Appeal 2007-2174
Application 10/751,614
jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b). Claims 21, 27, 28, and 31 are
representative of the claims on appeal, and read as follows:
21. A gaming chip for use in a bet in a casino game, the gaming chip
comprising:
a transponder;
a memory located within the transponder;
a data field in said memory, wherein an identification identifying a
first class for the gaming chip is located in said data field;
a game denominational value contained in the transponder;
wherein the identification differentiates the first class gaming chip
from at least one other class of gaming chips when said first class gaming
chip and said at least one other class of gaming chips are intermingled within
said bet, the transponder transmitting said game denominational value and
said identification in response to a received signal, wherein each of said
gaming chips of said at least one other class includes a data field within a
memory of said other class of gaming chips.
27. Apparatus for use in a bet in a betting area of a casino game, the
apparatus comprising:
at least one gaming chip of a first class having a first transponder
containing at least value information;
at least one gaming chip of a second class having a second
transponder containing at least value and class information, when said at
least first class gaming chip and said at least second class gaming are
intermingled within said bet;
wherein said gaming chip of said first class and said gaming chip of
said second class are configured to be read by a transceiver in a vicinity near
said betting area for transmitting signals and receiving signals to and from
said first and second transponders, the first transponder transmitting at least
said value information and said second transponder transmitting at least said
value and class information to said transceiver.
28. Apparatus for betting in a betting area of a casino game, the apparatus
comprising:
at least one gaming chip of a first class in said betting area having a
first transponder containing at least value information;
at least one gaming chip of a second class in said betting area having a
second transponder containing at least value and class information;
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