Table with Sensors and Smart Card Holder for Automated Gaming System and Gaming Cards
OwnerJohn B. Frenchinventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems for intelligent tracking and/or play and/or management of card gaming use an intelligent card distribution or holding device with detectors for determining the value and unique identity of individual cards and for recording card play. Playing cards are equipped with a read/write data storage connected to a transponder and/or incorporated into electromagnetic writable particles or smart particles (smart dust). A system of the invention records various game play events on the playing cards themselves during game play and optionally also in a database on the system.
Claims21
1-89. (canceled)
A method of automating game play at a gaming table using a card holder comprising:
- receiving data at said holder indicating a player or dealer position to which cards are being dealt;
- detecting at said holder an identity of cards dealt to said player position;
- storing at said holder a history of cards dealt to said player position;
- totaling cards dealt to said dealer;
- determining at said holder one or more game status results;
- indicating by said holder one or more game status indications;
- and
- writing data to a playing card indicating one or more of:
- time dealt;
- player identity;
- dealer identity;
- total of hand resulting from that card;
- information regarding indications prompting deal of that card, such as detection of player hand action, detection of dealer input, detection of card placement, and time of actions;
- active bet at time of deal;
- information regarding placement of cards detected on table.
A system for tracking one or more of movement, betting, play or identity of gaming pieces using an intelligent card holder comprising:
- a holding compartment in said holder for receiving and holding gaming cards;
- a dispensing opening in said holder for distributing or dealing gaming playing cards;
- a plurality of electronically readable and writeable gaming pieces;
- an electronic control system in said holder for interfacing with other electronic components and receiving, analyzing, and storing data;
- at least one electronic component in said holder for reading data from said gaming pieces;
- and
- at least one electronic component in said holder for writing data to said gaming pieces.
A method of tracking movement of playing cards at a gaming table, comprising:
- electronically identifying an electronically identifiable playing card at a first location at said table;
- moving said gaming card from said first location to a second location at said table;
- electronically identifying said gaming card at a second location within said table;
- and
- recording the movement of the gaming card from said first location to said second location in a data bank so that the transactional and/or game play history of the playing card is preserved for future reference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.