corresponds to the payout associated with the outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer code stored thereon, the computer code comprising; computer code for obtaining a first plurality of identifiers associated with a first plurality of gaming chips present in a chip tray, wherein the first plurality of identifiers are obtained from the first plurality of gaming chips at least in part by wireless communication with the first plurality of gaming chips, the first-plurality of gaming chips having a stacked configuration; computer code for determining whether each of the first plurality of identifiers associated with the first plurality of gaming chips is valid, including comparing each of the first plurality of identifiers associated with the first plurality of gaming chips to a first set of valid identifiers; computer code for determining a value of the first plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, utilizing the first plurality of identifiers; computer code for identifying an outcome of a game involving the first plurality of gaming chips; computer code for calculating a payout associated with the outcome; computer code for identifying a second plurality of identifiers associated with a second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray; computer code for determining a value of the second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, utilizing the second plurality of identifiers; and computer code for confirming that the value of the second plurality of gaming chips corresponds to the payout associated with the outcome.
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20. A system, including a hardware processor for performing a method, the method comprising:
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obtaining a first plurality of identifiers associated with a first plurality of gaming chips present in a chip tray, wherein the first plurality of identifiers are obtained from the first plurality of gaming chips at least in part by wireless communication with the first plurality of gaming chips, the first-plurality of gaming chips having a stacked configuration; determining whether each of the first plurality of identifiers associated with the first plurality of gaming chips is valid, including comparing each of the first plurality of identifiers associated with the first plurality of gaming chips to a first set of valid identifiers; determining a value of the first plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, utilizing the first plurality of identifiers; identifying an outcome of a game involving the first plurality of gaming chips; calculating a payout associated with the outcome; identifying a second plurality of identifiers associated with a second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray; determining a value of the second plurality of gaming chips present in the chip tray, utilizing the second plurality of identifiers; and confirming that the value of the second plurality of gaming chips corresponds to the payout associated with the outcome.
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