Apparatus and machine-implemented method for predicting winning numbers in roulette

Abstract

An apparatus is adapted for use with a roulette gaming device for predicting winning numbers. The roulette gaming device includes a rotatable wheel, a track, a ball, and a plurality of slots each having a number that is designated as an actual winning number when the ball falls thereinto. The apparatus includes: a detecting module for detecting relative motional characteristics between the ball and the wheel to obtain motional parameters; a computing module installed with a relational equation that expresses a relation between the motional parameters and a winning number to be predicted, the computing module inputting into the relational equation the motional parameters and preset control parameters to calculate a predicted winning number; and an output module for displaying the predicted winning number. A machine-implemented method is also disclosed.

1 . An apparatus adapted for use with a roulette gaming device for predicting winning numbers, the roulette gaming device including a rotatable wheel, a track formed around a circumference of the wheel, a ball that is spun on the track, and a plurality of slots formed on the wheel and each associated with a number that is designated as an actual winning number when the ball falls thereinto from the track during play, said apparatus comprising:
 a detecting module adapted for detecting relative motional characteristics between the ball and the wheel to thereby obtain a plurality of motional parameters;   a computing module coupled to said detecting module to receive the motional parameters from said detecting module, said computing module having stored therein a relational equation that expresses a relation between the motional parameters and a winning number to be predicted, said computing module inputting into the relational equation the motional parameters and preset control parameters associated with wheel characteristics to calculate a predicted winning number; and   an output module coupled to said computing module for displaying the predicted winning number.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a database for storing the control parameters, the motional parameters obtained for each game by said detecting module, the predicted winning number calculated for each game by said computing module, and the actual winning number obtained for each game, the actual winning number being one of manually inputted and detected by said detecting module. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said database stores data of a plurality of games in a statistical table of the motional parameters and the actual winning number for each game. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising a machine-learning module coupled to said computing module and said database, said machine-learning module adjusting and correcting the relation between the motional parameters and the winning number to be predicted of the relational equation so as to correlate with the relation between the motional parameters and the actual winning number for each game as stored in the statistical table. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the control parameters include at least one of wheel dimensions, a number of obstacles on the wheel, dimensions of the obstacles on the wheel, and positioning of the obstacles on the wheel. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , the wheel being mechanically controlled to rotate at fixed rates and durations of acceleration, terminal velocity, and deceleration, wherein the control parameters further include mechanically controlled fixed rates and durations of rotation of the wheel. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the motional parameters obtained by said detecting module include at least one of a rotational speed of the wheel, a speed at which the ball is thrown onto the track, a direction of travel of the ball on the track, a speed at which the ball travels on the track, and a deceleration rate of the ball. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said detecting module includes a high-speed charged coupled device (CCD) camera. 
     
     
         9 . A machine-implemented method adapted for use with a roulette gaming device to predict winning numbers, the roulette gaming device including a rotatable wheel, a track formed around a circumference of the wheel, a ball that is spun on the track, and a plurality of slots formed on the wheel in a manner to allow the ball to be respectively received therein and each associated with a number that is designated as an actual winning number when the ball falls thereinto from the track during play, said machine-implemented method comprising:
 detecting relative motional characteristics between the ball and the wheel to thereby obtain a plurality of motional parameters;   pre-setting a relational equation and a plurality of control parameters of wheel characteristics, the relational equation expressing a relation between the motional parameters and a winning number to be predicted;   inputting the motional parameters and the control parameters into the relational equation to calculate a predicted winning number; and   displaying the predicted winning number.   
     
     
         10 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 9 , further comprising storing the control parameters, the motional parameters for each game, the predicted winning number for each game, and the actual winning number for each game, the actual winning number being one of manually inputted and detected. 
     
     
         11 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 10 , further comprising adjusting and correcting the relation between the motional parameters and the winning number to be predicted of the relational equation so as to correlate with historical statistical results. 
     
     
         12 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the control parameters include at least one of wheel dimensions, a number of obstacles on the wheel, dimensions of the obstacles on the wheel, and positioning of the obstacles on the wheel. 
     
     
         13 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 12 , the wheel being mechanically controlled to rotate at fixed rates and durations of acceleration, terminal velocity, and deceleration, wherein the control parameters further include mechanically controlled fixed rates and durations of rotation of the wheel. 
     
     
         14 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the motional parameters include at least one of a rotational speed of the wheel, a speed at which the ball is thrown onto the track, a direction of travel of the ball on the track, a speed at which the ball travels on the track, and a deceleration rate of the ball. 
     
     
         15 . The machine-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the relative motional characteristics between the ball and the wheel are detected using a high-speed CCD camera.