Arcade game with rotating container for captured prizes with RFID tags
US11113931B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3223
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An arcade game includes a rotating and tilting prize receptacle for rotating captured prizes past an RFID antenna and dumping captured prizes back into the playing area. To improve the accuracy of reading RFID tags on the prizes, the receptacle spins to pass the captured prizes past the antenna multiple times. Each RFID tag may be assigned a serial number that is read by the RFID reader to assure that captured prizes are not counted multiple times. After the RFID tags have been read, the receptacle is tilted, preferably while still spinning, to dump the prizes back into the playing area. The captured-prize handling apparatus may include a lighted tower that surrounds the electro-mechanical elements and attracts attention to the game. The receptacle is shaped to urge the captured prizes into a position within the receptacle that enhances accurate reading of the RFID tags.
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