RFID Gaming Table Payout Planning for Faster Chip Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic gaming table systems lack an efficient mechanism to optimize dealer payouts, leading to suboptimal use of wagering chips and increased operational time, particularly in games like baccarat and blackjack.
Innovation Solution
An electronic gaming table system equipped with RFID and optical detection mechanisms to track wagering chips, a game controller to determine an optimized payout action plan based on game outcomes and chip inventory, and a dealer display to provide real-time instructions for efficient chip distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional manual chip tracking and payout methods are used, then dealers have flexibility in chip selection, but payout time increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical system of chip tracking and payout calculation with an automated electronic system using RFID technology. RFID antennas embedded in the table surface automatically detect chip locations, denominations, and quantities, while a controller calculates optimal payout combinations and guides the dealer, eliminating manual counting and calculation processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the table and chips to self-report their state through RFID technology. The RFID tags on chips automatically communicate their denominations and locations to the system, which then self-calculates the optimal payout strategy without requiring dealer intervention for chip identification or calculation.
2Ease of operation
If optimized payout action plans are implemented using RFID detection, then chip distribution efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The RFID detection system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it tracks chip locations, identifies denominations, monitors inventory levels, and provides data for payout optimization. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single integrated platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary between the RFID detection system and the dealer. It processes raw RFID data, calculates optimal payout strategies, and presents simplified guidance to the dealer, shielding the complexity of the detection system from the user while maximizing operational efficiency.
3Measurement precision
If real-time chip tracking is implemented, then payout accuracy improves, but measurement and detection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detection system is divided into multiple RFID antennas positioned at different locations on the table surface. Each antenna independently monitors its zone, and the controller aggregates data from all antennas to create a complete picture of chip locations and denominations, distributing the detection complexity across multiple simple components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables rapid determination of optimal payout actions, minimizing the use of different chip denominations and reducing dealer operational time, thereby enhancing payout efficiency and streamlining game operations.
Implementation Method 1
at least one RFID antenna positioned at a dealer position of the table and operable to receive data from a wagering chip
Implementation Method 2
at least one optical imaging component positioned at a dealer position of the table and operable to obtain an image of a wagering chip
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for facilitating an electronic game by generating a payout action plan for a game event that requires a net payout to be provided to at least one player. In accordance with some embodiments, a payout action plan utilizes a payout efficiency optimization rule designed to optimize the efficiency of how the dealer provides the appropriate payout due to a particular player and/or all payouts due to all players for the particular game event (e.g., by minimizing the amount of dealer movements and/or the number of gaming elements to be handled by the dealer in providing the net payout). In some embodiments, a payout action plan or other information may be output to a dealer via a Mixed Reality (MR) or Virtual Reality (VR) device.