Amusement devices: games – Games accessories – Card shufflers and dealers
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-03
2006-10-03
Nguyen, Kim (Department: 3713)
Amusement devices: games
Games accessories
Card shufflers and dealers
Reexamination Certificate
active
07114718
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus determines an identity of at least each card in a card hand at a casino table card game. The method is performed automatically by a computer-based system that reads the rank and suit of each card that leaves a dealing shoe and then uses a smart discard tray that reads the discards as they are taken from the table. It is optional and preferred to provide a signal to the computer of the presence of at least one card in the dealer's hand. Additional cards are dealt to hands. Exhausted hands are removed from the table and placed into a discard rack. Each card in each exhausted hand is read when placed in the discard rack to determine rank and suit of each placed card, and the computer reconciles cards placed in the discard rack with cards that left the dealing shoe.
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Grauzer Atilla
Kelly James V.
Scheper Paul K.
Schubert Oliver M.
Stasson James B.
Mark A. Litman & Associates P.A.
Nguyen Kim
Shuffle Master, Inc.
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