Apparatus, system, method, and computer-readable medium for casino card handling with multiple hand recall feature
First Claim
1. A card game monitoring apparatus, comprising:
- a card-handling device to randomize and dispense cards during a casino table game play, the card-handling device forming a plurality of groups of cards, each group comprising one or more cards of a hand for a player position;
a card recognition system to recognize card information including a rank and a suit of each card while each card is under control of the card-handling device;
a control system comprising at least one processor and a memory wherein the control system is configured to;
control the card-handling device;
receive the card information for each card from the card recognition system;
maintain a play history comprising a card composition of two or more rounds, one of which is a completed round, the card composition of each round comprising hand information for the cards in each group of cards dispensed in the round; and
associate the hand information with each of the two or more rounds; and
a display in communication with the control system and configured for displaying the card information corresponding to the hand information of at least one hand from at least one round of the two or more rounds.
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for detecting, storing, and retrieving information about the composition of present and past hands of cards in a casino table game. The method includes causing a card-handling device to substantially automatically generate a plurality of hands wherein each hand includes one or more cards. Card information is identified that includes a rank and a suit of each card as each card moves through the card-handling device. A play history is maintained of a card composition of more than one round wherein the card composition of each round includes the cards in each hand of each round. The card information of at least one hand from at least one round may be displayed.
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36 Claims
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1. A card game monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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a card-handling device to randomize and dispense cards during a casino table game play, the card-handling device forming a plurality of groups of cards, each group comprising one or more cards of a hand for a player position; a card recognition system to recognize card information including a rank and a suit of each card while each card is under control of the card-handling device; a control system comprising at least one processor and a memory wherein the control system is configured to; control the card-handling device; receive the card information for each card from the card recognition system; maintain a play history comprising a card composition of two or more rounds, one of which is a completed round, the card composition of each round comprising hand information for the cards in each group of cards dispensed in the round; and associate the hand information with each of the two or more rounds; and a display in communication with the control system and configured for displaying the card information corresponding to the hand information of at least one hand from at least one round of the two or more rounds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A card game monitoring system, comprising:
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a card-handling device to randomize and dispense cards during a casino table game play comprising a plurality of groups of cards selected from the group consisting of hands and partial hands, each group comprising one or more cards, the card-handling device comprising; a card recognition system to recognize card information including a rank and a suit of each card while each card is under control of the card-handling device; and at least one processor for receiving the card information for each card from the card recognition system and determining the cards in each group of cards used in a current round; an object recognition device to identify at least one betting object indicating at least one active player position for the current round; and a table manager comprising a computer and configured for; receiving position information about the at least one active player position from the object recognition device; receiving the card information from the card-handling device; and analyzing the card information and the position information to display the card information for the at least one active player position; and a display that displays card information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of providing cards during a casino table game play, the method comprising:
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causing a card-handling device to substantially automatically generate a plurality of groups of cards, each group comprising one or more cards of a hand for a player position; identifying card information including a rank and a suit of each card as each card moves through the card-handling device; maintaining a play history comprising a card composition for a plurality of rounds, the card composition of each round of the plurality of rounds comprising hand information for the cards in each group of the round; associating the hand information with each round of the plurality of rounds; and displaying the card information corresponding to the hand information of at least one hand from at least one round. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions, which when executed on one or more computers, perform the acts comprising:
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causing a card-handling device to substantially automatically generate a plurality of at least partial hands, each at least partial hand comprising one or more cards; identifying card information including a rank and a suit of each card as each card moves through the card-handling device; maintaining a play history comprising a card composition for a plurality of rounds, the card composition of each round of the plurality of rounds comprising the cards in each at least partial hand of the round; displaying the card information of at least one at least partial hand from at least one round; identifying a betting object indicating at least one active player for a current round; and augmenting the play history with position information about the at least one active player position. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for delivering cards to a casino game, comprising:
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a gaming table with a plurality of player areas, each player area of the plurality equipped with a sensor to detect an active player position; a shuffler configured to form and deliver hands of cards; and a processor programmed to; direct the shuffler to deliver only a number of hands corresponding to a number of active player positions, as well as a dealer hand or common card positions when required by a rule of the casino game; maintain a play history comprising a card composition of at least one round, the card composition of each round comprising the cards in each group of cards dispensed in the at least one round; and augment the play history with position information about the active player position for each player area of the plurality. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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