Gaming Table Light Geometry for Accurate Card Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing live dealer games in online casinos face challenges in providing clear visual guides for card placement and dealer illumination, leading to potential errors and suboptimal player experience, especially for remote players.
Innovation Solution
A gaming table system with integrated lighting features, including light-emitting devices and visual indicators on the table surface, rail lighting, and camera systems to ensure accurate card placement and dealer visibility, enhancing the gaming experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If traditional lighting and visual guide systems are used in live dealer games, then the system structure remains simple, but clear visual cues for card placement and dealer illumination are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is segmented into multiple independent light sources including LED strips along the rail, individual lights above card positions, and lights near the dealer position. Each segment can be independently controlled to provide specific visual cues for card placement, betting areas, and dealer illumination, thereby achieving clear visual guidance without requiring a monolithic complex system
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the gaming table are provided with differentiated lighting characteristics. LED strips along the rail provide continuous illumination, individual lights above card positions provide focused guidance for card placement, and additional lights illuminate the dealer position. This localized quality enhancement ensures each area receives appropriate illumination intensity and distribution for its specific function
2Measurement precision
If multiple light sources and camera systems are integrated, then accurate card placement guidance is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates cameras that continuously monitor the gaming table surface and detect card positions. This visual feedback is processed to determine whether cards are placed in correct locations according to game rules. The system provides real-time feedback to players and dealers, enabling accurate verification of card placement while managing complexity through automated image processing rather than manual verification
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system serves multiple functions simultaneously: LED strips provide ambient illumination and guide card placement, individual lights highlight specific betting areas and card positions, cameras capture game action for both live streaming and automated card position verification, and the control system coordinates all components. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated systems for each function
3Ease of operation
If visual indicators are made visible from the table surface, then player guidance is improved, but the indicators may interfere with the playing surface
Solution Approach 1:
The visual indicators are positioned in the vertical dimension above the playing surface rather than directly on it. LED strips are mounted along the rail structure, and individual lights are positioned above card locations. This vertical placement provides clear visual guidance for card placement while maintaining the integrity and smoothness of the playing surface, allowing cards to be freely placed without interfering with the light sources
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides clear visual cues for card placement and dealer illumination, reducing errors and improving the overall experience for both dealers and remote players by ensuring accurate and engaging gameplay.
Implementation Method 1
at least one light emitting device located within the table top opening
Implementation Method 2
a transparent material covering the at least one light emitting device and the light geometry plate
Data Source
AI summary
A gaming table system is provided including a gaming table having a table top having at least one table top opening, at least one light emitting device located within the table top opening, a light geometry plate corresponding to the at least one light emitting device, wherein the light geometry plate has a light geometry plate opening to dictate a shape of light projected through the light geometry plate opening, a transparent material covering the at least one light emitting device and the light geometry plate, and a top surface material covering the table top opening and the light geometry plate, wherein light from the light emitting device can be projected on the top surface material in shape dictated by the light geometry plate.