System for billing usage of a card handling device
First Claim
1. A system for billing usage of a card handling device, the system comprising:
- a shuffler device configured to physically shuffle an input set of cards to deliver an output set of cards; and
a computing device operably coupled with the shuffler device, the computing device configured to determine usage information including card handling usage parameters of the card handling device during operation of the shuffler device, and transmit the card handling usage information through a communication network to a remote computing device configured to generate a usage fee based, at least in part, on the card handling usage parameters, wherein the card handling usage parameters include information about operational acts performed by the shuffler device that are associated with physical usage of the shuffler device during play of a game.
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Abstract
An automatic card handling device, having a card handling device that includes a controller, the card handling device configured for shuffling an input set of cards and delivering an output set of cards resulting from the shuffling; and a communication module operably coupled to the controller, wherein the communication module is configured for sending and receiving information related to operation of the card handling device across a communication port configured for operable coupling to a cellular network, wherein the information related to the operation of the automatic card handling device includes information about the use of the card handling device; and wherein a factor in a usage fee for the card handling device is use of the card handling device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for billing usage of a card handling device, the system comprising:
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a shuffler device configured to physically shuffle an input set of cards to deliver an output set of cards; and a computing device operably coupled with the shuffler device, the computing device configured to determine usage information including card handling usage parameters of the card handling device during operation of the shuffler device, and transmit the card handling usage information through a communication network to a remote computing device configured to generate a usage fee based, at least in part, on the card handling usage parameters, wherein the card handling usage parameters include information about operational acts performed by the shuffler device that are associated with physical usage of the shuffler device during play of a game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for billing usage of a card handling device, the system comprising:
a computing device configured to receive usage information from a remote card handling device through a communication network, the usage information including card handling usage parameters that include information about operational acts performed by a shuffler device of the card handling device that are associated with physical usage of the shuffler device during play of a game involving transforming an input set of cards to a shuffled set of cards output by the shuffler device, wherein the computing device is further configured to generate a usage fee based, at least in part, on the card handling usage parameters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of billing for usage of a card handling device, the method comprising:
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physically shuffling an input set of cards to deliver an output set of cards using a shuffler device; and generating, with a processor, usage information including card handling usage parameters of the card handling device, wherein the card handling usage parameters include information about operational acts performed by the shuffler device that are associated with physical usage of the shuffler device during play of a game; and transmitting, with the processor, the usage information through a communication network to a remote computing device configured to generate a usage fee based, at least in part, on the card handling usage parameters. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of billing for usage of a card handling device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a remote computing device, usage information through a communication network from a remote card handling device configured to physically shuffle cards from an input set of cards to a shuffled set of cards output by the card handling device, the usage information including card handling usage parameters that include information about operational acts performed by a shuffler device of the card handling device that are associated with physical usage of the shuffler device in play of a game; and generating, by the remote computing device, a usage fee based, at least in part, on the card handling usage parameters. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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