IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0436828
(2006-05-17)
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등록번호 |
US-8419016
(2013-04-16)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Yoseloff, Mark L.
- Snow, Roger M.
- Grauzer, Attila
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
118 |
초록
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An electromechanical card-handling apparatus and method creates or generates a plurality of sets of cards from a group of unshuffled cards wherein each set contains a predetermined number of randomly selected or arranged cards. Sets of cards are provided in a step-wise fashion, with first initial ca
An electromechanical card-handling apparatus and method creates or generates a plurality of sets of cards from a group of unshuffled cards wherein each set contains a predetermined number of randomly selected or arranged cards. Sets of cards are provided in a step-wise fashion, with first initial cards provided and then subsequent cards provided in a single step or in multiple steps in a preprogrammed mariner. The apparatus is controlled by a programmable microprocessor and may be monitored by a plurality of sensors and limit switches. The apparatus can be programmed for the number of players, the number of cards to be provided in each segment of play, and the dealing intervals among the various segments of card delivery and play.
대표청구항
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1. A playing card delivery system comprising: a playing card input area for receiving a group of playing cards;a playing card output area;a shuffling apparatus configured to produce sets of randomized playing cards from a group of cards received in the playing card input area;a first mechanical play
1. A playing card delivery system comprising: a playing card input area for receiving a group of playing cards;a playing card output area;a shuffling apparatus configured to produce sets of randomized playing cards from a group of cards received in the playing card input area;a first mechanical playing card-moving device configured to move playing cards from the playing card input area to the shuffling apparatus;a second mechanical playing card-moving device configured to move sets of playing cards from the shuffling apparatus to the playing card output area;a processor programmed to execute instructions for control of the shuffling apparatus;wherein the processor is programmed to direct the shuffling apparatus, in cooperation with the second mechanical playing card-moving device, to: a) deliver a first randomized set of a first number of playing cards and comprising a partial hand to the playing card output area for delivery to a player position before completion of a shuffling cycle; andb) in the same shuffling cycle, deliver at least a second randomized set of a second number of playing cards to the playing card output area for delivery to the same player position to augment the partial hand, in at least a second dealing segment of the same game round; wherein the second number of playing cards of the second set is different from the first number of playing cards of the first set. 2. The playing card delivery system of claim 1, wherein the shuffling apparatus comprises a set of more than two compartments, each compartment sized and configured to receive and retain one or more playing cards. 3. The playing card delivery system of claim 2, wherein the compartments are positioned in one of a fan, a wheel, a carousel, and a vertically translatable rack. 4. The playing card delivery system of 3, wherein the compartments of the shuffling apparatus are of sufficient number to hold a first randomized set of playing cards and at least a second randomized set of playing cards for all player positions available for play of the game round, and a discard set of cards from the group of playing cards not used in the game round. 5. The playing card delivery system of claim 4, wherein the compartments of the shuffling apparatus are of sufficient number to hold a first randomized set of playing cards and at least a second randomized set of playing cards for all player positions available for play of the game round and for the house, and a discard set of cards from the group of playing cards not used in the game round. 6. The playing card delivery system of claim 4, wherein the compartments of the shuffling apparatus are of sufficient number to hold a first randomized set of playing cards and at least a second randomized set of playing cards for all player positions available for play of the game round, a set of one or more community cards, and a discard set of cards from the group of playing cards not used in the game round. 7. The playing card delivery system of claim 4, wherein the compartments of the shuffling apparatus are of sufficient number to hold a first randomized set of playing cards for all player positions available for play of the game round, a set of community playing cards, one or more sets each comprising a single card, and a discard set of cards from the group not used in the game round. 8. The playing card delivery system of claim 1, further comprising a dealer input system to provide information to the processor regarding a number of players in the game round, the first number of cards in the first set of playing cards to be provided to the card output area for delivery to the at least one player position, and the second number of playing cards in the at least a second set of playing cards to be provided to the card output area for delivery to the at least one player position. 9. The playing card delivery system of claim 8, wherein the dealer input system comprises at least one of buttons and a touch screen. 10. The playing card delivery system of claim 1, wherein the processor is programmed to cause the playing card delivery system to pause between performance of act a) and act b), and wherein act b) is initiated either responsive to execution of instructions by the processor or responsive to external input. 11. The playing card delivery system of claim 1, further comprising a playing card-present sensor in the playing card delivery area to send a signal to the processor when a set of playing cards is removed from the card output area to cause the processor to deliver an additional set of playing cards to the card output area. 12. A method of providing at least a first and second set of cards to each player, and, in addition to the first and second set of cards, optionally a set of community cards, a set of dealer cards or a set of bonus cards from a playing card delivery system comprising: supporting a group of unshuffled cards in a card input of the delivery system; andmoving the cards of the group using a first mechanical card-moving device to a shuffling apparatus;producing a plurality of sets of randomized cards within the shuffling apparatus;moving sets of randomized cards from the shuffling apparatus to a card output area of the playing card delivery system using the shuffling apparatus and a second mechanical card-moving device under control of a processor of the playing card delivery system executing instructions to, during a single shuffling cycle: cause the second mechanical card-moving device to sequentially move, from the shuffling apparatus to the card output area, first sets of cards of a first number and each first set comprising a partial hand for delivery to a player position of a plurality of player positions; andcause the second the mechanical card-moving device to move, from the shuffling apparatus to the card output area, at least one second set of cards to augment the partial hands and selected from the group consisting of second sets of cards of a second number for delivery to at least some of the player positions, a community set of cards, a set of dealer cards and one or more sets of bonus cards;wherein the second number of the second set of playing cards is different from the first number of playing cards of the first set. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising moving to the card output area the at least one second set of a community set of cards, a set of dealer cards and a set of bonus cards after the movement of all of the first sets of cards for delivery to the plurality of player positions. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the cards are randomized by random placement of playing cards into a plurality of compartments of the shuffling apparatus. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first number of cards and the second number of cards are different and first sets of the first number of cards are placed in at least some compartments and at least one second set of the second number of playing cards is placed in at least one other compartment. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein prior to actuating the card delivery system to output sets of cards at the card output area, inputting information to the processor relating to a number of active players at the plurality of player positions, a first number of cards for the first sets and a second number of cards for the at least one second set. 17. The method of claim 12, further comprising using a preprogrammed setting executable by the processor to select both the first number of cards for the first sets and the second number of cards for the at least one second set. 18. A playing card-delivery device having a card input, the device configured to produce sets of randomized playing cards to a card output under control of a processor executing instructions, the device comprising a dealer-accessible input system for inputting the instructions, the instructions selected from the group consisting of: a) at least one of a specific number of hands participating in a current round of a game in combination with a specific number of playing cards to be transported to each hand during a shuffling cycle; and a game identity that specifies both a specific number of hands to be produced in combination with a specific number of cards to be produced for each hand during the same shuffling cycle;b) a specific number of community cards in a set to be produced after production of sets for at least all players, the set of community cards and the sets for at least all players produced during the same shuffling cycle;c) a specific number of sets of playing cards per player hand and a number of playing cards per set in the same shuffling cycle;d) a specific number of dealer playing cards to be produced in a set of a number different from the number of player playing cards in the same shuffling cycle;e) a specific format of selection of community playing cards to be produced after production of partial hands for at least all players, the community playing cards and the partial hands for at least all players produced during the same shuffling cycle;f) production of residue playing cards or non-production of residue cards at completion of playing cards necessary for play of all hands in the current round, the production or non-production of residue cards and the play of all hands during the same shuffling cycle; andg) production of additional playing cards after production of sets of playing cards and at least one of activity by at least one player and activity by a dealer, the production of additional playing cards and sets of playing cards during the same shuffling cycle. 19. A processor-controlled playing card delivery device, comprising: a playing card infeed area;a playing card staging area comprising a playing card-shuffling apparatus for assembling sets of randomized play cards;a first playing card-moving mechanism to move playing cards from the playing card infeed area to the playing card staging area;a single playing card-receiving tray;a second playing card-moving mechanism to move sets of playing cards from the playing card staging area to the single playing card-receiving tray, wherein the processor is programmed to cause the second playing card-moving mechanism to move, for each participating player position, at least two different sets of playing cards to the playing card-receiving tray during a single shuffling cycle, the at least two different sets of playing cards selected from the group consisting of: a) an initial partial player hand and a second number of cards to complete the initial partial player hand, b) an initial partial dealer hand and a third number of cards to complete the initial partial player hand, and c) at least one common playing card. 20. The playing card delivery device of claim 19, wherein the playing card-shuffling apparatus is a batch shuffler. 21. The playing card delivery device of claim 19, wherein the processor is programmed to cause at least two partial hands to be assembled by the shuffling apparatus for each player during a single round of shuffling. 22. The playing card delivery device of claim 19, wherein the second playing card-moving mechanism is configured to move multiple playing cards as a set to the playing card-receiving tray. 23. The playing card delivery device of claim 19, further comprising a sensor in the playing card-receiving tray to detect that a set of playing cards has been removed from the playing card-receiving tray and to send a signal to the processor to indicate such removal, in response to which signal the processor executes instructions to cause the second playing card-moving mechanism to deliver another set of playing cards when a previous set of playing cards has been manually removed. 24. The playing card delivery device of claim 19, further comprising a user input, for inputting to the processor at least one piece of information selected from the group consisting of: a selected game, a number of players in a game round, a number of playing cards per hand, a number of partial hands for a selected game, a number of playing cards per partial hand for a selected game, a number of playing cards for a dealer hand for a selected game, and a number of playing cards in a common hand for a common hand for a selected game. 25. The playing card delivery device of claim 19, wherein the processor is programmed to provide at least one group of playing cards to each player. 26. The card delivery device of claim 19, wherein the processor is programmed to provide at least one group of cards to each player position.
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