| US 7,491,125 B2 | ||
| Chip tray loading device and process | ||
| Gwen D. Mathis, Las Vegas, Nev. (US); and Ewoud A. Budding, Las Vegas, Nev. (US) | ||
| Assigned to JCM American Corporation, Las Vegas, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/388,706. | ||
| Application 11/388706 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/202304, filed on Aug. 11, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0060313 A1, Mar. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63B 71/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—47 | 17 Claims |
| 1. A chip tray loading device for automated loading of casino table chip trays, the device comprising:
a means for accepting chips in bulk;
a chip reader for electronically identifying and characterizing each chip;
a table chip tray loader for automatically loading chips into a table chip tray based on a selected chip denomination configuration;
a means for conveying chips from said means for accepting chips to said table chip tray loader; and
a control system coupled to said means for identifying and characterizing each chip and said table chip tray loader to control
the automatic loading of said table chip tray, when said table chip tray is removed from a casino table and placed in said
chip tray loading device, according to said selected chip denomination configuration.
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