Electronic Gaming Table RFID Wager Distinction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic gaming systems struggle to accurately distinguish and manage multiple distinct wagers placed on a single bet spot at a gaming table, particularly in scenarios where remote or back bettors are involved, leading to complexities in tracking and payout management.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an electronic gaming table system equipped with RFID or optical imaging technology to detect and track wagering chips, creating virtual bet spots and managing multiple wagers through a game controller that identifies distinct wagers based on timing and movement data, allowing for accurate attribution of payouts and management of wagers across physical and virtual positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a single detecting mechanism is used to detect wagers at a physical bet spot, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to distinguish multiple distinct wagers is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of bet spots in a digital representation of the gaming table. Each physical bet spot can have multiple virtual bet spots associated with it, allowing the system to track multiple distinct wagers at a single physical location using one detecting mechanism. The virtual bet spots serve as digital proxies that enable precise wager tracking without requiring multiple physical detectors.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimensional physical detection space to a multi-dimensional virtual detection space. By mapping physical bet spots to multiple virtual bet spots in a digital environment, the system adds a dimensional layer that enables distinction between multiple wagers at the same physical location, resolving the contradiction between detection precision and device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple virtual wager placement positions are created for a single physical position, then the system can track multiple distinct wagers, but the complexity of managing virtual positions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal virtual bet spot structure that can serve multiple functions. Each virtual bet spot can represent different types of wagers (player bets, banker bets, tie bets) and can be dynamically associated with different physical bet spots based on game state. This multi-functional design allows the system to handle various wager types through a unified virtual position management framework, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If remote or back bets are accommodated through additional virtual positions, then player participation is enhanced, but payout tracking complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces virtual bet spots as intermediary entities between remote players and the physical gaming table. These virtual positions act as mediators that capture wager information from remote sources, associate it with appropriate physical bet spots, and facilitate payout tracking without requiring direct physical interaction. This intermediary layer simplifies payout management by centralizing the tracking of multiple wager types in a unified digital framework.
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 solution enables precise tracking and management of multiple distinct wagers, facilitating efficient payout processes and enhancing the ability to handle remote and back bets, thereby improving operational efficiency and player participation in electronic gaming environments.
Implementation Method 1
at least one RFID detecting component placed on the gaming table and operable to recognize placement of an RFID-enabled wagering chip on a wager placement position of the gaming table
Implementation Method 2
an optical imaging component operable to detect placement of a wagering chip having optically detectable indicia or data encoded thereon
Data Source
AI summary
In accordance with some embodiments there is provided an electronic gaming table system (e.g., a smart table operable to facilitate a card game, such as baccarat, blackjack or poker) which includes (i) at least one detecting mechanism for detecting a plurality of game elements (e.g., wagering chips) placed on, or removed from, a particular physical position of a physical table of the gaming table system to represent at least one wager for a particular game event; and (ii) a game controller operable to identify, based at least on data received from the at least one detecting mechanism, whether the plurality of game elements represent a single wager or multiple distinct wagers placed on the particular physical position and for the particular game event. In some embodiments, the detecting mechanism is an RFID antenna.