The present disclosure relates to playing card handling devices that may be used in a casino environment, and particularly playing card handling devices that individually move cards in a stack from one area of the playing card handling device to another area of the playing card handling device.
Known card feeding systems in a card handling device may include a support surface with pick-off roller(s) that are located within the support surface to remove one card at a time from the bottom of a vertically-oriented stack of cards. In this orientation, each card face is in a substantially horizontal plane with the face of a card contacting a back of an adjacent card. Such a gravity fed system moves individual cards from one stack into another stack of the card handling device to perform a shuffling operation. Cards may be inserted from the un-shuffled stack into the shuffled stack at a location that is determined by a random number generator (RNG), with the cards in the shuffled stack being gripped by a card gripper to create a gap at the desired location to insert the next card.
Early in the shuffling operation, there may only be a few cards on the elevator platform that holds the shuffled stack of cards. With only a few cards on the elevator platform, there may be some additional airspace (e.g., “fluff”) between cards. As more cards are added to the stack, the amount of fluff with those cards may decrease as the weight of the cards above them increases. For example, the first five cards on the stack may have a first thickness when they are the only cards on the elevator platform, but those same first five cards may have a second thickness smaller than the first thickness after more cards are added to the stack. As a result, the grip point for the card gripper to grip the cards for insertion may change over time as cards are added to the stack during a shuffling operation.
Conventional card handling devices have experienced difficulty in dealing with these different thicknesses within the stack. Conventional card handling devices simply determined a grip point based on the number of steps per card multiplied by the number of cards to be left on the platform. Such a method did not account for variations in the height of cards as the number of cards in the stack increased, and the cards on the bottom of the stack became more compressed. As a result, cards may be gripped at an incorrect location, causing cards to be inserted at the incorrect location during a shuffling operation. Thus, the output order of cards of the shuffled deck did not precisely match the virtual order prescribed by the RNG. While some amount of incorrect placement of cards may pass regulations for a “random” shuffle, at some point the shuffled set of cards may not pass the regulatory standard for randomness. The inventors have appreciated improvements to such card handling devices that may better account for these situations so that the shuffled deck may more closely follow the expected order generated by the RNG, and any bias in the shuffled deck may be reduced compared with conventional shuffling devices and methods.
In an embodiment, a playing card handling device comprises an input platform configured to receive an un-shuffled set of cards, an elevator platform configured to receive one or more cards from the input platform to form a shuffled set of cards, a card gripper positioned above the elevator platform, and configured to grip cards from the shuffled set of cards, and a processor. The processor is operably coupled to the input platform, the elevator platform, and the card gripper. The processor is configured to control the elevator platform to have a grip position for the card gripper to grip the shuffled set of cards, wherein the grip position is adjusted based, at least in part, on a correction value associated with a particular card insertion.
In another embodiment, a card handling device comprises a card input area and a card output area configured to transform un-shuffled set of cards into a shuffled set of cards, a card gripper configured to grip cards from the shuffled set of cards, an elevator platform that provides a base for the shuffled set of cards during a shuffling operation, and a processor. The processor is operably coupled with the card gripper and the elevator platform. The processor is configured to generate a virtual shuffled set of cards according to a random number generator, control the card gripper and elevator platform to a defined grip position and create a gap for insertion of a next card during the shuffling operation, and adjust the grip position according to a plurality of different corrective values that are different depending on a number of cards to be gripped and a number of cards on the elevator platform.
In another embodiment, a method of handling cards comprises determining a grip position of an elevator platform of a card handling device based, at least in part, on a desired insertion location within a stack of shuffled cards as adjusted based on a corrective value that is different for a plurality of different insertion locations, moving the elevator platform to the grip position, gripping at least a portion of the stack of shuffled cards if the elevator platform is at the grip position, moving the elevator platform away from the grip position to create a gap, and inserting a card into the gap.
In the following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which is shown, by way of illustration, specific embodiments of the present disclosure. Other embodiments may be utilized and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the disclosure. The following detailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims.
Furthermore, specific implementations shown and described are only examples and should not be construed as the only way to implement or partition the present disclosure into functional elements unless specified otherwise herein. It will be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the various embodiments of the present disclosure may be practiced by numerous other partitioning solutions.
In the following description, elements, circuits, and functions may be shown in block diagram form in order not to obscure the present disclosure in unnecessary detail. Additionally, block definitions and partitioning of logic between various blocks is exemplary of a specific implementation. It will be readily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced by numerous other partitioning solutions. Those of ordinary skill in the art would understand that information and signals may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof. Some drawings may illustrate signals as a single signal for clarity of presentation and description. It will be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art that the signal may represent a bus of signals, wherein the bus may have a variety of bit widths and the present disclosure may be implemented on any number of data signals including a single data signal.
The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented or performed with a general-purpose processor, a special-purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a controller, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. All of which may be termed “control logic.”
A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the general-purpose processor may be any processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine suitable for carrying out processes of the present disclosure. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, such as a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
A general-purpose processor may be part of a general-purpose computer, which should be considered a special-purpose computer when configured to execute instructions (e.g., software code) for carrying out embodiments of the present disclosure. Moreover, when configured according to embodiments of the present disclosure, such a special-purpose computer improves the function of a general-purpose computer because, absent the present disclosure, the general-purpose computer would not be able to carry out the processes of the present disclosure. The present disclosure also provides meaningful limitations in one or more particular technical environments that go beyond an abstract idea. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure provide improvements in the technical field of card handling devices and, more particularly, to apparatuses and related methods for improving the accuracy of shuffling operations by controlling the movement of the elevator platform to a position that corrects for changing characteristics in the stack of cards being shuffled.
Also, it is noted that the embodiments may be described in terms of a process that may be depicted as a flowchart, a flow diagram, a structure diagram, or a block diagram. Although a process may describe operational acts as a sequential process, many of these acts can be performed in another sequence, in parallel, or substantially concurrently. In addition, the order of the acts may be re-arranged. A process may correspond to a method, a function, a procedure, a subroutine, a subprogram, etc. Furthermore, the methods disclosed herein may be implemented in hardware, software, or both. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored or transmitted as one or more instructions or code on computer readable media. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media, including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another.
It should be understood that any reference to an element herein using a designation such as “first,” “second,” and so forth does not limit the quantity or order of those elements, unless such limitation is explicitly stated. Rather, these designations may be used herein as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements or instances of an element. Thus, a reference to first and second elements does not mean that only two elements may be employed or that the first element must precede the second element in some manner. In addition, unless stated otherwise, a set of elements may comprise one or more elements.
As used herein, the term “un-shuffled set of cards” refers to the cards that are on the input platform before a shuffle operation (i.e., when inserted into the card handling device) as well as the cards that may still remain on the input platform during a shuffle operation (i.e., when the shuffle is not yet completed). The un-shuffled set of cards may include any number of cards whether part of a full deck or not. In addition, the un-shuffled set of cards may include one or more decks of cards. Finally, the un-shuffled set of cards may not be required to be in any particular order prior to being shuffled. The un-shuffled set of cards may be in a predetermined order prior to being shuffled (e.g., a newly opened deck), or may be in some other order (e.g., a used deck that is being re-shuffled). In other words, the set of cards to be shuffled and as characterized herein as an “un-shuffled” set may be ordered, randomized, or partially randomized. At times, cards within the un-shuffled set of cards may be referred to as some variation of the term “card” that may or may not describe the cards status within the set.
As used herein, the term “shuffled set of cards” refers to the cards on the elevator platform after a shuffle operation to randomize the set (i.e., when all cards have been moved from the input platform to the elevator platform), as well as cards that have been moved to the elevator platform during a shuffle operation that is not yet completed. For example, after 10 card inserts of a shuffling operation of a full deck (52 cards), 10 cards may be in the shuffled set of cards on the elevator platform and 42 cards may remain in the un-shuffled set of cards. At times, cards within the shuffled set of cards may be referred to as gripped cards, platform cards, or some other variation of the term “card” that may or may not describe the cards status within the set.
Embodiments of the present disclosure include card handling devices and related methods. It is contemplated that there are various configurations of card handling devices according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
The card handling device 100 includes a housing 102 for the mechanical and electrical components of the card handling device 100. The housing 102 may also include a card insertion area 112 and a card output area 114. The card handling device 100 may further include user interface devices, such as a display panel 120 and a button 122. The display panel 120 may be configured to provide information (e.g., graphically, alphanumerically, etc.) to a user (e.g., dealer, casino personnel, service technician, etc.). Such information might include the number of cards present in the card handling device 100, the status of any shuffling or dealing operations, hand information, security information, confirmation information, on/off status, self-check status, among other information that may be desirable regarding the play and/or the operation of the card handling device 100. The button 122 (or touchscreen controls on the display panel 120) may include on/off buttons, special function buttons (e.g., raise elevator to the card delivery position, operate jam sequence, reshuffle demand, security check, card count demand, calibrate, etc.), and the like. The display panel 120 may also be configured to received inputs (e.g., as a touchscreen display) to perform operations on the card handling device 100.
In operation, sets of cards (e.g., up to 8 decks) may be inserted into the card insertion area 112 to be shuffled. The card handing device 100 may include an input platform (not shown) that moves up (e.g., opens) for manual insertion of the un-shuffled set of cards to be shuffled. The input platform may move down (e.g., closes) to place the un-shuffled set of cards in a fixed position within the card insertion area 112. The card handling device 100 may also include an output platform (not shown) that may also move up (e.g., open) for manual removal of the shuffled set of cards from the card output area 114.
During shuffling, cards may be moved (e.g., fed) from the card insertion area 112 to a temporary card collection area within the housing 102 to form a shuffled set of cards. The input platform may not move during the shuffle. Within the temporary card collection area, however, an elevator platform 210 (
In addition to shuffling, the card handling device 100 may be configured to perform additional operations, such as counting cards, verifying cards, etc. The card handling device 100 may include mechanized card shoes, card set checking devices, automatic card shufflers, card sorting devices, card decommissioning devices, and the like. In some embodiments, multiple sets of cards may be processed simultaneously. For example, one set of cards may be shuffled while another set of cards may be dealt from a shoe.
The elevator platform motor 230 may be configured to drive the elevator platform 210 that in turn carries the shuffled set of cards (not shown) to the card gripper 232 to be separated, creating a gap within the shuffled set of cards between the gripped cards and the cards remaining on the elevator platform 210. The card insert system 240 may insert a card from the card insertion area 112 into the gap created within the cards by the card gripper 232 and the elevator platform 210. The elevator platform motor 230 may be configured to be highly controlled in its degree of movement. For example, the elevator platform motor 230 may include a microstepped motor. Microstepping the elevator platform motor 230 may control the precise amount of movement for driving the position of the elevator platform 210. With microstepping, the movement of the elevator platform 210 may be controlled to less than a card thickness per microstep. The movements per microstep may be less than 0.9 a card's thickness, less than 0.8 a card's thickness, less than 0.5 a card's thickness, less than 0.4 a card's thickness, less than ⅓ a card's thickness, less than 0.25 a card's thickness, less than 0.20 a card's thickness, and even less than 0.05 a card's thickness. In an embodiment where a microstep may be 0.04 a card's thickness, each card is approximately 25 microsteps thick. As a result, the smaller the microstep, the more accurate the positioning of the elevator platform 210 may be provided, which may contribute to the cards being more likely to be inserted at the desired location. The positions of the motor may simply be referred to herein as “steps,” which may include microsteps and other steps of various levels of accuracy.
The elevator platform motor 230 may also be configured to assist the card handling device 100 in internal checks for moving the elevator platform 210 to the correct position. For example, the elevator platform motor 230 may include an encoder (not shown) that is configured to determine the position of the elevator platform 210. The encoder may be configured to evaluate the position of the elevator platform 210 through analysis and evaluation of information regarding, for example, the number of pulses per revolution of the spindle on the elevator platform motor 230, which may be greater than 100 pulses per revolution, greater than 250 pulses per revolution, greater than 360 pulses per revolution, greater than 500 pulses per revolution or greater than 750 pulses per revolution, and, in preferred embodiments, greater than 1000 pulses per revolution, greater than 1200 pulses per revolution, and equal to or greater than 1440 pulses per revolution. In operation, a processor 350 (
The gripper card present sensor 234 may be positioned within the card gripper 232, and may be configured to detect when at least one card on the elevator platform 210 has been raised to a position that can be gripped by the card gripper 232. The gripper card present sensor 234 may alternatively be placed on other surfaces adjacent the card gripper 232, such as other adjacent walls or elements. The gripper card present sensor 234 may include an optical proximity sensor (e.g., reflective sensor) or other sensor element.
The top platform card sensor 236 may be positioned within the temporary card collection area below the card gripper 232, and may be configured to detect when the top card on the elevator platform 210 is aligned with the top platform card sensor 236. Alignment of the top card on the elevator platform 210 with the top platform card sensor 236 may be detected during calibration to generate reference data, as well as during a shuffle after the cards have been gripped to determine how many cards remain on the elevator platform 210 and verify the accuracy of the grip before inserting a card. As a result, the height of the stack of cards on the elevator platform 210 may be determined. The top platform card sensor 236 may include an optical proximity sensor (e.g., reflective sensor) or other sensor element. For example, the top platform card sensor 236 may be a diffuse sensor configured to detect objects in the range of 5 mm to 40 mm from the top platform card sensor 236. The top platform card sensor 236 may be configured to detect the edge of an object travelling perpendicular to the top platform card sensor's 236 triangular beam pattern. The top platform card sensor 236 may be coupled to the elevator platform motor 230 as a limit switch so that as the elevator platform 210 raises, the elevator platform motor 230 stops when the top platform card is detected by the top platform card sensor 236. The processor 350 may then record the position of the elevator platform 210.
Although
The processor 350 is configured to control and direct the operation of the card handling device 100 and its various components. In particular, the processor 350 may control the operation of the elevator platform 210 (e.g., what position should the elevator platform 210 be moved to), the card gripper 232 (e.g., when should the card gripper 232 grip and/or release the card), and the card insert system 240 (e.g., when to insert a card to the elevator platform 210). It is recognized that the processor 350 may be configured to send commands to motors that control the movement of the elevator platform 210, the card gripper 232, the card insert system 240, and other components. The processor 350 may also be configured to send commands to other components (e.g., card identification units) that may also contribute to the operation of the card handling device 100. These additional components are not shown so that
The processor 350 may determine where the card from the un-shuffled set of cards should be inserted within the set of shuffled cards on the elevator platform 210. The insertion location may be determined by a random number generator (RNG). The processor 350 may include the RNG; however, in some embodiments, the RNG may be a separate component within the card handling device 100, or may be part of a component external to the card handling device 100.
Using the generated random numbers, the processor 350 may be configured to generate a virtual shuffled set of cards that may be used for physically shuffling a set of cards. The virtual shuffled set of cards may be generated in the form of a random number insertion table. For example, Table 1 shows an example of a random number insertion table (also referred to as an “insertion table”), which may be stored in memory for use by the processor 350. The insertion table may be generated for a set of 52 cards (e.g., one deck of cards). The insertion table may be different sizes for sets of cards having more or fewer cards.
The insertion table may include the set of numbers used to determine the “insertion position” each time a card is moved from the input platform to the elevator platform 210. For example, each card in the un-shuffled set of cards may be provided with a specific number that is associated with that particular card, herein referred to as the original position number (OPN). Each OPN may be assigned according to positions within the un-shuffled set of cards. If cards are fed from the bottom of the stack onto the elevator platform 210, the cards may be assigned an OPN from the bottom to the top. For example, the bottommost card of the stack may be CARD 1, the next card being CARD 2, the next card being CARD 3, etc. If cards are fed from the top of the stack, the cards may be assigned an OPN from top to bottom. The RNG may assign a random position number (RPN) to each card within the un-shuffled set of cards. The RPN may be the randomly determined final position for each card in the final shuffled set of cards. Thus, the insertion table may represent the expected shuffle results after the card handling device 100 transforms the un-shuffled set of cards into a shuffled set of cards.
In operation, the processor 350 may identify each card by its OPN, and, using the RPN, control the elevator platform 210 to move into the desired position where the card may be properly inserted into the shuffled set of cards being formed as a stack on the elevator platform 210. For example, the first card from the input platform may be moved to the elevator platform 210. To determine where to put the second card, the processor 350 may consult the insert table, and either place the second card above or below the first card on the elevator platform 210. To place the second card below the first card, the processor 350 may control the card gripper 232 to grip the first card, control the elevator platform 210 to move lower, and control the card insert system 240 to insert the second card into the gap between the first card (gripped by the card gripper 232) and the elevator platform 210. Subsequent cards may be similarly inserted by the processor 350 determining how many cards to grip in order to leave the correct number of cards on the elevator platform 210. The number of cards to be gripped and temporarily suspended may be referred to as the “grip number.” The elevator platform 210 may be moved to the “grip position” for the grip number of cards on the elevator platform 210 to be gripped. The elevator platform 210 may be lowered to the “insertion position,” creating a gap to insert the next card. The shuffle continues until all of the cards have been moved from the input platform to the elevator platform 210.
If the grippers grip the cards perfectly, the shuffled set of cards should exactly match the virtual shuffle generated by the RNG. However, gripping errors may occur due to natural variations in the cards and the mechanical aspects of gripping the cards. Natural variations in the thickness of the stack of cards may result from fluff, bending, warping, static electricity, or other variations that may be caused by wear or use of the cards. The card variations may contribute to variations in the height (i.e., thickness) of the stack of cards on the elevator platform 210. Variations in the height of cards may also depend on the number of cards in the stack. For example, the height of the bottommost five cards may be different when there are more cards above them than when there are fewer cards above them. Thus, inserting a card in the sixth insertion location may require moving the elevator platform 210 to a different grip position when there are ten cards compared to when there are forty cards. The processor 350 may adjust for these differences according to a correction table, which maintains correction values indicating how many steps to adjust (e.g., up or down) the elevator platform 210 from its grip position associated with a particular insertion characteristic. The correction table may also be updated during shuffling to dynamically adjust its calibration over time. The correction table will be discussed further below.
For the following
During a shuffling operation, a card may inserted within the stack of cards 400 at a desired insertion location determined by the RNG, as discussed above. The processor 350 may determine an insertion location 401 according the desired number of cards that should remain on the elevator platform 210 in order to insert the card in the desired location. Thus, the elevator platform 210 may be moved so that the insertion location 401 aligns with the card gripper 232. In the example shown in
The position of the elevator platform 210 for the cards to be gripped may be referred to as the grip position. As discussed further below, the grip position may be adjusted according to a correction table, which may store correction values for the grip position to account for variations in card locations depending on the size of the current stack of cards on the elevator platform 210.
The stack of cards 400 may also represent cards during an initial calibration operation in which the cards may be inserted for purposes of card measurement and generating data from which the correction table may be generated, rather than performing shuffling (although during calibration some shuffling may be performed, if desired). In addition, card measurement data may be obtained during a shuffling operation, such as by recording such information prior to gripping cards for the next card insertion.
In some embodiments, the height of the stack of cards 400 on the elevator platform 210 may be determined for each various number of cards that may be placed on the elevator platform 210. Determining the height of the stack of cards may include recording the position of the elevator platform 210 each time a card is added to the top of the stack of cards 400 so that the top card is detected by the top platform card sensor 236. For example, the processor 350 may detect a transition in the signal from the top platform card sensor 236, which transition indicates the platform cards being detected vs. not detected (i.e., the top card position is identified). The position of the elevator platform 210 at which that transition occurs may be recorded. The position of the elevator platform 210 may be measured in steps (e.g., microsteps) relative to a home position located at the bottom of the card handling device 100. For example, the position of the elevator platform 210 with 1 card may be 11234, with 5 cards may be 11127, and so on.
Positions of the elevator platform 210 may be recorded for each number of cards (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . ). For example, one card may be inserted onto the elevator platform 210 and the elevator platform 210 may be lowered below the top platform card sensor 236, and then raised until the transition point is detected by the top platform card sensor 236. The position of the elevator platform 210 may be recorded. A second card may be inserted onto the elevator platform 210 and the elevator platform 210 may be lowered below the top platform card sensor 236 and then raised until the next transition point is detected. The position of the elevator platform 210 may be recorded. A third card, a fourth card, a fifth card, etc., may be inserted with the position of the elevator platform 210 recorded at each corresponding transition point. In some embodiments, rather than lowering the elevator platform 210 below the top platform card sensor 236 and then raising the elevator platform 210 until the transition point is detected, the elevator platform 210 may be lowered to detect the transition point with downward movement of the elevator platform 210.
Positions of the elevator platform 210 may be recorded for a selected sub-set of cards (e.g., 1, 5, 10, 25 . . . ). For example, one card may be inserted onto the elevator platform 210 and the platform may be lowered until the transition point is detected. The position of the elevator platform 210 may be recorded. Four additional cards may be inserted onto the elevator platform 210 (for a total of five cards) and the platform may be lowered until the next transition point is detected. The position of the elevator platform 210 may be recorded. Five additional cards may be inserted onto the elevator platform 210 (for a total of ten cards) and the platform may be lowered until the next transition point is detected. The position of the elevator platform 210 may be recorded. Additional groups of cards may be inserted with the position of the elevator platform recorded at each corresponding transition point. This method may be particularly advantageous for large sets of cards (e.g., multiple decks) where the time savings of only recording data for a sub-set may outweigh the advantages of recording data for each stack height. Further details for this recording, including taking multiple readings to obtain an average position for each stack height, will be discussed with reference to
After the cards are gripped, the processor 350 may also determine the actual number of cards remaining on the elevator platform 210 before the next card is inserted. If the elevator platform 210 is not correctly positioned, the number of cards gripped and the number of cards on the elevator platform 210 may not be correct (in terms of what is expected), which would result in the next card not being inserted at the intended insertion location 401. The actual number of cards remaining on the elevator platform 210 may be determined by lowering the elevator platform 210 to align the top card of the remaining cards to find the transition point using the top platform card sensor 236. The actual position may be compared with the reference position, which is the expected platform position for that number of cards. The height of the platform cards 404 remaining on the elevator platform 210 after a grip should be approximately the same as the height of the platform cards 404 when that same number of cards is first put on the elevator platform 210 during the shuffling operation (or during calibration measurements). Thus, discrepancies between the actual position and the reference position may indicate that the actual number of cards remaining on the elevator platform 210 and the expected number of cards remaining do not match.
If there are substantial discrepancies between the actual number and the expected number of cards remaining on the elevator platform 210, the cards may be re-gripped and/or the correction table may be updated depending on the nature of the discrepancy. As a result, the actual shuffled set of cards may more closely match the expected shuffled deck generated by the RNG system by improving the accuracy of inserting the cards during the shuffle. The next card may then be inserted into the gap 403 onto the top of the platform cards 404. The elevator platform 210 may be raised and the gripped cards 402 may then be released to join cards on the elevator platform 210. The process may continue until all cards from the un-shuffled set are moved to the elevator platform 210.
The goal of the card handling device 100 may be to output a shuffled set of cards that matches the “virtual shuffled set” of the insertion table generated by the RNG system; however, it is recognized that some errors may still occur. While some amount of incorrect placement of cards may pass regulations for a “random” shuffle, at some point the shuffled set of cards may not pass the regulatory standard for randomness. Embodiments of the present disclosure may reduce (or eliminate) the occurrence of shuffles failing the regulatory standard for randomness in comparison with a conventional device.
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In addition, there may be some situations, in which a small number of un-gripped cards may “stick” to the bottom of the gripped cards when the elevator platform 210 is lowered. This may be caused by surface tension, static tension, or other interactions between the cards that cause them to stick together. To address this problem, the card gripper 232 may be closed slightly as the elevator platform 210 is lowered. The slight closing motion may occur sometime delay after the cards are gripped and the elevator platform 210 is lowered. The small closing motion of the card gripper 232 may cause the bottom card(s) of the gripped cards to bow in a downward direction as the elevator platform 210 is lowering. The bowing of the bottom gripped card may cause the surface area of any un-gripped cards adjacent to the bottom card to be reduced, causing the un-gripped card(s) to fall from the gripped cards 402 back onto the elevator platform 210.
The first set of data 502 is generated from a number of readings indicating the position of the elevator platform 210 when the top card is detected by the top platform card sensor 236 for various different numbers of cards. For example, the first row of the first set of data 502 shows that the position of the elevator platform 210 was at positions 11234, 11244, 11244, 11246, 11252, etc., for the various readings when there was only 1 card on the elevator platform 210. The second row of the first set of data 502 shows that the position of the elevator platform 210 was at positions 11127, 11134, 11135, 11139, 11140, etc., for the various readings when there were 5 cards on the elevator platform 210. Other readings may be taken for other numbers of cards (e.g., 10, 25, 45, 55, 65, 80, 90, 100) on the elevator platform 210 to obtain the corresponding positions of the elevator platform 210. Readings may be taken for any number of cards; however, this example shows that ten card numbers (e.g., 1, 5, 10, 25, 45, 55, 65, 80, 90, 100, the numbers indicating a position in the stack starting at the bottom) were selected for obtaining readings. In addition, the number of readings per card number for this example is also ten; however, other numbers of readings (e.g., fifteen) per card number are contemplated.
Because of the variations in the deck height measurements, it may be unreliable to use a single measurement from the first data set 502 directly when positioning the elevator platform 210 during a shuffling operation. Therefore, the second data set 504 may be generated representing an average position for each card number of the first data set 502. In some embodiments, all readings for each card number may be averaged, while in other embodiments a subset of the readings for each card number may be averaged. As an example of one subset that may be averaged, the readings for each card number may be sorted (e.g., from high to low) and the middle three readings may be averaged. For example, the average position for one card on the elevator platform 210 shown is 11253.33, the average position for five cards on the elevator platform 210 is shown to be 11140.67, the average position for ten cards on the elevator platform 210 is shown to be 11017, and so on.
These average positions may only change a few steps in either direction over a large number of shuffles, which may result in more stable data during shuffling. This is shown by the third data set 506 that is generated representing the difference between each reading (from the first data set 502) and the average position (from the second data set 504) of each corresponding card number on the elevator platform 210 across all readings. Using the readings and average for 1 card on the elevator platform 210 as an example, the first reading (11234) is different from the average value (11253.33) by (−19.33) steps. The rest of the third data set 506 is generated in a similar manner.
The data shown in
For example, a rectangle 702 shows one data set for all possible combinations of the number gripped cards for 25 cards remaining on the elevator platform 210. In order to leave 25 cards on the elevator platform 210, 1 card needs to be gripped if there are 26 cards on the elevator platform 210 prior to the grip. If there are 103 cards on the elevator platform 210, 78 cards need to be gripped in order to leave 25 cards on the elevator platform 210. In each of these situations, a card insert would occur on top of the 25th card. As discussed above, the thickness of a number of cards may vary depending on how many cards are above them. For example, 25 cards may have a first thickness with 1 card on top, and the same 25 cards may have a second thickness (thinner than the first thickness) with 78 cards on top. As a result, the position of the elevator platform 210 needed to obtain the proper grip point to leave 25 cards on the elevator platform 210 may depend on the total number of cards in the stack. As an example, the position of the elevator platform 210 for gripping 1 card and leaving 25 cards may be 10585, while the position of the elevator platform 210 for gripping 78 cards and leaving 25 cards may be 10621. This is a difference of 36 steps for leaving the same 25 cards on the elevator platform 210 depending on how many cards are on top of the stack.
The data collected for the card handling device 100 may indicate that the position of the elevator platform 210 for gripping cards may be formed (e.g., fit) into an equation. For example, the data from
y=7.8 ln(x)+C (1),
where “y” is the grip position, “x” is the number of cards gripped, and C is an offset constant that may depend on where the 0 position is defined.
Embodiments of the present disclosure may use the one-dimensional method, the two-dimensional method, or a combination thereof to generate the grip position and/or the reference position.
Reference Position
The reference position may be determined based on the one-dimensional method (e.g., the method generating the data of
As an example of a reference position generated from a combination of the one-dimensional method and the two-dimensional method, the reference position may be generated according to the following equation:
Reference Position (RP): RP=P1+½(P2−P1)+C steps (2).
The first term (P1) is the position using the one-dimensional method, ½(P2−P1) one-half of the value generated by subtracting the position using the one-dimensional method (P1) from the position using the two dimension method (P2), and the third term (C) is a bias constant value to compensate for a bias (if needed). Equation (2) may simplify to:
RP=½(P1+P2)+C steps (3).
Thus, the reference position may be an average between the values of the one-dimensional method and the two-dimensional method. This average may be more accurate than using either the one-dimensional method or the two-dimensional method individually, because the individual error profiles for the one-dimensional method and the two-dimensional may produce biases that are generally opposite of each other. P1 and P2 may be positions of the elevator platform 210 for the insert position to be aligned with the top platform card sensor 236. As discussed above, the positions of the elevator platform 210 may be converted into actual height values (in microsteps) that may be compared used to compare with a measured height of platform cards.
Grip Position
The processor 350 may determine the grip position of the elevator platform 210 for inserting a card at a desired location. The grip position may be determined by the insertion location plus the distance (d) between the top platform card sensor 236 and the card gripper 232 with any adjustments according to the correction value (if any) in the corresponding zone cell of the correction table. The distance (d) may be measured and stored during a setup procedure for the card handling device 100. The insertion position may be determined by the “two-dimensional” method to determine where the cards should be gripped in order to grip the correct number of cards and leave the correct number of cards on the elevator platform 210.
Comparing Reference Position and Measured Position
After the cards are gripped during a shuffle operation, the remaining platform cards may be measured to determine the accuracy of the grip. The measured position may be the position of the elevator platform 210 at which the top platform card sensor 236 detects the top card of the remaining platform cards. The measured position may be compared with the reference position prior to each card insertion. Reference height and actual height values may also be used for this comparison. If there is a difference, the correction table may be adjusted as will be discussed below. As a result, the next time the grip position is determined, an updated correction value from the correction table may be used, which may result in the error being reduced.
The triangle in the lower left quadrant of each plot 900, 1000, 1100 shows the number of correct inserts for the respective set of one thousand shuffles. The triangle in the upper right quadrant of each plot 900, 1000, 1100 shows the number of inserts that were incorrect by minus 1 card for the respective set of one thousand shuffles. The triangle in the lower right quadrant of each plot 900, 1000, 1100 shows the number of inserts that were incorrect by plus 1 card for the respective set of one thousand shuffles. The triangle in the upper left quadrant of each plot 900, 1000, 1100 shows the number of inserts that were incorrect by more than 1 card for the respective set of one thousand shuffles.
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When comparing the three error plots 900, 1000, 1100, the error pattern in the bottom right triangle may be more dense using the one-dimensional method (
The differences shown in
The correction table 1200 may be two-dimensional by having the correction value depend on both the number of platform cards to remain on the elevator platform 210 and the number of gripped cards to be gripped by the card gripper 232. In operation, when inserting a card into the shuffled set of cards during a shuffling operation, the number of cards on the elevator platform 210 may be known. It may be determined how many cards should be gripped and how many cards should remain on the elevator platform 210 in order to insert the card at the desired location determined by the insert table. A grip position may be determined, which may then be adjusted based on the correction table 1200. As an example, there may be 16 cards on the elevator platform 210. The card handling device 100 may determine that 8 cards should be gripped and 8 cards should remain on the elevator platform 210 for a card insertion, and a grip position for the elevator platform 210 may be determined. The grip position may then be adjusted based on the corresponding correction value in the correction table 1200 for that particular combination. In this example, the correction value is −20 steps for leaving 8 cards on the elevator platform 210 and gripping 8 cards.
In some embodiments, a correction value may be determined for each possible combination of gripped cards and platform cards. Such an approach may require a large correction table 1200 that is relatively slow to tune; however, having a correction value for all combinations may improve accuracy. In some embodiments, the correction table 1200 may be divided into zones that treat some groups of cards within a zone to be the same in terms of the amount of correction applied to a grip position within that zone. For example, any number of gripped cards between 22 and 25 will use the same zone cell for the correction table to determine the number of steps to correct when performing a grip. Some zones may include relatively small groups of cards (e.g., 2 or 3), while some zones may include relatively larger groups of cards (e.g., 10 or 20 cards). Zones may be smaller for lower numbers of cards shuffled, and increased in size as the number of cards shuffled increases. By grouping the correction values into zones, the operating speed and tuning speed may increase at the expense of potentially reducing the accuracy.
The correction tables 1200 may be automatically created and dynamically adjusted (e.g., corrected, updated, etc.) for the life of the card handling device 100 to respond to changes in the operation of the card handling device 100 and/or the use of the cards. In operation, the correction table 1200 may be automatically generated by the card handling device 100 with initial values (e.g., 0) placed in each zone cell for initialization. Thus, for the first card insert at a location within a particular zone, the grip position may not be adjusted by the correction table 1200 because the zone cell has a value of zero. The correction table 1200 may be adjusted dynamically to change the correction values if errors still exist. In particular, after the cards have been gripped, the cards remaining on the elevator platform 210 may be compared to a reference value. If the measured position of the platform cards is different than the reference position, the corresponding value in the correction table 1200 may be adjusted according to the difference. The difference may be added to the current value of the zone cell to generate a new value to be used for correction of the next card grip. In some embodiments, a different value other than the difference may be added to the current value of the zone cell. For example, the size of the adjustment may be a set amount depending on how many previous adjustments have been made to a particular zone cell (e.g., as tracked by the zone hit counter table described below).
The correction table 1200 may be continually adjusted as more cards are shuffled. The more times a zone is updated, the finer the adjustments to that zone. In this way, the entire correction table 1200 is tuned. Because the correction table 1200 is continuously updated from measurements recorded during shuffling operations, the correction table 1200 may track variations in the cards as the cards age or other factors (e.g., humidity changes), that can also affect accuracy of a shuffle.
Embodiments of the present disclosure may include additional tables that may also be used to assist in the adjustment of the correction table 1200. These additional tables may be same size as the correction table 1200. A first table may be used to count the number of inserts for each zone cell of the correction table 1200. A second table may be used to monitor re-grips for a given insert.
The zone hit counter table 1300 may be used to control the number of re-grips that the card handling device 100 may perform before moving on. As the hits in a zone cell increase, the number of allowed re-grips may decrease. In an example, the card handling device 100 may permit 3 re-grips for situations corresponding to a zone cell having a value less than 10, permit 2 re-grips for situations corresponding to a zone cell having a value between 10 and 19, and permit 1 re-grip for situations corresponding to a zone cell having a value greater than 19.
The zone hit counter table 1300 may also be used to control the magnitude of the adjustments to the correction table 1200. As the hits in a zone cell increase, the size of the adjustments to the correction table 1200 may decrease. For example, the card handling device 100 may permit adjusting the correction table 1200 by ±5 steps for situations corresponding to a zone cell of the zone hit counter table 1300 having a value less than 8, permit adjusting the correction table 1200 by ±3 steps for situations corresponding to a zone cell of the zone hit counter table 1300 having a value between 10 and 19, and permit adjusting the correction table 1200 by ±2 step for situations corresponding to a zone cell of the zone hit counter table 1300 having a value greater than 19.
The zone hit counter table 1300 may be automatically created and dynamically incremented for the life of the card handling device 100 as cards are inserted during shuffles. In operation, the zone hit counter table 1300 may be automatically generated by the card handling device 100 with initial values (e.g., 0) placed in each zone cell for initialization. In some embodiments, one or more zone cells of the zone hit counter table 1300 may be reset.
The re-try counter table 1400 may be automatically created and dynamically incremented and/or decremented for the life of the card handling device 100 as cards are re-gripped during shuffles. In operation, the re-try counter table 1400 may be automatically generated by the card handling device 100 with initial values (e.g., 0) placed in each zone cell for initialization. In some embodiments, one or more zone cells of the re-try counter table 1400 may be reset.
Embodiments of the present disclosure may include each unique card handling device 100 creating and maintaining its own unique correction table 1200, zone hit counter table 1300, and re-try counter table 1400, grip points, reference points, etc., that are generated and/or adjusted according to the unique characteristics of the individual card handling device 100.
In addition, each card handling device 100 may include different stored settings for different unique decks that may be used by the card handling device 100. In other words, the card handling device may have a correction table, reference points, etc., associated with a first deck, and another correction table, reference points, etc., for a second deck type. As an example, the card handling device 100 may use at least two decks of cards—one deck may be shuffled while the other deck may be dealt from a shoe. These different decks of cards may have different characteristics, which may depend on the deck type, the amount of use, and handling. For example, even decks of the same type may have different characteristics as they may experience different amounts of use. As a result, one of the decks of cards may become more warped, bent, or otherwise worn than the other deck, which may result in more corrections needed. Thus, each deck may be more accurately shuffled if each deck has its own calibration settings (including data, tables, etc.) associated with it over the use of the deck.
In some embodiments, the user may select which settings and data should be used by the card handling device 100 when shuffling by selecting which deck is going to be shuffled. In some embodiments, the card handling device 100 may automatically identify which calibration settings should be used. For example, the card handling device 100 may read in the positional data of the un-shuffled set of cards for various numbers of cards (e.g., using the “one-dimensional method”) and determine which settings stored in the card handling device 100 more closely matches the positional data. If the positional data does not sufficiently match any of the stored settings in the card handling device 100, new settings (e.g., positional data, reference points, tables, etc.) may be generated and initialized. In some embodiments, the card handling device 100 may provide the dealer with the option as to which deck is being used so that the correct calibration settings are used for the selected deck. In some embodiments, the card handling device 100 may know the order that decks are being used and simply load the calibration settings for the next deck that is expected to be shuffled.
At operation 1502, position data for various numbers of cards on the elevator platform 210 may be generated and stored. The position data may indicate the height of various numbers of cards that may be present on the elevator platform 210 prior to being gripped. For example, the position data may include the data shown in the card height table of
At operation 1504, the reference position data for a card insert may be generated. The reference position data may be based on the one-dimensional approach, the two-dimensional approach, or a composite approach of both the one-dimensional approach and the two-dimensional approach. For example, the reference position may be determined according to equation (3) described above.
At operation 1506, the correction table may be checked and/or updated while inserting cards during a shuffling operation. Each time that a grip occurs during a shuffle, the height of the remaining cards may be measured by recording the position of the elevator platform 210 at which the top platform card is detected by the top platform card sensor 236. The measured position may be compared to the reference position to determine whether there is a difference. Depending on the result of this determination, the correction table (and other tables) may be updated and/or a card may be inserted.
At operation 1602, position data for various numbers of cards on the elevator platform 210 may be generated during a plurality of shuffles. The position data may be determined by recording the position of the elevator platform 210 when the top card on the elevator platform 210 is detected by the top platform card sensor 236. In some embodiments, the position data may be recorded for all possible heights for the platform cards. In some embodiments, the position data may be recorded for some of the heights of the platform cards. The position data may include multiple readings for platform cards of the same height. For example, the card handling device 100 may perform 10 readings for each card height that is sampled. Other numbers of readings (e.g., 15 readings) may be performed for each card height that is sampled.
At operation 1604, the positional data may be sorted for each number of cards. For example, if each card height has 10 readings, the 10 readings may be sorted numerically from high to low, or from low to high.
At operation 1606, an average position may be generated for each card height. In some embodiments, a middle group of the sorted readings (e.g., the middle three sorted readings) may be averaged to generate an average position. In some embodiments, all readings may be averaged to generate an average position. Other methods of averaging are also contemplated, including using the median position, the mode, or some other similar averaging technique. Such averaging may be desirable as an individual reading may be inaccurate and may vary from one reading to the next (e.g., at times by 20 steps or more).
At operation 1702, one-dimensional position data may be generated for various numbers of cards on the elevator platform. This one-dimensional data may be the positional data generated by operation 1502 of
At operation 1704, two-dimensional position data for various combinations of gripped cards and platform cards may be generated. This two-dimensional position data may be generated by taking readings during a shuffle before and after grips to determine the height of gripped cards and platform cards. In some embodiments, the data may be fit into an equation to represent an estimate of the two-dimensional positions for all combinations of gripped cards and platform cards, such as equation (1) described above.
At operation 1706, reference position data may be generated for a card insert based on both the one-dimensional position data and the two-dimensional position data. The reference position data may include position values that are an average of the data using the one-dimensional method and the two-dimensional method, as described in equation (3) above. As a result, the opposite biases of each method may be smoothed out to reduce the number and magnitude of insertion errors over the course of the shuffle.
At operation 1802, the processor 350 may determine whether one card should be gripped (i.e., gripping the top card), whether one card should remain on the elevator platform 210 (i.e., leaving the bottom card), or whether the insert should occur at some other location within the shuffled set of cards (i.e., gripping somewhere within the deck).
If the processor 350 determines that one card should be gripped (i.e., the card insert should occur directly below the current top card), then a single card may be gripped at operation 1804. The gripper card present sensor 234 may be used to determine the position of the elevator platform 210 to have the top card gripped. The elevator platform 210 may be raised until the gripper card present sensor 234 detects the presence of the top card. The elevator platform 210 may be incremented and/or decremented a small number of steps (e.g., 2 steps) on each try to determine the point at which the gripper transitions between gripping a card and not gripping a card as detected by the gripper card present sensor 234. The card handling device 100 may retry (e.g., up to ten times) gripping at each interval before moving up if no cards were gripped. Thus, if the desired insertion location is determined to be directly below a top card of the stack of shuffled cards, gripping the top card may be achieved by moving the elevator platform incrementally until a single card is determined to be gripped. When one card is gripped, the next card is inserted at operation 1816.
If one card should be left on the elevator platform for the insert, then all the cards may be gripped except for the one card remaining on the elevator platform 210 at operation 1806. For leaving only one card (i.e., the bottom card) on the elevator platform 210, the platform card present sensor 211 may be used to confirm that the bottom card is the only card remaining on the elevator platform 210. For example, the elevator platform 210 may be moved to have the 2nd card in the stack gripped. The elevator platform 210 may be incremented and/or decremented a small number of steps (e.g., 2 steps) on each try to determine the point at which the platform card present sensor 211 located on the elevator platform 210 transitions between having a card present on the elevator platform 210 and not having any cards present on the elevator platform 210. The card handling device 100 may retry (e.g., up to ten times) gripping at each interval before moving down if all cards were gripped. Thus, if the desired insertion location is determined to be directly above a bottom card of the stack of shuffled cards, gripping the stack of shuffled cards while leaving the bottom card may be achieved by moving the elevator platform incrementally until a single card is determined to remain on the elevator platform. When one card is remains on the elevator platform 210, the next card is inserted at operation 1816.
If the card insert should occur at some other location within the shuffled set of cards (i.e., the “main grip”), then the appropriate number of cards may be gripped at the location for the desired number of cards to remain on the elevator platform at operation 1808. The grip position of the cards may be determined based on the stored grip position for that number of cards adjusted according to the correction table 1200 (
At operation 1810, a zone good hits value may be compared to a maximum value. The zone good hits value is a value that indicates if a given zone has accurately inserted a card during a given shuffle. The maximum value may indicate how many accurate shuffles may be required before skipping the re-grip and correction table update process. For example, the maximum value may be 1, in which case a card in that zone may simply be inserted without checking for re-gripping and/or updating the correction table after 2 correct insertions have been executed within that zone. In some embodiments, the zone good hits value may not carry over to the next time the deck is shuffled in case the deck wear would justify checking the accuracy of the correction table values.
At operation 1812, the cards are measured on the elevator platform 210. In particular, the elevator platform 210 may be moved to until the top card remaining on the elevator platform 210 is detected by the top platform card sensor 236. The location of the elevator platform 210 is then read as the measured platform position, which is indicative of the height of the platform cards remaining after the grip.
At operation 1814, it is determined whether there should be a re-grip of the cards. If it is determined that a re-grip should occur, then the cards are again gripped according to operation 1808. Additional details regarding the determination for whether to re-grip the cards is discussed below with reference to
At operation 1816, a card may be inserted into the gap onto the platform cards. The gripped cards may be released, and the processor 350 may determine the next grip position for the next card to be inserted in the shuffled set of cards being formed.
In some embodiments, gripping one card (operation 1804) and/or leaving one card on the elevator platform 210 (operation 1806) may be performed in a similar manner to the main grip (operations 1808-1814); however, the simplified method shown in
At operation 1902, the processor 350 may determine a difference (delta) between the reference position and the measured position of the elevator platform 210 after the grip for the top platform card to be detected by the top platform card sensor 236. The reference position may be the expected platform position that is expected for the number of cards desired to remain on the elevator platform 210 after the grip. As discussed above, the reference position may be generated by the one-dimensional method, the two-dimensional method, or the balanced approach based on both the one-dimensional method and the two-dimensional method. The measured position may be the platform position actually measured after the grip.
At operation 1904, it is determined whether the delta is less than some threshold. In this example, the threshold for the delta may be set at 200 steps. If the delta is less than the threshold, the correction table may be adjusted at operation 1906. The related tables (e.g., zone hit counter table, re-try counter table) may also be adjusted. These tables may be adjusted as described above with respect to
At operation 1906, adjusting the correction table and related tables may be performed for most deltas; however, there may also be a smaller threshold (e.g., 10 steps) in which it may be close enough to allow the correction tables and related tables to not be adjusted. The first time the correction table is adjusted after initialization, the correction value may simply be the delta (e.g., as the initialization may be set at 0). If the correction table is adjusted (e.g., delta>10), the delta may be added to or subtracted from the current value of the zone cell associated with the current insert. In some embodiments, a different value may be added or subtracted. For example, the zone hit counter table may also be used to control the magnitude of the adjustments to the correction table. As the hits in a zone cell increase, the size of the adjustments to the correction table may decrease regardless on the actual delta. For example, the card handling device 100 may permit adjusting the correction table by ±5 steps for situations corresponding to a zone cell of the zone hit counter table having a value less than 8, permit adjusting the correction table by ±3 steps for situations corresponding to a zone cell of the zone hit counter table having a value between 10 and 19, and permit adjusting the correction table by ±2 step for situations corresponding to a zone cell of the zone hit counter table having a value greater than 19.
At operation 1908, the processor 350 may determine whether the maximum allowed total re-grips for a particular zone cell has been reached. If the total re-grips is above the maximum allowed threshold, the re-grip may not occur and the card may be inserted at operation 1816 (see
At operation 1910, the maximum re-grips allowed may be set based on the cards gripped and the cards remaining on the elevator platform 210. For example, some zone cells may permit 5 re-grips, whereas some zone cells may permit 4 re-grips. The number of allowed re-grips may depend on the likelihood of errors being present for grips in that particular zone.
At operation 1912, the delta may be compared with another lower threshold (e.g., ±15 steps). If the delta is an integer that is greater than the lower threshold, the re-grip is determined to be desirable, and the method continues to operation 1808 (see
While certain illustrative embodiments have been described in connection with the figures, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize and appreciate that embodiments of the disclosure are not limited to those embodiments explicitly shown and described herein. Rather, many additions, deletions, and modifications to the embodiments described herein may be made without departing from the scope of embodiments of the disclosure as hereinafter claimed, including legal equivalents. In addition, features from one embodiment may be combined with features of another embodiment while still being encompassed within the scope of the disclosure as contemplated by the inventor.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/953,020, filed Nov. 19, 2020, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/677,222, filed Nov. 7, 2019, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,857,448, issued Dec. 8, 2020, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/360,359, filed Nov. 23, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,486,055, issued Nov. 26, 2019, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/491,822, filed Sep. 19, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,504,905, issued Nov. 29, 2016, the disclosure of each of which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.
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Documents submitted in case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, scan of (color pages, for clarity, Part 19 of 23 color copies from Binder 3). |
Documents submitted in case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, scan of (color pages, for clarity, Part 20 of 23 color copies from Binder 4). |
Documents submitted in case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, scan of (color pages, for clarity, Part 22 of 23 color copies from Binder 8, part 1 of 2). |
Documents submitted in case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, scan of color pages, for clarity, Part 23 of 23 (color copies from Binder 8, part 2 of 2). |
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Documents submitted in case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Austria, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, Part 17 of 23 (Binder 8, 5 of 5). |
Documents submitted in case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Austria, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, scan of (color pages, for clarity, Part 21 of 23 color copies from Binder 6). |
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Documents submitted in the case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, Part 13 of 23 (Binder 8, 1 of 5). |
Documents submitted in the case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, Part 2 of 23 (Master Index and Binder 1, 2 of 2). |
Documents submitted in the case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, Part 5 of 23 (Binder 3, 1 of 2). |
Documents submitted in the case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, Part 8 of 23 (Binder 4, 2 of 2). |
Documents submitted in the case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, Part 9 of 23 (Binder 5 having No. contents; Binder 6, 1 of 2). |
Documents submitted in the case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Aurstia, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 06, 2003, Part 6 of 23 (Binder 3, 2 of 2). |
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Documents submitted in the case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Austria, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, Part 10 of 23 (Binder 6, 2 of 2). |
Documents submitted in the case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Austria, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, Part 14 of 23 (Binder 8, 2 of 5). |
Documents submitted in the case of Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Card Austria, et al., Case No. CV-N-0508-HDM-(VPC) (Consolidated with Case No. CV-N-02-0244-ERC-(RAM)), May 6, 2003, Part 4 of 23 (Binder 2, 2 of 2). |
DVD Labeled “Exhibit 1”. This is a DVD taken by Shuffle Master personnel of the live operation of a CARD One2Six.(Trademark). Shuffler (Oct. 7, 2003). |
DVD Labeled “Luciano Deel. Ex. K”. This DVD includes the video taped live Declaration of Mr. Luciano taken during preparation of litigation (Oct. 23, 2003). |
DVD Labeled “Morrill Decl. Ex. A”. This DVD includes the video taped live Declaration of Mr. Robert Morrill, a lead trial counsel for the defense, taken during preparation for litigation. He is describing the operation of the Rohiejo Prototype device, (Jan. 15, 2004). DVD sent to Examiner by US Postal Service with this PTO/SB/08. |
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