US 12,033,459 B2
Table game device
Tomoyuki Kitagaki, Osaka (JP); Kunihiko Nishi, Osaka (JP); Takanori Nishi, Osaka (JP); and Tetsuro Shimizu, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to Sports Leisure Systems Co., Ltd., Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 17/606,921
Filed by Sports Leisure Systems Co., Ltd., Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Feb. 12, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/005243
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 27, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/172395, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0144768 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/322 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A table game device comprising:
a game table having an upper face on which at least a game area and bet areas for a predetermined number of players are configured, the game area being for playing a game, the bet areas being for placing a chip to bet to a result of the game, the chip integrally including an RFID tag having identification information including a virtual value of virtual currency written to be readable;
an RFID reader disposed below the upper face of the game table to be opposed to each bet area, the RFID reader being configured to read the identification information from the RFID tag of the chip placed in the bet area; and
a projector disposed in a space above the game table, the projector being configured to project a game board image on the upper face of the game table so as to correspond to the game area and the bet areas, wherein:
the game table includes:
a lower layer supported at a predetermined height position by a lower support column; and
an upper layer stacked in a replaceable manner on the lower layer in a thickness direction; and
the upper layer has a recess in the upper layer to embed the RFID reader.