# US 2019/0168110 A1 · Rfid-enabled systems for facilitating table games > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0168110 A1 - Document ID: US20190168110A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/257,014 - Filed: 2019-01-24 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2010-06-07 - Assignees: Walker Digital Table Systems, LLC - Applicants: Walker Digital Table Systems, LLC - Inventors: Stephen Moore; Brian Besterman; Jeff Bischoff - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168110A1 ## CPC - A63F 3/00157: {Casino or betting games (horse races A63F3/00082)} - A63F 1/06: Card game appurtenances - A63F 9/24: Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for - G07F 17/322: {Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means} - G07F 17/3237: {about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players} - A63F 2003/00164: {Casino tables} - A63F 2009/2429: {IC card, chip card, smart card} - A63F 2009/2489: {by radio transmitters, e.g. using RFID} - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - 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}) ## Abstract A gaming table provides for use of RFID technology to track chip movement on a table game and to infer an association between a wager and a player position based on a chip identifier of a chip placed on a particular position of the table. In some embodiments, previous position history of the chip is also taken into account in determining a player position associated with a wager. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-20. (canceled) ### Claim 21 A method for facilitating a card game, wherein the method is performed based on data received from an RFID-enabled gaming system that comprises a table apparatus, the table apparatus (i) having positioned thereon a plurality of player positions, each player position for association with a respective player position RFID antenna; and (ii) comprising a memory storing (a) information about RFID-enabled chips usable on the table apparatus for a card game; and (b) information about remote players that are not physically present at the table apparatus yet placing wagers on a card game conducted on the table apparatus, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a first RFID-enabled chip has been acquired at an RFID antenna associated with a particular player position, the indication including an identifier of the particular RFID antenna that acquired the first RFID-enabled chip and a unique identifier of the first RFID-enabled chip, thereby determining a first specific RFID-enabled chip and a first acquiring antenna; registering, for a current event of the card game, a first wager as corresponding to at least one of a player position or a player associated with the first acquiring antenna; receiving, for the current event of the card game, data defining a second wager placed by a remote player that is not seated at a player position of the table; registering, for the current event of the card game, the second wager as corresponding to the remote player; and resolving a result for the current event of the card game based on at least the first wager and the second wager. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein registering the first wager comprises registering a type and a magnitude of the first wager based on at least one of a denomination and a placement of the first specific RFID-enabled chip. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein receiving data from a remote wagering device associated with the remote player and registering the second wager comprises: receiving, from the remote wagering device, an indication of a type and a magnitude of the second wager that the remote player has selected. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: automatically configuring betting options output to the remote player via the remote wagering device to accurately reflect live events of the card game at the table apparatus. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: receiving a selection of the current game event from the remote player via a user interface of the remote wagering device, wherein the remote wagering device is configured to output to the remote player an indication of at least one of a game event and a physical table on which the game event is occurring, such that the remote player can remotely join the game event. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the indication comprises at least one of an alert and a location service that assists the remote player in finding, based on at least one characteristic, game events and physical tables available for the remote player to remotely join. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The method of claim 26, wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one of trend information, wager information and number of bettors information. ### Claim 28 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: adding a virtual player position to a representation of the table apparatus based on the data defining the second wager. ### Claim 29 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the remote player is a player located within an area of a casino in which the table apparatus is located but not seated at a player position of the table apparatus. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The method of claim 29, wherein the remote wagering device is a device that is physically attached to a chair, cabinet, wall, podium or other physical element in the casino. ### Claim 31 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the remote player is located outside an area of a casino in which the table apparatus is located. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The method of claim 31, wherein the remote wagering device comprises at least one of a tablet computer, a laptop or a smartphone. ### Claim 33 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein at least one of the first wager and the second wager comprises a re-characterization wager. ### Claim 34 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, further comprising: recognizing a plurality of distinct wagers as having been placed on a wager type identified in a particular area of a surface of the table apparatus. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The method of claim 34, further comprising: identifying that at least one of the wagers of the plurality of wagers corresponds to the remote player. ### Claim 36 (depends on 34) The method of claim 34, wherein recognizing the plurality of distinct wagers comprises recognizing, based on data received from at least one of RFID and an optical camera associated with the system, at least two distinct stacks of RFID-enabled chips as having been placed within the particular area. ### Claim 37 (depends on 34) The method of claim 34, wherein the table apparatus further comprises, as associated with the particular area, two RFID antennas, one RFID antenna of the two RFID antennas being designated for recognizing wagers of a first player and the other RFID antenna of the two RFID antennas being designated for recognizing wagers of a second player. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The method of claim 37, wherein the particular area is at least one player position of the plurality of player positions, the first player is a player that is seated at the player position, and the second player is a remote player that is not seated at the at least one player position.