DE60335836D1 - Card shuffler - Google Patents

Card shuffler

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Publication number
DE60335836D1
DE60335836D1 DE60335836T DE60335836T DE60335836D1 DE 60335836 D1 DE60335836 D1 DE 60335836D1 DE 60335836 T DE60335836 T DE 60335836T DE 60335836 T DE60335836 T DE 60335836T DE 60335836 D1 DE60335836 D1 DE 60335836D1
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Prior art keywords
housing
card
receive
disposed
cards
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DE60335836T
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German (de)
Inventor
Lynn Hessing
Daniel Mahoney
Steven Blad
Thompson Baker
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SHFL Enterteiment Inc
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SHFL Enterteiment Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F1/06—Card games appurtenances
    • A63F1/12—Card shufflers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F1/06—Card games appurtenances
    • A63F1/18—Score computers; Miscellaneous indicators
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2401—Detail of input, input devices
    • A63F2009/2402—Input by manual operation
    • A63F2009/2404—Keyboard
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2401—Detail of input, input devices
    • A63F2009/2411—Input form cards, tapes, discs
    • A63F2009/2419—Optical
    • A63F2009/2425—Scanners, e.g. for scanning regular characters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2448—Output devices
    • A63F2009/245—Output devices visual
    • A63F2009/2457—Display screens, e.g. monitors, video displays
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2448—Output devices
    • A63F2009/245—Output devices visual
    • A63F2009/2457—Display screens, e.g. monitors, video displays
    • A63F2009/246—Computer generated or synthesized image

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Coin-Freed Apparatuses For Hiring Articles (AREA)
  • Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Signal Processing For Digital Recording And Reproducing (AREA)
  • Chair Legs, Seat Parts, And Backrests (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Television Signal Processing For Recording (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
  • Electrically Operated Instructional Devices (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Medicinal Preparation (AREA)

Abstract

A card shuffling apparatus (100) comprising: a housing (15), a card input receptacle (50) located on said housing adapted to receive at least one deck of unshuffled playing cards a shuffling device (20) adapted to receive the cards from said card input receptacle, a controller (10) disposed within said housing, image capturing means (30) disposed within said housing for obtaining image data of a playing card, display means (42) located on said housing for displaying images captured by said image capturing means; and a card output bin (60) adapted to discharge shuffle playing cards.
DE60335836T 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 Card shuffler Expired - Lifetime DE60335836D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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EP09157839A EP2085126B1 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 Card shuffling apparatus
PCT/US2003/015393 WO2004108238A1 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 Image capturing card shuffler

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DE60335836D1 true DE60335836D1 (en) 2011-03-03

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DE60335836T Expired - Lifetime DE60335836D1 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 Card shuffler
DE60327261T Expired - Lifetime DE60327261D1 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 PHILOSOPHING CARD MIXING DEVICE

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DE60327261T Expired - Lifetime DE60327261D1 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 PHILOSOPHING CARD MIXING DEVICE

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EP (2) EP2085126B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2006526425A (en)
CN (1) CN1771077B (en)
AT (2) ATE428475T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2003253603B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2526693C (en)
DE (2) DE60335836D1 (en)
ES (2) ES2329035T3 (en)
NZ (1) NZ543769A (en)
PT (1) PT1631365E (en)
WO (1) WO2004108238A1 (en)

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CN1771077B (en) 2010-06-09
EP2085126A2 (en) 2009-08-05
CN1771077A (en) 2006-05-10
PT1631365E (en) 2009-07-20
ATE428475T1 (en) 2009-05-15
ES2329035T3 (en) 2009-11-20
EP2085126A3 (en) 2009-08-12
EP1631365A4 (en) 2008-02-27
JP2006526425A (en) 2006-11-24
ATE495799T1 (en) 2011-02-15
EP2085126B1 (en) 2011-01-19
EP1631365B8 (en) 2009-08-26
CA2526693A1 (en) 2004-12-16
DE60327261D1 (en) 2009-05-28
EP1631365B1 (en) 2009-04-15
CA2526693C (en) 2010-03-23
WO2004108238A1 (en) 2004-12-16
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