Radio direction finder for gaming chip and/or player tracking

作者: Richard Wilder , Chris Gadda , Chan Griswold , Harold E. Mattice , James Stockdale

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关键词: Tracking (particle physics)WirelessBearing (mechanical)Electronic engineeringRadio direction finderAntenna arrayEngineeringSignalChipWireless signalComputer hardware

摘要: Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating tracking locations of players and/or wireless communication devices in a casino network. In at least one embodiment, an electronically switched Doppler antenna array may be utilized to detect first signal from source. Bearing information generated using the detected signal. bearing include directional Using portion information, location source determined. According specific embodiments, correspond device such as RFID-enabled player card or gaming chip. current automatically tracked real-time is moved through region casino.