Method, apparatus, and article for reading identifying information from, for example, stacks of chips
AssigneeMindPlay LLC
InventorsRichard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Abstract
A device for use with reading wagers that includes but is not limited to an illuminator having at least one emitter of monochromatic light orientable to illuminate a defined wager location; an imager system orientable to receive light from an illuminated object, if any, at the defined wager location; and a symbol identifier coupled to receive image data from the imaging system.
Claims42
A method for use with identifying wagers in gaming comprising:
- illuminating at least a portion of at least one object representing a wager with monochromatic light;
- receiving light from the illuminated portion of the at least one object;
- and
- electronically capturing the received light as an image of the illuminated portion of the at least one object.
A system for use with identifying wagers in gaming comprising:
- means for illuminating at least a portion of at least one object representing a wager with monochromatic light;
- means for receiving light from the illuminated portion of the at least one object;
- and
- means for electronically capturing the received light as an image of the illuminated portion of the at least one object.
A device for use with reading wagers comprising:
- an illuminator having at least one emitter of monochromatic light orientable to illuminate a defined wager location;
- an imager system orientable to receive light from an illuminated object, if any, at the defined wager location;
- and
- a symbol identifier coupled to receive image data from the imager system.
A method for use with identifying wagers in gaming comprising:
- illuminating at least a part of a wager with non-visible light;
- imaging the part of the wager in response to the illuminating;
- and
- identifying a symbol from the part of the wager in response to the imaging.
A system for use with identifying wagers in gaming comprising:
- means for illuminating at least a part of a wager with non-visible light;
- means, responsive to the means for illuminating, for imaging the part of the wager;
- and
- means, responsive to the means for imaging, for identifying a symbol from the part of the wager.
A device for use with reading wagers comprising:
- an illuminator having at least one emitter of substantially non-visible light oriented to illuminate at least a part of an expected wager location;
- an imager system responsive to the substantially non-visible light;
- and
- a symbol identifier coupled with the imager system.
A device for use with wagering comprising:
- a wager gaming piece encoded with material that selectively emits non-visible light in response to illuminating non-visible light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.