Patent SG-11201407362Y-A (SG)
Title: Total money management system
Inventor: GELINOTTE EMMANUEL
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2013-05-22
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 28 November 2013 (28.11.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/177286 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: G07F17/32 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2013/042235 (22) International Filing Date: 22 May 2013 (22.05.2013) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 61/650,423 22 May 2012 (22.05.2012) US (71) Applicant: GAMING PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. [US/US]; 1700 Industrial Road, Las Vegas, NV 89102 (US). (72) Inventors: GELINOTTE, Emmanuel; 7 Route De Bouze, F-21420 Savigny Les Beaunne (FR). CLARK, Kirsten; 57 Foxworth Court, Las Vegas, NV 89183 (US). MC­ CARTHY, Scott; La Baie Du Noble, Hoi Meng Kui, Block, 2 8 G (MO). GRONAU, Gregory Scott; 712 Proud Eagle Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada 89144 (US). (74) Agents: CALDWELL, John, W. et al.; Woodcock Wash­ burn LLP, Cira Centre, 12th Floor, 2929 Arch Street, Phil­ adelphia, PA 19104 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: TOTAL MONEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 00 CJ i> i> i-H cn i-H o CJ o & (57) Abstract: A total money management system for integrating numerous stand^ alone components de­ signed to validate, track and secure gaming currency from the table to back-of-house is provided. Utilizing RFID enabled casino currency, an RFID chip tray, a bill validator, RFID readers and antennas, inventory system and chip authentication network, the total money man­ agement system of the present disclosure provides casi­ nos with a cash and chip tracking and reporting tool that will improve table performance and streamline the numerous at-table and back-of-house manual money management processes and procedures. Gaming table comprising a bill validator for authenticating banknotes and exchanging cash for RFID gaming chips and RFID antennas for monitoring the inventory of gaming money. WO 2013/177286 A11 lllll llllllll II llllll III lllll lllll III III III lllll llll llll lllll lllll lllll lllll lllllll llll llll UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))