Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with intermediary playing card receiver
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1. A playing card handling system, comprising:
- a playing card input receiver;
a playing card output receiver;
at least one playing card transport path extending between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver;
an intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments, physically coupled for movement together;
an input optical sensor having a field-of-view encompassing a portion of the at least one playing card transport path upstream of the intermediary playing card receiver, the input optical sensor operable to capture identifying information from playing cards at a position upstream of the intermediary playing card receiver to assist in assigning playing cards to the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the intermediary playing card receiver;
an inventory optical sensor having a field-of-view that encompasses a portion of the intermediary playing card receiver, and is operable to capture identifying information from playing cards received in the playing card receiving compartments of the intermediary playing card receiver to confirm the presence and identity of the playing cards assigned to the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the intermediary playing card receiver; and
a control subsystem configured to control a transfer of a plurality of playing cards from the input playing card receiver to the intermediary playing card receiver.
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Abstract
An inventory sensor is positioned and configured to identify playing cards stored in compartments of one or more intermediary playing card receivers. The intermediary playing card receivers may be positioned in a card transport path between an input and an output receiver. The inventory sensor allows an inventory of playing cards to be performed, for example, in response to a possibly anomalous condition or in response to a user request. Playing cards may be transferred back to the intermediary playing card receiver from the output receiver before inventorying. A new randomized set of playing cards can be created at the output receiver after inventorying.
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8 Claims
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1. A playing card handling system, comprising:
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a playing card input receiver; a playing card output receiver; at least one playing card transport path extending between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver; an intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments, physically coupled for movement together; an input optical sensor having a field-of-view encompassing a portion of the at least one playing card transport path upstream of the intermediary playing card receiver, the input optical sensor operable to capture identifying information from playing cards at a position upstream of the intermediary playing card receiver to assist in assigning playing cards to the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the intermediary playing card receiver; an inventory optical sensor having a field-of-view that encompasses a portion of the intermediary playing card receiver, and is operable to capture identifying information from playing cards received in the playing card receiving compartments of the intermediary playing card receiver to confirm the presence and identity of the playing cards assigned to the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the intermediary playing card receiver; and a control subsystem configured to control a transfer of a plurality of playing cards from the input playing card receiver to the intermediary playing card receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A playing card handling system, comprising:
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a playing card input receiver; a playing card output receiver; at least one playing card transport path extending between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver; a first intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the first intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments physically coupled for movement together; a second intermediary playing card receiver disposed between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver in the at least one playing card transport path, the second intermediary playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments physically coupled for movement together; an input optical sensor having a field-of-view encompassing a portion of the at least one playing card transport path upstream of the first and the second intermediary playing card receivers, the input optical sensor operable to capture identifying information from playing cards at a position upstream of the first and the second intermediary playing card receivers to assist in assigning playing cards to the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the first and the second intermediary playing card receivers; a first inventory optical sensor having a field-of-view that encompasses a portion of the first intermediary playing card receiver, and is operable to capture identifying information from playing cards received in the playing card receiving compartments of the first intermediary playing card receiver to confirm the presence and identity of the playing cards assigned to the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the first intermediary playing card receiver; and a second inventory optical sensor having a field-of-view that encompasses a portion of the second intermediary playing card receiver, and is operable to capture identifying information from playing cards received in the playing card receiving compartments of the second intermediary playing card receiver to confirm the presence and identity of the playing cards assigned to the plurality off playing card receiving compartments of the second intermediary playing card receiver.
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