Ergonomic card-shuffling devices
First Claim
1. A playing-card-shuffling device, comprising:
- a card input;
a card output;
a temporary card-storage area, the card input being located on a same lateral side of the temporary card-storage area as a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which the card output is located; and
a processor in communication with a graphic display, touch screen controls integrated in the graphic display, wherein the graphic display is configured to automatically display information from a playing-card-shuffling device, the touch screen controls are configured to receive user-inputted data to send to the processor to affect at least one of performance, activity and mode of operation of the playing-card-shuffling device, and the graphic display is located on a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area opposite the lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which the card input and the card output are located.
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Abstract
Playing-card-shuffling devices may include a card input, a card output, and a temporary card-storage area. The card input may be located on a same lateral side of the temporary card-storage area as a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which the card output is located. A processor may be in communication with a graphic display, with touch screen controls integrated in the graphic display. The graphic display may be configured to automatically display information from the shuffler. The touch screen controls may be configured to receive user-inputted data to send to the processor to affect at least one of performance, activity and mode of operation of the shuffler. The graphic display may be located on a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area opposite the lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which the card input and the card output are located.
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20 Claims
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1. A playing-card-shuffling device, comprising:
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a card input; a card output; a temporary card-storage area, the card input being located on a same lateral side of the temporary card-storage area as a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which the card output is located; and a processor in communication with a graphic display, touch screen controls integrated in the graphic display, wherein the graphic display is configured to automatically display information from a playing-card-shuffling device, the touch screen controls are configured to receive user-inputted data to send to the processor to affect at least one of performance, activity and mode of operation of the playing-card-shuffling device, and the graphic display is located on a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area opposite the lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which the card input and the card output are located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of making a playing-card-shuffling device, comprising:
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placing a card input on a same lateral side of a temporary card-storage area as a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which a card output is located; and placing a processor in communication with a graphic display, there being touch screen controls integrated in the graphic display, wherein the graphic display is configured to automatically display information from a playing-card-shuffling device, the touch screen controls are configured to receive user-inputted data to send to the processor to affect at least one of performance, activity and mode of operation of the playing-card-shuffling device, and the graphic display is located on a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area opposite the lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which the card input and the card output are located. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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