Card shuffling and dealing apparatus
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1. An apparatus for automatically dealing playing cards in a predetermined pattern, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of playing cards each having indicia or code information thereon corresponding to rank and suit,(b) an enclosure for placing one or more playing cards therein;
(c) said enclosure is contained within a housing,(d) a base of said enclosure having one or more slots, each slot sized for displacing a playing card therethrough,(e) means for reading the indicia or code on a playing card,(f) a processor for processing said indicia or code information and by matching said indicia or code information against the predetermined pattern, and activating a card displacement means for displacing the card in one of a plurality of possible directions,(g) card displacement means for displacing a single card at the bottom of the deck by bringing one or more moving frictional components in contact with the bottom card through one of the slots in the base of the enclosure.
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Abstract
A playing card distribution device with microprocessor and scanning circuits. The device has an enclosure for holding a deck of cards, a displacement means powered by a motor with one or more friction attachments that come into contact with the bottom card and cause it to be displaced, a set of photocells to sample the card indicia, a processor to use the sampled card indicia to determine in which direction (or to which holding receptacle) the card is to be displaced. Operation of the system is controlled by a combination of preprinted program cards, ordinary playing cards, and microswitches.
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1. An apparatus for automatically dealing playing cards in a predetermined pattern, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of playing cards each having indicia or code information thereon corresponding to rank and suit, (b) an enclosure for placing one or more playing cards therein; (c) said enclosure is contained within a housing, (d) a base of said enclosure having one or more slots, each slot sized for displacing a playing card therethrough, (e) means for reading the indicia or code on a playing card, (f) a processor for processing said indicia or code information and by matching said indicia or code information against the predetermined pattern, and activating a card displacement means for displacing the card in one of a plurality of possible directions, (g) card displacement means for displacing a single card at the bottom of the deck by bringing one or more moving frictional components in contact with the bottom card through one of the slots in the base of the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for automatically dealing playing cards in a predetermined pattern, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of playing cards each having indicia or code information thereon corresponding to rank and suit, (b) an enclosure for placing one or more playing cards therein, (c) a stationary base of said enclosure having a slot sized for displacing a playing card therethrough, (d) a plurality of holding receptacles adjacent said enclosure for holding playing cards, (e) a means for reading the indicia or code on the playing card, (f) a card displacement means for moving a single card at the bottom of a deck past the reading means, consisting of a means that brings a frictional component in contact with the card to be displaced through a slot in the base of a housing thus engaging the card and displacing it laterally as the frictional component itself moves laterally, (g) a processor for processing said indicia or code information read by the reading means to determine which holding receptacle should receive the card, (h) a distribution means for directing the playing card into a designated holding receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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