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(12) Ulllted States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 8,571,905 B2
Risnoveanu et a]. (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 29, 2013
(54) CASINO OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 4,942,527 A 7/ 1990 Schllm?cher
SYSTEM 5,289,368 A 2/1994 Jordan
5,311,423 A 5/1994 Clark
(75) Inventors: Julian Risnoveanu, Anaheim Hills, CA i gtiggitim
(US); Mircea Draghici, Plo1est1 (RO) 5,655,086 A g/1997 Jury
5,671,360 A 9/1997 Hambrick
(73) Assignee: IT Casino Solutions, LLC, Anaheim 5,711,715 A V1998 Ringo
H1l' ls, CA (US) 5,765,140 A 6/1998 Knudso_ n
5,770,533 A 6/1998 Franchl
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this (Continued)
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
USC 154(1)) by 1318 days_ FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
(21) Appl' No‘: 12/218,376 WO WO0215083 A1 2/2002
_ OTHER PUBLICATIONS
(22) F11ed: Jul. 15, 2008
_ _ _ Bicycle Casino Dealer’s Rotation Report for Staggers, Commerce
(65) Pnor Pubhcatlon Data Casino, Commerce, CA, USA (1990).
Us 2009/0024456 A1 Jan 22, 2009 Ameranth, Inc.; 21st Century Casino, Sep. 15, 1999, all pages.
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Related US. Application Data ( on lnue )
(60) Provisional application No. 60/959,610, ?led on Jul. Primary Examiner * Fateh Obaid
16, 2007. (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Daphne L. Burton; Burton
IP Law Group
(51) Int. Cl.
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01) (57) ABSTRACT
(52) US‘ Cl‘ A system computer program and computer-based method for
USPC ........... .. 705/7.11; 705/1.1; 705/348; 706/32; mana in’ Casino 0 erations The S Stem rovides for
706/45; 706/46; 463/13; 463/25; 463/36; 1g g P d. f' . y P d . 1
4 63 / 42 emp oyee management an 1n ormatlon storage an retneva
_ _ _ for a s1gn1?cant number of cas1no operat1ons. The system
(58) Fleld of Classl?catlon Search includes an attendance controller that receives, stores and
None _ _ _ displays attendance information for casino personnel. Casino
See apphcanon ?le for Complete Search hlstory' personnel are issued cards that uniquely identify them and
(56) References Cited momtor them 1n the ful?llment of then roles. Players may
also receive these types of cards, Which can be used to record
their casino activity and reWard them for playing. The system
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
provides for dealer rotation so that dealer rotation informa
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3,344,408 A 9/1967 Singer emitting diode devices, resident at casino tables, may be used
3,351,912 A 11/1967 Collom to request and manage the table, including food and beverage
3,593,008 A 7/1971 DeWitt
requests for the table.
4,503,499 A 3/1985 Mason
4,926,327 A 5/1990 Sidley
4,937,743 A 6/1990 Rassman 13 Claims, 27 Drawing Sheets
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7,306,516 B2 12/2007 Ioslevsky
U_S_ PATENT DOCUMENTS 7,419,427 B2 * 9/2008 Boushy ......................... .. 463/25
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7,099,236 B2* 8/2006 Yamagishi .................... .. 368/10
7,255,642 B2 8/2007 Sines * cited by examiner

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