WO2007053056A1 - Game roulette - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to gambling game devices and can be used in gambling houses, casinos etc. The inventive game roulette comprises a movable element, for example a disc, which is movably mounted on a fixed base in such a way that it makes it possible to carry out a controllable count of the number of the roulette actuations for a given time-period, is provided with a permanent magnet fastened to the movable element by means of magnetic sensor, which is mounted on the fixed base in such a way that a closed magnetic circuit is formed with said permanent magnet when the movable element rotates. Said magnetic sensor is used for converting the roulette rotation into a sequence of analog signals transmitted to an incorporated storage counter which is electrically connected to the magnetic sensor, is used for recording only a first (useful) pulse received thereby from said magnetic sensor during the initial revolution of the movable element, i.e. when the roulette is actuated. The counted number of the roulette actuations is transmitted to an incorporated display upon request.

Description

 I G R O V A I R U L E T K A

Gaming roulette refers to equipment for gambling, and can be used in gambling houses, casinos, etc.

Patent studies have revealed a number of analogues (see "Gambling Encyclopedia" Alan Weiss, M. Efrat, 1994, pp. 156 - 157, RF patent Ne 2 060 049, IPC A63 F 5/00, 7/00 from 07.24.1992., RF patent JVs 2 200 605, IPC A63 F 5/02, dated 12.26.2000.)

Known gaming roulettes comprise a fixed base and, mounted therein, a movable element, for example, a disk configured to rotate about a common axis with the base, at least one ball is also possible.

The process of playing roulette involves bringing the movable disk into rotation, throwing at least one ball on it, which, under the action of centrifugal force, moves along the field of the disk until, after losing its kinetic energy, the disk stops, leaving the ball in one or another marked zone.

There are varieties of roulettes in which the moving element is, for example, a rotating arrow. In this case, the game process consists in bringing the arrow into rotation, which, having lost its kinetic energy, stops, indicating a certain random sector of the fixed base.

The beginning of the game, as can be seen from the above, is bringing the movable element into rotation, i.e. inclusion of roulette. The number of roulette inclusions is the number of games played over a certain period of time (for example, per hour, per day, per week, etc.), which

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) is the main indicator in calculating the income (revenue) of a commercial enterprise (casino, gambling house) for the same period of time. It follows that a clear and controlled calculation of the number of roulette inclusions is necessary.

The disadvantage of the above gaming roulettes is the inability to count the objective independent number of roulette inclusions. Usually this number is calculated by the croupier, which does not exclude the possibility of errors (including intentional ones).

As a prototype, the author selected "Device for playing with a ball-type ball" RF patent N_> 2,060,049, which also has the above disadvantage.

The purpose of the proposed utility model is to provide the possibility of an objective and controlled calculation of the number of roulette inclusions for a certain predetermined period of time, which will eliminate errors in their calculation, as well as arbitrary unaccounted and uncontrolled roulette inclusions.

To achieve this goal, a device containing a fixed base and a movable element installed in it, for example, a disk made to rotate around a common axis with the base, is equipped with a permanent magnet mounted on a movable disk, a magnetic sensor (Hall sensor) installed in fixed base with the possibility of forming a closed magnetic circuit with a permanent magnet during rotation of the movable element, a magnetic sensor is designed to convert the rotation of the roulette wheel into a series of analog signals s applied to the electrically associated introduced counter-drive which records only the first one (useful) pulse supplied to the counter drive with the magnetic sensor upon initial rotation of the movable member, i.e. when you turn on the roulette, and,

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) the server (upon request), the counted quantity per entered indicator.

The drive counter is an electronic unit that includes an amplifier converter and a microcontroller. An amplifier-converter that converts analogue pulses from a magnetic sensor into digital form is electrically connected to a microcontroller, which consists of a serially connected useful pulse extraction unit, a computer, and an interface. In turn, the useful pulse extraction unit includes a short pulse shaper that emits a pulse front and serves to prevent false alarms, which is connected via its input to the converter amplifier and outputs to the latch trigger, with the first output directly to the latch trigger and the second output through a restartable timer that controls the time protective period to block the trigger-latch from following the first pulses. The trigger latch is electrically connected to the calculator, giving it a useful impulse registered by the calculator, which serves to count useful signals, keep a log of the time of current games and save the results in a two-level memory device, the first level is for storing data from the current readout, and the second level is for storing data from the previous read. The calculator is connected to the indicator through an interface that generates a request about the need to read the accumulated information and submit it to the indicator. Also, the interface prevents unauthorized access to the inclusion of the counter-drive, by a given, entered from the outside, code known only to a certain person or a certain limited circle of people.

Figure l presents a diagram of the mutual placement of the main nodes of the game roulette. Movable element 1 installed in the base 2

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) and made with the possibility of rotation around a common axis with the base, a permanent magnet 3 mounted on a movable element 1, a magnetic sensor 4 and a counter-drive 5 located on a fixed base 2, and an indicator 6 made in a separate unit and installed arbitrarily, for example, head office.

In FIG. 2 is a functional diagram of a game roulette device, which comprises a movable element 1, a fixed base 2, a permanent magnet 3, a magnetic sensor 4, a counter-drive 5 and an indicator 6. The counter-drive 5 includes, in series, an amplifier-converter 7 and a microcontroller 8, while the microcontroller 8 consists of a node for extracting useful pulses 9, a computer 10, which is a two-level storage device, and an interface 11 connected in series. In turn, the useful pulse extraction unit 9 contains a short pulse shaper 12, with its input connected to the amplifier-converter 7, and outputs to the trigger latch 13, the first output connected directly to the trigger latch 13, and the second output connected to it through restartable timer 14.

The device operates as follows. The movable element 1 is brought into rotation with a permanent magnet 3 fixed to it, while rotating the magnetic sensor 4 mounted on a fixed base 2, entering the field of the permanent magnet, generates an analog signal supplied to the amplifier-converter 7 of the counter-drive 5, converting the analog signal to digital form, then the signal enters the unit of selection of useful pulses 9, namely, to the shaper of short pulses 12, from the first output of which the pulses are fed to the trigger latch 13, and from the second output and on a restartable timer 14, the output connected to the trigger latch 13 to block its operation from following

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) first pulses, by controlling the time interval (the time interval from the inoperative state of the roulette to its inclusion • is at least 10 seconds, and the rotation speed of the roulette is at least a few revolutions per second, ie the time interval between pulses is not more than a second) . The trigger latch 13 sends a useful impulse to the computer for its registration and storage. Further, upon request, from the indicator 6 through the interface 11, the counted number of pulses, i.e. roulette turns on is fed to indicator 6, while in the calculator 10, when a signal is received from the interface 11 about the need to read information, the counted number of games and the time elapsed since the last request are stored in the second level memory, and the previous request is transferred to the first level memory . In addition, the code in the interface does not allow unauthorized reading of information on the number of roulette starts.

Based on the foregoing, we can conclude that the goal - to enable the controlled calculation of the number of roulette inclusions for a certain period of time, has been achieved.

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Claims

USEFUL MODEL FORMULA GAME ROULETTE 1. A game roulette comprising a fixed base and a movable element installed therein, for example, a disk made to rotate around an axis common with the fixed base, DIFFERENT in that it is equipped with a permanent magnet mounted on the movable element, a magnetic sensor mounted in a fixed base with the possibility of forming a closed magnetic circuit with a permanent magnet during rotation of the movable element and converting its rotation into a series of analog signals, the magnetic sensor is electrically connected introduced a counter-drive number of starts the game of roulette, feeding this information to the introduced light. 2. The gaming roulette according to claim 1, characterized in that the counter-drive is made in the form of an electronic unit, including an amplifier-converter of analog signals from a magnetic sensor into digital form, and feeding them to a microcontroller containing a node for extracting useful pulses, calculator and interface. 3. The game roulette according to claim 2, characterized in that the useful pulse extraction unit comprises a short pulse generator, its input connected to an amplifier-converter, the first output with a latch trigger, and the second output with a restartable timer, also connected to a latch trigger and blocking its operation from the impulses following the first. SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)