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Unique sensing system and apparatus for reading playing cards

  • US 8,150,158 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2010
  • Issued: 04/03/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sensing apparatus for the determination of at least one of rank or suit of a playing card, comprising:

  • a card-imaging array capable of sensing at least an area of a card representing rank and/or suit;

    a card position sensor; and

    a hardware component capable of receiving signals from the card-imaging array and the card position sensor, wherein the hardware component forms a vector set from an output from the card-imaging array and the card position sensor, and compares the vector set to known reference vector sets to determine rank and suit of a card.

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