Poker playing system featuring computer generated cards and chips
First Claim
1. A system being capable of allowing the playing of a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players, said system comprising:
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a plurality of player consoles;
said player consoles being distributed at such poker table in a manner to accommodate the players; and
each player console comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer; and
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each player console to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated card designations on each player console display means; and
said computer being capable of sequentially responding to wagering information being sent by each player console while not responding to wagering information being sent by the other player consoles during such poker hand.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for playing a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players comprises: a Computer; a plurality of player consoles wherein the player consoles are distributed at the poker table in a manner to accommodate the players and wherein each player console comprises display means being responsive to the Computer; and a plurality of first transmitting means for allowing the Computer and the player consoles to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other; the Computer comprising random card generating means for effecting display of randomly generated card designations on each player console display means; and the Computer sequentially responding to wagering information being sent by a particular player console and the Computer not responding to wagering information being sent by the other player consoles.
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76 Claims
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1. A system being capable of allowing the playing of a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a plurality of player consoles;
said player consoles being distributed at such poker table in a manner to accommodate the players; and
each player console comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer; and
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each player console to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated card designations on each player console display means; and
said computer being capable of sequentially responding to wagering information being sent by each player console while not responding to wagering information being sent by the other player consoles during such poker hand. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A system being capable of allowing the playing of a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a plurality of player consoles;
said player consoles being distributed at such poker table in a manner to accommodate the players; and
each player console comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer; and
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each player console to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated card designations on each player console display means;
said computer being capable of sending signals to sequentially enable each player console so that the enabled player console may send wagering information to said computer; and
said computer being capable of simultaneously sending signals to dis-enable the other player consoles so that said dis-enabled player consoles may not send any wagering information to said computer while said enabled player console sends wagering information.
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66. A system being capable of allowing the playing of a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a plurality of player consoles;
said player consoles being distributed at such poker table in a manner to accommodate the players; and
each player console comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer; and
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each player console to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated card designations on each player console display means;
said computer being capable of sequentially enabling each player console so that the enabled player console may send wagering information to said computer while said player console is enabled; and
said computer being capable of simultaneously dis-enabling the other player consoles so that the other player consoles may not send wagering information to said computer while said player console is enabled.
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67. A system being capable of allowing the playing of at least one betting round of a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a plurality of player consoles;
said player consoles being distributed at such poker table in a manner to accommodate the players; and
each player console comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer; and
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each player console to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated card designations on each player console display means;
said computer sequentially responding to wagering information being sent by a particular player console during a betting round of the poker hand; and
said computer simultaneously not responding to wagering information being sent by the other player consoles during such betting round of the poker hand.
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68. A system being capable of allowing the playing of poker at a plurality of poker tables by a plurality of players at each poker table, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a plurality of player consoles being located at each poker table;
said player consoles at each poker table being distributed in a manner to accommodate the players at each poker table; and
each player console at each poker table comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer; and
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each player console at each poker table to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated card designations on the player console display means located at each poker table;
wherein a particular player console at a particular poker table is enabled by said computer to send wagering information relating to a check, fold, call, bet or raise to said computer while said particular player console at such particular poker table is enabled and wherein the other player consoles at such particular poker table are simultaneously dis-enabled by said computer to not send wagering information to said computer while said particular player console is enabled.
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69. A system being capable of allowing the playing of a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a plurality of modular player consoles each being removably attached to such poker table;
said modular player consoles being distributed at such poker table in a manner to accommodate the players; and
each modular player console comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer; and
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each modular player console to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated card designations on each modular player console display means;
each modular player console comprising means being capable of allowing each active player remaining in the poker hand to check, fold, call, bet or raise while such active player'"'"'s modular console is enabled by said computer and while the other modular player consoles are simultaneously dis-enabled by said computer; and
said computer sequentially enabling and then dis-enabling each modular player console of the active players remaining in the poker hand. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72)
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73. A system being capable of allowing the playing of a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a plurality of modular player consoles;
each modular player console being removably attached to such poker table and being distributed at such poker table to accommodate the players; and
each modular player console comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer; and
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each modular player console to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated card designations on each player console display means;
said computer being capable of sending signals to sequentially enable each modular player console so that the enabled modular player console may send wagering information to said computer while said modular player console is enabled; and
said computer being capable of simultaneously sending signals to dis-enable the other modular player consoles so that said other modular player consoles may not send wagering information to said computer while said modular player console is enabled.
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74. A system being capable of allowing the playing of a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a plurality of modular player consoles;
each modular player console being removably attached to such poker table and being distributed at such poker table to accommodate the players; and
each modular player console comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer; and
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each modular player console to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated card designations on each modular player console display means;
said computer being capable of sequentially enabling each modular player console so that the enabled modular player console may send wagering information to said computer while the modular player console is enabled; and
said computer being capable of simultaneously dis-enabling the other modular player consoles so that said other modular player consoles may not send wagering information to said computer while said modular player console is enabled.
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75. A system being capable of allowing the playing of up to four betting rounds of a poker hand at a poker table by a plurality of players, said system comprising:
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a computer;
a plurality of player consoles;
said player consoles being distributed at the poker table in a manner to accommodate the players; and
each player console comprising display means being capable of responding to said computer;
a plurality of first transmitting means being capable of allowing said computer and each player console to send signals to each other and to receive signals from each other;
said computer comprising random card generating means being capable of effecting display of randomly generated unique hole-card images and common card images on each player console display means;
wherein before the first betting round of the poker hand said computer random card generating means is capable of effecting display of unique hole-card images on each player console display means;
wherein during the first betting round said computer is capable of sequentially responding to wagering information being sent by each player console and simultaneously being capable of not responding to wagering information being sent by the other player consoles;
wherein after the first betting round and before the second betting round, if played, said computer random card generating means is capable of effecting display of common card images on each player console display means;
wherein during the second betting round said computer is capable of sequentially responding to wagering information being sent by each player console and simultaneously being capable of not responding to wagering information being sent by the other player consoles;
wherein after the second betting round, if played, and before the third betting round, if played, said computer random card generating means is capable of capable of effecting display of one more common card image on each player console display means;
wherein during the third betting round, if played, said computer is capable of sequentially responding to wagering information being sent by each player console and simultaneously being capable of not responding to wagering information being sent by the other player consoles;
wherein after the third betting round, if played, and before the fourth betting round, if played, said computer random card generating means is capable of effecting display of one more common card image on each player console display means; and
wherein during the fourth betting round, if played, said computer is capable of sequentially responding to wagering information being sent by each player console and simultaneously being capable of not responding to wagering information being sent by the other player consoles.
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76. A method for allowing the playing of a poker hand including up to four betting rounds at a poker table by a plurality of players, said method comprising the steps of:
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Electronically designating in clockwise order when viewing the poker table from above, the player who is the button, the player who is the little blind, and the player who is the big blind;
Electronically debiting the stored account of the little blind player with the amount of the little blind and crediting the pot with such little blind amount;
Electronically debiting the stored account of the big blind player with the amount of the big blind and crediting the pot with such big blind amount;
Electronically displaying to each player random electronically generated unique hole-cards on first display means being exclusively visible to each respective player, said first display means being attached to such poker table;
Allowing each player after the big blind player and before the little blind player in clockwise order to electronically call, raise or fold as the case may be while simultaneously electronically blocking the other players from betting during the first betting round of the poker hand;
Allowing the little blind player and the big blind player to electronically call, raise or fold as the case may be in clockwise sequence while simultaneously electronically blocking the other players from betting during the first betting round of the poker hand;
Electronically debiting the stored account of each player with the amount of his call or raise as the case may be and electronically crediting the pot with each such call or raise amount;
Electronically displaying to all players random electronically generated common cards on said first display means and on second display means, said second display means being visible to the players and being attached to such poker table;
Allowing each player starting with the player after the button player and up to the button player to electronically check, bet, call, raise or fold as the case may be in clockwise sequence while simultaneously electronically blocking the other players from betting during the second betting round, if played, of the poker hand;
Electronically debiting the stored account of each player with the amount of his bet, call or raise as the case may be and electronically crediting the pot with each such bet, call or raise amount;
Electronically displaying to all players a one more random electronically generated common card on said first display means and on said second display means;
Allowing each player starting with the player after the button player and up to the button player to electronically check, bet, call, raise or fold as the case may be in clockwise sequence while simultaneously electronically blocking the other players from betting during the third betting round, if played, of the poker hand;
Electronically debiting the stored account of each player with the amount of his bet, call or raise as the case may be and electronically crediting the pot with each such bet, call or raise amount;
Electronically displaying to all players one more common random electronically generated common card on said first display means and on said second display means;
Allowing each player starting with the player after the button player and up to the button player to electronically check, bet, call, raise or fold as the case may be in clockwise sequence while simultaneously electronically blocking the other players from betting during the fourth betting round, if played, of the poker hand;
Electronically debiting the stored account of each player with the amount of his bet, call or raise as the case may be and electronically crediting the pot with each such bet, call or raise amount;
Electronically determining the winning player with the best poker hand made up of the unique hole-cards and the common cards;
Electronically designating the winning player of the poker hand and the winning poker hand on said first display means and on said second display means; and
Electronically crediting the stored account of the winning player with the net amount of the pot at the end of the poker hand.
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