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US 7,735,657 B2Granted
Shuffling apparatus and method
AssigneeShuffle Master, 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.
Claims12
A card shuffler having a card holding area and a card collecting area,
- the card shuffler being capable of moving cards between the card holding area and the card collecting area to form a shuffled set of cards in the card collecting area,
- a sensor between the card holding area and the card collecting area,
- the sensor reading suit and rank of each card individually between the card holding area and the card collecting area, wherein a display on the card shuffler displays suit and rank of a card read by the sensor.
An automatic card shuffler, comprising:
- a card holding area;
- a card randomization area;
- a card transfer mechanism that moves cards from the card holding area to the card randomization area;
- a card reading mechanism located between the card holding area and the card randomization area that is capable of reading rank and suit;
- and
- a display device on the card shuffler capable of displaying rank and suit of cards.
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An automatic card shuffler, comprising:
- a card infeed area;
- a card shuffling mechanism;
- a shuffled card discharge area;
- a microprocessor programmed to control operation of the card shuffler;
- a first card feeder that transfers cards from the card in-feed area to the card shuffling apparatus;
- a second card feeder that transfers cards from the card shuffling mechanism to the shuffled card discharge area;
- a sensor capable of reading rank and suit located within the card shuffler;
- and
- a display unit on the automatic card shuffler that displays rank and suit of cards.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.