Automated playing card retrieval system
First Claim
1. An automated playing card retrieval system adapted for use with a physical gaming table adapted to host live wager-based table games, the automated playing card retrieval system comprising:
- a movable receiving component configured to move vertically between a first position and a second position and adapted to receive a plurality of physical playing cards while or after at least one of the plurality of physical playing cards are dealt for the play of a live wager-based table game at a physical gaming table, wherein said movable receiving component is further adapted to display at least one of the plurality of physical playing cards at the first position to one or more players seated away from the physical gaming table during the play of the live wager-based table game; and
an automated card removal component adapted to facilitate the removal of the plurality of physical playing cards from the movable receiving component to a discard region after the play of the live wager-based table game involving the plurality of physical playing cards.
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Abstract
An automated playing card retrieval system is used with a physical gaming table that hosts live wager-based games. The system includes a movable receiving component that receives dealt physical playing cards and an automated card removal component that removes the cards to a discard region after the game. The movable receiving component can be a mechanized tray, can display card(s) to player(s) seated away from the table during game play, and can receive cards at a first position, move to a second position where cards are removed, and move to a third position where cards are displayed at a position elevated from and at a substantially non-parallel angle to the table surface. Additional system components can include an automated card return component that returns cards to another location for a future game, a robotic dealer, an automated card shuffler, a card shoe, and/or the table itself.
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20 Claims
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1. An automated playing card retrieval system adapted for use with a physical gaming table adapted to host live wager-based table games, the automated playing card retrieval system comprising:
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a movable receiving component configured to move vertically between a first position and a second position and adapted to receive a plurality of physical playing cards while or after at least one of the plurality of physical playing cards are dealt for the play of a live wager-based table game at a physical gaming table, wherein said movable receiving component is further adapted to display at least one of the plurality of physical playing cards at the first position to one or more players seated away from the physical gaming table during the play of the live wager-based table game; and an automated card removal component adapted to facilitate the removal of the plurality of physical playing cards from the movable receiving component to a discard region after the play of the live wager-based table game involving the plurality of physical playing cards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An automated playing card retrieval system, comprising:
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a movable receiving component configured to move vertically and adapted to receive and to display a plurality of physical playing cards during the play of a live wager-based table game at a physical gaming table; and an automated card removal component adapted to facilitate an automated removal of the plurality of physical playing cards from the movable receiving component to a discard region after the play of the liver wager-based table game. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An automated playing card retrieval system adapted for use with a physical gaming table adapted to host live wager-based table games, the automated playing card retrieval system comprising:
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a movable receiving component adapted to receive a plurality of physical playing cards at a first position while or after at least one of the plurality of physical playing cards are dealt for the play of a live wager-based table game at a physical gaming table, wherein said movable receiving component is further adapted to display at least one of the plurality of physical playing cards at a second position to one or more players seated away from the physical gaming table during the play of the live wager based table game, the second position resulting in the at least one of the plurality of physical playing cards being elevated from and held at a substantially non-parallel angle to the surface of the physical gaming table; an automated card removal component adapted to facilitate the removal of at least one of the plurality of physical playing cards from the movable receiving component to a discard region after the play of the live wager-based table game involving the plurality of physical playing cards, wherein the automated card removal component moves the movable receiving component to a third position to facilitate the removal; and an automated card return component adapted to facilitate the return of at least one of the plurality of physical playing cards from the discard region to another location where the one or more physical playing cards can be processed for the play of a future live wager-based table game at the physical gaming table.
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