Card-handling device and method of operation
First Claim
1. A card-handling device, comprising:
- a randomizer configured to randomize ordering of playing cards in a set of playing cards;
an output configured to present a group of cards at a time from the randomizer for removal from the card-handling device;
an image capturer positioned and configured to capture image data of at least a portion of each playing card handled by the randomizer, the image data comprising at least a suit and a rank of each playing card;
a nontransitory memory device operatively connected to the randomizer and to the image capturer, the nontransitory memory device configured to store at least the image data and group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output; and
a display operatively connected to the nontransitory memory, the display configured to display a history of the image data and group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output upon request.
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Abstract
Card-handling devices may include a randomizer configured to randomize ordering of playing cards in a set of playing cards. An output may be configured to present a group of cards at a time from the randomizer for removal from the card-handling device. An image capturer may be positioned and configured to capture image data of at least a portion of each playing card handled by the randomizer, the image data comprising at least a suit and a rank of each playing card. A nontransitory memory device may be operatively connected to the randomizer and to the image capturer, the nontransitory memory device configured to store at least the image data and group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output. A display may be operatively connected to the nontransitory memory, the display configured to display a history of the image data and group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output upon request.
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20 Claims
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1. A card-handling device, comprising:
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a randomizer configured to randomize ordering of playing cards in a set of playing cards; an output configured to present a group of cards at a time from the randomizer for removal from the card-handling device; an image capturer positioned and configured to capture image data of at least a portion of each playing card handled by the randomizer, the image data comprising at least a suit and a rank of each playing card; a nontransitory memory device operatively connected to the randomizer and to the image capturer, the nontransitory memory device configured to store at least the image data and group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output; and a display operatively connected to the nontransitory memory, the display configured to display a history of the image data and group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output upon request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a card-handling device, comprising:
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randomizing an order of a set of playing cards utilizing a randomizer; capturing image data of at least a portion of each playing card randomized by the randomizer utilizing an image capturer, the image data comprising at least a suit and a rank of each playing card; storing the image data in a nontransitory memory device operatively connected to the image capturer; presenting a group of cards at a time from the card shuffler to an output for delivery from the card-handling device; and storing group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output in the nontransitory memory device; displaying a history of the image data and the group assignment data of each playing card in each group of cards presented for removal by the output on a display operatively connected to the nontransitory memory device upon request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification