Dealer Device Automating Table Game Operations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Historically, felt table games like Blackjack and Baccarat have been limited in innovation due to the complexity of dealer operations, restricting new game developments to simple side bets or variants that do not require significant changes in dealer procedures.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for managing complex table games using real cards and virtual chips or game credits, featuring a dealer device with a display unit, memory, and control unit to automate dealer activities, and a player device for wagering and account management, enabling advanced game variants and secondary contests.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If dealer-operated felt table games are kept simple for ease of operation, then dealer complexity is reduced, but game innovation and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The game system is divided into distinct functional modules: physical card dealing area, electronic display units for each player, centralized control system, and automated payout mechanism. This segmentation allows the dealer to focus solely on simple card distribution while electronic systems handle complex game logic, enabling both operational simplicity and game versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
Electronic display units and control systems serve as intermediaries between the dealer and players, and between players and payout mechanisms. These intermediaries automate complex functions including wager tracking, game rule enforcement, and credit management, allowing the dealer to maintain simple operations while the system supports sophisticated game variants.
2Adaptability or versatility
If automated systems are introduced to enable complex game variants, then game versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic control system is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple different game variants through software configuration rather than hardware changes. The same physical table and display units can support various games including blackjack, baccarat, and custom variants, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
Virtual representations of chips, cards, and game elements are used instead of physical counterparts for tracking and display. Electronic credits replicate the function of physical chips, and digital card images replicate physical cards, simplifying the physical system while enabling complex game logic through software.
3Productivity
If virtual chips and electronic credits are used instead of physical chips, then operational efficiency is improved, but tactile experience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges physical and electronic elements by maintaining physical cards and display units at the table while using electronic signals for tracking and payout. Players interact with physical components (cards, display screens) while the backend uses electronic credit tracking, combining the tactile satisfaction of physical games with the efficiency of electronic automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from two-dimensional physical chip handling to multi-dimensional electronic tracking that includes visual displays, automated calculations, and networked credit management. This dimensional expansion allows simultaneous local player interaction and centralized system control, improving efficiency without completely removing physical elements.
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AI summary
A system, and method of operating a system, including a dealer device and at least one player device located at a gaming device. The dealer device configured to allow a dealer to enter funds received from a player to a respective player account, to allow the dealer to finalize wagers and enter an outcome of a game; to calculate a change in the player account based on the outcome of the game. The player device configured to display a player screen including computer generated graphics; to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the game; to display an outcome of the instance of the game; and to display wager and player account data to the player.