Gaming object position analysis and tracking
First Claim
1. A method of tracking a gaming object on a gaming table, said method comprising obtaining a position profile for a gaming object and resolving said position profile on said gaming table.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for identifying and tracking gaming objects and game states on a gaming table. Through the use of imaging devices and identity and positioning modules gaming objects are detected. An identity and positioning module identifies the value and position of cards on the gaming table. An intelligent position analysis and tracking (IPAT) module performs analysis of the identity and position data of cards and interprets them intelligently for the purpose of tracking game events, game states and general game progression. As a game progresses it changes states. A game tracking module processes data from the IPAT module and keeps track of game events and game states. Ambiguity resolution mechanisms such as backward tracking, forward tracking and multiple state tracking may be used in the process of game tracking. All events on the gaming table are recorded and stored on video and as data for reporting and analysis.
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- 1. A method of tracking a gaming object on a gaming table, said method comprising obtaining a position profile for a gaming object and resolving said position profile on said gaming table.
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17. A method of tracking gaming objects on a gaming table comprising:
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recording temporally sequential data relating to a plurality of said gaming objects;
determining an identity and a position profile of a tracked one of said gaming objects at a first instant in time from said data;
determining a position profile of an investigated one of said objects at a second instant in time from said data;
identifying a compatibility between said position profile of said investigated one and said position profile of said tracked one; and
assigning said identity to said investigated one of said objects according to said compatibility. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 44)
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- 22. A system for tracking a gaming object on a gaming table, said system comprising means for obtaining a position profile for a gaming object and means for resolving said position profile on said gaming table.
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38. A system for tracking gaming objects on a gaming table comprising:
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means for recording temporally sequential data relating to a plurality of said gaming objects;
means for determining an identity and a position profile of a tracked one of said gaming objects at a first instant in time from said data;
means for determining a position profile of an investigated one of said objects at a second instant in time from said data;
means for identifying a compatibility between said position profile of said investigated one and said position profile of said tracked one; and
means for assigning said identity to said investigated one of said objects according to said compatibility. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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