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US 11,887,441 B2Granted
Hybrid casino dice game
AssigneeInterblock D.O.O.
InventorsEric Persson, Kenji Enokido, Hiroki Munakata, Aaron Huang, Motoya Nakamura, Kenji Hamao
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Abstract
In one aspect, an improved gaming table, such as a craps table, is disclosed herein, which combines electronic displays and wagering interfaces with traditional craps tables having physical dice and allowing players to physically throw the dice.
Claims20
A casino system comprising:
- a play field comprising:
- a flat-panel display device arranged horizontally so that images displayed by the flat-panel display device are viewable from above the flat-panel display device;
- a rigid protective material positioned directly above the flat-panel display device;
- and
- a flexible protective layer positioned directly above the rigid protective material so that images displayed by the flat-panel display device are displayed through the rigid protective layer and the flexible protective layer;
- a bumper wall positioned adjacent to the play field;
- at least one camera;
- at least one game controller memory device;
- and
- at least one game controller processor in communication with the at least one camera and the at least one game controller memory device, the at least one game controller configured to:
- cause the flat-panel display device to display a game wagering area;
- cause the flat-panel display device to display a representation of a wager;
- receive from the at least one camera information about physical dice that were thrown onto the play field;
- determine, based at least in part on the information received from the at least one camera, a result of the thrown physical dice;
- and
- determine a result of the displayed wager based on the determined result of the thrown physical dice and cause a credit meter associated with the displayed wager to increment when the determined result of the displayed wager is a winning determination.
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A casino system comprising:
- a play field comprising:
- a flat-panel display device arranged horizontally so that images displayed by the flat-panel display device are viewable from above the flat-panel display device;
- a rigid protective material positioned directly above the flat-panel display device;
- and
- a flexible protective layer positioned directly above the rigid protective material so that images displayed by the flat-panel display device are displayed through the rigid protective layer and the flexible protective layer;
- a bumper wall positioned adjacent to the play field;
- a dice recognition system;
- at least one game controller memory device;
- and
- at least one game controller processor in communication with the dice recognition system and the at least one game controller memory device, the at least one game controller configured to:
- cause the flat-panel display device to display a game wagering area;
- cause the flat-panel display device to display a representation of a wager;
- receive from the dice recognition system information about physical dice that were thrown onto the play field;
- determine, based at least in part on the information received from the dice recognition system, a result of the thrown physical dice;
- and
- determine a result of the displayed wager based on the determined result of the thrown physical dice and cause a credit meter associated with the displayed wager to increment when the determined result of the displayed wager is a winning determination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.