Electronic card table and method for providing a timed electronic card game
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1. An electronic card table for providing an electronic card game to a plurality of players, comprising:
- a table having a table top with a playing surface;
a plurality display devices located around a periphery of the table top, each display device implementing an electronic player interaction area for providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players; and
, a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas for dealing a hand of the electronic card game composed of electronic cards and displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interface areas and for administering the electronic card game, the hand of the electronic card game having at least one betting round including at least one turn for each player, each turn having a set of permissible actions and an associated response time, the game computer providing a player an opportunity to select one of the permissible actions during each turn and automatically selecting a default action if the player does not respond during the associated response time.
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Abstract
An electronic card table and method provides a timed electronic card game to a plurality of players. A hand of the electronic card game has at least one betting round. Each remaining player has at least one turn in each betting round. Each turn has an associated response time. If the player does not respond within the associated response time, then a default action is automatically taken.
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1. An electronic card table for providing an electronic card game to a plurality of players, comprising:
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a table having a table top with a playing surface;
a plurality display devices located around a periphery of the table top, each display device implementing an electronic player interaction area for providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players; and
,a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas for dealing a hand of the electronic card game composed of electronic cards and displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interface areas and for administering the electronic card game, the hand of the electronic card game having at least one betting round including at least one turn for each player, each turn having a set of permissible actions and an associated response time, the game computer providing a player an opportunity to select one of the permissible actions during each turn and automatically selecting a default action if the player does not respond during the associated response time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic card table for providing an electronic card game to a plurality of players, comprising:
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a table having a table top with a playing surface;
a central display area located in a central location of the table top for displaying information to the players;
a plurality of touchscreen display devices located around a periphery of the table top, each display device implementing an electronic player interaction area for providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players; and
,a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the central display area for dealing a hand of the electronic card game composed of electronic cards and displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interface areas and/or central display area, for administering the electronic card game the electronic cards and electronic chips, and for determining a winner from among the players and awarding a pot to the winner at the end of the hand, the hand of the electronic card game having at least one betting round including at least one turn for each player, each turn having a set of permissible actions and an associated response time, the game computer providing a player an opportunity to select one of the permissible actions during each turn and automatically selecting a default action if the player does not respond during the associated response time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for providing an electronic card game, comprising:
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providing an electronic card table, the card table having a plurality of display devices and a playing surface, the display devices being located around a periphery of the table top and implementing an electronic player interaction area, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players;
providing a game computer coupled to the plurality of display devices;
dealing a hand of the electronic card game composed of electronic cards, the hand of the electronic card game having at least one betting round including at least one turn for each player, each turn having a set of permissible actions and an associated response time;
administering, by the game computer, the electronic card game using the electronic cards;
providing, by the game computer, a player an opportunity to select one of the permissible actions during each turn; and
,automatically selecting a default action if the player does not respond during the associated response time. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An electronic poker table for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players, comprising:
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a table having a table top with a playing surface;
a plurality display devices located around a periphery of the table top, each display device implementing an electronic player interaction area for providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players; and
,a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas for dealing a hand of the electronic poker game composed of electronic cards and displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interface areas and for administering the electronic poker game, the hand of the electronic poker game having at least one betting round including at least one turn for each player, each turn having a set of permissible actions and an associated response time, the game computer providing a player an opportunity to select one of the permissible actions during each turn and automatically selecting a default action if the player does not respond during the associated response time.
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39. An electronic poker table for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players, comprising:
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a table having a table top with a playing surface;
a central display area located in a central location of the table top for displaying information to the players;
a plurality of touchscreen display devices located around a periphery of the table top, each display device implementing an electronic player interaction area for providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players; and
,a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the central display area for dealing a hand of the electronic poker game composed of electronic cards and displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interface areas and/or central display area, for administering the electronic poker game the electronic cards and electronic chips, and for determining a winner from among the players and awarding a pot to the winner at the end of the hand, the hand of the electronic poker game having at least one betting round including at least one turn for each player, each turn having a set of permissible actions and an associated response time, the game computer providing a player an opportunity to select one of the permissible actions during each turn and automatically selecting a default action if the player does not respond during the associated response time.
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40. A method for providing an electronic poker game, comprising:
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providing an electronic poker table, the poker table having a plurality of display devices and a playing surface, the display devices being located around a periphery of the table top and implementing an electronic player interaction area, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players;
providing a game computer coupled to the plurality of display devices;
dealing a hand of the electronic poker game composed of electronic cards, the hand of the electronic poker game having at least one betting round including at least one turn for each player, each turn having a set of permissible actions and an associated response time;
administering, by the game computer, the electronic poker game using the electronic cards;
providing, by the game computer, a player an opportunity to select one of the permissible actions during each turn; and
,automatically selecting a default action if the player does not respond during the associated response time.
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