Intelligent casino chip system and method for use thereof
First Claim
1. A method for differentiating two separate values in intermingled casino chips, said method comprising the steps of:
- receiving primary signals from a first transponder embedded in at least one first class casino chip, said primary signals containing value information;
receiving secondary signals from a second transponder embedded in at least one second class casino chip, said secondary signals containing value and identity information;
determining in a computer system a wager value corresponding to the at least one first class casino chip based only on the value information from the received primary signal;
determining in said computer system a game value and class identity for a game wager corresponding to the at least one second class casino chip based only on the value and class identity information from the received secondary signals.
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Abstract
An intelligent casino chip system. At least one gaming table is provided with at least one discrete player area. Each player area has a discrete betting area. Two classes of intermingled gaming chips are accepted in a stack in the discrete betting area. The gaming chip of the first class, comprising the primary wager, has a first transponder containing at least value information. The gaming chip of the second class, comprising the secondary wager, has a second transponder containing value and class information. A transceiver system located on the gaming table within the vicinity of the betting area is used to receive value signals from the first transponder and transponder value and class signals from the second transponder. These signals are conveyed to a computer system that then determines a primary wager value of the primary wager based on the value signals from the first transponder. The computer system also determines the secondary wager value as distinct from the primary wager value based on the value and class signals from the second transponder. Thus, the computer is provided with the respective wager values and the distinct class of the secondary wager when the primary wager and the secondary wager are intermingled within the discrete betting area.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for differentiating two separate values in intermingled casino chips, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving primary signals from a first transponder embedded in at least one first class casino chip, said primary signals containing value information;
receiving secondary signals from a second transponder embedded in at least one second class casino chip, said secondary signals containing value and identity information;
determining in a computer system a wager value corresponding to the at least one first class casino chip based only on the value information from the received primary signal;
determining in said computer system a game value and class identity for a game wager corresponding to the at least one second class casino chip based only on the value and class identity information from the received secondary signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An intelligent casino chip system for differentiating and valuing two separate wagers in casino chips, said casino chip system comprising:
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at least one casino chip of a first class having a first transponder embedded therein, said first transponder at least containing value information;
at least one casino chip of a second class having a second transponder embedded therein, said second transponder at least containing value and class information;
a game wager area for containing said at least one casino chip of said first class and said at least one casino chip of said second class;
a receiver system located in the vicinity of said game wager area for receiving said value information from said at least one first transponder, said receiver system determining a first wager value only from the value information received from said at least one first transponder;
said receiver system further receiving said value and class information from said at least one second transponder, said receiver system determining a second wager value and identity based only on the value and class information received from said at least one second transponder, thereby differentiating and valuing said separate wagers when said first and second category casino chips are placed in said game wager area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A casino chip system for differentiating and valuing two separate wagers intermingled in a stack of casino chips, said casino chip system comprising:
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at least one gaming table having at least one discrete player area, said at least one discrete player area further having a discrete betting area;
at least one casino chip of a first class having a first transponder embedded therein, said first transponder at least containing value information;
at least one casino chip of a second class having a second transponder embedded therein, said second transponder at least containing value and class information;
a primary wager placed in said discrete betting area, said primary wager comprised of said at least one casino chip of said first class in the stack;
a secondary wager intermingled with said primary wager in said discrete betting area, said secondary wager comprised of said at least one second class casino chip in the stack;
a system located on said gaming table in the vicinity of said discrete betting area for receiving first transponder value signals from said first transponder and second transponder value and class signals from said second transponder;
a computer connected to said system, said system delivering said received first transponder value signals and second transponder value and class signals to said computer, said computer determining a primary wager value from said at least one first transponder value signals and a secondary wager value and identity from said at least one second transponder value and class signals, thereby differentiating and valuing said separate wagers when said primary wager and said secondary wager are intermingled in said stack. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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