AMUSEMENT DEVICE INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA IN PLAY OF A GAME IN WHICH AN OUTCOME IS DEPENDANT UPON CARD VALUES
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first set of card devices, each card device of the first set of card devices comprising;
a respective first substrate having a front face and a back face;
a respective first display coupled to the front face of the respective first substrate; and
a respective element configured to;
receive a respective indication of a respective first card value; and
control the respective display to display the respective first card value;
in which each card device of the first set of card devices has a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card and has a combined structure that is flexible;
a second card device comprising;
a second substrate having a front face and a back face;
a second display coupled to the front face of the second substrate; and
a second element coupled to the second substrate and configured to;
receive an indication of a second card value;
control the second display to display the second card value;
receive an indication of a plurality of third card values; and
control the second display to replace the display of the second card value with a simultaneous display of each of the plurality of third card values;
in which the second card device has a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card and has a combined structure that is flexible; and
a server configured to;
determine the first and second card values based on at least one random event generation;
receive an indication of a request to replace the second value; and
determine each of the third card values based on the at least one random event generation, in which each third card value includes a replacement value for the second card value in a respective hand of a plurality of hands of draw poker.
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Abstract
Various card devices and methods involving card devices are described. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first set of card devices, each card device of the first set of card devices comprising; a respective first substrate having a front face and a back face; a respective first display coupled to the front face of the respective first substrate; and a respective element configured to; receive a respective indication of a respective first card value; and control the respective display to display the respective first card value; in which each card device of the first set of card devices has a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card and has a combined structure that is flexible; a second card device comprising; a second substrate having a front face and a back face; a second display coupled to the front face of the second substrate; and a second element coupled to the second substrate and configured to; receive an indication of a second card value; control the second display to display the second card value; receive an indication of a plurality of third card values; and control the second display to replace the display of the second card value with a simultaneous display of each of the plurality of third card values; in which the second card device has a combined length, width, and height substantially similar to a playing card and has a combined structure that is flexible; and a server configured to; determine the first and second card values based on at least one random event generation; receive an indication of a request to replace the second value; and determine each of the third card values based on the at least one random event generation, in which each third card value includes a replacement value for the second card value in a respective hand of a plurality of hands of draw poker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to execute a plurality of instructions; and a memory on which the plurality of instructions are stored, in which the instructions, when execute, cause the processor to; determine a first set of card values based on at least one random event generation; control each of a plurality of mobile devices to display a respective one of the first set of card values; receive an indication of a request to replace one card value of the first set of card values that is displayed on one mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices; determine a second set of card values based on the at least one random event generation, in which each one of the plurality of the second set of card values corresponds to a replacement card value for the one card value of the first set of card values in a respective one of a plurality of final hands of draw poker; and control the one mobile device to display the second set of card values. - View Dependent Claims (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)
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