Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with multi-compartment playing card receivers
First Claim
1. A method of operating a playing card handling device having a playing card input receiver, a playing card output receiver and a compartmental playing card receiver positioned between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver, the method comprising:
- transporting a plurality of playing cards from the playing card input receiver toward the compartmental playing card receiver;
sensing an identity of a respective one of the plurality of playing cards as the playing cards are transported toward the compartmental playing card receiver;
assigning an expected identity of a respective one of the playing cards to be stored in a respective one of a plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the compartmental playing card receiver of the playing card handling device;
transporting at least some of the plurality of playing cards into the plurality of playing card receiving compartments;
sensing an identity of a particular playing card received in one of the playing card receiving compartments of the compartmental playing card receiver;
determining whether the sensed identity of the particular playing card corresponds to the expected identity assigned to the playing card receiving compartment; and
producing an anomaly signal if it is determined that the sensed identity does not correspond to the expected identity.
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Abstract
An inventory sensor is positioned and configured to identify playing cards stored in compartments of one or more playing card receivers. The inventory sensor allows the identity of a playing card stored in the playing card receiving compartment to be checked or otherwise verified with respect to an identity of a playing card expected to be stored in the playing card receiving compartment. Anomalies may be identified and appropriate messages provides and/or actions taken, for example removing the anomalous playing card from use.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of operating a playing card handling device having a playing card input receiver, a playing card output receiver and a compartmental playing card receiver positioned between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver, the method comprising:
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transporting a plurality of playing cards from the playing card input receiver toward the compartmental playing card receiver; sensing an identity of a respective one of the plurality of playing cards as the playing cards are transported toward the compartmental playing card receiver; assigning an expected identity of a respective one of the playing cards to be stored in a respective one of a plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the compartmental playing card receiver of the playing card handling device; transporting at least some of the plurality of playing cards into the plurality of playing card receiving compartments; sensing an identity of a particular playing card received in one of the playing card receiving compartments of the compartmental playing card receiver; determining whether the sensed identity of the particular playing card corresponds to the expected identity assigned to the playing card receiving compartment; and producing an anomaly signal if it is determined that the sensed identity does not correspond to the expected identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 30)
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8. A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing instructions that cause a processor to operate a playing card handling device having a playing card input receiver, a playing card output receiver and a compartmental playing card receiver positioned between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver by:
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transporting a plurality of playing cards from the playing card input receiver toward the compartmental playing card receiver; sensing an identity of a respective one of the plurality of playing cards as the playing cards are transported toward the compartmental playing card receiver; assigning an expected identity of a respective one of the playing cards to be stored in a respective one of a plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the compartmental playing card receiver of the playing card handling device; transporting at least some of the plurality of playing cards into the plurality of playing card receiving compartments; sensing an identity of a particular playing card received in one of the playing card receiving compartments of the compartmental playing card receiver; determining whether the sensed identity of the particular playing card corresponds to the expected identity assigned to the playing card receiving compartment; and producing an anomaly signal if it is determined that the sensed identity does not correspond to the expected identity. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a playing card handling device, the method comprising:
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assigning an expected playing card identity to each of a plurality of playing card receiving compartments of a playing card receiver of the playing card handling system; sensing an actual identity of a particular playing card that is temporarily received in one of the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the playing card receiver during operation; determining whether the sensed actual identity of the particular playing card matches the expected playing card identity assigned to the playing card receiving compartments; and in response to determining that the sensed actual identity matches the expected playing card identity, transporting the particular playing card from the playing card receiving compartment to a playing card output receiver of the playing card handling device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 31)
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21. A playing card handling device having a playing card input receiver and a playing card output receiver, comprising:
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a compartmental playing card receiver comprising a plurality of playing card receiving compartments and positioned between the playing card input receiver and the playing card output receiver, each of the plurality of playing card receiving compartments sized to hold a respective playing card; a memory configured to store a plurality of values, each value of the plurality of values associated with a respective playing card receiving compartment of the plurality of playing card receiving compartments and indicative of an expected identity of a playing card assigned to be stored in the respective playing card receiving compartments of the plurality of playing card receiving compartments of the compartmental playing card receiver of the playing card handling device; a first sensor operable and positioned to sense an identity of a playing card as the playing card is transported toward the compartmental player card receiver to assist in assigning the expected identity of the playing card to be stored in the respective playing card receiving compartment; a second sensor operable and positioned to sense an actual identity of a particular playing card received in one of the playing card receiving compartments of the compartmental playing card receiver; a processor configured to determine whether the sensed actual identity of the particular playing card corresponds to the value for the playing card receiving compartment that is indicative of the expected identity; and a transport mechanism that selectively transports the playing cards with respect to the compartmental playing card receiver. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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