US 12,277,827 B2
Table game management system and game management system
Yasushi Shigeta, Shiga (JP)
Assigned to ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed by ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/371,218.
Application 18/371,218 is a continuation of application No. 17/849,006, filed on Jun. 24, 2022, granted, now 11,816,952.
Application 17/849,006 is a continuation of application No. 16/411,868, filed on May 14, 2019, granted, now 11,410,491, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-093247 (JP), filed on May 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0087402 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06K 19/04 (2006.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01); G06Q 40/12 (2023.01); G06Q 50/34 (2012.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC G07F 17/322 (2013.01) [G06K 19/047 (2013.01); G06Q 20/346 (2013.01); G06Q 40/12 (2013.12); G06Q 50/34 (2013.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G07C 9/00 (2013.01); G07F 17/3206 (2013.01); G07F 17/3234 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3248 (2013.01); G07F 17/3276 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A table game management system comprising:
a win-loss determination device configured to determine a win-loss result of each game at a game table;
a measurement device configured to measure a type and a number of gaming chips placed on the game table; and
a management and control device configured to use a measurement result of the measurement device in each game to identify and store a position, the type, and the number of the gaming chips placed on a bet area of the game table by a game participant,
wherein:
the gaming chip is configured to have a plurality of plastic colored portions of different colors, and be identifiable in type from appearance, and
the measurement device is configured to use a camera to detect the position, the type, and the number of the gaming chips by a deep learning neural network; or
the gaming chip is configured to have a plurality of plastic colored portions of different colors, be identifiable in type from appearance, and has a unique ID, and
the measurement device is configured to read the unique IDs of the gaming chips to detect the position, the type, and the number of the gaming chips, and/or to use a camera to detect the position, the type, and the number of the gaming chips;
the management and control device is configured to use information acquired from the measurement device to detect a total bet amount that is a total amount of the gaming chips placed on the bet area of the game table by the game participant, the management and control device is further configured to use information acquired from the win-loss determination device and the measurement device to detect a winning or losing amount for a game organizer, and output a sales profit ratio that is a ratio of the winning or losing amount for the game organizer to the total bet amount, and
the management and control device is configured to compare the sales profit ratio with a theoretical profit ratio or a previous average profit ratio, and output a comparison result.