# US 12,112,599 B2 · Game system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,112,599 B2 - Document ID: US12112599B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/367,220 - Filed: 2023-09-12 - Published: 2023-12-28 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-06-04 - Assignees: Angel Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Angel Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yasushi Shigeta - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12112599B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/3216: {Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects} - G07F 17/3251: {involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens} - G06K 7/10297: {arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 (cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00)} - G06K 19/047: {the record carrier being shaped as a coin or a gambling token} - G06K 19/0723: {the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs} - G06V 20/52: Surveillance or monitoring of activities, e.g. for recognising suspicious objects (recognising microscopic objects G06V20/69) - G06V 40/172: {Classification, e.g. identification} - G07F 17/322: {Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means} - G07F 17/3223: {Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication} - G07F 17/3241: {Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance (computer security G06F21/00)} - G07F 17/3288: {Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking} - G07F 17/3293: {Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract A game system for participating in a baccarat game includes a bet area includes: a plurality of betting terminals separated from the game table, including a plurality of bet targets including a player win area and a banker win area, and in which a bet is performed by placing a physical token at any of the bet targets; a bet determining device configured to determine a bet target at which the physical token is placed and an amount thereof; and a collecting device and a payment device configured to collect the betted physical token or pay out for the betted physical token based on the bet target and the amount determined by the bet determining device and a result of a baccarat game. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A game system for participating in a table game, the game system comprising: a plurality of betting terminals including a bet area including a plurality of bet targets, and in which a bet is performed by placing a physical token at any of the bet targets, wherein the plurality of betting terminals is separated from a game table; a bet determining device configured to determine the bet target at which the physical token is placed and an amount thereof; and a settlement device configured to collect the bet physical token or pay out for the bet physical token based on the bet target and the amount determined by the bet determining device and a result of the table game, wherein: the physical token includes an RFID tag, and the bet determining device is configured to read the RFID tag of the physical token to determine the bet target at which the physical token is placed and the amount thereof, and/or the bet determining device includes a camera configured to image the physical token placed at the bet area, and an image analyzing device configured to analyze the image of the camera to determine the bet target at which the physical token is placed and the amount thereof, the settlement device is configured to collect the physical token lost by a player in the table game, and pay out the physical token to be paid out for the physical token won by the player in the table game, and the betting terminal includes a bet-change preventing device configured to prevent a bet from being changed during a predetermined phase. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined phase includes at least a game phase. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The game system according to claim 2, wherein the predetermined phase further includes a settlement phase. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, wherein the bet-change preventing device includes a cover member configured to cover the bet physical token in a closing position of the cover member to prevent a player from touching the bet physical token. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The game system according to claim 4, wherein the covering member is configured to move to the closing position before a game begins after a bet is completed, and retreat to an opening position where the player can touch the paid-out physical token at the latest after a settlement of the game is completed. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The game system according to claim 4, wherein the bet-change preventing device further includes an alarming device configured to output an alarm at least when the covering member is forcibly moved from the closing position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, wherein the bet-change preventing device is an alarming device configured to output an alarm at least when the bet physical token is changed during the predetermined phase. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, wherein the bet-change preventing device is an alarming device configured to output an alarm at least when the player touches or tries to touch the bet physical token during the predetermined phase. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, wherein the bet-change preventing device is an alarming device configured to output an alarm at least when an object enters the bet area or an area over the bet area during the predetermined phase. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, wherein the settlement device includes: a collection accommodating portion configured to accommodate the collected physical token; a collecting and moving means configured to move the physical token lost by the player in the table game to the collection accommodating portion; a payment accommodating portion configured to accommodate the physical token to be paid out; and a payment moving means configured to move the physical token to be paid out for the physical token won by the player in the table game from the payment accommodating portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The game system according to claim 10, wherein the payment moving means includes a movable bet area at which the bet physical token is placed, or a pushing-out member configured to apply to and move the bet physical token. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The game system according to claim 10, wherein the collection accommodating portion is provided independently for each betting terminal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The game system according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of the betting terminals is arranged side by side, the collection accommodating portion is common to the plurality of betting terminals, and the collecting and moving means includes a collecting mechanism configured to collect the physical token from each of the plurality of betting terminals and move the physical token to the collection accommodating portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The game system according to claim 13, further comprising: a central collection accommodating portion configured to collect the physical token collected from a plurality of the collection accommodating portions; and a central collecting mechanism configured to collect the physical token from each of the plurality of collection accommodating portions and move it to the central collection accommodating portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The game system according to claim 10, wherein the payment accommodating portion is provided independently for each betting terminal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The game system according to claim 10, wherein the payment accommodating portion and the collection accommodating portion are common. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The game system according to claim 10, further comprising a transferring means configured to transfer the physical token accommodated in the collection accommodating portion to the payment accommodating portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The game system according to claim 17, further comprising an assorting means configured to assort the physical token collected in the collection accommodating portion by an amount thereof and accommodate it in the payment accommodating portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of types of the physical token can be betted in the betting terminal. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, further comprising: the game table at which the table game is to be performed; and a game result judging device configured to judge a result of the table game. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The game system according to claim 20, wherein the game table includes a bet area including a plurality of bet targets and a plurality of playing positions for betting by placing a physical token on the bet targets. ### Claim 22 (depends on 20) The game system according to claim 20, wherein the game table includes no bet area. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a monitor configured to display the table game being played on the game table for a player using a betting terminal of the plurality of betting terminals. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The game system according to claim 23, further comprising a camera configured to image the table game on the game table, and wherein the monitor is configured to display the table game imaged by the camera. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The game system according to claim 23, wherein the monitor is configured to display a game article being dealt at the game table as a display of the table game. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The game system according to claim 23, wherein the monitor is configured to display at least an amount of each physical token being betted at a plurality of the betting terminals. ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, further comprising a card reader configured to read a member card to identify a player associating with the betting terminal, wherein the card reader is configured to read the member card to identify the player playing in the betting terminal. ### Claim 28 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, further comprising: a camera configured to image a face of a player playing in the betting terminal; and an analyzing device configured to analyze the face image imaged by the camera to identify the player playing in the betting terminal. ### Claim 29 (depends on 1) The game system according to claim 1, further comprising: a camera configured to image at least the betting terminal including the bet area and at least a portion of a player playing in the betting terminal; and a recording device configured to record the image imaged by the camera.