Imaging System for Progressive Betting Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems struggle to accurately monitor and manage progressive betting activities across multiple gaming tables, especially when heterogeneous physical betting markers are used, due to increased complexity and coordination requirements.
Innovation Solution
A computer system that utilizes imaging components and sensors to capture and process image data of physical betting markers, allowing for the tracking of bet amounts and game states, and the computation of progressive jackpot metrics, while interoperating with profile management systems and displaying visual elements dynamically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple heterogeneous physical betting markers are used across different gaming tables, then the versatility and adaptability of the betting system is improved, but the complexity of monitoring and coordinating these markers increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging component and processing system are designed to universally handle multiple types of heterogeneous betting markers across different gaming tables. The system captures images of various chip designs, colors, and denominations using a single imaging setup, and the processor automatically identifies and values different marker types through image analysis, eliminating the need for separate monitoring systems for each marker type.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates digital copies (images) of physical betting markers and processes these copies to determine bet amounts. By capturing images of chips and other markers and analyzing them computationally, the system replaces complex physical tracking with simpler digital image processing, reducing the coordination burden across multiple tables.
2Measurement precision
If real-time monitoring of progressive betting activities across multiple tables is implemented, then the accuracy and timeliness of jackpot computation is improved, but the amount of data processing and coordination required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the monitoring functions for multiple gaming tables into a single integrated processing system. The imaging component captures images from multiple tables simultaneously or sequentially, and the processor consolidates this data to compute progressive jackpots in real-time, reducing the need for separate processing systems at each table and simplifying coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service monitoring where the imaging component and processor automatically capture, analyze, and process betting marker images without requiring manual intervention. The computational system independently identifies markers, determines bet amounts, and updates progressive jackpot values, eliminating the need for human coordinators to manually track bets across multiple tables.
3Extent of automation
If image capture and processing is used to identify bet amounts from physical markers, then the automation level is improved, but the need for precise image recognition and coordination between tables increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical methods of bet identification with automated optical imaging and computational processing. Instead of requiring physical inspection or manual recording of bet amounts, the system uses cameras to capture images of betting markers and employs image processing algorithms to automatically identify marker types, denominations, and quantities, converting a manual task into an automated visual recognition system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameters of bet detection from physical handling to optical measurement. By capturing images and analyzing visual parameters (color, pattern, size, shape) of betting markers, the system transforms the detection process into a non-contact optical measurement task that can be performed automatically and coordinated across multiple tables through centralized image processing.
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AI summary
Embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for monitoring progressive game activities at a plurality of gaming tables. For example, embodiments described herein relate to systems and methods for monitoring that a bet for playing a progressive game was made, the amount of the bet, the position of the bet, the identification of the player who made the bet and the identification of the gaming table at which the bet was made. A progressive jackpot metric may be computed based on the data captured at the gaming table for increasing or decreasing one or more progressive jackpots. Visual elements corresponding to the one or more progressive jackpots may be rendered on a jackpot interface display.