Gaming Machine And Gaming System Using Chips
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a gaming board onto which gaming chips are placed;
a first acquiring device that acquires first information with respect to the gaming chips on the gaming board;
a second acquiring device that acquires second information with respect to the gaming chips on the gaming board; and
a processor that executes processes (a) through (b) as follows, upon receiving said first information from the first acquiring device and said second information from the second acquiring device;
(a-1) calculating the number of gaming chips on the gaming board, as a first detection number, based on said first information from the first acquiring device;
(a-2) calculating the number of gaming chips on the gaming board, as a second detection number, based on said second information from the second acquiring device; and
(b) checking said first detection number and said second detection number.
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Abstract
Gaming chips 30 have an IC tag 34 which is embedded therein, and a special bar code 101 invisible to the naked eye, which is printed thereon. A server calculates the number of gaming chips 30 based on individual information of the IC tag 34 that was read out by a reader 38, based on individual information of the special bar codes 101 read out by a bar code scanner 102, based on weight data acquired at a weighing device 40 and based on image data processed in a camera 103. Further, the server checks a partial number or the total number of gaming chips 30 thus calculated, and outputs the check results from a display or speaker.
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a gaming board onto which gaming chips are placed; a first acquiring device that acquires first information with respect to the gaming chips on the gaming board; a second acquiring device that acquires second information with respect to the gaming chips on the gaming board; and a processor that executes processes (a) through (b) as follows, upon receiving said first information from the first acquiring device and said second information from the second acquiring device; (a-1) calculating the number of gaming chips on the gaming board, as a first detection number, based on said first information from the first acquiring device; (a-2) calculating the number of gaming chips on the gaming board, as a second detection number, based on said second information from the second acquiring device; and (b) checking said first detection number and said second detection number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A gaming system, comprising:
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a gaming machine including;
a gaming board onto which gaming chips are placed;
a first acquiring device that acquires first information with respect to the gaming chips on the gaming board;
a second acquiring device that acquires second information with respect to the gaming chips on the gaming board; and
a communication device;a server that manages the gaming machine, and, upon receiving, through the communication device, said first information from the first acquiring device, said second information from the second acquiring device, together with individual information on the gaming machine, executes processes (a) through (b) as follows; (a-1) calculating the number of gaming chips on the gaming board provided in the gaming machine, as a first detection number, based on said first information from the first acquiring device; (a-2) calculating the number of gaming chips on the gaming board provided in the gaming machine, as a second detection number, based on said second information from the second acquiring device; and (b) checking said first detection number and said second detection number. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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