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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2020
Stephen P. Shoemaker, Jr., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Stephen P. Shoemaker, Jr., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
An arcade-type crane game has a vacuum pick-up device for capturing a target such as a laminated card that has ticket values printed prominently on each side of the card, and moves the captured card to a reader such as a barcode reader or RFID reader to read the card's information, e.g., value. The game then returns the card directly to the playing field, and a ticket dispensing machine delivers the proper number of tickets to the player. The use of cards reduces the space needed to display the targets, and the return of the cards to the playing field means that the proprietor rarely if ever needs to access the targets or the playing field. By placing the card reader inside the playing area, the entire process after capture can be completed in a matter of seconds, from capture to transport to reading to returning and ticket dispensing. The bar code is preferably printed on both sides of the card, so that vacuum pick-up device can acquire the card on the top surface and present the bottom surface of the card to the reader for examination.