Game phase detector
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1. A game status detector comprising:
- a housing configured to accept one or more playing cards;
a signal generator configured to generate a detector signal which is directed into the housing;
a signal detector configured to;
detect the detector signal when a playing card is not within the housing; and
not detect the detector signal when the playing card is within the housing, the detector signal being blocked by the playing card;
generate a game status output representing whether a card is, or is not, within the housing; and
a radio frequency table monitoring system configured to receive and process the game status output to synchronize game status with data received from one or more radio frequency signal monitors associated with the table.
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Abstract
A game phase detector for detecting or receiving input regarding different phases of a wagering game and providing a game phase output to a table monitoring system. The game phase detector may have a switch, optical signal detector, or other interface capable of detecting or receiving a card or user input. The output of the game phase detector is processed by a table monitoring system, such as an RFID table monitoring system. Game phase data correlates table monitoring system data to accurately monitor game play and wagers. In the game of blackjack, the game phase detector may comprise a dealer hole card detector configured to detect the presence or rank of a dealer hole card.
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1. A game status detector comprising:
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a housing configured to accept one or more playing cards;
a signal generator configured to generate a detector signal which is directed into the housing;
a signal detector configured to;
detect the detector signal when a playing card is not within the housing; and
not detect the detector signal when the playing card is within the housing, the detector signal being blocked by the playing card;
generate a game status output representing whether a card is, or is not, within the housing; and
a radio frequency table monitoring system configured to receive and process the game status output to synchronize game status with data received from one or more radio frequency signal monitors associated with the table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for detecting one or more phases in a card game, the method comprising:
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accepting one or more wagers;
dealing one or more cards to one or more players and dealing one or more cards to a dealer, wherein each card dealt to the dealer comprises a dealer card;
placing one or more dealer cards in a detector;
generating or eliminating a detector signal in response to one or more dealer cards being placed in the detector to thereby indicate a first phase of the game;
accepting one or more wagers from one or more players and dealing one or more cards to one or more players;
removing one or more dealer cards from the detector; and
generating or eliminating a second detector signal in response to one or more dealer cards being removed from the detector to thereby indicate a second phase of the game. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A game monitor for detecting and reporting one or more phases of a game to a wager monitoring system, the game monitor comprising:
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a signal generator configured to generate a detector signal;
a detector configured to receive the detector signal and thereby detect one or more playing cards or a user input, and in response thereto, create a detector output;
an output path from the detector configured to convey the detector output to a wager monitoring system;
a wager monitoring system configured to receive and process the detector output to thereby record one or more phases of a game based on the detector output. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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