SYSTEMS, METHODS AND ARTICLES TO FACILITATE PLAYING CARD GAMES
First Claim
1. A playing card handling system, comprising:
- a playing card input receiver;
a playing card output receiver;
at least one playing card transport path extending between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver;
a first intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the first intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments, the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the first intermediary playing card receiver physically coupled for movement together;
a second intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the second intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments, the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the second intermediary playing card receiver physically coupled for movement together; and
a control subsystem configured to allocate a plurality of playing cards from the input playing card receiver between at least the first intermediary and the second intermediary playing card receivers based on an order in which the playing cards will be arranged at the playing card output receiver.
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Abstract
Playing cards from the input playing card receiver are allocated or directed between at least the first intermediary and the second intermediary playing card receivers based on an order in which the playing cards will be arranged at the playing card output receiver. The second intermediary playing card receiver may comprise an endless array of playing card receiving compartments mounted for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis. The first intermediary playing card receiver may comprise an annular array of playing card receiving compartments mounted pivotal movement about a second horizontal axis. The first intermediary playing card receiver may comprise a diagonal array of playing card receiving compartments mounted translation along a vertical axis.
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50 Claims
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1. A playing card handling system, comprising:
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a playing card input receiver; a playing card output receiver; at least one playing card transport path extending between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver; a first intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the first intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments, the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the first intermediary playing card receiver physically coupled for movement together; a second intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the second intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments, the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the second intermediary playing card receiver physically coupled for movement together; and a control subsystem configured to allocate a plurality of playing cards from the input playing card receiver between at least the first intermediary and the second intermediary playing card receivers based on an order in which the playing cards will be arranged at the playing card output receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A playing card handling system, comprising:
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a playing card input receiver; a playing card output receiver; at least one playing card transport path extending between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver; a first intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the first intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments, the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the first intermediary playing card receiver physically coupled for movement as a first unit; a second intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the second intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments, the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the second intermediary playing card receiver physically coupled for movement together as a second unit; and a control subsystem configured to direct playing cards to the card receiving compartments of a selected one of at least the first and the second playing card intermediary receivers based at least in part on at least a portion of a determined sequence of playing cards that are to be delivered from the playing card handling system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of operating a playing card handling system, the method comprising:
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automatically determining an identity of each of a plurality of playing cards; and allocating a plurality of playing cards from an input playing card receiver between at least a first intermediary and a second intermediary playing card receivers based on an order in which the playing cards will be arranged at a playing card output receiver. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer-readable medium that stores instructions for causing a processor to operate a playing card handling system, by:
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directing playing cards to the card receiving compartments of a selected one of at least the first and the second playing card intermediary receivers based at least in part on at least a portion of a determined sequence of playing cards that are to be delivered from the playing card handling system; and delivering the playing card from the playing card handling system. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A playing card handling system, comprising:
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a playing card input receiver; a playing card output receiver; at least one playing card transport path extending between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver; a first intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the first intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments, the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the first intermediary playing card receiver physically coupled for movement together; a second intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the second intermediary playing card receiver comprising an endless array of plurality of playing card receiving compartments, the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the second intermediary playing card receiver physically coupled for pivotal movement together about a first horizontal axis; and a control subsystem configured to allocate a plurality of playing cards to the first and the second intermediary playing card receivers and to the playing card output receiver. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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