Dual card scanner apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A dual card scanning module for announcing when the symbols on a face-up standard playing card and a face-down standard playing card achieve a desired combination, said scanning module comprising:
- a) a scanner for illuminating and scanning at least a portion of a symbol on the face-up standard playing card and at least a portion of a symbol on the face-down standard playing card and storing the scanning results thereof in first and second devices, respectively;
b) a guide for receiving and positioning the playing cards such that the face-up standard playing card is above and aligned with the face-down standard playing card, and said symbol portions are scannable by said scanner;
c) memory for storing a plurality of references representing respective symbols of the standard playing cards; and
d) analyzing means for determining and reporting if the symbols comprise the desired combination based on a comparison of said scanning results and said references.
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Abstract
A dual card scanning module announces when the symbols of a face-up standard playing card and a face-down standard playing card achieve a desired combination. The module has a scanner system that illuminates and scans at least a portion of a symbol of the face-up standard playing card and at least a portion of a symbol of the face-down standard playing card and stores the results thereof in a first and second array device, respectively. The module also has a guide to assist in receiving and positioning the cards such that the face-up standard playing card is above and aligned with the face-down standard playing card. When in this position, the symbol portions of the face-up and the face-down standard playing cards can be scanned by the array devices to generate respective scanning results. The module compares the scanning results with a memory storing a plurality of references representing respective symbols of the standard playing cards to determine if the cards have achieved the desired combination.
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23 Claims
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1. A dual card scanning module for announcing when the symbols on a face-up standard playing card and a face-down standard playing card achieve a desired combination, said scanning module comprising:
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a) a scanner for illuminating and scanning at least a portion of a symbol on the face-up standard playing card and at least a portion of a symbol on the face-down standard playing card and storing the scanning results thereof in first and second devices, respectively; b) a guide for receiving and positioning the playing cards such that the face-up standard playing card is above and aligned with the face-down standard playing card, and said symbol portions are scannable by said scanner; c) memory for storing a plurality of references representing respective symbols of the standard playing cards; and d) analyzing means for determining and reporting if the symbols comprise the desired combination based on a comparison of said scanning results and said references. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for announcing when the symbols on a face-up standard playing card and a face-down standard playing card achieve a desired combination, comprising the steps of:
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a) aligning the face-up standard playing card above the face-down standard playing card; b) positioning at least a portion of said aligned standard playing cards in a card scanner comprising first and second devices; c) retrieving a first scanning result of at least a portion of a symbol on the face-down standard playing card with said first device; d) retrieving a second scanning result of at least a portion of a symbol on the face-up standard playing card with said second device; e) determining the symbols of the face-down and face-up standard playing cards by comparing said first scanning result and said second scanning result to a plurality of reference representations; and f) announcing when the symbols comprise the desired combination based on said comparison. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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