Cage system and chip management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12566932-B2
Application number	US-202418778945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 20, 2024
Priority date	Jun 12, 2020
Publication date	Mar 3, 2026
Grant date	Mar 3, 2026

Abstract

A cage is divided into a plurality of locations, including a cashier room. The gaming chip has an RFID tag storing a chip ID. The cage system that manages the movement of the gaming chips within the cage of the casino hall comprises: a chip reader that reads a chip ID from an RFID tag of a gaming chip moving between multiple locations within the cage; a chip reader that reads the chip ID from the RFID tag of the gaming chips that exit the cage to the casino hall; and a chip management database that records the chip IDs read by the chip reader as the movement history of the gaming chips.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A cage system for managing movement of gaming chips within a cage in a casino hall, the gaming chips each have an RFID tag that store a chip ID of the gaming chip, the cage system comprising:
a first reading device configured to read a chip ID from an RFID tag of a gaming chip moving between a plurality of locations; a second reading device configured to read the chip ID of the gaming chip leaving the cage into the casino hall; a recording device configured to record the chip ID read by the first and second reading devices as a movement history of the gaming chip; and a management device, wherein the recording device is configured to record a destination and/or a source of movement of the gaming chip together with the chip ID in the movement history, wherein the movement history includes a status for each chip ID, wherein the management device is configured to update the status of the chip ID if the gaming chip is not received at the destination within a predetermined time, wherein the cage is divided into the plurality of locations including a cashier, and wherein the recording device is configured to record the movement history of the gaming chip in a database.

2 . The cage system according to claim 1 , wherein the management device is configured to determine whether the movement of the gaming chip is appropriate based on the movement history.

3 . The cage system according to claim 2 , wherein the management device is configured to record, in the recording device, information that indicates that the gaming chip with the movement history that does not conform to one or more predetermined movement history possibilities is fraudulent or suspected of being fraudulent.

4 . The cage system according to claim 2 , wherein the management device is configured to issue an alert or record a destination based on the gaming chip not being received at the destination in the case where the destination is recorded in the movement history of the gaming chip leaving the casino hall.

5 . The cage system according to claim 1 , further comprising a third reading device configured to read the chip ID from the RFID tag of the gaming chip entering the cage from the casino hall.

6 . The cage system according to claim 1 , wherein the management device is configured to issue an alert or record an alert based on the gaming chip not being received at the destination within the predetermined time.

7 . A chip management system, comprising:
a cage system according to claim 1 ; and a fourth reading device installed at a game table and configured to read the chip ID from the RFID tag of the gaming chip.

8 . The chip management system according to claim 7 , wherein the management device is configured to calculate a total amount of gaming chips possessed by a player in the casino hall.

9 . The chip management system according to claim 7 , wherein the management device is configured to record date and time information in the movement history.

10 . The chip management system according to claim 9 , wherein the management device is configured to detect suspicious movement of the gaming chip based on the date and time information.

11 . The chip management system according to claim 7 , wherein the management device is configured to record information associated with a staff member involved in the movement in the movement history.

12 . The cage system according to claim 1 , wherein the management device is configured to investigate the gaming chip going out of the cage from inside the cage.

13 . The cage system according to claim 1 , wherein the management device is configured to determine, for the gaming chip to be used at a game table, whether the movement history has a history indicating that the gaming chip used to be in the cage by referring to the database.

Assignees

• Angel Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shigeta Yasushi

Classifications

• G07F17/3248

  involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value · CPC title

• G07F17/3241 Primary

  Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance (computer security G06F21/00) · CPC title

• G07F17/322 Primary

  Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means · CPC title

• G06Q50/10

  Services · CPC title

• G07F17/3216

  Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects · CPC title