US 12,330,046 B2
Management system of gaming chips and storage box
Yasushi Shigeta, Shiga (JP)
Assigned to ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed by ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/335,386.
Application 17/335,386 is a continuation of application No. 16/662,581, filed on Oct. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,052,304.
Application 16/662,581 is a continuation of application No. 15/854,448, filed on Dec. 26, 2017, granted, now 10,493,357, issued on Dec. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2016-258007 (JP), filed on Dec. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0283493 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63F 1/06 (2006.01); A63F 1/00 (2006.01); A63F 3/00 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 1/062 (2013.01) [A63F 11/0002 (2013.01); G07F 17/3216 (2013.01); G07F 17/322 (2013.01); G07F 17/3241 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01); A63F 2001/001 (2013.01); A63F 1/06 (2013.01); A63F 1/067 (2013.01); A63F 3/00157 (2013.01); A63F 2003/00164 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2425 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2439 (2013.01); A63F 11/00 (2013.01); A63F 2011/0006 (2013.01); A63F 2250/58 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A management system comprising:
a game table at which a game is playable using playing cards and chips containing radio frequency identification (RFID) tags which store chip IDs;
a chip float provided on the game table, into which the chips can be collected by a dealer during the game, and from which the chips can be paid out by the dealer during the game;
a storage area provided beside the game table, separately from the chip float, and in which the chips can be stored;
a first antenna, wherein the first antenna is configured to read the RFID tags contained in the chips accommodated in the chip float to obtain the chip IDs;
a second antenna, wherein the second antenna is configured to read the RFID tags contained in the chips stored in the storage area to obtain the chip IDs; and
a controller, wherein the controller is configured to use the readings of the first antenna and the second antenna to identify a listing of the chip IDs that are of the chips in the chip float and the storage area combined,
wherein the controller determines whether an amount or value of chips taken from a cage that manages the chips of a casino match an increased amount or an increased value of chips at the game table.