Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with multi-compartment playing card receivers
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1. A method of operating a playing card handling device, the method comprising:
- storing a value indicative of an expected identity of a playing card assigned to be stored in a respective one of a number of playing receiving compartments of a playing card receiver of the playing card handling device;
sensing an identity of a playing card at least partially received in at least one of the playing card receiving compartments of a playing card receiver;
determining whether the sensed identity of the playing card matches the expected identity of the playing card for the respective playing card receiving compartment; and
producing an anomaly signal if it is determined that the sensed identity does not match the expect identity of the playing card for the respective playing card receiving compartment.
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Abstract
An inventory sensor is positioned and configured to identify playing cards stored in compartments of one or more playing card receivers. The inventory sensor allows the identity of a playing card stored in the playing card receiving compartment to be checked or otherwise verified with respect to an identity of a playing card expected to be stored in the playing card receiving compartment. Anomalies may be identified and appropriate messages provides and/or actions taken, for example removing the anomalous playing card from use.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of operating a playing card handling device, the method comprising:
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storing a value indicative of an expected identity of a playing card assigned to be stored in a respective one of a number of playing receiving compartments of a playing card receiver of the playing card handling device;
sensing an identity of a playing card at least partially received in at least one of the playing card receiving compartments of a playing card receiver;
determining whether the sensed identity of the playing card matches the expected identity of the playing card for the respective playing card receiving compartment; and
producing an anomaly signal if it is determined that the sensed identity does not match the expect identity of the playing card for the respective playing card receiving compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A processor-readable medium storing instructions that cause a processor to operate a playing card handling device by:
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storing a value indicative of an expected identity of a playing card assigned to be stored in a respective one of a number of playing receiving compartments of a playing card receiver of the playing card handling device;
sensing an identity of a playing card at least partially received in at least one of the playing card receiving compartments of a playing card receiver;
determining whether the sensed identity of the playing card matches the expected identity of the playing card for the respective playing card receiving compartment; and
producing an anomaly signal if it is determined that the sensed identity does not match the expect identity of the playing card for the respective playing card receiving compartment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a playing card handling device, the method comprising:
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sensing an identity of a playing card that is at least partially received in at least one of a plurality of playing card receiving compartments of a playing card receiver of the playing card handling system;
determining whether the sensed identity of the playing card matches an expected identity for a playing card that is expected to be temporarily stored in the respective one of the playing card receiving compartments; and
in response to determining that the sensed identity matches the expected identity, transporting the playing card from the respective playing card receiving compartment to a playing card output receiver of the playing card handling device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A playing card handling device, comprising:
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a playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing receiving compartments, each sized to hold a respective playing card;
a memory configured to store a plurality of values, each of the values indicative of an expected identity of a playing card assigned to be stored in a respective one of the playing receiving compartments of a playing card receiver of the playing card handling device;
a sensor operable to sense an identity of a playing card at least partially received in at least one of the playing card receiving compartments of a playing card receiver; and
a processor configured to determine whether the sensed identity of the playing card matches the expected identity of the playing card for the respective playing card receiving compartment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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