Shuffler with shuffling completion indicator
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1. A playing card shuffling device comprising:
- a) a playing card input area,b) at least one processor andc) a playing card removal area;
a playing card shuffling zone through which playing cards move and are shuffled when passing from the playing card input area to the playing card removal area; and
a visual display on the playing card shuffling device and in information communication with the at least one processor of the playing card shuffling device;
wherein the at least one processor is programmed to provide displayable information to the visual display that is an amount of time remaining or an amount of time expired in a procedure being performed by the shuffling device, or a portion of a procedure remaining or a portion of a procedure performed in a procedure being performed by the shuffling device, the procedure selected from the group consisting of a) shuffling procedure, b) verification procedure, c) calibration procedure, d) security procedures, and e) card position identification procedure; and
wherein the visual display displays the provided displayable information.
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Abstract
A playing card shuffling device has a visual display in information communication with the playing card shuffling device. At least one processor is programmed to provide displayable information to the visual display indicative of an amount of time remaining or time expired in a procedure performed by the shuffling device.
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1. A playing card shuffling device comprising:
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a) a playing card input area, b) at least one processor and c) a playing card removal area; a playing card shuffling zone through which playing cards move and are shuffled when passing from the playing card input area to the playing card removal area; and a visual display on the playing card shuffling device and in information communication with the at least one processor of the playing card shuffling device; wherein the at least one processor is programmed to provide displayable information to the visual display that is an amount of time remaining or an amount of time expired in a procedure being performed by the shuffling device, or a portion of a procedure remaining or a portion of a procedure performed in a procedure being performed by the shuffling device, the procedure selected from the group consisting of a) shuffling procedure, b) verification procedure, c) calibration procedure, d) security procedures, and e) card position identification procedure; and wherein the visual display displays the provided displayable information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device that handles playing cards having at least two modes of operation including at least shuffling of playing cards, the device comprising:
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a card infeed tray; at least one processor; a card shuffling mechanism; a first card transfer mechanism that moves cards from the card infeed tray to the card shuffling mechanism; an imager for reading cards within the device; a second card transfer mechanism configured to move cards out of the card shuffling mechanism; and a visual display on the card shuffling mechanism in information communication with the at least one processor of the device; wherein the at least one processor is programmed to provide displayable information to the visual display that is an amount of a procedure remaining or an amount of a procedure performed by the device, the procedure selected from the group consisting of a) shuffling procedure, b) verification procedure, c) calibration procedure, d) security procedures, and e) card position identification procedure, and wherein the visual display displays the provided displayable information. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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