Card handling systems, devices for use in card handling systems and related methods
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1. A card handling system, comprising:
- a shuffling device comprising a first card sensing device configured to obtain a first set of card information relating to cards placed into the card handling system as the cards are passed through a portion of the shuffling device;
a shoe device comprising a card storage area and a second card sensing device configured to obtain a second set of card information relating to the cards as the cards are passed through a portion of the shoe device, wherein the system is configured to transfer the cards from the shuffling device into the card storage area of the shoe device; and
a processor configured to maintain an inventory of the cards in the card storage area of the shoe device based on the first set of card information from the first card sensing device and the second set of card information from the second card sensing device.
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Abstract
Card handling systems include shuffling devices, shoe devices, and a card transfer system for automatically transferring cards from the shuffling device into the shoe device. Shuffling devices may include a divider configured to contact at least one card positioned within a compartment of the shuffling device. Shoe devices may include a card loading system for loading cards into a card storage area through an opening in a base of the shoe device. Methods of providing cards during a casino table game play include identifying card information including a rank and a suit of each card in a shuffling device and a shoe device and transporting cards from the shuffling device to the shoe device.
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1. A card handling system, comprising:
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a shuffling device comprising a first card sensing device configured to obtain a first set of card information relating to cards placed into the card handling system as the cards are passed through a portion of the shuffling device; a shoe device comprising a card storage area and a second card sensing device configured to obtain a second set of card information relating to the cards as the cards are passed through a portion of the shoe device, wherein the system is configured to transfer the cards from the shuffling device into the card storage area of the shoe device; and a processor configured to maintain an inventory of the cards in the card storage area of the shoe device based on the first set of card information from the first card sensing device and the second set of card information from the second card sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A card handling system, comprising:
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a shuffling device comprising a card sensing device configured to obtain card information relating to cards placed in the card handling system; a shoe device comprising a card storage area in communication with the shuffling device, wherein the system is configured to transfer the cards from the shuffling device into the card storage area of the shoe device; and a processor configured to verify an inventory of the cards in the card storage area of the shoe device, based, at least in part, on the card information from the card sensing device, as at least some of the cards are removed from the card storage area of the shoe device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of tracking an inventory of cards in a card handling system, the method comprising:
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receiving cards into the card handling system; obtaining a first set of card information of each card of the cards with a first card sensing device; shuffling the cards with a shuffling device; transporting the cards from the shuffling device to a shoe device of the card handling system; storing the cards in a card storage area of the shoe device; obtaining a second set of card information of each card of the cards with a second card sensing device; supplying at least one card of the cards through a card output area of the shoe device; and determining an inventory of the cards in the card storage area with a processor using the first set of card information and the second set of card information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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