Methods and systems for facilitating table games
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1. A system for facilitating a card game, comprising:
- a table, the table having positioned thereona first antenna associated with a dealer position of the table;
at least one second antenna associated with a first player position of the table; and
at least one third antenna associated with a second player position of the table, wherein each of the first, second and third antennas is operable to determine an RFID-enabled chip within a predetermined range of the respective antenna;
a processor that is a component of the table and is operable to communicate with each of the first, second and third antennas; and
a memory of the table that is accessible to the processor, the memory storing (i) information about RFID-enabled chips used on the table for a card game; and
(ii) a program,wherein the processor is operable with the program to;
receive an indication that an RFID-enabled chip has been acquired at one of the second or third antennas, the indication including an identifier of the antenna that acquired the RFID-enabled chip and a unique identifier of the RFID-enabled chip, thereby determining a specific RFID-enabled chip and an acquiring antenna;
determine a player identifier associated with the specific RFID-enabled chip;
determine a period of time during which the RFID-enabled chip has been located within a predetermined range of the acquiring antenna;
determine whether the specific RFID-enabled chip has been located within the predetermined range of the acquiring antenna for a period of time that is not less than a predetermined minimum period of time by comparing the period of time to the predetermined minimum period of time;
store in the memory the unique identifier of the specific RFID-enabled chip in association with the identifier of the acquiring antenna, thereby associating the specific RFID-enabled chip with the player position associated with the acquiring antenna; and
register a wager for the player identifier based on the specific RFID-enabled chip only if it is determined that the specific RFID-enabled chip has been located within a predetermined range of the acquiring antenna for a period of time that is not less than the predetermined minimum period of time.
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Abstract
A gaming table provides for use of RFID technology to track chip movement on a table game and to infer an association between a wager and a player position based on a chip identifier of a chip placed on a particular position of the table. In some embodiments, previous position history of the chip is also taken into account in determining a player position associated with a wager.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating a card game, comprising:
a table, the table having positioned thereon a first antenna associated with a dealer position of the table; at least one second antenna associated with a first player position of the table; and at least one third antenna associated with a second player position of the table, wherein each of the first, second and third antennas is operable to determine an RFID-enabled chip within a predetermined range of the respective antenna; a processor that is a component of the table and is operable to communicate with each of the first, second and third antennas; and a memory of the table that is accessible to the processor, the memory storing (i) information about RFID-enabled chips used on the table for a card game; and
(ii) a program,wherein the processor is operable with the program to; receive an indication that an RFID-enabled chip has been acquired at one of the second or third antennas, the indication including an identifier of the antenna that acquired the RFID-enabled chip and a unique identifier of the RFID-enabled chip, thereby determining a specific RFID-enabled chip and an acquiring antenna; determine a player identifier associated with the specific RFID-enabled chip; determine a period of time during which the RFID-enabled chip has been located within a predetermined range of the acquiring antenna; determine whether the specific RFID-enabled chip has been located within the predetermined range of the acquiring antenna for a period of time that is not less than a predetermined minimum period of time by comparing the period of time to the predetermined minimum period of time; store in the memory the unique identifier of the specific RFID-enabled chip in association with the identifier of the acquiring antenna, thereby associating the specific RFID-enabled chip with the player position associated with the acquiring antenna; and register a wager for the player identifier based on the specific RFID-enabled chip only if it is determined that the specific RFID-enabled chip has been located within a predetermined range of the acquiring antenna for a period of time that is not less than the predetermined minimum period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by a processor that is a component of a table for facilitating a card game, the instructions causing the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an indication that an RFID-enabled chip has been acquired at one of a first antenna or a second antenna, the indication including an identifier of the antenna that acquired the RFID-enabled chip and a unique identifier of the RFID-enabled chip, thereby determining a specific RFID-enabled chip and an acquiring antenna, wherein the first antenna comprises an antenna associated with a first player position of a table operable to facilitate a card game and the second antenna comprises an antenna associated with a second player position of the table; determining a player identifier associated with the specific RFID-enabled chip; determining a period of time during which the RFID-enabled chip has been located within a predetermined range of the acquiring antenna; determine whether the specific RFID-enabled chip has been located within a predetermined range of the acquiring antenna for a period of time that is not less than a predetermined minimum period of time by comparing the period of time to the predetermined minimum period of time; storing in the memory the unique identifier of the specific RFID-enabled chip in association with the identifier of the acquiring antenna, thereby associating the specific RFID-enabled chip with the player position associated with the acquiring antenna; and registering a wager for the player identifier based on the specific RFID-enabled chip only if it is determined that the specific RFID-enabled chip has been located within a predetermined range of the acquiring antenna for a period of time that is not less than the predetermined minimum period of time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by a processor that is a component of a table for facilitating a card game, the instructions causing the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an indication that an RFID-enabled chip has been acquired at one of a first antenna or a second antenna, the indication including an identifier of the antenna that acquired the RFID-enabled chip and a unique identifier of the RFID-enabled chip, thereby determining a specific RFID-enabled chip and an acquiring antenna, wherein the first antenna comprises an antenna associated with a first player position of a table operable to facilitate a card game and the second antenna comprises an antenna associated with a second player position of the table; determining a player identifier associated with the specific RFID-enabled chip; determining a duration of time during which the RFID-enabled chip has been located within a predetermined range of the acquiring antenna by; determining a first time associated with the specific RFID-enabled chip, the first time comprising a time at which the specific RFID-enabled chip has acquired by the acquiring antenna; determining a second time associated with the specific RFID-enabled chip, the second time comprising a time at which the specific RFID-enabled chip has been removed from a vicinity of the acquiring antenna; and determining the duration of time for which the specific RFID-enabled chip has been located within a detection range of the acquiring antenna by determining a difference between the first time and the second time; determining whether the duration comprises a period of time that is at least equal to a minimum period of time; registering in the memory the unique identifier of the specific RFID-enabled chip in association with the identifier of the acquiring antenna, thereby associating the specific RFID-enabled chip with the player position associated with the acquiring antenna; and registering a wager for the player identifier based on the specific RFID-enabled chip only if it is determined that the duration is a period of time that is at least equal to the predetermined minimum period of time.
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