Smart table card hand identification method and apparatus
US7114718B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F1/18
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and apparatus determines an identity of at least each card in a card hand at a casino table card game. The method is performed automatically by a computer-based system that reads the rank and suit of each card that leaves a dealing shoe and then uses a smart discard tray that reads the discards as they are taken from the table. It is optional and preferred to provide a signal to the computer of the presence of at least one card in the dealer's hand. Additional cards are dealt to hands. Exhausted hands are removed from the table and placed into a discard rack. Each card in each exhausted hand is read when placed in the discard rack to determine rank and suit of each placed card, and the computer reconciles cards placed in the discard rack with cards that left the dealing shoe.
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