CN101541388B - 具有邻近的纸牌进给和纸牌输出隔间的洗牌装置 - Google Patents
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一种纸牌处理设备被公开。该设备包含一个第一侧和一个第二对侧。该设备的组件包含一种纸牌进给盘、一种纸牌输出盘和一种纸牌处理区。该纸牌进给盘和纸牌输出盘均位于该设备的第一侧,并且该纸牌进给盘的上表面和纸牌输出盘的上表面在同一平面上。本发明的纸牌处理设备亦包含一种触屏显示器及一种活动纸牌门。
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技术领域
本发明涉及用于处理纸牌的设备,其中的纸牌包括被称为“扑克牌”的纸牌。特别地,本发明涉及一种电动机械机器,该机器用于组织或将纸牌排列为多个随机排列的纸牌组。在该整个文件中所引用的全部参考内容全部作为引用被并入本文。
背景技术
基于随机生成的纸牌排列结果的押注游戏为人们所熟知。此类游戏在博弈机构被广泛地使用,通常使用一副52张的纸牌来进行该游戏。某些游戏使用多副纸牌(典型地情况是六或八个牌副),诸如二十一点和百家乐游戏。其他游戏使用两个牌副,比如双副二十一点。许多专业游戏使用单副纸牌,有或无王牌及有或无被撤出的所选纸牌。此类纸牌游戏的例子包括三牌扑克 任逍遥 加勒比海宝藏扑克 西班牙21点 四牌扑克 疯狂4扑克 及其他游戏。随着新游戏被开发,洗牌装置被适配用于该新游戏。
从玩家的角度来说,发牌人必须花费在洗牌上的时间减低了游戏的刺激性。从游戏场的角度来说,洗牌时间减少了发出的手牌数,减少了既定时间内押注和解决游戏注的次数,由此减少了收入。游戏场希望在不改变游戏的情况下增加由游戏所产生的收入额。一个办法是加快游戏过程。一个选择是减少花费在洗牌上的时间。
该方法已经导致电动机械或机械洗牌设备的发展。此类设备增加洗牌和发牌的速度,由此增加玩牌时间。此类设备亦透过减少发牌人或游戏场必须花费在准备进行游戏方面的时间量而增加了游戏的刺激性。
发牌人愿意使用在其手、后背和手臂上产生最小张力的洗牌器。某些当前的洗牌器设计给使用者的肌肉施加了不必要的张力。发牌人更喜欢轮廊低的洗牌器,特别当洗牌器将纸牌分发至一个游戏而不是为牌靴游戏洗成批纸牌的洗牌器时。
众多方法已经被应用在洗牌器的设计中。其中包含随机弹出设计(例如Sines美国专利第6,959,925;6,698,756;6,299,167;6,019,368;5,676,372;及5,584,483号;),牌迭分离和插入(Johnson美国专利第5,683,085和5,944,310号),交叉设计(Breeding美国专利第5,275,411和5,695,189),例如,使用叶片的随机插入(Blaha,美国专利第5,382,024号)和使用多个洗牌隔间的设计。
隔间洗牌器的一个这样的例子被公开在Lorber美国专利第4,586,712号中。公开的自动洗牌设备被设计用于根据一台计算机的编程控制来混合多个牌副。Lorber等人的设备是一种传送带类的洗牌器,具有一种容器、一种用于存储洗过的扑克牌的存储装置、一种移出装置和一种用于在容器内混合纸牌的插入装置、一种发牌靴和用于自存储装置向发牌靴提供洗过的纸牌的一种供给装置。该容器包含多个纸牌接收隔间,每个隔间均能接收一张纸牌。
另一种具有被排列在传送带内的混合隔间的洗牌器被公开在Johnson等人的美国专利第6,267,248号中。纸牌被装入一种进给盘,纸牌经过一种纸牌阅读感应器被循序地进给并被插入至传送带内的隔间内来随机化或将纸牌分类为一种预先选定的顺序。传输带在洗牌过程中按两个方向移动。Johnson等人的美国专利第6,676,127号描述该洗牌器的另一个变种,其中,纸牌被插入至并自该传输带的同一面被移出,纸牌进给盘被定位在该弃牌盘的上方(见图3)。
美国专利第3,897,954号(Erickson等人)公开一种设备,该设备用于每次一张地将纸牌提供至多个垂直堆迭的洗牌隔间之一。Erickson专利亦公开使用一种逻辑电路来确定序列,用于确定纸牌的提供位置,可使用一个洗牌器向玩家派发成迭的洗过之纸牌。
美国专利第4,770,421号(Hoffman)公开一种洗牌设备,包含带有一种传送带的一种纸牌装载位。该传送带将牌迭最下面的纸牌移动至一个分配升降装置上,由此一迭纸牌被堆积在分配升降装置上。邻近该升降装置的是一迭垂直的混合容器。一种使用有限数分配日程表来预先编程的微处理器向与日程表内被调用的高度相对应的升降装置发送一连串的信号。每个分配日程表包含一个预选的分配序列,与随机相对,该序列是固定的。单独纸牌被移动至位于其高度的各自容器。该分配日程表被随机选择或者按序列被执行。当微处理器完成一个单独的分配循环的执行时,纸牌被每次一迭地移出并被装入第二个升降装置。第二升降装置向一种输出贮存器提供纸牌。
Breeding的美国专利第5,275,411号公开一种机器,用于自动进行多个手纸牌的洗牌和发牌。尽管该装置不是透过向多个隔间分配纸牌来洗牌,该机器是此类型中第一个随机地向游戏场纸牌游戏提供被随机排列之多手纸牌。单独一副纸牌被洗牌,然后纸牌被自动地分配至一种手牌形成盘。该洗牌器包含一种牌副接收区、用于将一个牌副分离为两个牌副部分的托架区、被定位在牌副部分的邻角之间的一种倾斜机制和一种用于在倾斜机制上抓取纸牌来交叉纸牌的一种设备。Breeding洗牌器最初被设计用于单牌副类游戏,例如任逍遥 扑克和在市场上被称为谁是第一 牌九扑克的牌九扑克的一个变种。
为了加快装备有洗牌器的专业游戏桌游戏的进行速度,美国专利第6,149,154,6,588,750,6,655,684和7,059,602号中所公开的 洗牌器开发。该洗牌器比上面所描述的Breeding洗牌器以更快的速度运行。具有更少的动件,而且比先前的Breeding设计要求更短的准备时间。该洗牌器包含一种纸牌进给盘、一迭垂直洗牌隔间和一种纸牌输出盘。第一纸牌移动机制将纸牌单独地自该进给盘推进至一个隔间。一个处理机随机地指引被进给纸牌至隔间内的放置和第一纸牌移动装置与每个隔间的对齐,在每个隔间内形成随机的纸牌组。成组的纸牌由第二纸牌移动机制卸载至输出盘内。
另一种能将随机排列的手牌提供至一种游戏场纸牌游戏的隔间洗牌器是一至六 洗牌器(由奥地利游戏场研发(CARD)所开发)。该洗牌器被公开在美国专利第6,659,460和6,889,979中。当第一出口端被连接时,该洗牌器能提供被随机排列的手牌,并且当第二出口端被连接时,能够自一种靴型结构中提供连续的纸牌供给。纸牌自一个进给装置被单独地进给至一个传送带内的诸隔间以完成纸牌的随机排序。
大多数的已知洗牌器设计是高轮廓的,要求将纸牌装入机器的后部,然后再从该机器的前部将纸牌移出。纸牌必须被提至机器的上部以便将使用过的纸牌送回进给盘,在每个回合的玩牌结束时发牌人要将手臂抬起至该机器的顶部。
目前的ACE洗牌器及其上一代BG--3是分批洗牌器。(单牌副或双牌副)分批洗牌器的一个特点是:在一个玩牌回合中当所有纸牌被派发时,该牌副(一个或两个牌副)中的剩余纸牌被移出,然后被重新插入。在使用中,当用第一个牌副正为游戏被派牌时,第二副纸牌正被随机化及排列入组。典型地,一个弃牌架被提供在游戏桌上以便当另一牌副的纸牌正在被处理时自该游戏中被移出的纸牌被集结在该架内。遵循这个程序可以避免纸牌被返回至输入盘及两个牌副被相互混合的可能性。由于洗牌发生在玩牌期间,两个单独牌副(每次一个)的使用加快了游戏进程。最好不使用弃牌盘,以便当发牌人在未能使用弃牌架时,来自两个牌副的纸牌不被意外地混合。
Sines美国专利第6,959,925号公开一种在行业中以扑克-1 为人所知的单牌副连续洗牌器。透过向一个纸牌游戏提供连续的纸牌供给,该洗牌器避免了一个专业纸牌游戏过程中两个不同牌副的纸牌的交替使用。尽管该洗牌器仅仅使用一副纸牌,该洗牌器在每次发牌之前并不验证纸牌的正确数量(典型地是52张),因此透过插入额外纸牌而进行的欺诈行为可能不会被发现。
与基于网络的游戏系统进行通信的洗牌器在本技术中已经被描述。在美国专利出版物2003/0064798A1中描述了一个例子。一种带有一种单 板微处理器和通信端口的洗牌器与一种本地处理机和/或一种中央处理机进行通信。该本地或中央处理机可管理一种游戏系统。
提供一种具有已知洗牌器的所有性能属性和本技术安全特征之状态的洗牌器是有利的,这排除了对弃牌架的需要并为终端用户提供了一种人机工程学的设计。
发明内容
公开一种扑克牌处理设备。该设备具有一种第一侧、一种第二对应侧、一种纸牌进给盘、一种纸牌输出盘和一种纸牌处理区。纸牌进给盘和纸牌输出盘位于该设备的第一侧。该纸牌进给盘的上部侧缘和纸牌输出盘的上部侧缘位于同一平面上。一个理想的纸牌处理区是洗牌区。洗牌区的一个例子是一种带有用于接收扑克牌的隔间的传送带。可选地,该洗牌区包含带有用于接收扑克牌的隔间的一种垂直架。适当洗牌区的其他例子包括带有隔间的一种扇状物或一种随机弹出系统。
在本发明的一个例子中,纸牌进给盘包含一种活动门,该门能够提供被进给纸牌和在玩牌结束后被返回至扑克牌输入隔间的纸牌的一种物理分离。该活动门亦给被进给的纸牌施加一种向下的力。
该设备的一种理想配置包括将纸牌输入盘的上表面和纸牌输出盘表面安装在一个游戏桌桌面上。纸牌移向纸牌处理区的一个理想的传输路径位于该输出盘的下方。在本发明的其他形式中,该传输路径经过该输出盘的上方,该输出盘内的纸牌被提升至该博弈面。在本发明的一个实施例中,该传输路径实际上是线性的。
本发明的一个例子的一个特征是一种带有触屏控制的图形显示。该触屏控制器可被用于操作该机器及为该机器编程以显示新的游戏名称和为新游戏派发纸牌。
可透过触屏被输入的指令的例子包括:游戏桌位置数、每个手牌的纸牌数、发牌人纸牌数、公用牌数、奖励纸牌数、每个牌副的纸牌数量和游戏名称。
用于游戏场或牌室的一种扑克牌洗牌设备被公开。该设备包含一种具有一个处理器的扑克牌洗牌器、带有完整触屏控制器的一种视频或图表显示。该视频或图表显示能够自动显示来自该洗牌器的信息,该触屏控制器能够向处理器发送用户输入数据以影响洗牌器的运行或活动。该触屏控制器被用于为洗牌器编程。以下类型的信息可被输入:游戏桌位置数、每个手牌的纸牌数、发牌人纸牌数、公用牌数、奖励纸牌数和游戏名称。
本发明的显示器能够显示字母数字信息、图表信息、动画、视频信号等。典型地,被显示信息的例子包括:产品名称、游戏场名称、游戏桌识别、游戏名称、洗牌次数、发出手牌数、错误信息、警告信息、使用指示、纸牌阻塞、需要维修和编程提示。该显示器可被放置在最靠近发牌人的该设备的一端,并可被安装在博弈面的下方以便被显示的信息只供发牌人使用。
一种游戏桌纸牌玩牌系统包含一种扑克牌处理设备。该扑克牌处理设备能够形成用于提供至真人纸牌游戏的成组纸牌,阅读等级和花色;透过网络连接将至少代表纸牌组构成的数据传输至一个数据库。被提供的纸牌组可以是玩家手牌、发牌人手牌、部分玩家手牌、部分发牌人手牌、奖励手牌和一组公用牌。该设备亦能向数据库传送与在洗牌器中发生的事件有关的数据,比如纸牌进给的开始、开始发牌、开始洗牌、结束洗牌、结束发牌、洗牌完成、隔间为满、隔间为空、洗牌器空载、发牌人启动之信号和洗牌器装载。
透过有线或无线传输,来自纸牌处理设备的数据可被直接传送至一台外部计算机或一台网络计算机。被传输数据的例子包括与一个纸牌游戏中开始或完成一个玩牌回合的发牌有关的一种内部洗牌器命令。
用于洗牌器的一种纸牌进给模块被公开。该模块包含一种纸牌进给盘,该盘具有一个下表面和至少两个用于支撑纸牌的实际上垂直的壁和一种枢轴被安装在该下表面上方的纸牌门。该门能够在一个较低的位置施加一种向下的力并且亦能分离第一组纸牌和第二组纸牌,两组均位于 该进给盘内。该进给模块包含一种进给滚轮,具有一种接触面,该接触面延伸通过该下表面将最下面的纸牌移出该纸牌进给盘。一种纸牌门亦被提供在纸牌进给模块中。该纸牌门以枢轴方式被安装在一个水平轴的附近。纸牌进给完成后,该纸牌门自动沿枢轴向上转动将被分离的纸牌降低至该进给盘的下表面。
一种用于真人纸牌游戏的奖励系统被公开。该系统包含多个洗牌器,每个洗牌器能够响应来自一台中央计算机的信号而分发奖励纸牌。该系统由一部中央计算机控制。该中央计算机控制奖励纸牌的分配。每个洗牌器能够接收来自该中央计算机的指令派发奖励纸牌。该系统可被用于多个相似的纸牌游戏或多个不同的纸牌游戏。
公开一种洗牌器,该洗牌器包含一种纸牌进给区、一种纸牌输出区;一种洗牌机制和一种处理机。响应至少一张纸牌的插入,该处理机被编程用于运行一个诊断程序。在本发明的一个例子中,该诊断程序响应一个单张纸牌的插入而被运行。
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图3是该洗牌器的俯视图。
图4是一种装牌器臂装置的详图。
图5是该洗牌器的第二侧的正视图,图示说明传送带驱动系统和卸载滚轮组驱动系统的结构。
图6是该洗牌器的第二实施例的侧面正视图,图示说明一种可选的传送驱动系统。
图7是纸牌进给盘、纸牌进给滚轮和双重功能门的示意图。
图8是本发明的一个实施例的示意图,图示说明用于一种纸牌感应系统的一个位置。
图9是用于本发明的一个实施例的一种控制系统的示意图。
具体实施方式
本发明是一种纸牌处理系统,该系统被设计用于向纸牌游戏提供被随机化的纸牌组。除非另有指明,该系统的许多组件是常规的商业方面可提供的组件,包括电动机、皮带、滑轮、旋转轴、滚轮、链轮、齿轮、小齿轮、滑轮、凸轮、支撑结构等等。电气元件可包含常规的电路、电线、保险丝、焊接头、芯片、开关、板、微处理器、步进电动机、计算机和控制系统组件。
通常,除非特别地另外透露或讲授,用于制做本发明的各种组件的材料均选自适当的材料,诸如塑料、金属、金属合金、陶瓷、纤维玻璃、合成橡胶、复合物等。
本发明的一种洗牌器包括物理上按照以下顺序被排列(例如以一种线性排列)的主要组件:1)一种扑克牌输入隔间;2)一种扑克牌取回隔间;和3)一种扑克牌处理区。来自该扑克牌输入隔间的扑克牌被移至该扑克牌处理区,被处理并自该扑克牌处理区被移至扑克牌取回隔间。
图1所示的是本发明的第一个作为示例的扑克牌洗牌器20的一张透视图。该洗牌器20具有位于靠近该洗牌器的第一端26的一种槽式纸牌进给盘22和一种相邻的槽式纸牌输出盘24和被排列在位于纸牌处理区23的一种传送带结构44(图2所示)内的多个洗牌隔间(图2所示)。本实施例中的一种罩28具有一种上曲面31,该曲面被形成拱形以装入该传送带结构44的上部。该罩28包含一种锁30,该锁将罩28紧固在框架(未示)上以防止对于传送带内纸牌的未经授权之使用。有利的是,该锁定功能允许游戏场操作人员在所有纸牌被装入洗牌器的情况下关闭一张游戏桌。当该游戏桌被重新开放时,操作人员可以保证被保留在机器内的纸牌是安全的。该锁的钥匙由玩牌区经理持有,而该罩被锁上的事实有利地排除了玩牌重新开始之前卸载及验证每张纸牌的等级和花色的必要。当机器不被使用时把纸牌妥善保管在洗牌器内是一个重要的省时 省力特征。锁30被放置在靠近该机器第二端32的位置。尽管一个作为示例的锁是一种简单的带有滚轮和钥匙的机械锁,亦可以使用其他锁定系统,诸如带有小键盘控制器的电子锁,接收射频识别签署的锁定系统,计算机控制的锁和其它已知的锁定系统。
洗牌器20被如是安装使用,该洗牌器的一个部分包括第一端26被嵌平地安装在一张游戏桌上。该洗牌器的第二部分可透过一种被紧固在游戏桌结构上的固定架(未示)在靠近该第二端32的位置被支撑。典型地,将洗牌器20安装在游戏桌内需要与游戏桌的一个后边缘(最接近发牌人的边缘)相交的游戏桌桌面上的一个切口。将洗牌器20安装至游戏桌(未示)上的更多细节在下面提供。
对于本公开来说,该“第一端26”指当洗牌器20被安装在一张游戏桌顶部时最接近诸玩家的机器端,而“第二端32”指面向玩牌区的一端。
纸牌进给盘22的相对排列,纸牌输出盘24和纸牌处理区23具有某些优势。因为纸牌进给盘22和纸牌输出盘24位于纸牌处理区23的同一侧,该纸牌更便于发牌人使用,发牌人不必再将纸牌提过发牌区将使用过的纸牌放回至机器内。因此,本设计比已知的设计更符合人机工程学。将纸牌进给盘22定位在桌面水平面上亦减少了意外将牌面闪现给玩家的可能性。
将纸牌进给盘22的一个上部边缘34和输出盘24的一个上部边缘36放置在同一平面上(卧于博弈面的平面)亦提供了独特的人机工程学优势。如果发牌人在纸牌处理过程中将其手移动较小距离,则他或她可能会经受较少的重复性张力或扭伤。所以向博弈面上的洗牌器提供使用过的纸牌,然后在同一位置或附近位置取回刚刚被随机化的纸牌提供了独特的用户优势。
进给盘22和输出盘24在传送带类型的扑克牌处理区(在此情况下传送带类型隔间结构)的同一侧的放置亦允许用户将使用过的纸牌面向下放置在进给盘22中,同时将新牌面向下接收至输出盘24。该属性先前 在Johnson美国专利第6,676,127号中已经被描述。该特征提高了传送带洗牌器的安全性,因为在装入、洗牌或卸载过程中纸牌不会被暴露。
一个与纸牌进给盘22和纸牌输出盘24相交的水平排列的中心线亦有利地与纸牌处理区23的一条中心线相交,在下面将对此进行详细讨论。该排列允许机器在宽度上相当窄并允许两个纸牌盘区域(而不是更大的纸牌处理区23)位于游戏桌表面。
在一个理想的安装排列中,由纸牌进给盘22和输出盘24所界定的洗牌器的仅一个部分被定位在游戏桌表面。游戏桌表面可有一个被切开的面对发牌人的平坦游戏桌的一个侧缘的长方形槽口。洗牌器20有一个接收游戏桌内槽口的凹进处38。该机器的其他部分由游戏桌表面下方的一个支撑架所支撑。洗牌区位于发牌人的后方并且不碍事。
如图1所示,被插入至游戏桌内的该设备的部分可以被嵌平地安装。纸牌进给盘22和纸牌输出盘24可由与纸牌进给盘22和纸牌输出盘24的上部边缘34和36相交的实际上扁平的凸缘40所围绕。在本发明的一个例子中,纸牌输出盘24在维修上是可拆卸的。洗牌器20可由该凸缘40或由一种单独的被附在游戏桌上的支撑结构(未示)所支撑,在本技术中以游戏桌延伸部分或两者这人们所知。
靠近洗牌器第二端32的是一种发牌人显示屏42。在本发明的一个理想形式中,发牌人显示屏包含触屏控制器。下面对该显示屏的操作进行了更详细的描述。
在透视图1A中显示了本发明的一种洗牌器的第二个实施例。洗牌器100A具有一种纸牌进给隔间102A、靠近第一端106A的纸牌提供隔间104A、纸牌处理区108A和靠近第二端112A的显示屏110A。在该实施例中,一种传送带(未示)被封闭在罩114A内。该罩114A被固定在框架116A上并且在维修上是可拆卸的,但在设计上并不是由用户拆卸。在本发明的一个例子中,使用薄金属螺丝将罩114A被固定在框架116A上。在本实施例中,凸缘118A与纸牌进给隔间102A和纸牌提供隔间104A的一个上部边缘120A相交;并且部分地延伸经过纸牌处理区108A。该 凸缘118A可被安装在游戏桌表面上,以便纸牌处理区108A的一部分被定位在该游戏桌外围以内的位置。显示屏110A位于游戏桌桌面下方的一个高度,如第一个例子。洗牌器100A可由凸缘118A、一种游戏桌延伸部分(未示)、一种底座、以上之组合或透过其他已知的支撑技术来支撑。
纸牌处理区(Card Handling Zone)
在本发明的一个形式中,纸牌处理区23是一种扑克牌处理区。该区域能够执行至少以下功能之一:1)洗牌,2)将纸牌排列为一个理想的顺序,3)验证一组纸牌的完整性,4)读取纸牌上的特殊标记(例如游戏场识别、制造商识别、特别奖励纸牌识别、牌副识别等),5)扫描纸牌上未经授权之标记,6)识别缺少所要求的标记之纸牌,7)测量纸牌磨损,8)使纸牌退出使用,9)在纸牌上施加标记,10)为未经授权之电子设备扫描纸牌,及许多其他有用的功能。
一个理想的洗牌区形式包括一种多隔间传送带。许多其他洗牌区可被利用,非限定性的例子包含一种随机弹出洗牌区,这在美国专利第6,959,925号被详细描述并被转让给自动售货数据(VendingData),美国专利第6,149,154号中所描述的一种垂直隔间洗牌区,多个隔间以一个扇形或垂直堆迭被排列,如美国专利第6,651,981号中所描述,为插入纸牌,能够在随机选择的位置被分开。在整个说明中所参照的每个专利的内容,包含背景部分,作为引用被并入本文。
纸牌检查位(Card Inspection Station)
本发明一种形式的纸牌处理包括一种纸牌检查位,在翻转纸牌顺序或洗牌时,在不改变纸牌顺序的情况下至少读取纸牌上的常规等级和花色标记。适合的纸牌阅读器的非限制性的例子包括CMOS和CCD摄像机。其他感应系统亦可被使用,诸如于2005年6月13号提交的美国专利申请序列号第11/152,475号和于2006年5月3日提交的美国专利申请序列号第11/417,894中所公开的系统亦可被使用。该公开的内容在此作 为引用被全部并入。可选地,纸牌检查位可被装备用于读取1)纸牌上的特殊标记,诸如条形码、近红外标记、红外标记,2)嵌入式电子设备,3)已经以一种便于进行欺诈的方式被标记的纸牌4)纸牌磨损,5)物理纸牌损坏等。纸牌可以是标准的未被标记的常规纸牌,或可透过紫外线、红外线、近红外或可见波长油墨被标记,或者可以具有嵌入式射频识别标签、磁编码,或者可由任何其他已知的方法被标记。
显示(Display)
本发明的该例子中的触屏显示屏42位于游戏桌桌面下方的位置。一种理想的显示屏可透过指明部件编号42-0092-03从加州弗里蒙特Reach技术公司获得。相对于游戏桌桌面的显示屏42的定位提供了本发明之前在本技术中不为人知的诸多独特的优势。例如,该显示屏可提供图示,诸如被派发到玩家的纸牌,使得发牌人在不警告玩家的情况下能够评估实际纸牌是否为不同。例如,如果在实际手牌和被显示手牌之间出现一个偏离,指示一种已被确认的换牌的情况,发牌人想在玩家不知道的情况下通知安全人员以便欺诈者被逮捕。透过提供一种对玩家隐蔽的显示屏,可不玩家不知道的情况下,将重要信息传递至和传递自游戏场工作人员。
显示屏42包含触屏用户控制器,该控制器可被用于为洗牌器的微处理器进行编程以执行多项操作。例如,洗牌器可被编程用于向指定数量的玩家提供指定数量的纸牌。该洗牌器可进一步被编程用于提供指定数量的发牌人纸牌、指定数量的拍底纸牌、奖励手牌、公用牌或任何其他纸牌或在游戏场纸牌游戏中被使用的纸牌。用户控制器亦可被用于输入或显示一个游戏名称以便该新的名称出现在用户可选游戏的菜单上。每当一种新的游戏场纸牌游戏被开发时无需工厂编程,这样节省了时间,排除了为核准而向各博弈机构重新提交软件的必要并且排除了在该领域内升级软件的必要。
例如,该设备可由操作人员编程用于向三牌扑克游戏 提供纸牌,该游戏要求玩家和发牌人各接收三张纸牌。如果将来使用三张玩家纸牌(各自)和三张发牌人纸牌的一种新游戏被开发,则包含该新游戏名称的该信息可被输入并在不要求改变软件的情况下被加入至游戏菜单。
与更标准的按钮控制器相比较,显示屏42上的触屏控制器亦为用户提供更多数量的输入选择。该显示屏能够显示字母数字信息、图表信息、动画、视频信号等。在本发明的一种形式中,当纸牌阻塞发生时,一张纸牌路径的图表和纸牌阻塞位置的指示被显示。
本发明的设备可提供附加和有用的功能。一个目的是向一台本地处理机和/或一台网络计算机提供数据以供分析和报告,诸如纸牌构成、手牌构成、已完成的回合、使用过的手牌、洗牌器被启动、洗牌器被退出工作状态、被派发的纸牌、被提供至传送带的纸牌及其他游戏状态信息。由于第一个被描述的实施例的传送带结构能够在洗牌器内形成手牌或部分手牌,该洗牌器能够向一台外部处理机发送代表手牌或部分构成之数据。
透过将洗牌器通过一种数据端口连接至一台游戏桌游戏计算机、一种本地游戏桌网络或一种游戏场网络,本发明的一种洗牌器可被包括在一种游戏桌游戏管理系统内。该网络可以是有线或无线。
纸牌进给系统(Card Feed System)
现参照图2,该洗牌器的一个理想实施例的一张侧面正视图被图示说明。一种多隔间传送带结构44被提供用于自纸牌进给盘22(图1所示)接收纸牌。在使用过的纸牌迭的最下面纸牌48与纸牌进给滚轮50接触。纸牌进给滚轮50由具有一个驱动轴52的电动机(未示)旋转驱动。带有循环齿形啮合带56的主动链轮54被安装在驱动轴52上。亦由同一电动机所驱动的是第一推进滚轮58。支撑纸牌进给滚轮50的轴上的链轮60被提供用于旋转第二推进滚轮61。环带66与链轮60及链轮68相啮合以便三个滚轮50、58和61均被同一电动机所驱动。邻近空转滚轮58 的对向滚轮59形成第一辊隙62,邻近空转滚轮61a形成第二辊隙64。纸牌48被滚轮50水平地移至第一辊隙62,然后被移至第二辊隙64。通常,一个第二主动链轮68被提供至第三和第四推进滚轮70、72。该驱动系统包含一种电动机(未示)、一种驱动轴74、一种第一滑轮76、一种第二滑轮78、一种第三滑轮80和一种循环部件82。该系统的作用是以相同方向驱动滚轮70和72。对向滚轮71和73被提供用于形成第三辊隙和第四辊隙84和86。第四辊隙86的上部滚轮73的作用是使每张纸牌向上偏转并使其进入一种对准的隔间。
在操作上,纸牌自进给盘22移动经过四个滚轮组的每一对并且进入一种对准的隔间88。之后,传送带旋转将该纸牌进给系统与下一个被随机选择的隔间对准。
在另一实施例中,滑轮78透过齿形啮合带(未示)与链轮54接触并被其驱动,而不是透过循环部件82。该排列提供另一驱动纸牌推进滚轮的方法以便稳定地将纸牌单独地移动至传送带结构44内。
传送带(Carousel)
在本发明的一个理想形式中的传送带结构44有38个相同大小的隔间,每个隔间能够容纳十张常规纸牌。亦可使用带有较少或更多隔间的其他传送带结构。每个隔间具有至少一个斜面90,用于在插入期间将纸牌转向对准的隔间88内。传送带结构44的另一特征是每个隔间均装备有一种板弹簧92,插入之后,该弹簧在隔间内紧紧托住纸牌以便在装入、洗牌或卸载期间当传送带旋转(由箭头94所示)时,纸牌在所选的隔间内保持稳固状态。
根据一种理想的操作模式,半数的隔间被用于随机纸牌插入,而与此同时,另外半数的隔间被用于随机组提供。尽管在本发明的一个例子中,所有用于装载的隔间均是彼此相邻的,在本发明的其他形式中,用于装载的在既定时间所使用的隔间选择是根据一种模式或者被随机地分配。在本发明的一个例子中,许多隔间被预先指定用于收集弃牌,其他 隔间被指定用于接收奖励纸牌。透过移去罩28(图1所示),奖励纸牌可被手工插入,可透过罩内的一种紧闭的开口(未示)插入或透过被用于插入常规扑克牌的同一纸牌进给盘22而插入。奖励纸牌可在该扑克牌之前或之后被进给,或可与该扑克牌相混合,被检测并被转移至指定的隔间。
在一个理想的例子中,弃牌盘的位置在组形成盘之间被分配以便传送带的行程在随机分配过程中被最小化。对于不同的纸牌游戏来说,弃牌盘的给定位置可以是不同的。在本发明的第一个例子中,所有隔间均是相同尺寸,使得给不同的隔间分配正被收集的每个不同数量纸牌的手牌的弃牌收集功能成为可能。
该实施例的一个新特点是纸牌路径实际上是直的和水平的。该纸牌沿着自纸牌进给区向对准的隔间88的一条直的路径移动最小的距离。当纸牌到达最后一组推进滚轮时,纸牌被轻轻地向上偏转并且进入隔间。该路径的长度被保持在一个最小数以最小化该设备的长度,并使提供速度最大化。本实施例的另一新特点是进给纸牌路径被定位在输出纸牌路径和输出盘24的下方,以下将对此做更详细的描述。使进给路径上方的输出纸牌路径和/或盘24分层能够有利地使进给盘和输出盘被定位在该机器的同一侧。据本发明人所知,此前,纸牌路径的物理排列在本技术中还未被实施过。可选地,该设备可被如果配置,即纸牌输出路径在纸牌输入路径的下方经过。
现参照图3,所示的是作为示例的洗牌器20的一张顶部平面图。该纸牌进给盘22被定位在沿轴96的中心位置,邻近纸牌输出盘24、纸牌处理区23和触屏显示屏42。进给盘装备有双重功能门98,以下将对其功能进行详细描述。纸牌进给盘22亦包含一种位于下表面上的纸牌出现感应器100。
倾斜的小切口102、104、106、108被提供在纸牌进给盘22和纸牌输出盘24的内表面,以便利处理纸牌。该切口的尺寸和形状最好能够适配用户的手指,提供一个辅助的人机工程学特点。
提供传送带作为扑克牌处理区的另一优势是该机器在游戏桌上有一个低的轮廓。如图1和图1A中所示,大约一半的传送带位于游戏桌桌面的下方。
装牌器臂(Packer Arm)
再参照图2,纸牌沿着一条纸牌路径移动,直至被插入至一个对准的隔间88内。在一个洗牌器模式中,微处理器随机地将隔间指派给被插入至牌副中的每张纸牌。一旦纸牌48离开邻近的滚轮组72、73,附加方法被提供用于克服板弹簧的力并且充分地插入一张纸牌。接近推进滚轮对72、73的装牌器臂110提供该所需的力。图4所示的是从对面所看到的装牌器臂110的一张详细的侧面正视图。被安装在洗牌器框架112上的一种电动机111使轴114旋转。偏心凸轮117被安装在轴114上。装牌器臂110被延长。该臂的第一端以枢轴方式在枢轴113被安装至凸轮117。支点116被定位在在装牌器臂110的中点。第二臂118在支点120将装牌器臂110和支点116连接至框架112。
在操作上,当电动机被接通时,轴114旋转,导致装牌器臂110的上端122在一个弧形路径内按照箭头124所指定的方向前后移动。上端122与出现在对准的隔间内的纸牌接触,迫使该纸牌完全进入该隔间内。随着凸轮117继续旋转,装牌器臂110收缩。典型地,当传送带旋转时装牌器臂110收缩,当传送带静止时装牌器臂110伸展。
牌副移出(Card Pack Removal)
一旦纸牌向隔间内之分配完成,根据微处理器的编程,该隔间可供用于卸载。可选地,只要指定数量的纸牌已经被提供至隔间,则该隔间可供用于卸载,即使其他隔间还未被装满。可供使用的隔间最好被随机选择用于卸载。再参照图2,通过纸牌牌副移出设备125,纸牌卸载过程更为便利。移出设备125包含一种绕水平轴128沿枢轴转动的枢轴摇臂126。该摇臂126在其上端130装备有一种可伸缩的内部凸出接头(进入 纸内),当该臂向输出盘24摆动时向内延伸至一个隔间内,但当该臂摆回至靠近该隔间内周132的一个静止位置时,则收缩。在该延伸的装置,该接头接触纸牌。该摇臂由一种步进电动机134所驱动,具有支撑滑轮138的一种旋转轴136。空转滑轮137、139亦被安装在支撑框架112上旋转。循环部件140接触滑轮137、138和139并在点142被紧附在摇臂126上以便当步进发电机134被接通时该摇臂向输出盘24移动并将纸牌组移至卸载滚轮对146、148。附着点142是一种夹具,但亦可以是任何其他已知的将一个皮带固定至一种移动对象上的方式。旋转轴136的旋转方向被倒转,将摇臂带回其最初位置。
当摇臂的内接头与被安装在框架112上的固定接头接触时,该内接头收缩。
纸牌进给路径(Card Feed Path)
离开一个所选隔间的每张纸牌或诸纸牌的路径实质上是水平的并且位于纸牌进给路径的上方。纸牌自与滚轮对146、148对准的隔间移出,然后进入输出盘24,在此,纸牌可由终端用户使用。纸牌出现感应器152位于输出盘24的下表面并且用于通知处理机:无纸牌出现。之后,该处理机透过向该设备发送信号做出响应,以提供另一组纸牌。最后一组纸牌被提供之后,组中剩下的纸牌或者自动设置为卸载。
传输带驱动(Carousel Drive)
现参照图5,用于旋转该传送带的一种作为示例的驱动机制被图示说明。传送带结构44以枢轴方式被安装在与框架112有关的轴168上用于旋转。该传送带最好被安装得易于取出和更换,例如透过螺纹式手动千斤顶或者透过一种锁闭/解锁机制。该传送带由驱动系统153以两个方向被驱动。驱动系统153包含一种被安装在框架112上的电动机154、一种驱动轴156和被安装至轴156上的一种滑轮158。从动轴160亦被安装在框架112上并与电动机离开一定距离。小齿轮162被固定安装在轴160 上。一种滑轮(未示)亦被安装在从动轴160上。该滑轮及驱动轴滑轮158与循环部件164接触,引起小齿轮162的旋转。小齿轮162与传送带的带齿边缘166相啮合,引起该传送带围绕轴168的中心线旋转。
纸牌卸载滚轮对驱动(Card Unloading Roller Pair Drive)
图2所示的滚轮对146、148由附在框架112上的电动机170所驱动。滑轮172被附着在电动机170的轴174上,驱动卸载滚轮对146、148。在该设备的对侧是啮合齿轮176,使得滚轮对146、148被一致地驱动。循环部件178接触支撑滚轮146的轴182上的滑轮180。当电动机170被接通时,滚轮对146和148旋转将一张纸牌或一组纸牌(无论隔间内有什么)移动或存放至输出盘24。
传送带驱动机制的例二(Example II of aCarousel Drive Mechanism)
在本发明的另一例子中,小齿轮200被安装在传送带206上的一个带齿内槽202上。驱动电动机208以一种常规方式驱动小齿轮200,使得传送带206围绕轴209旋转。在至少一个洗牌期间、装载期间和卸载期间,驱动电动机208驱动轴209以向前或相反的方向旋转。
纸牌进给盘门(Card Infeed Tray Gate)
现参照图7,一种枢轴门98被提供在纸牌进给盘内。该门有利地具有许多重要的功能。门98最好延伸该纸牌进给盘的长度(从该机器的一侧至另一侧)并自第一垂直和缩进枢轴位置(未示)向第二向下角度部分嵌入的位置302围绕枢轴中心线300转动。滚轮304位于枢轴300对面的一个边缘,其目的是减少与盘内纸牌的摩擦接触。由于盘内纸牌的数量被减少,纸牌的重量被减轻,减少了盘内最下面纸牌与进给滚轮之间的摩擦力。当剩下纸牌的数量减少时该设备调整纸牌上的力使其增加的一个例子引起被施加在该张最下面纸牌上的一个恒力。该门提供针对纸牌的附加重量,改善摩擦接触并保证最后几张纸牌被放入第一辊隙。
枢轴门的第二个重要功能是提供属于不同牌副的纸牌之间或者不同类型纸牌(例如常规纸牌和奖励纸牌)之间的一种物理隔离物。当纸牌保留在进给盘并且洗牌器为洗牌而主动地接收纸牌时,该门位于下方的位置。同时,发牌人可能正在从游戏桌收集使用过的纸牌。因为该门处于下方的位置,当来自另一牌副(牌副B)的未被进给的纸牌正在被进给时,发牌人可将来自正在使用的牌副(牌副A)的使用过的纸牌放在该门的顶部。本发明的实施例允许用户从第二个牌副进给纸牌时自第一个牌副装入纸牌。该门允许游戏场取消典型地被安装在游戏桌桌面上的物理弃牌架,因为现在可以将使用过的纸牌直接放置到进给盘内。一旦来自牌副B的最后一张纸牌被进给,该门围绕轴300旋转,将之前悬挂在该门上方的纸牌释放到下方的区域。在缩进的位置,该门不阻碍用户插入附加纸牌。该门设计的另一特征是相对于纸牌进给盘22基底306的枢轴300的相关定位,及与纸牌宽度相关的该门98的长度。枢轴300位于进给盘上表面的下方以便终端用户能够畅通无阻。该轴与进给盘22的下表面308留开间隔以便纸牌的整副纸牌(或多副纸牌)要在盘内被接收。长度310足够短以便当门98绕轴向上旋转(箭头312)时纸牌会升起,之后在不翻转纸牌的情况下再释放和落在进给盘内。一个理想的门长度大约是纸牌宽度的三分之一。基底306上的步进电动机以一种常规的方式驱动门98的旋转。
成像系统(Imaging System)
图8中所示的是装备有包含一种感应器400的纸牌识别硬件和软件的一种纸牌处理系统的一张示意图。一种作为示例的纸牌感应设备是于2003年7月17日提交的美国专利出版物第US2004/0067789A1、申请序列号第10/623,223号中所描述的一种摄像机成像系统。描述了一套适当的图像捕捉设备(例如一种CCD自动摄像机)和感应器(例如发光设备和光捕捉设备),尽管广泛多样的商业技术和商业元件可供使用。一种理想的摄像机是由灰点公司(Point Grey Corporation)提供的“蜻蜓TM”自 动摄影机并且包含一种六针IEEE-1394界面、多帧比率、640x480或1024x724 24-位全彩或八位灰度等级图像、图像获取软件和即插即用功能。这可与商业上可供使用的在一种外部计算机(未示)上运行的符号识别软件相结合。该商业上可提供的图像识别软件在纸牌符号方面被训练并被教授报告作为特定纸牌花色和等级的图像模式。一旦一种标准纸牌花色/等级识别程序已经被开发,则从一种纸牌格式至另一格式的训练更容易实现并可在游戏桌上被进行或者在洗牌器被放置在游戏桌上之前由安全人员来进行。可提供位置感应器并可由对本技术具有普通技能的人安装的商业上可提供的元件来增强。例如,可使用诸如SICKWT2S-N111或WL2S-E11、OMRON EE SPY302或OPTEK OP506A的各种光学器件。可购买一种有用的编码器-美国数字编码器24-300-B。可提供一种光响应开关Micro Switch SS541A。
诸如于2006年5月3日提交的题目为带有纸牌进给限制器的手动发牌靴的待批美国专利序列号第11/417,894号中所描述的带有现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)控制逻辑的CIS接触成像系统的其他感应系统亦可有利地被包括并作为一种纸牌感应模块被使用。该类型的系统足够小,可被包括在洗牌器的结构内,无需添加用于图像处理的一台外部计算机。
诸如条形码阅读器、磁条阅读器、对象出现感应器、光学感应设备、用于读取近红外和红外线波长的感应器、用于感应切口、磨损、弯曲、污垢、碎片、颜色、厚度、反射性、质量的感应器的其他感应设备或任何其他应用纸牌处理技术的感应器可作为本发明的纸牌处理设备的一个部份被利用。
奖励系统(Bonusing System)
本发明的一个特征是提供一种纸牌处理设备,该设备能够分配奖励纸牌,该纸牌被用于向玩家提供一种奖励、奖励或补偿。根据本发明,奖励纸牌可透过手动方式移开罩被插入到指定的隔间或透过将纸牌插入到洗牌器的输入盘内。该洗牌器可被编程将奖励纸牌插入至一种预先选 定的隔间或多个隔间。典型地,只有一张奖励纸牌被放置在隔间内,限定数量的隔间(例如六到八个)被指定为奖励隔间。奖励纸牌可被分配,响应诸事件,比如1)达到预定金额的一个累积奖励,2)根据一个预先选定的日期和时间,3)随机地,4)响应一个游戏事件,诸如接收扑克游戏中的一个同花大顺,5)当一位玩家的忠诚度账户达到某个余额时,6)响应来自后台游戏场计算机的一种信号或者透过任何其他手段分配一张纸牌。无论是何种游戏,任何纸牌游戏玩家可接收奖励纸牌。例如,游戏场可将80个真人游戏桌连接到一起,包含二十一点、百家乐、三牌扑克 和其他游戏。
向玩家分配奖励纸牌可或多或少地频繁发生。游戏场可能希望在周六晚上晚餐期间为三牌扑克 玩家进行一种“免费自助餐”奖励。当一位玩家获得一个三同点时,该设备可被编程用于分配一张奖励纸牌,该纸牌给予该玩家二张自助餐券。或者游戏场可能愿意基于一个随机奖励事件赠送一部车。在此情况下,带有中央服务器的一种奖励系统与分配奖励纸牌的所有洗牌器进行通信。当随机事件发生时,奖励系统只向一台洗牌器发送一个信号来分配一张奖励纸牌。该所选的洗牌器可被随机选择或根据一个日程表被选择。
纸牌进给盘内的门的存在允许游戏场操作人员在不中断游戏过程的情况下在装入常规纸牌之前或之后自纸牌进给盘22装入指定数量的奖励纸牌。显示屏42最好提供何时洗牌器无奖励纸牌的一个指示。在本发明的一种理想形式中,奖励纸牌携带一种标识(比如一种特定标记或颜色),该标识能被一个或多个感应器读取并且处理机能够追踪留在机器内的奖励纸牌数量。
控制系统(Control System)
现参照图9,所示的是一个作为示例的控制系统的一张示意方块图。该整个控制系统最好位于洗牌器内。在本发明的其他形式中,一台外部计算机被提供用于执行诸如图像处理、奖励系统管理、网络通信等功能。
一种洗牌器微处理器401是理想的纸牌处理系统控制之中心。该微处理器控制洗牌器的全部功能,包含诸如电动机402的电气设备的操作、控制被显示在显示屏404上的图像、处理自所有内部感应器406所接收的信号,诸如光学对象出现感应器、运动感应器等。显示屏404包含触屏控制器并进一步是一种用户界面,用于为微处理器401编程以显示附加的游戏名称并根据用户输入的数据分配纸牌。
一种纸牌识别微处理器408被示为一种单独的处理元件,但可被结合至洗牌器微处理器内。纸牌识别微处理器408解释接收自摄像机410的信号,确定被读取的纸牌等级和/或花色。
网络功能(Network Capability)
如上所述,本发明的设备至少能够识别纸牌的出现、算牌及阅读等级和花色信息。当每张纸牌从纸牌进给盘经过洗牌隔间时,该牌副的完整性亦可被验证。如果一张纸牌失踪或多余的纸牌出现,则一种警告信号被显示在显示屏上,或者可选地,一种警告信号透过一种网络连接被发送至一台玩牌区管理计算机。
洗牌器微处理器401和纸牌识别微处理器408(单独地或者作为一种组合的处理机)包含一种网络连接并能在诸如以太网的一种本地网络412上发送和接收信息。
在图9所示的例子中,只有纸牌识别微处理器与网络进行通信。洗牌器本身可发送和接收与所需的维护或修理有关的信息。以太网亦可自游戏桌上的其他数据收集设备收集和/或处理数据,诸如射频识别游戏注金额感应器、对象感应器、筹码盘存货感应器等。数据可在游戏桌上被收集并被发送至一种远端数据库供后续的分析和处理,或者被实时分析。
本发明的纸牌处理设备可包含一种数据端口414,该端口与洗牌器处理器、纸牌识别处理器或两者均进行通信。该通信端口可直接向一台单独的打印机416直接输出信息或者可将一台打印机包含在该洗牌器内。
其他功能(Other Functions)
本发明的纸牌处理设备能够执行在本发明之前不为人知的多项功能。例如,该设备可被配置用于使用一种无线或有线通信网络并将与维护、修理、机器序列号、当前或过去操作、性能或使用有关的信息传送给设备供应商或用户。
该设备亦可被编程以多种模式运行(即设置、运行、维修)并在不断电的情况下在各模式之间转换。
此外,当该机器处于维修模式并且用户输入一个用于自我诊断的请求时或者当一张纸牌被进给至该机器并创建一份所有操作元件的功能报告时,该机器可被编程用于运行一种自我诊断。该信息可被发送至附着在洗牌器上或被包含在洗牌器内的一台打印机。
本发明的上述例子是非限定性的。本发明的许多其他变种是可行的。例如,无疑地可设计一种提供一种能够只进行牌副验证、纸牌排序、将纸牌退出使用等的纸牌处理区。众多纸牌阅读系统和方案可被用来代替所公开的感应系统。触屏显示器可被用来输入为洗牌器用于游戏场进行编程所需的任何信息。此外,数据收集和分析硬件及软件的许多不同排列可连同本发明的洗牌器被使用以获取关于玩家表现和有关一个游戏场游戏的输/赢信息的信息。
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1.一种扑克牌处理设备,具有第一侧和第二对侧,包含:
一种纸牌进给盘;
一种纸牌输出盘;
一种纸牌处理区,其中所述纸牌进给盘和纸牌输出盘均位于所述设备的第一侧上,其中所述纸牌进给盘的上部边缘和纸牌输出盘的上部边缘在同一平面上,其中,所述纸牌进给盘、纸牌输出盘和纸牌处理区物理上排列为线性排列,并且纸牌输出盘和纸牌进给盘位于纸牌处理区的同一侧。
2.根据权利要求1所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,所述纸牌处理区包含一种洗牌区。
3.根据权利要求2所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,所述洗牌区包含一种带有用于接收扑克牌的隔间的传送带。
4.根据权利要求2所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,所述洗牌区包含一种带有用于接收扑克牌的隔间的架。
5.根据权利要求2所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,所述洗牌区包含一种带有用于扑克牌的隔间的扇状物。
6.根据权利要求2所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,所述洗牌区包含一种带有用于扑克牌的随机弹出系统。
7.根据权利要求1所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,所述纸牌进给盘包含一种活动门,所述门能够提供正在被进给纸牌和玩牌之后正在被返回至扑克牌输入隔间的纸牌的一种物理分隔。
8.根据权利要求1所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,纸牌进给盘和纸牌输出盘的上表面被表面安装在一个游戏桌的表面。
9.根据权利要求1所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中有一个扑克牌从进给盘至扑克牌处理区的扑克牌移动传输路径,其中,所述路径在所述输出盘的下方经过。
10.根据权利要求9所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,所述传输路径实质上是线性的。
11.根据权利要求1所述的扑克牌处理设备,进一步包含一种带有触屏控制器的显示屏、所述显示屏显示信息而触屏控制器用于输入信息。
12.根据权利要求11所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,所述触屏控制器被用于为所述纸牌处理系统编程。
13.根据权利要求12所述的扑克牌处理设备,其中,能够透过显示屏输入指令,所述指令包含该组中至少之一,该组包含:游戏桌位置的数量、每个手牌的纸牌数量、发牌人纸牌的数量、公用牌的数量、奖励纸牌的数量、每个牌副的纸牌数量和游戏名称。
14.根据权利要求1所述的洗牌器,其中,所述纸牌处理区包含一种洗牌机制;并进一步包含一种处理器,其中,所述处理器被编程用于运行一种诊断例行程序,响应至少一张纸牌的插入。
15.根据权利要求1所述的纸牌处理设备,其中,所述纸牌处理区是一种传送带并进一步包含一种传送带罩。
16.根据权利要求15所述的纸牌处理设备,其中,所述罩是可拆卸的。
17.根据权利要求16所述的纸牌处理设备,其中,所述罩包含一种锁。
18.根据权利要求17所述的纸牌处理设备,其中所述锁是一种机械锁。
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