DETAILED ACTION
The instant application is a continuation of application no. 18/895,775. Claims 1-26 are currently pending.
Claim Objections
Claim 13 is objected to because of the following informalities:
In claim 13, line 3, substitute “and/or” with –or--;
In claim 13, line 5, substitute “and/or” with –or--;
In claim 13, line 8, substitute “and/or” with –or--.
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(d):
(d) REFERENCE IN DEPENDENT FORMS.—Subject to subsection (e), a claim in dependent form shall contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed. A claim in dependent form shall be construed to incorporate by reference all the limitations of the claim to which it refers.
The following is a quotation of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, fourth paragraph:
Subject to the following paragraph [i.e., the fifth paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112], a claim in dependent form shall contain a reference to a claim previously set forth and then specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed. A claim in dependent form shall be construed to incorporate by reference all the limitations of the claim to which it refers.
Claim 26 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(d) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, 4th paragraph, as being of improper dependent form for failing to further limit the subject matter of the claim upon which it depends, or for failing to include all the limitations of the claim upon which it depends.
Claim 26 fails to further limit the claim 1 from which claim 26 depends.
Applicant may cancel the claim(s), amend the claim(s) to place the claim(s) in proper dependent form, rewrite the claim(s) in independent form, or present a sufficient showing that the dependent claim(s) complies with the statutory requirements.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-25 are allowable over prior art.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the prior art of record fails to teach or fairly suggest either alone or in combination thereof:
Regarding claim 1,
a casino system in a casino, the casino system comprising:
a casino item with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that stores identification information;
an RFID reader device configured to read the RFID tag of the casino item to obtain the identification information;
a registration device configured to register the identification information of the casino item to be used in the casino, wherein the identification information is received from the RFID reader device; and
a storage device configured to store a first list that includes the identification information registered by the registration device and status information associated with the identification information,
wherein the status information indicates whether the casino item is usable or unusable in the casino,
wherein the registration device is further configured to set the status information of the casino item to be put into use in the casino as usable, and
wherein a verification device configured to verify in the first list stored in the storage device whether the status information associated with the identification information of the casino item read by the RFID reader device is usable or unusable and output an error signal in a case where the status information is unusable.
Conclusion
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February 06, 2026
/JAMARA A FRANKLIN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2876
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