Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Data storage or retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-04
2011-01-04
McClellan, James S (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Data storage or retrieval
C463S029000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07862434
ABSTRACT:
A system for counting and identifying a plurality of gaming chips having a programmable RFID device embedded therein. The programmable RFID device having unique authentication data disposed therein. The system includes a tray structure defining a plurality of predetermined chip positions within a multi-dimensional grid. The tray structure is configured to carry the plurality of gaming chips such that each of the plurality of gaming chips are substantially disposed in a corresponding one of the plurality of predetermined chip positions within the multi-dimensional grid. An optical sensing assembly is configured to optically scan each of the plurality of predetermined chip positions to detect the presence of a gaming chip in each of the plurality of predetermined chip positions if present therein and generate a count corresponding to a number of detected gaming chips. An RFID reader assembly is configured to interrogate the plurality of gaming chips disposed in the tray structure and generate a list of authenticated gaming chips, the RFID reader assembly further generating a system status based on a comparison of the list of authenticated gaming chips relative to the number of detected gaming chips counted by the optical sensing assembly.
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Miller Ronald N.
Poirier Iannick
Richard Christian
Farrell Kevin M.
McClellan James S
Pierce Atwood LLP
The Kendall 1987 Revocable Trust
Wrobel Katherine A.
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