Card shuffler with jam recovery and display
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1. A recovery method for recovering from a card jam in an apparatus for automatically shuffling cards, said recovery method comprising the steps of:
- providing a shuffling apparatus including a control system, a first card holding area, a second card holding area, a card mover for moving the cards from one card holding area to the other card holding area, and sensors for monitoring movement of the cards wherein, during normal movement of shuffling steps, the cards are moved substantially one at a time from one card holding area to the other card holding area, and the sensors sense the movements of cards between the card holding areas, sensing by the sensors a suspension in card movement indicating that the card jam has occurred;
recovering from the card jam by the control system altering the normal movement of the cards; and
the control system resuming the normal movement of shuffling steps of the cards.
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Abstract
A card shuffler and method in which recovery from a card jam can be performed. Sensors detect a jam and a program directs jam recovery.
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1. A recovery method for recovering from a card jam in an apparatus for automatically shuffling cards, said recovery method comprising the steps of:
- providing a shuffling apparatus including a control system, a first card holding area, a second card holding area, a card mover for moving the cards from one card holding area to the other card holding area, and sensors for monitoring movement of the cards wherein, during normal movement of shuffling steps, the cards are moved substantially one at a time from one card holding area to the other card holding area, and the sensors sense the movements of cards between the card holding areas, sensing by the sensors a suspension in card movement indicating that the card jam has occurred;
recovering from the card jam by the control system altering the normal movement of the cards; and
the control system resuming the normal movement of shuffling steps of the cards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- providing a shuffling apparatus including a control system, a first card holding area, a second card holding area, a card mover for moving the cards from one card holding area to the other card holding area, and sensors for monitoring movement of the cards wherein, during normal movement of shuffling steps, the cards are moved substantially one at a time from one card holding area to the other card holding area, and the sensors sense the movements of cards between the card holding areas, sensing by the sensors a suspension in card movement indicating that the card jam has occurred;
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Current AssigneeSg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
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Original AssigneeSHFL Entertainment Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
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InventorsKukuczka, Nicholas W., Breeding, John G., Scheper, Paul K., Grauzer, Atilla, Stasson, James B.
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Primary Examiner(s)LAYNO, BENJAMIN
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Application NumberUS10/960,646Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,797 DaysField of Search273/149.R, 273/149.PUS Class Current273/149.00RCPC Class CodesA63F 1/12 Card shufflersA63F 3/00157 Casino or betting games hor...
