Display device, system and methods for a craps table

• US 8,162,732 B1
• Filed: 05/03/2007
• Issued: 04/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IDX Incorporated
• Original Assignee: IDX Incorporated
• Inventors: Juds, Scott M., Halsey, James H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis, David L
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCCULLOCH JR, WILLIAM H
• Application Number:
  US11/744,212
• Time in Patent Office: 1,818 Days
• Field of Search: 463/10, 463/31
• US Class Current: 463/10
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2458 LCD's
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games horse races A63F3/00082
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/04 Dice dice tops A63F5/04 D; Dice-boxes; Mechanical dice-throwing devices casino or betting games played on boards A63F3/00157
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means

Abstract

A device, system and method for display for a craps table. In one example, a display may include a display portion operable to display a representation of data relating to a current die pair rolled by a shooter; and a display portion operable to display a representation of data relating to previous die pairs rolled. In one example, the representation of the data relating to the current die pair includes a graphic representation of the face of each die of the current die pair. A display may also include a display portion operable to display an indicator of a current point value of the craps game. Other features and embodiments are disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A method of displaying information related to a craps game played at a craps table, comprising:

providing a display associated with the craps table, the display operable to display at the same time at least two columns of previous die pairs rolled wherein the columns are of different sizes, the display having a first window in a dedicated first position which remains stationary in its location on the display and a second window in a dedicated second position which remains stationary in its location on the display, the second window being in a different location than the first window on the display, wherein the first window and the second window comprise individual displays capable of displaying in different dedicated positions a representation of data, the representation of data in each window comprising indicators of a snapshot of the craps game at a point in time including the die pair rolled by a shooter, the shooter, the point to be achieved by the shooter, and whether the shooter made the point;

obtaining data relating to a first die pair rolled by the shooter;

storing the data relating to the first die pair;

displaying in the first window on the display a representation of the data relating to the first die pair, wherein the representation of the data relating to the first die pair comprises indicators of a snapshot of the craps game at a first point in time including the first die pair rolled by the shooter at the first point in time, the shooter at the first point in time, a point to be achieved by the shooter at the first point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at the first point in time;

obtaining data relating to a second die pair rolled by the shooter;

storing the data relating to the second die pair;

moving the representation of the data relating to the first die pair to a second window on the display;

displaying in the first window on the display a representation of the data relating to the second die pair while at the same time displaying in the second window on the display the representation of the data relating to the first die pair, wherein the representation of the data relating to the second die pair comprises indicators of a snapshot of the craps game at a second point in time including the second die pair rolled by the shooter at the second point in time, the shooter at the second point in time, a point to be achieved by the shooter at the second point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at the second point in time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the representation of the data relating to the first die pair includes a graphic representation of the numeric value of each die of the first die pair.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the representation of the data relating to the first die pair includes a graphic representation of the face of each die of the first die pair.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying on the display an indicator of a current point value of the craps game when one or more subsequent die pair rolls to a die pair roll establishing the current point value are made.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

a dedicated point display window disposed in a separate location on the display from the first and second display windows which is operable to display one or more indicators of a current point value of the craps game;

displaying on the display one or more indicators indicating establishment of a point value, the one or more indicators displayed in addition to the displayed data relating to a die pair establishing the point value.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying on the display one or more indicators indicating a change in a shooter.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing the representation of the data relating to the first die pair in a first color; and

providing the representation of the data relating to the second die pair in a second color.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining data relating to a third die pair rolled by the shooter;

storing the data relating to the third die pair;

moving the representation of data relating to the first die pair to a third window on the display, the third window on the display being in a dedicated third position which remains stationary in its location on the display and being in a different location than the first window and second window, the third window comprising an individual display capable of displaying a representation of data comprising indicators of a snapshot of the craps game at a point in time including the die pair rolled by the shooter, the shooter, the point to be achieved by the shooter, and whether the shooter made the point;

moving the representation of data relating to the second die pair to the second window on the display; and

displaying in the first window on the display a representation of the data relating to the third die pair while at the same time displaying in the second window on the display the representation of data relating to the second die pair and in the third window on the display the representation of data relating to the first die pair.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the display is operable to display at the same time at least three columns of representations of data relating to previous die pairs rolled, each column comprising a plurality of sequential dedicated windows, each of the plurality of sequential dedicated windows comprising an individual display capable of displaying a representation of data comprising indicators of a snapshot of the craps game at a point in time including the die pair rolled by the shooter of that die pair, the shooter of that die pair, the point to be achieved by the shooter of that die pair, and whether the shooter of that die pair made the point, wherein the columns are of different sizes.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the at least three columns comprise a first column, a second column, and a third column, the first column operable to display in its plurality of sequential dedicated windows representations of data relating to die pairs more recently rolled by the die pair shooter than representations of data relating to die pairs which the second column is operable to display in its plurality of sequential dedicated windows, and the first column being larger in size than the second column.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the second column is operable to display in its plurality of sequential dedicated windows representations of data relating to die pairs more recently rolled by the die pair shooter than representations of data relating to die pairs which the third column is operable to display display in its plurality of dedicated windows, the second column being larger in size than the third column.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two columns comprises a plurality of sequential dedicated windows permanently located in their respective positions on the display, each of the plurality of dedicated windows comprising an individual display capable of displaying a separate representation of data comprising indicators of a snapshot of the craps game at a point in time including the die pair rolled by the shooter of that die pair, the shooter of that die pair, the point to be achieved by the shooter of that die pair, and whether the shooter of that die pair made the point.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the point in time in which the die pair rolled by the shooter occurred is different for each separate representation of data in each of the plurality of sequential dedicated windows when the information relating to the craps game is displayed at a single point in time.

14. A display for a craps table, comprising:

a first display window operable to display in a dedicated first position which remains stationary in its location on the display a representation of data relating to a current die pair rolled by a shooter, the representation of data relating to the current die pair rolled by the shooter comprising the current die pair rolled by the shooter at a current point in time, the shooter at the current point in time, a point to be achieved by the shooter at the current point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at the current point in time; and

a second display window operable to display in a dedicated second position which remains stationary in its location on the display a representation of data relating to a previous die pairs rolled by the shooter, the representation of data relating to the previous die pair rolled by the shooter comprising the previous die pair rolled by the shooter at a previous point in time, the shooter at the previous point in time, the point to be achieved by the shooter at the previous point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at the previous point in time, wherein;

the first and second display windows are in different locations on the display and comprise individual displays capable of displaying in different dedicated positions representations of data,

the representation of data relating to the current die pair rolled is capable of display in the first display window at the same time that the representation of data relating to the previous die pair rolled is displayed in the second display window, and

the representation of data relating to the previous die pair rolled by the shooter is moveable from the first display window to the second display window when the current die pair is rolled.

15. The display of claim 14, wherein the representation of the data relating to the current die pair includes a graphic representation of the face of each die of the current die pair.

16. The display of claim 14, further comprising a dedicated point display window in a separate location on the display from the first and second display windows which is operable to display an indicator of a current point value of the craps game.

17. The display of claim 14, further comprising:

one or more indicators indicating a change in a shooter.

18. The display of claim 14, wherein the displayed representation of data relating to the current die pair rolled by a shooter is larger in size than the displayed representation of data relating to the previous die pairs rolled.

19. The display of claim 14, wherein the first display window is larger than the second display window.

20. The display of claim 14, wherein the first display window is permanently located in a position proximate a top of the display.

21. The display of claim 14, wherein the second display window is permanently located below the first display window on the display and wherein representations of data relating to additional previous die pairs rolled move sequentially from the first display window to the second display window.

22. The display of claim 14, wherein the first display window is permanently larger than the second display window.

23. The display of claim 14, further comprising a third display window operable to display in a dedicated third position which remains stationary in its location on the display a representation of data relating to an additional previous die pair rolled by the shooter, the representation of data relating to the additional previous die pair rolled by the shooter comprising the additional previous die pair rolled by the shooter at an additional previous point in time, the shooter at the additional previous point in time, the point to be achieved by the shooter at the additional previous point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at the additional previous point in time, wherein:

the third display window is permanently located in a different position on the display than the first and second display windows,

the representation of data relating to the additional previous die pair rolled is capable of display in the third window at the same time that the representation of data relating to the previous die pair rolled is displayed in the second window, and

the representation of data relating to the additional previous die pair rolled by the shooter is moveable from the second window to the third window when the current die pair is rolled.

24. The display of claim 14, wherein the display comprises at least three columns of display windows, each column comprising a plurality of sequential display windows, each of the plurality of sequential display windows operable to display in separate dedicated positions of permanent location on the display a representation of data relating to previous die pairs rolled at separate points in time by the shooters at the separate points in time, each representation of data relating to the previous die pairs rolled by the shooter at that separate point in time, the shooter at that separate point in time, a point to be achieved at that separate point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at that point in time.

25. The display of claim 24, wherein the display windows are operable to sequentially display at the same time in each separate window a representation of data relating to a separate previous die pair rolled at a separate previous point in time.

26. The display of claim 14, wherein the display comprises at least twenty-eight display windows, each display window operable to display in separate dedicated positions of permanent location on the display a representation of data relating to previous die pairs rolled at separate points in time by the shooters at the separate points in time, each representation of data relating to the previous die pairs rolled by the shooter at that separate point in time, the shooter at that separate point in time, a point to be achieved at that separate point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at that point in time.

27. The display of claim 26, wherein at the same time, each of the at least twenty-eight display windows is operable to display a sequential, separate representation of data relating to a separate previous die pair rolled at a previous point in time.

28. The display of claim 14, wherein a maximum number of display windows available for fit within a display size are disposed on the display, each display window permanently located in a dedicated position on the display and operable to display a representation of data relating to a die pair rolled by the shooter, the representation of data relating to the die pair rolled by the shooter comprising the die pair rolled by the shooter at a point in time, the shooter at the point in time, a point to be achieved by the shooter at the point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at the point in time, each point in time different for each display window.

29. A system for a craps table, comprising:

a keyboard operable to receive die pair data; and

a display coupled with the keyboard, the display operable to display current and previous die pair data on the display at the same time using different display field sizes, the display comprising;

a first window operable to display in a dedicated first position which remains permanently in a first location on the display a representation of data relating to a current die pair rolled by a shooter, the representation of data relating to the current die pair rolled by the shooter comprising the current die pair rolled by the shooter at a current point in time, the shooter at the current point in time, a point to be achieved by the shooter at the current point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at the current point in time; and

a second window operable to display in a dedicated second position which remains permanently in a second location on the display a representation of data relating to a previous die pairs rolled by the shooter, the representation of data relating to the previous die pair rolled by the shooter comprising the previous die pair rolled by the shooter at a previous point in time, the shooter at the previous point in time, the point to be achieved by the shooter at the previous point in time, and whether the shooter made the point at the previous point in time, wherein;

the first and second windows are in different locations on the display and comprise individual displays capable of displaying in different dedicated positions representations of data,

the representation of data relating to the current die pair rolled is capable of display in the first window at the same time that the representation of data relating to the previous die pair rolled is displayed in the second window, and

the representation of data relating to the previous die pair rolled by the shooter is moveable from the first window to the second window when the current die pair is rolled.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the display of current and previous die pair data includes graphic representations of the faces of each die of the current and previous die pair data.

31. The system of claim 29, wherein the display includes a dedicated point display window operable to display an indicator of a current point value of the craps game, the dedicated point display window permanently separate in location from the first and second windows.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the keyboard comprises a key for communicating to the display a new shooter.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising displaying in the first window the shooter at the current point in time upon activation of the key for communicating to the display the new shooter.