Casino card handling system with game play feed to mobile device
First Claim
1. A card game monitoring apparatus, comprising:
- a card-handling device to randomize and dispense cards during a casino table game play on a gaming table, the card-handling device forming a plurality of groups of cards, each respective group of the plurality of groups of cards comprising one or more cards of a respective at least partial player hand for a respective player position of a plurality of player positions at the gaming table;
a card recognition system to recognize card information including a respective rank and a respective suit of each respective card of the respective at least partial player hand for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table;
a communications interface in communication with at least a respective computing device operated by a respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table; and
a control system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory wherein the control system is at least configured to;
receive at least an indication of at least the recognized card information including at least the respective rank and at least the respective suit of each respective card of the respective at least partial player hand for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table from the card recognition system;
communicate, at least to the respective computing device operated by the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table, at least respective information for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table, the respective information for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table comprising the recognized card information including at least the respective rank and at least the respective suit of each respective card of the respective at least partial player hand for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table; and
receive, at least from the respective computing device operated by the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table, at least a respective indication of at least a respective election of the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table.
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Abstract
A card game monitor manages play of a game with a video feed of casino table game play. A dealer deals a game using a card-handling device that randomizes and dispenses cards, which may be grouped into sets of hands by the card-handling device. A card recognition system recognizes card information including rank and suit of each card dispensed by the card handling device. A camera captures a video feed of casino table game play, which is transmitted to a mobile computing device operated by a player. A control system receives the card information from the card recognition device and manages control of the game using hand information associated with players. Player action elections from the mobile computing device are displayed to a dealer. The player provides a player action through the mobile computing device, which is used to facilitate play of the casino table game.
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20 Claims
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1. A card game monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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a card-handling device to randomize and dispense cards during a casino table game play on a gaming table, the card-handling device forming a plurality of groups of cards, each respective group of the plurality of groups of cards comprising one or more cards of a respective at least partial player hand for a respective player position of a plurality of player positions at the gaming table; a card recognition system to recognize card information including a respective rank and a respective suit of each respective card of the respective at least partial player hand for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table; a communications interface in communication with at least a respective computing device operated by a respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table; and a control system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory wherein the control system is at least configured to; receive at least an indication of at least the recognized card information including at least the respective rank and at least the respective suit of each respective card of the respective at least partial player hand for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table from the card recognition system; communicate, at least to the respective computing device operated by the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table, at least respective information for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table, the respective information for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table comprising the recognized card information including at least the respective rank and at least the respective suit of each respective card of the respective at least partial player hand for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table; and receive, at least from the respective computing device operated by the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table, at least a respective indication of at least a respective election of the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling casino table game play, comprising:
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receiving, with at least one processor and from at least a control system, at least an indication of at least a portion of card information including at least each rank and at least each suit of at least one card dealt from a card-handling device and forming a respective at least partial player hand for a respective player position of a plurality of player positions at a gaming table; communicating, with the at least one processor and to a respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table, at least the portion of the card information including at least each rank and at least each suit of the at least one card dealt from the card-handling device and forming the respective at least partial player hand for the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table; communicating, with the at least one processor and to the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table, at least one option available to at least the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table; generating, with the at least one processor and at least in part in response to the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table indicating at least a respective election of at least a first option of the at least one option available to at least the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table, at least an indication of at least the respective election of at least the first option of the at least one option available to at least the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table; and communicating, with the at least one processor and to at least the control system, at least a portion of the indication of at least the respective election of at least the first option of the at least one option available to at least the respective player associated with the respective player position of the plurality of player positions at the gaming table. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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