Amusement device including means for processing electronic data in play of a game of chance

• US 10,438,454 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2017
• Issued: 10/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Miller, Mark A., Alderucci, Dean P., Bradshaw, Thomas D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pandya, Sunit
• Application Number:
  US15/477,367
• Publication Number:
  US 20170206747A1
• Time in Patent Office: 918 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/18 Score computers; Miscellaneous indicators time-testing devices G07C
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2454 with LED
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3258 Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a card device comprising;

a substrate having a front face and a back face;

a display coupled to the front face of the substrate; and

an element coupled to the substrate and configured to;

receive an indication of a first indicia;

first control the display to display the first indicia;

receive an indication of a second indicia;

second control the display to replace the first indicia with the second indicia

receive an advertisement to display on the display; and

control the display to present the advertisement;

in which the card device has a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card and has a combined structure that is flexible; and

a computing device configured to;

receive information identifying the advertisement;

determine that the advertisement should be displayed on the card device;

determine the first control of the display;

determine the second control of the display;

in which the computing device is configured to control the card device and a plurality of other card devices to be part of a hand in a game, and to determine an outcome of the hand based on the second indicia and a plurality of respective other indicia displayed on the plurality of other card devices;

in which the element includes a processor;

in which the element controls the display to display the advertisement between displaying the first indicia and displaying the second indicia;

in which the first indicia is determined based on a random event generation, and in which the second indicia is determined based on at least one other indicia associated with the hand to which the first indicia is dealt.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, in which determining that the advertisement should be displayed includes determining that the advertisement should be displayed based on a result of a hand of a given game that includes the second indicia and at least one other given indicia displayed on at least one other given card device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the computing device is configured to determine an outcome of a hand of a given game being played using the card device in which both the first indicia and the second indicia are dealt, in which an outcome of the hand of the given game is based on the second indicia rather than the first indicia.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the second indicia is determined such that the hand results in a winning outcome in response to determining that the advertisement should be displayed.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the at least one random event generation includes at least one of a random number generation, a random event happening, or a pseudo-random number generation.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, in which determining that the advertisement should be displayed includes determining that the first indicia results in a losing outcome for the hand and that the second indicia will be presented to overturn the losing outcome.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the second indicia is determined based on a second random event generation, and in which the first indicia is determined based on at least one other given indicia associated with the hand to which the first indicia is dealt.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, in which the first indicia is determined such that the hand results in a losing outcome.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, in which the second random event generation includes at least one of a random number generation, a random event happening, or a pseudo-random number generation.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, in which determining that the advertisement should be displayed includes determining that the second indicia results in a winning outcome for the hand and in which the first indicia is determined so that the hand results in a losing outcome in response to determining that the advertisement should be displayed.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the computing device is configured to control the first indicia to be part of the hand in the game.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the element controls the display to display the advertisement between displaying the first indicia and displaying the second indicia.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the display includes a flexible organic light emitting diode display.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the card device includes a wireless power element configured to provide power from at least one of a time varying magnetic field or RF signal generated by a power source that is not in physical contact with the wireless power element.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the card device has a thickness of less than about 0.02 inches.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, in which the card device has a thickness of less than about 0.011 inches.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the advertisement includes at least one of an image, a video, or text.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the substrate is bendable without interfering with operation of the display.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the card device includes a second display coupled to the back face.

20. The apparatus of claim 1, in which displaying the first indicia and displaying the second indicia includes displaying a respective card value to occupy substantially the entire display.

21. The apparatus of claim 1, in which the element includes a processor.

22. An apparatus comprising:

a card device comprising;

a substrate having a front face and a back face;

a display coupled to the front face of the substrate; and

an element coupled to the substrate and configured to;

receive an indication of a first indicia;

first control the display to display the first indicia;

receive an indication of a second indicia;

second control the display to replace the first indicia with the second indicia

receive an advertisement to display on the display; and

control the display to present the advertisement;

in which the card device has a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card and has a combined structure that is flexible; and

a computing device configured to;

receive information identifying the advertisement;

determine that the advertisement should be displayed on the card device;

determine the first control of the display;

determine the second control of the display;

in which the computing device is configured to control the first card device and a plurality of other card devices to be part of a hand in a game;

in which the computing device is configured to determine an outcome of the hand based on the second indicia and a plurality of respective other indicia displayed on the plurality of other card devices;

in which the element includes a processor; and

in which determining the first indicia includes determining the first indicia based on a random event generation, and in which determining the second indicia includes determining the second indicia based on at least one other indicia associated with a hand to which the first indicia is dealt.