System And Method Of Displaying Or Obscuring Electronic Playing Cards

• US 20060189384A1
• Filed: 05/02/2006
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pokertek Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Pokertek Incorporated
• Inventors: White, Gehrig Henderson, Crawford, James T III
• Application Number:
  US11/381,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20060189384A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/66 for rendering three dimensional images
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

A system and method displays an electronic playing card to a player on a video display. The playing card has a back side and a front side. The system and method detect a triggering event and display at least a portion of the front side of the electronic playing card in response to the triggering event.

Claims

1-81. -81. (canceled)

82. An electronic poker table for providing an electronic poker game to

a plurality of players, comprising:

a table having a table top with a playing surface;

a plurality of touchscreen displays located around a periphery of the table top for providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players, each touchscreen display for displaying at least one hole card face down to the player and displaying at least a portion of an opposite side of the at least one card to the player in response to a touch event defined by a player touching a predetermined location on the touchscreen display; and

a game computer coupled to the plurality of electronic player interactive areas for administering the electronic poker game.

95. A method for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players using an electronic poker table, comprising:

providing a table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of touchscreen displays located around a periphery of the table top for providing a player interface for interaction with one of the players;

administering the electronic poker game using a game computer coupled to the plurality of touchscreen displays;

displaying at least one hole card face down to one of the players on the respective touchscreen display; and

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displaying at least a portion of an opposite side of the at least one card to the player in response to a touch event defined by a player touching a predetermined location on the touchscreen display.

102. An electronic poker table for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players, comprising:

a table having a table top with a playing surface;

a plurality of touchscreen displays located around a periphery of the table top for providing a player interface to interact with one of the players;

each touchscreen display for displaying at least one hole card face down to the player and displaying at least a portion of an opposite side of the at least one card to the player in response to a touch event defined by a player touching a predetermined location on the touchscreen display; and

a game computer coupled to the plurality of touchscreen displays for administering the electronic poker game, the game computer and the player interface for allowing the players to make wagers and play the electronic poker game.