Shuffling apparatus and method
AssigneeSHFL entertainment, Inc.
InventorRodney G. Johnson
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Abstract
A card shuffling device reads suit and value of individual cards that are moved through the card shuffler. Reading of the cards is effected after cards have been received into a card holding area and before cards have been delivered into a card collection area from which cards are removed from the device for use. The read suit and rank being sent to a processor, wherein the processor identifies whether any playing card is a playing card that should be rejected from the card shuffler and the shuffler then rejecting that playing card from the playing card shuffler.
Claims21
A playing card moving device having a playing card holding area and a playing card collecting area,
- the card shuffler or playing card collator moving playing cards between the playing card holding area and the playing card collecting area to form a set of playing cards in the playing card collecting area,
- a sensor between the playing card holding area and the playing card collecting area,
- the sensor reading suit and rank of each playing card between the playing card holding area and the playing card collecting area, the read suit and rank being sent to a processor;
- wherein the processor identifies whether any playing card is a playing card that should be rejected from the card shuffler and the shuffler then rejecting that playing card from the playing card shuffler.
An automatic playing card shuffler, comprising:
- a playing card holding area;
- a playing card randomization area;
- a playing card transfer mechanism that moves cards from the card holding area to the card randomization area;
- a playing card reading mechanism located between the card holding area and the playing card randomization area that is capable of reading rank and suit of playing cards;
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- a display device capable of displaying rank and suit of playing cards,
- read suit and rank of playing cards being sent to a processor;
- wherein the processor identifies whether any playing card is a playing card that should be rejected from the card shuffler and the shuffler then rejecting that playing card from the playing card shuffler.
An automatic playing card shuffler, comprising:
- a playing card infeed area;
- a playing card shuffling mechanism;
- a shuffled playing card discharge area;
- a microprocessor programmed to control operation of the playing card shuffler;
- a first playing card feeder that transfers cards from the card in-feed area to the playing card shuffling apparatus;
- a second playing card feeder that transfers cards from the playing card shuffling mechanism to the shuffled playing card discharge area;
- a sensor capable of reading rank and suit of playing cards located within the playing card shuffler;
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- a display unit that displays rank and suit of playing cards;
- the read suit and rank being sent to the microprocessor;
- wherein the microprocessor identifies whether any playing card is a playing card that should be rejected from the card shuffler and the shuffler then rejecting that playing card from the playing card shuffler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.