Patents
US 9511275 B1: Bet spot indicator on a gaming table
- Granted
- 2016-12-06
- Filed
- 2015-09-16 application 14855777
- Type
- Utility · 43 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The invention generally pertains to a system and method for determining if a player has placed a bet in a bet spot on a gaming table, such as, for example, a main bet spot or a progressive or proposition bet spot. By way of example, the tabletop of a gaming table has a plurality of player positions having one or more bet spots positioned in proximity to each player position on the top surface. The tabletop has a light sensor associated with each bet spot and positioned beneath the gaming table layout to detect light intensity through the layout. A plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are associated with each light sensor. The plurality of LEDs are located beneath the gaming table layout so as to illuminate through the material of the gaming table layout. More specifically, the LEDs are configured to illuminate through the layout when a gaming chip is detected in the bet spot, which causes a change in the light intensity detected by the light sensor associated with the bet spot because the bet spot is covered by a gaming chip.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg161206.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Gaming Solutions, Inc. 14 patents | US company or organization | Spring, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy L. Knust | Diemelstraße, TX | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric Schoppe | Conroe, TX | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A63F | Card, board, or roulette games; indoor games using small moving playing bodies; video games; games not otherwise provided for | A63F3/00157 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3206 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KNUST, RANDY L. signed 2014-06-17 SCHOPPE, ERIC signed 2014-06-17 | GENESIS GAMING SOLUTIONS, INC. SPRING, TX | 36895/309 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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