Roulette wheel winning number detection system
US6616530B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2009/2445
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Disclosed is a detection system for detecting a winning number in a roulette game played on a roulette wheel having pockets for receiving a ball and having colored pocket number regions corresponding to the respective pockets, including a video camera for generating a video image of the roulette wheel including at least one colored pocket number region and a corresponding pocket. The video data at an array of points in a first specified area of the color video image corresponding to a region through which the color pocket number region will pass are sampled when the cylinder of the roulette wheel is spun. The identity of the colored pocket number regions are determined from the sampled video data provided by the array of points. The video data is also sampled at a plurality of points in a second specified area in which the ball can be expected to be when in the pocket corresponding to the identified colored pocket number region. Whether or not the ball is in the pocket is determined using the sampled video data provided by the plurality of points and the identity of the identified colored pocket numbered region is output as the winning number if the ball is determined to be in the …
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