US 12,142,111 B2
Management system for table games, substitute currency for gaming, inspection device, and management system for substitute currency for gaming
Yasushi Shigeta, Shiga (JP)
Assigned to ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed by ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD., Shiga (JP)
Filed on Oct. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/972,084.
Application 17/972,084 is a continuation of application No. 16/871,461, filed on May 11, 2020, granted, now 11,514,751.
Application 16/871,461 is a continuation of application No. 15/750,012, granted, now 10,706,675, issued on Jul. 7, 2020, previously published as PCT/JP2016/072360, filed on Jul. 29, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 2015-163213 (JP), filed on Aug. 3, 2015; application No. 2015-206735 (JP), filed on Oct. 1, 2015; application No. 2015-240631 (JP), filed on Nov. 19, 2015; and application No. 2016-030443 (JP), filed on Feb. 1, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0038847 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 1/18 (2006.01); A63F 3/00 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 11/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/10 (2012.01); G06Q 50/34 (2012.01)
CPC G07F 17/3241 (2013.01) [A63F 1/18 (2013.01); A63F 3/00157 (2013.01); A63F 11/00 (2013.01); G06Q 50/10 (2013.01); G06Q 50/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/322 (2013.01); G07F 17/3248 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2435 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2489 (2013.01); A63F 2250/58 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming chip recognition system for a casino, the gaming chip recognition system comprising:
a camera configured to capture an image of a plurality of gaming chip stacks from diagonally above the plurality of gaming chips to capture the plurality of gaming chip stacks, each gaming chip stack of the plurality of gaming chip stacks having a different distance from the camera; and
at least one processor configured to:
perform an image analysis of the image using an artificial intelligence technology or deep learning technology to recognize the plurality of gaming chip stacks that appeared in the image;
determine respective numbers of gaming chips of each chip stack of the recognized plurality of gaming chip stacks;
recognize a position on a game table of at least one gaming chip included in the plurality of gaming chip stacks, the position including coordinates on the game table; and
based on the position of the at least one gaming chip, determine a purpose of the gaming chip being placed on the game table.