Casino Table RFID Display Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing casino gaming tables with electronic memory chip token systems are ergonomically challenged, as the token control station and display screen arrangement divert the croupier's attention from the playing area, compromising safety and supervision due to clutter and obstructed views.
Innovation Solution
The table design integrates a token storage zone and control zone with a communication unit and display screen positioned close to each other, allowing the croupier easy access and visibility, with the screen mounted on the table top for unobstructed viewing, facilitating efficient token verification and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the control station box with display screen is placed under the table top, then the display is protected and integrated, but the croupier's attention is diverted from the playing area and ergonomics are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is physically separated from the control station box and positioned independently on the table top surface, allowing the croupier to view the screen without diverting attention from the playing area while the control electronics remain integrated in the box below
Solution Approach 2:
The display screen is arranged on the vertical surface of the table top at a height accessible to the croupier's line of sight, creating a new spatial dimension for information display that does not interfere with horizontal table space or require the croupier to lower their eyes
2Reliability
If the table top is cluttered with token locker, antenna, and control station, then all components are integrated, but the croupier's view of the playing area is obstructed and safety is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The control station is divided into two separate components: the electronic control box positioned under the table top and the display device positioned on the table top surface near the storage area, reducing clutter in the playing area while maintaining all control functions
Solution Approach 2:
The control electronics are relocated from the table top surface to the space under the table top, utilizing the vertical dimension and freeing up table top space for the display and playing area, thus improving visibility and safety
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design enhances ergonomics by allowing the croupier to verify token authenticity and value without diverting their attention from the playing area, improving safety and supervision during gaming operations.
Implementation Method 1
The control station, of the RFID type (contactless identification by radio frequency), comprises in a box a communication unit capable of exchanging, in read-only or read/write mode, information with the memory of a token placed in a zone provided on the top of the table and under which is arranged an antenna device connected to the communication unit
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AI summary
A gaming table (10) suitable for use with silicon memory chip gaming chips and comprising a tabletop (12) having a storage rack (22) for the gaming chips and a monitoring station having a communication unit suitable for exchanging, by means of an antenna device (29), information with the memory of a gaming chip (25) placed in a monitoring zone (28) on the tabletop, wherein the communication unit is associated with a digital processing unit that displays an output message on the screen (30) of a display device. The arrangement of the table (10) is such that the screen (30) of the display device is physically separated from the housing of the monitoring station, and the monitoring zone (28) and the screen (30) are closely spaced on the tabletop (12) adjacent the rack (22), within reach and in view of the operator (18). The gaming table is suitable for use in casinos and gaming rooms.