Chip recognizing and learning system

Abstract

A chip recognizing and learning system includes: a game recording device configured to record a state of chips piled up on a gaming table as an image by a camera; a chip determining device including an artificial intelligence device configured to analyze the recorded image of the state of the chips to determine the numbers and kinds of chips bet by a player; and a teaching device configured to input, in a case where it is determined that there is a doubt for an error in a determining result of the chip determining device, the image used for determination of the chip determining device and the correct numbers and correct kinds of chips for the error as teaching data to the artificial intelligence device to allow the artificial intelligence device to perform learning.

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         18 . A chip recognizing and learning system of a location having a gaming table, the system comprising:
 a game recording device, wherein the game recording device is configured to use a camera to record as an image a state of chips piled up on the gaming table; and   a chip determining device including artificial intelligence by which the chip determining device is configured to analyze the recorded image, and determine, based on the analysis, numbers and kinds of the chips that are bet by a player;   wherein:
 the system further comprises a teaching device configured to, in a case where it is determined that there is a doubt of a correctness of a result of the determination by the chip determining device, input to the artificial intelligence teaching data that facilitates learning by the artificial intelligence, the teaching data including the image used for the determination by the chip determining device and an indication of correct values for the numbers and kinds; or 
 in the case where it is determined that there is the doubt of the correctness of the result of the determination by the chip determining device, the artificial intelligence is configured to (a) receive the teaching data that includes the image used for the determination by the chip determining device and the indication of the correct values for the numbers and kinds and (b) based on the teaching data, perform a learning affecting future image analyses. 
   
     
     
         19 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 18 , wherein the system includes the teaching device, and the teaching device is configured to input the teaching data to the chip determining devicefor the facilitation of the learning additionally in a case where the result of the determination by the chip determining device is determined to be correct. 
     
     
         20 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 18 , further comprising a control device configured to determine whether the result of the determination by the chip determining device is correct, wherein:
 the chip determining device is configured to determine based on the analysis of the recorded image:
 the kinds and the numbers of those of the chips that are in a chip tray included in the gaming table; and 
 positions, the kinds, and the numbers of those of the chips that are bet respectively by each of a plurality of players in a game performed on the gaming table; and 
   the control device is configured to;
 determine an actual total amount of the chips in the chip tray when retrieval of all losing chips bet by the plurality of players ends; 
 calculate a necessary total amount of the chips in the chip tray by adding an increased amount of the chip tray in the game calculated from the kinds and the numbers of the chips bet by a losing player of the plurality of players, which is based on the result of the determination by the chip determining device, to the total amount of the chips in the chip tray obtained before settlement of the game; 
 compare the necessary total amount of the chips in the chip tray to the actual total amount of the chips in the chip tray; and 
 determine that there is the doubt when a result of the comparison is that there is a difference between the necessary total amount and the actual total amount. 
   
     
     
         21 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 20 , wherein the control device is configured to determine the actual total amount of the chips in the chip tray based on radio frequency identifications (RFIDs) provided in the chips. 
     
     
         22 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 20 , wherein the control device includes artificial intelligence (a) that is different than the artificial intelligence of chip determining device and (b) using which the control device is configured to determine the actual total amount of the chips in the chip tray based on the recorded image. 
     
     
         23 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 20 , wherein the game recording device is configured to (a) process the image obtained using the camera by assigning to the image an index, a time, or a tag specifying a retrieval scene or a payment scene of the chips and (b) record the image with the assigned index, time, or tag, and the chip determining device is configured to analyze a record of the game based on the recorded index, time, or tag. 
     
     
         24 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 18 , wherein the chip determining device is configured to determine the kinds, the numbers, and positions of the bet chips even when one or more of the chips on the gaming table is partially or entirely hidden due to a blind spot of the camera. 
     
     
         25 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 18 , wherein the system includes the teaching device. 
     
     
         26 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 18 , wherein, in the case where it is determined that there is the doubt of the correctness of the result of the determination by the chip determining device, the artificial intelligence is configured to (a) receive the teaching data that includes the image used for the determination by the chip determining device and the indication of the correct values for the numbers and kinds and (b) based on the teaching data, perform the learning affecting the future image analyses. 
     
     
         27 . A chip recognizing and learning method for a location having a gaming table, the method comprising:
 a game recording step of recording as an image a state of chips piled up on the gaming table;   a chip determining step of using artificial intelligence to analyze the recorded image and determine, based on the analysis, numbers and kinds of the chips that are bet by a player; and   a teaching step of, in a case where it is determined that there is a doubt of a correctness of a result of the determination, inputting to the artificial intelligence teaching data that facilitates learning by the artificial intelligence, the teaching data including the image used for the determination by the chip determining device and an indication of correct values for the numbers and kinds.   
     
     
         28 . A chip recognizing and learning system of a location having a gaming table, the system comprising:
 a game recording device, wherein the game recording device is configured to use a camera to record as an image a state of chips piled up on the gaming table; and   a chip determining device including artificial intelligence by which the chip determining device is configured to analyze the recorded image, and determine, based on the analysis, numbers and kinds of the chips that are bet by a player;   wherein:
 the system further comprises a teaching device configured to, in a case where it is determined that a result of the determination by the chip determining device is correct, input to the artificial intelligence teaching data that facilitates learning by the artificial intelligence, the teaching data including the image used for the determination by the chip determining device and an indication of correct values for the numbers and kinds; or 
 in the case where it is determined that the result of the determination by the chip determining device is correct, the artificial intelligence is configured to (a) receive the teaching data that includes the image used for the determination by the chip determining device and the indication of the correct values for the numbers and kinds and (b) based on the teaching data, perform a learning affecting future image analyses. 
   
     
     
         29 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 28 , further comprising a control device configured to determine whether the result of the determination by the chip determining device is correct, wherein:
 the chip determining device is configured to determine based on the analysis of the recorded image:
 the kinds and the numbers of those of the chips that are in a chip tray included in the gaming table; and 
 positions, the kinds, and the numbers of those of the chips that are bet respectively by each of a plurality of players in a game performed on the gaming table; and 
   the control device is configured to;
 determine an actual total amount of the chips in the chip tray when retrieval of all losing chips bet by the plurality of players ends; 
 calculate a necessary total amount of the chips in the chip tray by adding an increased amount of the chip tray in the game calculated from the kinds and the numbers of the chips bet by a losing player of the plurality of players, which is based on the result of the determination by the chip determining device, to the total amount of the chips in the chip tray obtained before settlement of the game; 
 compare the necessary total amount of the chips in the chip tray to the actual total amount of the chips in the chip tray; and 
 determine that the result of the determination by the chip determining device is correct when a result of the comparison is that the necessary total amount and the actual total amount coincide. 
   
     
     
         30 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 29 , wherein the control device is configured to determine the actual total amount of the chips in the chip tray based on radio frequency identifications (RFIDs) provided in the chips. 
     
     
         31 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 29 , wherein the control device includes artificial intelligence (a) that is different than the artificial intelligence of chip determining device and (b) using which the control device is configured to determine the actual total amount of the chips in the chip tray based on the recorded image. 
     
     
         32 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 29 , wherein the game recording device is configured to (a) process the image obtained using the camera by assigning to the image an index, a time, or a tag specifying a retrieval scene or a payment scene of the chips and (b) record the image with the assigned index, time, or tag, and the chip determining device is configured to analyze a record of the game based on the recorded index, time, or tag. 
     
     
         33 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 28 , wherein the chip determining device is configured to determine the kinds, the numbers, and positions of the bet chips even when one or more of the chips on the gaming table is partially or entirely hidden due to a blind spot of the camera. 
     
     
         34 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 28 , wherein the system includes the teaching device. 
     
     
         35 . The chip recognizing and learning system according to  claim 28 , wherein, in the case where it is determined that the result of the determination by the chip determining device is correct, the artificial intelligence is configured to (a) receive the teaching data that includes the image used for the determination by the chip determining device and the indication of the correct values for the numbers and kinds and (b) based on the teaching data, perform the learning affecting the future image analyses. 
     
     
         36 . A chip recognizing and learning method for a location having a gaming table, the method comprising:
 a game recording step of recording as an image a state of chips piled up on the gaming table;   a chip determining step of using artificial intelligence to analyze the recorded image and determine, based on the analysis, numbers and kinds of the chips that are bet by a player; and   a teaching step of, in a case where it is determined that a result of the determination is correct, inputting to the artificial intelligence teaching data that facilitates learning by the artificial intelligence, the teaching data including the image used for the determination by the chip determining device and an indication of correct values for the numbers and kinds.