US 12,169,998 B2
Gaming table
Fumihiro Kato, Tokyo (JP); and Yuji Shimada, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/792,384
Filed by SEGA SAMMY CREATION INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jan. 14, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/000859
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 12, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/144839, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0048756 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/322 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/2208 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming table, comprising:
a plurality of antennas;
a placement board; and
a control unit, wherein
each of the plurality of antennas is configured to have a detection range above a placement surface of the placement board,
the plurality of antennas comprises a plurality of first antennas and a plurality of second antennas alternatingly arranged along a first row,
each first antenna of the plurality of first antennas overlaps a portion of at least one second antenna among the plurality of second antennas, and does not overlap any other first antenna among the plurality of first antennas,
each second antenna of the plurality of second antennas overlaps a portion of at least one first antenna among the plurality of first antennas, and does not overlap any other second antenna among the plurality of second antennas, and
the control unit is configured to control the plurality of antennas to identify an object on the placement board, wherein the control unit is configured to:
in a first time period, switch the plurality of first antennas to an ON state of emitting radio waves, and switch the plurality of second antennas to an OFF state of not emitting radio waves, and
in a second time period different from the first time period, switch the plurality of second antennas to the ON state, and switch the plurality of first antennas to the OFF state.