Card reading system employing CMOS reader
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A card reading apparatus for the determination of at least one of rank or suit of a playing card comprising:
- at least one two-dimensional complementary metal oxide semiconductor imaging system capable of producing a signal in response to scanning a card; and
, a hardware component that receives the signal produced by the imaging system, wherein the hardware component identifies at least one of rank and suit from the signal and transmits data indicating the at least one of rank or suit to an external data storage device.
20 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and an apparatus determines at least one of rank or suit of a playing card. The apparatus has at least one two-dimensional complementary metal oxide semiconductor imaging system that provides a signal when playing cards are moved over the system. The signal is a series of gray scale values that are converted into binary values. The sensed data is transmitted to a hardware component that identifies at least one of rank and suit to an external data storage device.
-
Citations
22 Claims
-
1. A card reading apparatus for the determination of at least one of rank or suit of a playing card comprising:
-
at least one two-dimensional complementary metal oxide semiconductor imaging system capable of producing a signal in response to scanning a card; and
,a hardware component that receives the signal produced by the imaging system, wherein the hardware component identifies at least one of rank and suit from the signal and transmits data indicating the at least one of rank or suit to an external data storage device.
-
- 2. An apparatus for reading symbols from playing cards comprising an imager that images an area containing rank and or suit markings on playing cards in at least the region where suit and rank symbols are provided on the playing cards, wherein gray scale data is generated and transformed into binary data, and the binary data is further processed into data representing at least one of a suit or rank of the playing card.
-
7. An apparatus for reading symbols from playing cards comprising a CMOS sensing system having at least one CMOS sensing array, and a card present sensor, the card present sensor triggering data collection from the imager to provide signals from playing card symbols passed over the imager.
-
8. The apparatus of claim I wherein the hardware component comprises a FPGA logic circuit or an ASIC.
-
9. A method for identifying suit and rank on playing cards comprising:
-
passing symbols on a playing card over a two-dimensional complementary metal oxide semiconductor imager, parsing the image into rank area and suit areas, providing signals from the imager to a hardware component, and the hardware component identifying suit and rank of the playing card from the signals. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. A playing card delivery shoe for use in the play of the casino table card game of at least one of baccarat or blackjack from which delivery shoe cards may be dealt comprising:
-
a) an area for receiving a first set of playing cards useful in the play of the casino table card game of at least one of blackjack or baccarat;
b) first card mover that moves playing cards from the first set to a playing card staging area wherein at least one playing card is staged in an order by which playing cards are removed from the first set of and moved to the playing card staging area;
c) second playing card mover that moves playing cards from the playing card staging area to a delivery area wherein playing cards removed from the staging area to the delivery shoe are moved in the same order by which playing cards were removed from the first set of playing cards and moved to the playing card staging area; and
d) a playing card reading sensor that reads at least one playing card value of each playing card separately, the playing card reading sensor comprising a CMOS sensor and FPGA logic circuit;
wherein there is a communication link between the playing card reading sensors and the FPGA logic circuit, wherein the FPGA logic circuit determines rank and suit of cards. - View Dependent Claims (20)
-
-
21. A dealing shoe capable of reading cards, comprising:
-
a cavity for receiving a group of shuffled cards, a lower surface of the cavity, a front end and a back end, wherein the lower surface declines towards the front end where cards are removed;
a weighted wedge that contacts a surface of a card nearest the back end and rests on the declining lower surface, urging cards towards the front end;
a card removal opening in the front end;
a card reading sensor proximate the front end, the sensor comprising a CMOS sensing array and a FPGA control logic for receiving signals from the CMOS sensing array and determining rank and suit of each sensed card.
-
-
22. An automatic card shuffler comprising a sensor for reading at least one of a rank and suit of cards, comprising:
-
a housing;
a card input tray;
a shuffling mechanism;
a card output tray, and a card sensor within the housing comprising a CMOS sensor and FPGA control logic for receiving signals from the CMOS sensor when a card is read and determining rank and suit from the sensed signals.
-
Specification