WO2003066182A3 - Determining gaming information - Google Patents

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WO2003066182A3
WO2003066182A3 PCT/US2003/003542 US0303542W WO03066182A3 WO 2003066182 A3 WO2003066182 A3 WO 2003066182A3 US 0303542 W US0303542 W US 0303542W WO 03066182 A3 WO03066182 A3 WO 03066182A3
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gaming information
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Richard Soltys
Richard Huizinga
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Mindplay Llc
Richard Soltys
Richard Huizinga
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Priority to DE60302549T priority patent/DE60302549T2/en
Priority to AT03710883T priority patent/ATE311632T1/en
Priority to CA2474207A priority patent/CA2474207C/en
Publication of WO2003066182A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003066182A2/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C21/00—Coins; Emergency money; Beer or gambling coins or tokens, or the like
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V10/00—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
    • G06V10/70—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning
    • G06V10/74—Image or video pattern matching; Proximity measures in feature spaces
    • G06V10/75—Organisation of the matching processes, e.g. simultaneous or sequential comparisons of image or video features; Coarse-fine approaches, e.g. multi-scale approaches; using context analysis; Selection of dictionaries
    • G06V10/751—Comparing pixel values or logical combinations thereof, or feature values having positional relevance, e.g. template matching
    • G06V10/7515—Shifting the patterns to accommodate for positional errors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • G07F17/3288—Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

A method for determining wagers by applying a chip denomination representation, having at least one angle associated with at least one color transition, against a working chip template. A related system includes, but is not limited to, circuitry and/or programming for effecting the foregoing-referenced method; the circuitry and/or programming can be virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effect the foregoing-referenced method embodiments depending upon the design choices of the system designer.
PCT/US2003/003542 2002-02-05 2003-02-04 Determining gaming information WO2003066182A2 (en)

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EP03710883A EP1472647B1 (en) 2002-02-05 2003-02-04 Determining gaming information
AU2003215067A AU2003215067B2 (en) 2002-02-05 2003-02-04 Determining gaming information
DE60302549T DE60302549T2 (en) 2002-02-05 2003-02-04 RECOGNITION OF GAME INFORMATION
AT03710883T ATE311632T1 (en) 2002-02-05 2003-02-04 DETECTION OF GAME INFORMATION
CA2474207A CA2474207C (en) 2002-02-05 2003-02-04 Determining gaming information

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