Smart discard rack for playing cards

Details Smart discard rack for playing cards Smart discard rack for playing cards

2007-10-09

2007-10-09

Sager, Mark (Department: 3714)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

Accessory

C463S001000, C273S14800B, C273S14900R

Reexamination Certificate

active

10622388

ABSTRACT:
A discard rack moves and reads suit and rank of individual cards. The cards are provided to a card in-feed area and moved to a card collection area. Both suit and rank of each card is read in the card in-feed area or between the card in-feed area and the card collection area. The discard rack comprises a) a card in-feed area with card moving elements that move only a bottom card from a set of cards in the card in-feed area, b) a card collection area that receives cards from the card moving area in the same sense as cards are received in the card in-feed area, c) an image capture device that captures data from a card while the card is between the card in-feed area and the card collection area, d) preferably a communication port to send out captured data to a processor, and e) an elevator that lowers to maintain a level at which cards are received in the card collection area.

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