US 12,333,903 B2
Systems and methods for inferring transaction based on data detected from RFID elements at a smart game table
Todd Alan Wingate, Las Vegas, NV (US); Stephen Moore, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Carolyn Moore, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Walker Digital Table Systems, LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Walker Digital Table Systems, LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/439,565.
Application 18/439,565 is a continuation of application No. 17/930,408, filed on Sep. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,928,928.
Application 17/930,408 is a continuation of application No. 17/585,750, filed on Jan. 27, 2022, granted, now 11,875,641, issued on Jan. 16, 2024.
Application 17/585,750 is a continuation of application No. 17/146,421, filed on Jan. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,238,699, issued on Feb. 1, 2022.
Application 17/146,421 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/040199, filed on Jul. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/698,047, filed on Jul. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0185675 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3244 (2013.01) [G07F 17/322 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a game controller operable to facilitate transactions at a physical table system, wherein the physical table system comprises:
(i) a physical table including a dealer area of the table on which a dealer of the physical table places gaming elements corresponding to a transaction being conducted on the physical table and a plurality of respective player areas of the physical table on which players place gaming elements corresponding to transactions in which the players are involved; and
(ii) a plurality of detecting components operable to detect each gaming element being placed within a read area thereof and to read data of the gaming element;
and wherein the instructions comprise instructions for directing the game controller to:
determine, based on data received from a particular detecting component, that a particular at least one gaming element has been placed on the area of the physical table corresponding to the particular detecting component;
identify, for the particular at least one gaming element detected by the particular detecting component, a status corresponding to the particular at least one gaming element;
identify at least one of (i) an event corresponding to the physical table; and (ii) a first type of transaction currently being conducted at the physical table;
infer, based on the status of the at least one gaming element and at least one of the event and the first type of transaction, that a second type of transaction is being initiated at the physical table; and
automatically enter a transaction mode corresponding to the second type of transaction.