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Device for automatic detection of the number of spots on the top side of a dice for use on a professional basis

  • US 6,609,710 B1
  • Filed: 05/30/2001
  • Issued: 08/26/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for automatically counting pips on an upper-facing side or sides of at least one playing die, said apparatus comprisingat least one camera consisting of at least one TV camera or at least one CCD image converter, a digital image processor (DIP) connected with said at least one camera for processing output signals from said at least one camera, and a computer receiving image data from said digital image processor, said computer having an EDP program comprising means for determining a movement state of the at least one playing die over a playing area and means for determining a total number of said pips on the upper-facing side or sides of the at least one playing die when said at least one playing die comes to rest on the playing area.

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