Electronic card table and method
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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, each display device having a surface which is parallel to or substantially parallel to the playing surface; 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, displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interface areas and administering the electronic card game using electronic chips and the electronic cards, and for determining a winner from among the players and awarding a pot to the winner at the end of the hand.
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Abstract
An electronic poker table provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table top, a plurality of display devices, and a game computer. The display devices are located around a periphery of the table top. Each display device implements an electronic player interaction area. The game computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and administers the electronic poker game using electronic chips and the electronic cards.
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48 Claims
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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, each display device having a surface which is parallel to or substantially parallel to the playing surface; 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, displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interface areas and administering the electronic card game using electronic chips and the electronic cards, and for determining a winner from among the players and awarding a pot to the winner at the end of the hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. 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 electronic card table and implementing an electronic player interaction area, each electronic player interaction area providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players, each display device having a surface which is parallel to or substantially parallel to the playing surface;
providing a game computer coupled to the plurality of display devices;
dealing a hand of the electronic card game composed of electronic cards;
administering, by the game computer, the electronic card game using the electronic cards and electronic chips; and
,determining, by the game computer, a winner from among the players and awarding a pot to the winner at the end of the hand. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. 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 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, the player interface including a plurality of game play buttons implemented on the touchscreen display devices;
a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas for administering the electronic card game using electronic chips and the electronic cards, the electronic card game having at least one betting round, each player having at least one turn in each betting round, each electronic player interaction area for only allowing player interaction with the game play buttons during the respective player'"'"'s turn. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic card table further comprising a central display area located in a central area of the card table for displaying information to the players.
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32. 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 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, the player interface including a plurality of game play buttons implemented on the touchscreen display devices;
a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas for administering the electronic card game using electronic chips and the electronic cards, the electronic card game having at least one betting round, each player having at least one turn in each betting round, the game computer for determining one or more permissible player actions during each turn, each electronic player interaction area for displaying the game play button(s) corresponding to each permissible player action(s) on one of the electronic player interaction areas only during the respective player'"'"'s turn and for not displaying the game play buttons when it is not the respective player'"'"'s turn. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A method for providing an electronic card game to a plurality of players, comprising:
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providing an electronic card table having a table top with a playing surface, a plurality touchscreen display devices, and a game computer, the display devices being 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, the player interface including a plurality of game play buttons implemented on the touchscreen display devices, the game computer being coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas;
administering, by the game computer, the electronic card game using electronic chips and the electronic cards, the electronic card game having at least one betting round, each player having at least one turn in each betting round; and
,only allowing player interaction with the game play buttons during the respective player'"'"'s turn. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for providing an electronic card game to a plurality of players, comprising:
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providing an electronic card table having a table top with a playing surface, a plurality touchscreen display devices, and a game computer, the display devices being 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, the player interface including a plurality of game play buttons implemented on the touchscreen display devices, the game computer being coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas;
administering, by the game computer, the electronic card game using electronic chips and the electronic cards, the electronic card game having at least one betting round, each player having at least one turn in each betting round;
determining one or more permissible player actions during each turn;
displaying on a respective electronic player interaction area the game play button(s) corresponding to each permissible player action(s) only during the respective player'"'"'s turn; and
not displaying the game play buttons when it is not the respective player'"'"'s turn. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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