Object counter and identification system
    51.
    发明授权
    Object counter and identification system 失效
    对象计数器和识别系统

    公开(公告)号:US5757876A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-26

    申请号:US795143

    申请日:1997-02-07

    摘要: A system for counting the number of objects of known thickness in a stack and identifying the objects by their color in which an ultrasonic sensor is mounted at a known distance from a reference point that defines the beginning of the stack. The ultrasonic sensor is operated to measure the round trip transit time of ultrasonic energy reflected back from the closest object in the stack and the number of objects in the stack is calculated on the basis of the known distance and the round trip transit time. A color sensor senses the color of at least one object in the stack to identify the object. In a casino application where the objects are chips of known monetary value, the value of the chips in the stack can be calculated.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于对堆叠中已知厚度的物体的数量进行计数的系统,并且通过其颜色来识别物体,其中超声波传感器安装在距离定义堆叠开始处的参考点已知距离处。 操作超声波传感器来测量从堆叠中最近的物体反射回来的超声能量的往返行进时间,并且基于已知距离和往返行驶时间来计算堆叠中的物体的数量。 颜色传感器感测堆叠中至少一个物体的颜色以识别物体。 在对象是已知货币值的筹码的赌场应用中,可以计算堆栈中筹码的价值。

    Games machine with electronic payment mechanism
    52.
    发明授权
    Games machine with electronic payment mechanism 失效
    游戏机配电子支付机制

    公开(公告)号:US5706925A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-13

    申请号:US653883

    申请日:1996-05-28

    摘要: A secured token comprises a token body and an antenna coupled to an integrated circuit. The outer surface of the token body has a non-recessed metallic region, such as an outer metal ring, which is disposed such that a metallic sound is generated when the secured token strikingly engages a metal object. The antenna and the integrated circuit are substantially disposed within the token body. The secured token advantageously makes a jingling sound similar to that of coins when a payout is made to a player, and has mechanical strength for protecting an electronic circuit placed in the secured token.

    摘要翻译: 安全令牌包括令牌主体和耦合到集成电路的天线。 令牌体的外表面具有非凹入的金属区域,例如外部金属环,其被布置成使得当固定令牌醒目地接合金属物体时产生金属声音。 天线和集成电路基本上设置在令牌体内。 有利的是,当向玩家进行支付时,有利地产生类似于硬币的刺耳声音,并且具有用于保护放置在安全令牌中的电子电路的机械强度。

    Arcade game with color sensing apparatus
    53.
    发明授权
    Arcade game with color sensing apparatus 失效
    与彩色感应器的街机游戏

    公开(公告)号:US5704612A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-06

    申请号:US337098

    申请日:1994-11-09

    摘要: An arcade game including a number of playing pieces having distinct colors and a number of targets associated with at least one of the distinct colors. A sensor apparatus is arranged to sense the color of a playing piece received by a target. The targets can preferably be highlighted to draw a player's attention to a designated target. A scoring apparatus changes a game score when the color of a ball received by a highlighted target matches a color associated with the highlighted target. A variation of the game includes a playing piece return mechanism and a playing piece dispenser mechanism. Another variation of the game includes an award dispenser, which dispenses an award based upon the game score.

    摘要翻译: 一种街机游戏,其包括具有不同颜色的多个玩具和与至少一种不同颜色相关联的多个目标。 传感器装置被布置成感测由目标物接收的玩具的颜色。 目标可以优先被突出显示以使玩家注意指定的目标。 当由突出显示的目标接收到的球的颜色与突出显示的目标相关联的颜色匹配时,评分装置改变游戏得分。 游戏的变型包括游戏者返回机构和游戏者分配机构。 游戏的另一个变化包括奖励分配器,其根据游戏得分分配奖励。

    Optical error-detecting, error-correcting and other coding and
processing, particularly for bar codes, and applications therefor such
as counterfeit detection
    54.
    发明授权
    Optical error-detecting, error-correcting and other coding and processing, particularly for bar codes, and applications therefor such as counterfeit detection 失效
    光学错误检测,纠错和其他编码和处理,特别是条形码及其应用,如伪造检测

    公开(公告)号:US5548110A

    公开(公告)日:1996-08-20

    申请号:US225731

    申请日:1994-04-11

    摘要: Bar codes, comprised of black and white stripes, are shown to be a finite topic, and the optimum bar code methodology, binary coded binary, BCB, is disclosed. Binary digits are utilized to represent bar coded messages and each binary digit is immediately complemented, forming two independent but binarily complemented messages in one bar code symbol. BCB represents given information in less space than, e.g., Interleaved 2 of 5 and Code 39, while using the same x width (the width of a module), and BCB is far more versatile and is easier and less expensive to print and scan. BCB avoids misreads more reliably and achieves a dramatically higher first time read rate through use of applicants' error correcting bar codes. Methods of representing any size character set most efficiently in one number are disclosed as are continuous bar code forms. Optimum error detecting and correcting techniques for binary coding are also disclosed using applicants' sub-pile method of reverse engineering coding questions. Also disclosed are multiple line high density BCB formats. Multiple scan lines created with differently angled reflective surfaces are disclosed. Applicants' convenient coded binary notation is used for detecting bar code stripes reliably. Uses for bar codes are disclosed such as counterfeit detection (using, e.g., one randomly selected binary digit) and crime control through accountability. Use of storage media with a detective element is disclosed as are efficient methods of storing information.

    摘要翻译: 由黑色和白色条纹组成的条形码显示为一个有限的话题,并且公开了最佳条形码方法二进制编码二进制BCB。 二进制数字用于表示条形码消息,并且立即补充每个二进制数字,在一个条形码符号中形成两个独立但二进制补码的消息。 BCB以比例如Interleaved 2 of 5和Code 39更少的空间来表示给定的信息,同时使用相同的x宽度(模块的宽度),并且BCB更加通用,并且打印和扫描更容易和更便宜。 BCB通过使用申请人的错误校正条形码,可以更可靠地避免错误阅读,从而实现了更高的第一次阅读速度。 将一个数字中最有效地代表任何大小的字符集的方法公开为连续的条形码形式。 二进制编码的最佳错误检测和纠正技术也使用申请人的反向工程编码问题的子桩方法进行了公开。 还公开了多行高密度BCB格式。 公开了用不同角度的反射表面创建的多条扫描线。 使用方便的编码二进制符号可以可靠地检测条码条码。 诸如伪造检测(使用例如一个随机选择的二进制数字)和通过问责制进行犯罪控制的条形码的使用被公开。 公开了使用具有检测元件的存储介质作为存储信息的有效方法。

    Parking card for the charge-related actuation of a parking barrier
    55.
    发明授权
    Parking card for the charge-related actuation of a parking barrier 失效
    停车卡用于与停车障碍物进行充电操作

    公开(公告)号:US5498859A

    公开(公告)日:1996-03-12

    申请号:US177007

    申请日:1994-01-03

    申请人: Johann Farmont

    发明人: Johann Farmont

    摘要: The invention relates to a parking card which is intended for the charge-related actuation of a parking barrier and is in the form of a sheet-like plastic piece having a front side and rear side and having a machine-readable data carrier for storing car-park information and user information and, if appropriate, the entrance time and departure time. In order to provide a parking card which is easily constructed and can be handled with ease and permits the installation of an inexpensive parking service system, the invention provides that the plastic piece (1) is in the form of a round coin, on or in which there is mounted an identification and/or communication component (5) which operates in a contactless manner and comprises a chip and a data-transmission device which emits electromagnetic waves.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种停车卡,其用于停车障碍物的与电荷有关的致动,并且是具有前侧和后侧的片状塑料片的形式,并具有用于存储车辆的机读数据载体 -park信息和用户信息,如果合适,入场时间和出发时间。 为了提供容易构造并且可以容易地处理并允许安装廉价的停车服务系统的停车卡,本发明提供了塑料件(1)是圆形硬币的形式,在或其中 其中安装有以非接触方式操作的识别和/或通信部件(5),并且包括发射电磁波的芯片和数据传输装置。

    Tokens having minted identification codes
    56.
    发明授权
    Tokens having minted identification codes 失效
    具有小型识别代码的公园

    公开(公告)号:US5216234A

    公开(公告)日:1993-06-01

    申请号:US501239

    申请日:1990-03-29

    申请人: Edward H. Bell

    发明人: Edward H. Bell

    摘要: A token for use, for example, in the gaming, vending, toll collection and amusement industries, has identifying indicia for automated discrimination of a token identification such as the issuing entity, denomination or the like. The token has a body, substantially shaped as a flat disk having opposite surfaces, with code marks impressed or minted directly into the token face surfaces on one or both opposite sides. The identification marks include surface variations aligned at least partly at an angle relative to a plane of the token surface, the marks being detectable as reflective or non-reflective variations, for example by an optical detector or by an optical emitter-detector pair. The identification marks can be annular rings or transverse variations elongated in a direction extending from a center to an edge of the token, which token preferably is round. The code of a particular token is determined by at least one of presence of an identification mark or pattern at a defined location, spacing of identification marks, and correspondence or non-correspondence of marks on opposite sides or in different areas of the token. The code is detectable as the token moves past a detector and spin of the token is irrelevant.

    摘要翻译: 例如在游戏,售货,收费和娱乐行业中使用的令牌具有用于自动区分诸如发行实体,面值等的令牌识别的识别标记。 令牌具有主体,其基本形状为具有相对表面的平盘,其代码标记被直接印刷或铸造在一个或两个相对侧上的令牌面表面中。 识别标记包括至少部分地相对于令牌表面的平面成一角度的表面变化,该标记作为反射或非反射变化被检测为例如光学检测器或光发射器 - 检测器对。 识别标记可以是在从令牌的中心到边缘的方向上延伸的环形环或横向变化,该标记优选是圆形的。 特定令牌的代码由在定义的位置处的识别标记或图案的存在,识别标记的间隔以及令牌的相对侧或不同区域上的标记的对应或不对应之中的至少一个来确定。 当令牌移动通过检测器时,代码是可检测的,令牌的旋转是无关紧要的。

    Electronic telephone device
    57.
    发明授权
    Electronic telephone device 失效
    电子电话设备

    公开(公告)号:US5182767A

    公开(公告)日:1993-01-26

    申请号:US680551

    申请日:1991-04-04

    申请人: Alain Bernard

    发明人: Alain Bernard

    摘要: The device includes an acoustic transmitter (10), a tone generator (12), a memory (14) containing an identification code (N) and a service key (C), and an electronic circuit (16). A digital message transmitted depends on N and C and changes with each use. The time limitation moment of the device is determined. The device appears in the form of a token.

    摘要翻译: 该装置包括声发射器(10),乐音发生器(12),包含识别码(N)和服务键(C)的存储器(14)和电子电路(16)。 发送的数字消息取决于N和C,并随每次使用而改变。 确定设备的时间限制。 设备以令牌的形式出现。

    Token operating system for an electronic device
    58.
    发明授权
    Token operating system for an electronic device 失效
    用于电子设备的令牌操作系统

    公开(公告)号:US4838404A

    公开(公告)日:1989-06-13

    申请号:US935830

    申请日:1986-11-28

    IPC分类号: G07F1/06 G07F7/00 G07F15/00

    摘要: A token and photo-detector circuitry in an electronic device used for supplying electrical power to an external appliance for an amount of time represented on the token. The token contains encoded information in a base numbering system in several regions of the token and this information is read by the circuitry to represent a time value whereby the circuit relays power to the appliance for an equivalent length of time. Several tokens may be deposited into the device in any orientation so as to accumulate time for use of the appliance. The device is programmable and can communicate with the user/operator with the appropriate hardware additions.

    摘要翻译: 电子设备中的令牌和光电检测器电路,用于向外部设备供电一段时间,表示在令牌上。 令牌在令牌的几个区域中包含基本编号系统中的编码信息,并且该信息由电路读取以表示时间值,由此电路在相当长度的时间内将电力中断给设备。 可以以任何方向将几个令牌存入设备中,以便累积使用该设备的时间。 该设备是可编程的,可以通过适当的硬件添加与用户/操作员进行通信。

    Information transfer and use, particularly with respect to objects such
as gambling chips
    59.
    发明授权
    Information transfer and use, particularly with respect to objects such as gambling chips 失效
    信息传递和使用,特别是关于赌博筹码等物品

    公开(公告)号:US4814589A

    公开(公告)日:1989-03-21

    申请号:US853745

    申请日:1986-04-18

    摘要: Coding systems utilizing machine-readable coding are disclosed. The coding systems are extremely simple to use and preferred embodiments of the machine-readable coding require no external reference or reference code or starting point or orientation for reading or decoding. The number of usable codes for any given number of code elements (bits or digits) is maximized, or, conversely, a minimum number of code elements is required for a given application, thus allowing each code element to be of maximum size for a given coding area. Also, methods and apparatus for encoding objects, and for reading, decoding, processing and using the information obtained from such encoded objects are disclosed. The coding may be applied to objects such as casino chips, currency, automated production line components, consumer products, household items, zip coded objects, etc. The coding system and systems using the coding can be mployed for enabling positive real-time detection of counterfeits (rather than mere counterfeit deterrence, cash monitoring, information gathering, object identification, etc., at minimum cost with maximum reliability and real-time speed. Preferred embodiments of systems concern round casino chips and paper money. Signals and data may be encoded independently of physical objects while obviating the need for any reference or synchronization in the coding.

    摘要翻译: 公开了利用机器可读编码的编码系统。 编码系统非常易于使用,并且机器可读编码的优选实施例不需要用于读取或解码的外部参考或参考代码或起始点或取向。 任何给定数量的代码元素(位或数字)的可用代码的数量最大化,或者相反地,给定应用需要最少数量的代码元素,从而允许每个代码元素对于给定的 编码区域。 此外,公开了用于编码对象以及用于读取,解码,处理和使用从这样的编码对象获得的信息的方法和装置。 编码可以应用于诸如娱乐场芯片,货币,自动化生产线组件,消费品,家庭用品,邮政编码对象等对象。可以使用编码系统和使用编码的系统来实现正实时检测 假冒(而不仅仅是假冒威慑,现金监控,信息收集,物品识别等),以最低的成本,最高的可靠性和实时的速度。系统的优选实施例涉及圆形赌场筹码和纸币,信号和数据可以被编码 独立于物理对象,同时避免了对编码中的任何参考或同步的需要。

    Stacker apparatus
    60.
    发明授权
    Stacker apparatus 失效
    堆垛机

    公开(公告)号:US4765607A

    公开(公告)日:1988-08-23

    申请号:US709559

    申请日:1985-03-08

    申请人: John Zouzoulas

    发明人: John Zouzoulas

    摘要: An improved banknote stacker is described which provides a high level of flexibility and a high degree of stacking efficiency with a reduced level of jams and crumpled banknotes. In one embodiment the improved banknote stacker includes upper and lower housings having molded fingers and slots for interconnection with a banknote validator, banknote transport apparatus including a self adjusting belt-pulley arrangement, a prestorage compartment, a banknote pusher having a home sensing arrangement which allows it to be controlled using a simple open-loop control, and a banknote magazine for storing stacked banknotes and providing ready access to the stacked banknotes.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种改进的纸币堆垛机,其提供了高水平的灵活性和高度的堆垛效率,同时降低了卡纸和皱巴巴的纸币。 在一个实施例中,改进的纸币堆垛机包括具有模制指状物的上壳体和下壳体,用于与钞票验证器互连的纸币输送装置,包括自调节带轮装置的纸币输送装置,预先存储室,具有家庭感测装置的钞票推动器 使用简单的开环控制进行控制,以及用于存储堆积的纸币并提供对堆叠的钞票的准备进入的钞票盒。