G07F17/3248

CONNECTED PAYMENT CARD SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Methods and systems of managing payment cards are disclosed. A financial institution computing system includes a token database storing a plurality of tokens and token information, a network interface circuit enabling the financial institution computing system to exchange information over a network; and a token management circuit. The token management circuit enables a graphical user interface on a customer device over the network that can be used to generate new token requests, re-provision token requests, and management requests. The management requests enable and disable tokens, such that transactions against a payment card account using an enabled token are completed, and transactions against the payment card account using a disabled token are denied.

DE-TUNED MULTIPLE RFID ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT FOR GAMING
20230214611 · 2023-07-06 ·

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 a network analyzer and a set of capacitors that are dynamically switched among the antennas according to measuring the reflection coefficient of the antennas.

GAMING MACHINE HAVING SECONDARY GAMING CONTROLLER AND PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CREDIT BALANCES
20230215242 · 2023-07-06 ·

A gaming machine has a main or master gaming controller for presenting primary games based upon wagers of primary credits associated with a primary credit balance. A secondary controller is associated with the gaming machine for presenting secondary games or based upon wagers of secondary credits associated with a secondary credit balance. The secondary controller may present additional features and may effectuate transfers of credits between the primary and secondary credit balances.

System and method for redeeming ticket vouchers
11551524 · 2023-01-10 · ·

A system and method that provide non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.

Mobile device facilitated redemption of gaming establishment ticket vouchers
11551519 · 2023-01-10 · ·

Systems and methods that provide one or more mobile device facilitated non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.

Method of gaming and a gaming system

A gaming method including conducting a first game at a first gaming device for a first player; conducting a second game at a second gaming device for a second player; modifying play of the first game based on play of the second game; and modifying play of the second game based on play of the first game.

Management system for casino items
11694511 · 2023-07-04 · ·

A management system for a gaming chip is equipped with an RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag stores identification information including a tag ID assigned at the time of manufacture of the RFID tag and a chip ID assigned at the time of manufacture of the gaming chip. The management system includes an antenna and a chip tray reader/writer that read identification information from the RFID tag of the gaming chips that exist within a reading range; a table verification device that controls the chip tray reader/writer. The table verification device causes the chip tray reader/writer to repeatedly perform a first reading, in which the chip ID is read without reading the tag ID, and, when a new chip ID was read in the first reading, cases the chip tray reader/writer to perform a second reading in which the tag ID is read.

COIN COUNTING LOTTERY MACHINE WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY CAPABILITY
20230004956 · 2023-01-05 ·

The present invention relates to a novel coin counting lottery vending machine with selective cryptocurrency support. The machine combines the functions of enabling users to buy lottery tickets using coins, cash and/or cryptocurrency and converting coins into cash or cryptocurrency. The machine includes a coin receptacle, a ticket scanner to check the winning status of a previously purchased ticket, a ticket slot for receiving play slips for draw tickets, a cash slot, a touch screen, and a dispensing tray. The machine can also be connected to a lottery provider server for checking status of a ticket and storing information about dispensed tickets. The machine can also be connected to a cryptocurrency exchange for performing cryptocurrency transactions.

Gaming chip with a stripe pattern and management system for identification of the gaming chip based on imaging
11544996 · 2023-01-03 · ·

A management system includes a recording device recording an image of a gaming chip and an inspection device determining a type and authenticity of the gaming chip. The gaming chip has a multilayer structure in which both sides of a colored layer are sandwiched between light color layers, surface printing representing a type of the gaming chip is performed on outer sides of the light color layers, and an authenticity recognition mark is printed on the colored layer of an inside of the light color layers by an infrared absorbing material. A visible light camera photographs a visible light image of the surface printing, and an infrared light camera photographs an infrared image of the internal printing. The inspection device determines the type and authenticity of the gaming chip using the visible light image and the infrared image.

CHIP RECOGNIZING AND LEARNING SYSTEM
20220406053 · 2022-12-22 ·

A chip recognizing and learning system includes: a game recording device configured to record a state of chips piled up on a gaming table as an image by a camera; a chip determining device including an artificial intelligence device configured to analyze the recorded image of the state of the chips to determine the numbers and kinds of chips bet by a player; and a teaching device configured to input, in a case where it is determined that there is a doubt for an error in a determining result of the chip determining device, the image used for determination of the chip determining device and the correct numbers and correct kinds of chips for the error as teaching data to the artificial intelligence device to allow the artificial intelligence device to perform learning.