Electronic gaming system with physical gaming chips and wager display
First Claim
1. A table system for assisting in determination of wagering events comprising:
- a gaming surface;
at least one player position on the gaming surface;
at least one area designated at the at least one player position for placement of wagers in the form of chips;
a scale positioned beneath the at least one area configured to provide electrical signals indicating weight placed in the at least one designated area;
a processor configured to receive the electrical signals and execute code to identify numbers of chips placed in the at least one designated area;
the processor configured to provide signals indicating the identified number of chips to a display on the gaming table surface at the player position; and
the display configured to provide a visual indication of the number of chips or the value of chips;
the system further comprising an electronic camera having an image capture area that include the at least one designated area, wherein the electronic camera is configured to send image data captured from the at least one designated area to the processor, and wherein the camera is configured to send captured image data differentiating values of individual chips in the designated area; and
wherein the display comprises i) a light display indicating numbers of chips by length, or area of illumination of the light display or ii) a light display indicating numbers of chips by display of alphanumerics indicating the number or value of chips.
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Abstract
A table system assists in determining wagering events. The system has a gaming surface; at least one player position on the gaming surface; and at least one area is designated at the at least one player position for placement of wagers in the form of chips. A scale is positioned beneath the at least one area configured to provide electrical signals indicating weight placed in the at least one designated area. A processor is configured to receive the electrical signals and execute code to identify numbers of chips placed in the at least one designated area. The processor is further configured to provide signals indicating the identified number of chips to a display on the gaming table surface at the player position. The display is configured to provide a visual indication of at least the number of chips or the value of chips.
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12 Claims
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1. A table system for assisting in determination of wagering events comprising:
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a gaming surface; at least one player position on the gaming surface; at least one area designated at the at least one player position for placement of wagers in the form of chips; a scale positioned beneath the at least one area configured to provide electrical signals indicating weight placed in the at least one designated area; a processor configured to receive the electrical signals and execute code to identify numbers of chips placed in the at least one designated area;
the processor configured to provide signals indicating the identified number of chips to a display on the gaming table surface at the player position; andthe display configured to provide a visual indication of the number of chips or the value of chips; the system further comprising an electronic camera having an image capture area that include the at least one designated area, wherein the electronic camera is configured to send image data captured from the at least one designated area to the processor, and wherein the camera is configured to send captured image data differentiating values of individual chips in the designated area; and wherein the display comprises i) a light display indicating numbers of chips by length, or area of illumination of the light display or ii) a light display indicating numbers of chips by display of alphanumerics indicating the number or value of chips. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A table system for assisting in determination of wagering events comprising:
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a gaming surface; at least one player position on the gaming surface; at least one area designated at the at least one player position for placement of wagers in the form of chips; a scale positioned beneath the at least one area configured to provide electrical signals indicating weight placed in the at least one designated area; a processor configured to receive the electrical signals and execute code to identify numbers of chips placed in the at least one designated area; an electronic camera having an image capture area that include the at least one designated area and receive and transmit image data received from the at least one designated area regarding wagering value of individual chips within the at least one designated area; the processor configured to provide signals indicating at least one of total number of the chips placed in the at least one designated area or the value of the chips placed in the at least one designated area; and a display system on the gaming table displaying at least one of total number of the chips placed in the at least one designated area or the value of the chips placed in the at least one designated area, wherein the display system is fixed in or under the table surface and the display indicia do not include alphanumeric symbols, with value of chips in the designated area indicated by numbers of lights or areas of lights. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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