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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2008
Applicant:
Toshimi Koyama, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshimi Koyama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G07F 1/06 (2006.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 1/06 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3415 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/322 (2013.01); G07F 17/3241 (2013.01); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01); G07G 1/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
Gaming chipshave an IC tagwhich is embedded therein, and a special bar codeinvisible to the naked eye, which is printed thereon. A server calculates the number of gaming chipsbased on individual information of the IC tagthat was read out by a reader, based on individual information of the special bar codesread out by a bar code scanner, based on weight data acquired at a weighing deviceand based on image data processed in a camera. Further, the server checks a partial number or the total number of gaming chipsthus calculated, and outputs the check results from a display or speaker.