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US 12,718,040 B2Granted
De-tuned multiple RFID antenna arrangement for gaming
AssigneeFortiss, LLC
InventorsTyler J. Seitz, Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt
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Abstract
A gaming table contains a number of antennas that are de-tuned from the resonant frequency of a single RFID tag. This increases the power required to read the single tag but matches the resonant frequency for reading a stack of RFID tags. The gaming table may further include an instrumented dolly that manages the game states.
Claims20
A system for determining locations of objects in a gaming environment, the system comprising:
- a plurality of radio-frequency identification (RFID) antennas arranged at a plurality of locations on a gaming table;
- an RFID reader coupled to the plurality of RFID antennas;
- an instrumented dolly having an RFID tag;
- and
- a controller, wherein the controller manages a plurality of game states related to the gaming table,
- wherein the RFID reader reads the instrumented dolly based on a proximity of the instrumented dolly to a subset of the plurality of RFID antennas on the gaming table, wherein the subset is less than all of the plurality of RFID antennas, and wherein the controller changes from one of the plurality of game states to another of the plurality of game states based on a result of the RFID reader reading the instrumented dolly.
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A method of determining locations of objects in a gaming environment, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of radio-frequency identification (RFID) antennas arranged at a plurality of locations on a gaming table;
- providing an RFID reader coupled to the plurality of RFID antennas;
- providing an instrumented dolly having an RFID tag;
- managing, by a controller, a plurality of game states related to the gaming table;
- reading, by the RFID reader, the instrumented dolly based on a proximity of the instrumented dolly to a subset of the plurality of RFID antennas on the gaming table, wherein the subset is less than all of the plurality of RFID antennas;
- and
- changing, by the controller, from one of the plurality of game states to another of the plurality of game states based on a result of the RFID reader reading the instrumented dolly.
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A system for determining locations of objects in a gaming environment, the system comprising:
- a gaming table;
- a plurality of radio-frequency identification (RFID) antennas arranged at a plurality of locations on the gaming table;
- an RFID reader coupled to the plurality of RFID antennas;
- an instrumented dolly having an RFID tag;
- and
- a controller, wherein the controller manages a plurality of game states related to the gaming table,
- wherein the RFID reader reads the instrumented dolly based on a proximity of the instrumented dolly to a subset of the plurality of RFID antennas on the gaming table, wherein the subset is less than all of the plurality of RFID antennas, and wherein the controller changes from one of the plurality of game states to another of the plurality of game states based on a result of the RFID reader reading the instrumented dolly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.