Method and apparatus for monitoring casinos and gaming
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1. A method of automatically reading playing cards, comprising:
- positioning a plurality of playing cards in a housing to expose a symbol carrying portion of each of the cards;
automatically reading a respective symbol from the symbol carrying portion of each of the playing cards in the plurality of playing cards before a first one of the playing cards is removed from the housing to establish a playing card order; and
removing the plurality of playing cards from the housing such that each of the playing cards retains an order with respect to the other playing cards in the plurality of playing cards corresponding to an order in which the symbols were read; and
for each of the playing cards, decoding a respective one of the read symbols only if the playing card is dealt.
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Abstract
A system automatically monitors playing and wagering of a game, including the gaming habits of players and the performance of employees. A card deck reader automatically reads a symbol from each card in a deck of cards before a first one of the cards is removed. The symbol identifies a respective rank and suit of the card.
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1. A method of automatically reading playing cards, comprising:
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positioning a plurality of playing cards in a housing to expose a symbol carrying portion of each of the cards; automatically reading a respective symbol from the symbol carrying portion of each of the playing cards in the plurality of playing cards before a first one of the playing cards is removed from the housing to establish a playing card order; and removing the plurality of playing cards from the housing such that each of the playing cards retains an order with respect to the other playing cards in the plurality of playing cards corresponding to an order in which the symbols were read; and for each of the playing cards, decoding a respective one of the read symbols only if the playing card is dealt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of automatically reading playing cards, comprising:
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positioning a plurality of playing cards in a housing to expose a symbol charming portion of each of the cards; automatically reading a respective symbol from the symbol carrying portion of each of the playing cards in the plurality of playing cards before a first one of the playing cards is removed from the housing to establish a playing card order; and removing the plurality of playing cards from the housing such that each of the playing cards retains an order with respect to the other playing cards in the plurality of playing cards corresponding to an order in which the symbols were read; and wherein removing the plurality of playing cards from the housing includes manually removing all of the playing cards in the plurality of playing cards as a single stack.
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8. A method of automatically reading a plurality of playing cards, comprising:
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orienting a stack of at least two playing cards such that at least an information carrying portion of each of the playing cards is exposed; moving a reading head with respect to the plurality of cards; and reading the information carrying portion on each of the cards in the stack before a first card is removed from the stack; and dealing the playing cards in the same order that the playing cards occur in the stack. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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