CASINO CARD SHOES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR A NO PEEK FEATURE
First Claim
1. A card dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a card shoe configured for dispensing cards one at a time from at least one deck of cards disposed in the card shoe;
an image sensor operably associated with the card shoe and configured for recognizing a rank of each card that is dispensed from the card shoe; and
a notification element operably associated with the card shoe and configured for revealing to a dealer a dealer'"'"'s hand status.
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Abstract
Card shoes, systems and methods for determining a dealer'"'"'s hand status are disclosed. An image of a last dispensed card captured by an image sensor in a card shoe is analyzed. A value of the card is determined by evaluating the image. A dealer'"'"'s hand status is indicated on a notification element. In another method, the beginning of a round and a number of cards dealt is determined. A dealer'"'"'s hand value is determined by determining a value of the last card dealt in the round and a value of a first dealer card dealt in the hand. Determining card values is performed by analyzing an image of the cards captured by an image sensor in a card shoe. Finally, the method includes notification of the dealer'"'"'s hand status.
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26 Claims
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1. A card dispensing apparatus, comprising:
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a card shoe configured for dispensing cards one at a time from at least one deck of cards disposed in the card shoe; an image sensor operably associated with the card shoe and configured for recognizing a rank of each card that is dispensed from the card shoe; and a notification element operably associated with the card shoe and configured for revealing to a dealer a dealer'"'"'s hand status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A card dispensing system, comprising;
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a card shoe configured for dispensing cards one at a time from at least one deck of cards disposed in the card shoe, the card shoe including; an image sensor operably associated with the card shoe and configured for recognizing a rank of each card that is dispensed from the card shoe; a first communication module configured for transmitting information about the rank of each card and for receiving a hand notification; and a notification element operably associated with the card shoe and configured for revealing an actionable event in response to receiving the hand notification; and a table manager configured for; receiving the information about the rank of each card; determining, from the information about the rank of each card, a first dealer-card rank and a second dealer-card rank; and transmitting the hand notification to the card shoe if a combination of the first dealer-card rank and the second dealer-card rank comprise a blackjack. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for determining a dealer'"'"'s hand status, comprising:
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analyzing an image of at least a portion of a last dispensed card captured by an image sensor in a card shoe; determing a value of the last dispensed card by evaluating the image; requesting a dealer'"'"'s hand status by activating a requesting element associated with the card shoe; and notifying the dealer of the dealer'"'"'s hand status when the requesting element is activated by indicating a value of the last dispensed card. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for determining a dealer'"'"'s hand status, comprising:
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determining a beginning of a round of blackjack; determining a dealer'"'"'s hand value by; determining a value of a last card dealt in the round by analyzing an image of at least a portion of the last card dealt, the image captured by an image sensor in a card shoe; and determining a value of a first dealer card in the round by applying an algorithm to identify the first dealer card and by analyzing an image of at least a portion of the first dealer card, the image captured by the image sensor in the card shoe; and indicating the dealer'"'"'s hand status resulting from the dealer'"'"'s hand value. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification