IDENTIFYING COMPONENTS OF A CASINO GAME
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a casino game having one or more subcomponents wherein at least one of the subcomponents includes a radio frequency-responsive element that can be used to identify the component.
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Abstract
This application describes, among other things, a casino game for use in a gaming establishment wherein at least some of the components of the game include an attached radio frequency-responsive element, such as an RFID tag. In one example, the radio frequency-responsive element contains information regarding the corresponding attached components. In another example, the casino game contains a plurality of selected components having RFID tags. When the tags are interrogated, information provided by the tags can be used to determine whether components of the game have been replaced, are missing, or the like. Also, a method of identifying components in the game is disclosed. In one example, the method includes interrogating radio frequency-responsive elements attached to selected components of the casino game, receiving a response code signal from the interrogated radio frequency-responsive elements, and generating an output based on the received signals.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
a casino game having one or more subcomponents wherein at least one of the subcomponents includes a radio frequency-responsive element that can be used to identify the component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Apparatus comprising:
a casino game including a plurality of components wherein at least one of the selected components includes a radio frequency-responsive element including an antenna and an integrated circuit, the radio frequency-responsive element having information storage and transmission capabilities adapted to enable an interrogation system to obtain information from the radio frequency-responsive element;
wherein the information stored in each of the radio frequency-responsive elements is related to the attached component.- View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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interrogating radio frequency-responsive elements associated with one or more components of a casino game;
receiving a signal from the interrogated radio frequency-responsive elements; and
recording information about the components based on the received signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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assembling a casino game;
interrogating radio frequency-responsive elements associated with one or more components of the casino game while the components are in the assembled game;
receiving a signal from the interrogated radio frequency-responsive elements; and
recording information about the components based on the received signals. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method comprising:
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obtaining a component to be assembled in a casino game;
positioning a radio-frequency responsive element with the casino game component; and
assembling the component into a casino game. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method comprising affixing the radio-frequency responsive element to the game component using one or more of the following:
- adhesives, mechanical fasteners, integrated molding.
- View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method comprising:
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obtaining a casino game component;
using a radio-frequency responsive element to tag the component; and
detecting the casino game component in a manufacturing facility by interrogating the radio-frequency responsive element.
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20. A machine-readable medium having machine executable instructions for causing a casino game to perform operations comprising:
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interrogating radio frequency-responsive elements associated with one or more components of the casino game;
receiving a signal from the interrogated radio frequency-responsive elements; and
recording information about the components based on the received signals.
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