Card shuffling device and calibration method
First Claim
1. A card handling device, comprising:
- an input platform configured to receive an un-shuffled set of cards;
an elevator platform configured to receive one or more cards from the input platform to form a shuffled set of cards;
a card gripper positioned above the elevator platform, and configured to grip cards from the shuffled set of cards; and
a processor operably coupled to the input platform, the elevator platform, and the card gripper, wherein the processor is configured to;
determine a grip position of the elevator platform based, at least in part, on a correction value indicating how to adjust the elevator platform from the grip position associated with a particular card insertion characteristic;
control moving the elevator platform to the determined grip position;
control the elevator platform and the card gripper to create a gap in the shuffled set of cards; and
instruct a card insert system to insert the one or more cards in the gap.
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Abstract
A playing card handling device comprises an elevator platform configured to receive one or more cards from an input platform to form a shuffled set of cards, a card gripper positioned above the elevator platform, and configured to grip cards from the shuffled set of cards, and a processor configured to control the elevator platform to have a grip position for the card gripper grip the shuffled set of cards, wherein the grip position is adjusted based, at least in part, on a correction value associated with a particular card insertion. A related method includes determining a grip position of an elevator platform of a card handling device based, at least in part, on a desired insertion location within a stack of shuffled cards as adjusted based on a corrective value that is different for a plurality of different insertion locations.
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21 Claims
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1. A card handling device, comprising:
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an input platform configured to receive an un-shuffled set of cards; an elevator platform configured to receive one or more cards from the input platform to form a shuffled set of cards; a card gripper positioned above the elevator platform, and configured to grip cards from the shuffled set of cards; and a processor operably coupled to the input platform, the elevator platform, and the card gripper, wherein the processor is configured to; determine a grip position of the elevator platform based, at least in part, on a correction value indicating how to adjust the elevator platform from the grip position associated with a particular card insertion characteristic; control moving the elevator platform to the determined grip position; control the elevator platform and the card gripper to create a gap in the shuffled set of cards; and instruct a card insert system to insert the one or more cards in the gap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A card handling device, comprising:
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a card input area and a card output area configured to transform an un-shuffled set of cards into a shuffled set of cards; a card gripper configured to grip cards from the shuffled set of cards; an elevator platform that provides a base for the shuffled set of cards during a shuffling operation; and a processor operably coupled with the card gripper and the elevator platform, the processor configured to; generate a virtual shuffled set of cards according to a random number generator; control the card gripper and the elevator platform to a grip position and create a gap for insertion of a card with a card insert system during the shuffling operation; and adjust the grip position according to a plurality of different corrective values indicating how to adjust the elevator platform from the grip position that are different depending on a number of cards to be gripped and a number of cards on the elevator platform. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of handling cards, comprising:
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determining a grip position of an elevator platform of a card handling device based, at least in part, on a desired insertion location within a stack of shuffled cards as adjusted based on a corrective value indicating how to adjust the elevator platform from the grip position that is different for a plurality of different insertion locations; moving the elevator platform to the grip position; gripping with a card gripper at least a portion of the stack of shuffled cards if the elevator platform is at the grip position; moving the elevator platform away from the grip position to create a gap; and inserting a card into the gap. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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