ATE495799T1 - CARD MIXER - Google Patents

CARD MIXER

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Publication number
ATE495799T1
ATE495799T1 AT09157839T AT09157839T ATE495799T1 AT E495799 T1 ATE495799 T1 AT E495799T1 AT 09157839 T AT09157839 T AT 09157839T AT 09157839 T AT09157839 T AT 09157839T AT E495799 T1 ATE495799 T1 AT E495799T1
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Prior art keywords
housing
card
receive
disposed
cards
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AT09157839T
Other languages
German (de)
Inventor
Lynn Hessing
Daniel Mahoney
Steven Blad
Thompson Baker
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Shuffle Master 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 game 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 game appurtenances
    • A63F1/18—Scoring or registering devices; 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—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—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—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—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)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Signal Processing For Digital Recording And Reproducing (AREA)
  • Chair Legs, Seat Parts, And Backrests (AREA)
  • Electrically Operated Instructional Devices (AREA)
  • Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Medicinal Preparation (AREA)
  • Television Signal Processing For Recording (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (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.
AT09157839T 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 CARD MIXER ATE495799T1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2003/015393 WO2004108238A1 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 Image capturing card shuffler
EP03817156A EP1631365B8 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 Image capturing card shuffler

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ATE495799T1 true ATE495799T1 (en) 2011-02-15

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AT09157839T ATE495799T1 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 CARD MIXER
AT03817156T ATE428475T1 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 IMAGE RECORDING CARD MIXING APPARATUS

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AT03817156T ATE428475T1 (en) 2003-05-30 2003-05-30 IMAGE RECORDING CARD MIXING APPARATUS

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EP (2) EP1631365B8 (en)
JP (1) JP2006526425A (en)
CN (1) CN1771077B (en)
AT (2) ATE495799T1 (en)
AU (1) AU2003253603B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2526693C (en)
DE (2) DE60327261D1 (en)
ES (2) ES2329035T3 (en)
NZ (1) NZ543769A (en)
PT (1) PT1631365E (en)
WO (1) WO2004108238A1 (en)

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JP2006526425A (en) 2006-11-24
EP1631365A1 (en) 2006-03-08
ATE428475T1 (en) 2009-05-15
CN1771077A (en) 2006-05-10
AU2003253603A1 (en) 2005-01-04
CN1771077B (en) 2010-06-09
AU2003253603B2 (en) 2008-02-21
EP2085126B1 (en) 2011-01-19
CA2526693A1 (en) 2004-12-16
EP1631365A4 (en) 2008-02-27
EP1631365B8 (en) 2009-08-26
EP2085126A2 (en) 2009-08-05
EP2085126A3 (en) 2009-08-12
ES2359621T3 (en) 2011-05-25
EP1631365B1 (en) 2009-04-15
PT1631365E (en) 2009-07-20
CA2526693C (en) 2010-03-23
NZ543769A (en) 2008-06-30
DE60327261D1 (en) 2009-05-28
WO2004108238A1 (en) 2004-12-16
DE60335836D1 (en) 2011-03-03

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