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TW201605519A - 紙牌操作設備、系統和用於查對多副紙牌的方法 - Google Patents

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系統包括自動洗牌機和派牌盒裝置。自動洗牌機可以包括列印設備，列印設備用於將隨機選擇的集合符號應用到一副紙牌的每張紙牌上。派牌盒裝置可以包括集合符號讀取器，集合符號讀取器用於讀取每張紙牌的集合符號的存在和身份。派牌盒裝置處理器配置成接受來自洗牌機處理器的指示選擇的集合符號的信號，以使派牌盒裝置處理器能夠查對每張紙牌屬於這副紙牌。自動洗牌機包括被程式設計為隨機選擇紙牌集合符號的處理器和用於在紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號的紙牌標記系統。方法包括在一副紙牌的每張紙牌上形成隨機確定的集合符號，以及檢測紙牌是否包括與確定的集合符號相匹配的集合符號。

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紙牌操作設備、系統和用於查對多副紙牌的方法 發明領域
本發明總體上涉及撲克牌操作設備和系統，例如洗牌機、派牌盒裝置(dealing shoe)，以及兩者的結合。
發明背景
諸如撲克、巴卡拉紙牌遊戲和二十點撲克的遊戲使用被打亂的撲克牌。歷史上，撲克牌是由發牌者或玩家手工洗牌的。目前，大多數娛樂場或其他遊戲場所採用機械自動洗牌機打亂紙牌。與手工洗牌相比，自動洗牌機通常提供了更高水準的隨機化和安全性(在防止作弊和出錯上)。然而，玩家和發牌者已經知道作弊或犯錯會導致一個或多個不合適的或不允許的紙牌進入到用在特定遊戲使用的一副紙牌中。例如，來自另一副紙牌的紙牌可能會不經意混合到正在使用的一副紙牌中，或一個騙子玩家企圖將有利於他的紙牌放進正在使用的一副紙牌中。因此，紙牌的真正打亂也許會被打折，而騙子玩家會獲得利益。即使不允許的紙牌由於錯誤進入到一副紙牌中，遊戲的公正性也降低了。為了減少這種錯誤和作弊的發生，實施了多種 安全措施。
例如，較早已知的撲克牌提供了增強的安全特徵。在一個實施例中，應答機放置在紙牌主體中，並且使用永久唯讀識別資訊和資料庫編碼，用於接收和保持來自RF天線的傳輸到那的可變資訊，如於2008年11月14號提交的，名稱為“Table with Sensors and Smart Card Holder for Automated Gaming System and Gaming Cards(用於戶自動遊戲系統和遊戲紙牌的具有感測器和智慧卡片夾的桌子)”的U.S.專利8,221,244(以下稱作“專利244”)。可變化資訊包括遊戲過程中的紙牌交易歷史，以減少關於遊戲歷史的爭議和/或減少各種類型的作弊和/或錯誤。
發明概要
在一些實施方案中，本發明包括用於操作和查對多副紙牌的系統。這種系統包括自動洗牌機和派牌盒裝置。自動洗牌機包括配置成洗一副紙牌的洗牌機構，其被程式設計為隨機選擇集合符號的洗牌機處理器，和用於在一副紙牌移出自動洗牌機前將隨機選擇的集合符號應用到這副紙牌的每一張紙牌的列印設備。派牌盒裝置包括用於容納來自自動洗牌機的這副紙牌的容器，用於讀取這副紙牌中的每張紙牌的存在和身份的集合符號閱讀器，以及派牌盒裝置處理器，派牌盒裝置處理器配置成接受來自洗牌機處理器的指示選擇的集合符號的信號以及查對這副紙牌的每張紙牌包括與選擇集合符號相匹配的集合符號。
在另一個實施方案中，本發明包括用於查對將要從紙牌操作設備移走的紙牌屬於一副特定的紙牌。根據這種方法，使用第一紙牌操作設備在這副特定紙牌上形成隨機確定的集合符號。表示隨機確定的集合符號的信號通過第一紙牌操作設備的資料傳輸設備傳輸到第二紙牌操作設備。這副特定紙牌可以從第一紙牌操作設備傳輸到第二紙牌操作設備。本方法可以包括使用第二紙牌操作設備檢測其中每張紙牌是否都包括與隨機確定的集合符號相匹配的集合符號，當紙牌不包括與隨機確定集合符號相匹配的集合符號時，提供指示紙牌不屬於這副特定紙牌的信號。
在另一個實施方案中，本發明包括自動洗牌機，這種自動洗牌機包括紙牌輸入屜，洗牌機構和紙牌輸出屜。處理器被程式設計為隨機選擇用於形成在一副紙牌的每張紙牌上的紙牌集合符號。自動洗牌機可以包括紙牌標記系統和紙牌讀取設備，紙牌標記系統用於在每張紙牌傳送到紙牌輸出屜之前，在紙牌輸入屜中接收到的每張紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號，紙牌讀取設備用於讀取傳送到輸出屜的紙牌上的集合符號。紙牌讀取設備可以與處理器資訊通信，處理器可以配置成生成指示傳送的紙牌不包括與隨機選擇的集合符號匹配的集合符號的信號。
10‧‧‧紙牌操作系統
20‧‧‧自動洗牌機
21‧‧‧洗牌機構
22‧‧‧列印設備，處理器
24‧‧‧洗牌機處理器
30‧‧‧派牌盒裝置
31‧‧‧容器
32‧‧‧處理器
34‧‧‧讀取器
40‧‧‧資料連接
100‧‧‧紙牌操作設備
102‧‧‧使用者介面
104‧‧‧頂面
106‧‧‧紙牌容納區域
109‧‧‧外側
110‧‧‧凹陷
112‧‧‧視覺化顯示器
114‧‧‧升降面
124，126‧‧‧使用者輸入端
128，130‧‧‧光和/或顯示器
132‧‧‧洗牌返回區域
134‧‧‧紙牌支撐側
136‧‧‧洗牌機構
138‧‧‧電控單元
140‧‧‧紙牌移動機構
142‧‧‧洗牌室
144‧‧‧夾子
146‧‧‧升降機
148‧‧‧升降帶
149‧‧‧升降電機
150‧‧‧列印設備
152‧‧‧處理器
154‧‧‧隨機數發生器
155‧‧‧資料連接
156‧‧‧線
158‧‧‧卷球機電機
160‧‧‧低功率棍
162‧‧‧無動力棍
200‧‧‧派牌盒裝置
202‧‧‧讀取器
206‧‧‧盒
208‧‧‧內部腔體
209‧‧‧可拆卸蓋
210‧‧‧紙牌分發端
213‧‧‧端
215‧‧‧底面
216‧‧‧終端面
218‧‧‧輸入顯示板
219‧‧‧重物
221‧‧‧底面
224,225‧‧‧紙牌移動棍
230‧‧‧按鈕
232‧‧‧電路板
244‧‧‧前面
234‧‧‧處理器
235‧‧‧控制電機
236‧‧‧有線資料線
250‧‧‧輪子
256‧‧‧穩定腳
282‧‧‧軸銷
280‧‧‧肘形重物
284‧‧‧前端
290‧‧‧開口
300‧‧‧自動洗牌機
302‧‧‧紙牌讀取設備
304‧‧‧終端板
306‧‧‧隔間
308‧‧‧止檔部
318‧‧‧輸入顯示器
319‧‧‧指示燈
326‧‧‧紙牌輸入屜
328‧‧‧洗牌機構
330‧‧‧紙牌移動機構
332‧‧‧第一棍
334‧‧‧第二棍
336‧‧‧紙牌輸出屜
342‧‧‧第一棍電機
344‧‧‧第二棍電機
348‧‧‧反U型開口
350‧‧‧列印設備
352‧‧‧處理器
354‧‧‧隨機數發生器(RNG)
356‧‧‧升降電機
358‧‧‧升降棍
360‧‧‧升降帶
368‧‧‧輸入塊
370‧‧‧紙牌通道
372‧‧‧輸出塊
374‧‧‧紙牌
376‧‧‧傾斜板
378‧‧‧止擋部
380‧‧‧處理器
390‧‧‧推動器
392‧‧‧齒輪
雖然本申請通過申請專利範圍進行了總結，申請專利範圍尤其指出並直接要求保護本發明的實施方案，但是從下面的描述中(結合附圖)，更容易確定本發明實施方案 的多種特徵和優勢，其中：圖1是根據本申請實施方案的紙牌操作系統的簡化的塊圖；圖2是根據本申請實施方案的紙牌操作設備的部分立體圖；圖3是圖2的紙牌操作設備的內部部件的簡化側視圖；圖4是根據本申請實施方案的派牌盒裝置的截面圖；圖5是圖4的派牌盒裝置的紙牌分發端的截面圖；圖6是根據本申請實施方案的自動洗牌機的立體圖；圖7是圖6的自動洗牌機的內部部件的簡化側視圖。
較佳實施例之詳細說明
本文給出的圖示不是任何特定系統、設備或其部件的實際視圖，而僅僅是用於描述解說性實施方案的理想代表。因此，附圖不需要按比例畫，另外，圖中共有的元件保持相同或相似的附圖標記。
這裡使用的與墨水或集合符號相關的術語“看不見的”意指人類肉眼感覺不到的或不可讀取的。可見光譜在390nm至700nm之間，相當於大約430THz和大約790THz之間的一群電磁輻射。不可見光是在可見光譜之外 的光。隱形墨水或不可見集合符號對人眼不可見，但是對讀取設備是可感覺的、可讀取的。就本申請而言，不可見集合符號還包括只在放大時人眼可感覺的集合符號。此外，不可見集合符號在人類肉眼看來是可見譜線或其他標記，但是可以包括不被肉眼意識到或讀取的資訊，例如以微腳本形式。
這裡使用的與在紙牌上列印符號相關的術語“列印”意思是在紙牌上或內形成任何識別字。在一些實施方案中，列印包括將材料，例如可見或隱形墨水、蠟、顏料或調色劑應用到紙牌上。在一些實施方案中，列印可以不包括使用任何墨水形成識別字，例如通過刮紙牌、刻紙牌、將材料從紙牌上切除，燃燒紙牌的一部分，擊凸(例如，形成凸起部分)、噴射、沉澱或壓凹(例如，形成缺口或凹槽)紙牌。
這裡使用的短語“紙牌操作設備”意思是用於操作紙牌的機械或機電設備。紙牌操作設備的非限制性實施例包括自動洗牌機、紙牌計數器，紙牌分發派牌盒裝置，紙牌存放裝置，紙牌查對設備(card verification device)，紙牌列印設備，紙牌讀取器，和用於執行以上所述的任何組合功能的設備。
本發明的實施方案包括具有第一紙牌操作裝置和第二操紙牌操作裝置的系統。第一紙牌操裝置可以配置成在一副紙牌的每張紙牌上列印隨機選擇的集合符號。這副紙牌可以被傳送到第二紙牌操作裝置，第二紙牌操作裝 置可以配置成確定其中的每張紙牌是否包括與隨機選擇的集合符號匹配的集合符號。第一和第二紙牌操作裝置可以是單個設備的部件(例如，洗牌機構和輸出屜)，也可以是分開的設備(例如，洗牌機和分開的派牌盒裝置)。在一些實施方案中，派牌盒裝置可拆卸地連接到洗牌機或與洗牌機對準，從而紙牌可以自動載入派牌盒裝置中。如果第一和第二紙牌操作裝置是分開的設備，可以存在通信連接，從而使得第一紙牌操作裝置可以將指示隨機選擇的集合符號的信號傳遞給第二紙牌操作裝置。第二紙牌操作裝置可以接收信號並將期望的隨機選擇的集合符號與讀取設備從每張紙牌獲取的資訊(例如圖像或其他資料)比較。本發明的系統通過查對每張分發給玩家的紙牌屬於所述的一副適合的紙牌提供撲克牌遊戲改進的安全和公正。因此，可以識別一張屬於另一副紙牌的紙牌進入正在使用的一副紙牌中的作弊或錯誤
如圖1所示，本發明的紙牌操作系統10包括自動洗牌機20和派牌盒裝置30。自動洗牌機20配置成通過洗牌機構21洗牌(例如，打亂)。列印設備22配置成在這副紙牌從自動洗牌機移除之前將隨機選擇的集合符號應用到這副紙牌的每張紙牌上。洗牌機處理器24配置成(例如，被程式設計為)隨機選擇將要被列印設備22印到這副紙牌的每張紙牌上的集合符號，用於隨後的查對，即，每張紙牌屬於這副紙牌。適合用作自動洗牌機20及其部件(例如，洗牌機構21，列印設備22，處理器22)的示例性實施方案的細節將參 照附圖2、3、6和7在下面描述。
派牌盒裝置30可以包括容器31，容器31用於在洗牌後，和隨機選擇的集合符號通過列印設備22列印在每張紙牌上之後，容納來自自動洗牌機20的紙牌。紙牌可以手動或自動裝載。派牌盒裝置30可以包括派牌盒裝置處理器32，派牌盒裝置處理器32配置成，例如通過資料連接40，接收來自洗牌機處理器24的指示列印在每張紙牌上的隨機選擇的集合符號的信號。作為實施例而不是限制，資料連接40可以是無線連接、硬線連接、資料匯流排、表系統網路、局域網路，廣域網路，無線網路或行動電話網路。派牌盒裝置30還包括集合符號讀取器34，集合符號讀取器34用於讀取應用到該副紙牌的每張紙牌上的集合符號。派牌盒裝置處理器32可以配置成接收來自集合符號讀取器34圖像或其它資訊，並確定是否每張由集合符號讀取器34讀取的紙牌包括與隨機選擇集合符號匹配的集合符號。相應地，派牌盒裝置處理器32配置成查對每張紙牌屬於從自動洗牌機20接收到的紙牌，以及識別不屬於這副紙牌的紙牌(例如，由於疏忽或故意放進容器31中的不允許的紙牌)。適於用作派牌盒裝置30及其部件(例如，容器31，處理器32，集合符號讀取器34)的實施方案的細節將參照圖4、5、6和7在下面描述。
圖2是根據本申請實施方案的紙牌操作設備100的部分立體圖，紙牌操作設備100可以用作圖1中的紙牌操作系統10的自動洗牌機20。紙牌操作設備100包括紙牌容納 區域106，紙牌容納區域106可以具有從紙牌操作設備100的外側109向下傾斜的固定低支撐面。外側109可以包括凹陷110，凹陷100配置成便於操作者將紙牌放置在紙牌容納區域106上或從紙牌容納區域106移走。紙牌操作設備100的主體的頂面104可以包括使用者介面102，使用者介面102包括視覺化顯示器112(例如，發光二極體(LED)，液晶顯示器、微監視器、或半導體顯示器)和一個或多個使用者輸入端124,126。使用者輸入端124,126可以包括一個或多個按鈕、觸控式螢幕、操作桿、旋鈕等。使用者介面102還可以包括光和/或顯示器128，130，其被配置成指示電力供應能力(開/關)，洗牌機狀態(例如，正在洗牌，完成的洗牌循環、不足的紙牌數量，丟失的紙牌，足夠的紙牌數量，完整的一組牌，損壞或標記的紙牌，用於發牌者確定玩家數量的輸入功能，每手紙牌數量，進入多種遊戲的固定程序，紙牌校正資訊，等)，或對操作者有用的其他資訊。
紙牌操作設備100還可以包括洗牌返回區域132，洗牌返回區域132包括升降面114和包圍部分升降面114的紙牌支撐側134。在一些實施方案中，在運行中，紙牌支撐側134保持固定在升降面114上。在其他實施方案中，紙牌支撐側134可以固定在框架上，不會隨著升降面114移動。在一些實施方案中，紙牌支撐側134是可移除的。紙牌支撐側134的移除使得操作者能夠將洗過的紙牌升到遊戲桌面上，或將洗過的紙牌搬運到派牌盒裝置上以在遊戲中使用。在一些實施方案中，紙牌支撐側134可以起箱子的 作用以將紙牌搬運到遠離紙牌操作設備100的位置上。關於紙牌操作設備的另外的細節描述在2010年7月27號發佈的美國專利7,764,836，名稱為“Card Shuffler with Card Rank and Value Reading Capability Using CMOS Sensor(使用CMOS感測具有紙牌排列和評價能力的洗牌機)”的專利中，該專利通過引用的方式合併與此。本質地，紙牌操作設備100還可以包括處理器152(圖3)和列印設備150(圖3)，處理器152被配置用在硬體和/或軟體中隨機選擇將要列印在一副紙牌上的集合符號，列印設備150用於將隨機選擇的集合符號列印在這副紙牌的每張紙牌上，如下面的進一步細節中描述的一樣。
圖3示出了圖2的紙牌操作設備100的內部部件的簡化視圖。雖然圖3中示出的和本文描述的紙牌操作設備100是自動洗牌機100，但是本發明的實施方案可以在其他紙牌操作設備中使用，例如紙牌查對設備。自動洗牌機100包括洗牌機構136，電控單元138，紙牌移動機構140，標記或列印設備150。作為實施例而不是限制，洗牌機構136可以包括洗牌室142，一個或多個夾子144，升降機146。升降機146可以包括升降面114，升降帶148，升降電機149。電控單元138的至少一個處理器152可以包括隨機數發生器(RNG)154。RNG154在硬體和/或軟體中執行。在另一個實施方案中，RNG154可以與所述至少一個處理器152分開。處理器152可以配置成處理輸入和資料，以及控制自動洗牌機100的各種部件。資料連接155(例如，資料線，有線傳輸 線或設備，無線傳輸設備)可以配置成將資料(例如，隨機選擇的集合符號的身份)從自動洗牌機100傳輸到另一紙牌操作設備，例如，以下參照圖4和5描述的派牌盒裝置200。電控單元138可以配置成控制洗牌機構136，紙牌移動機構140和列印設備150，例如通過將電信號通過線156發送給這些部件。紙牌移動機構140可以包括卷球機電機158，低功率棍160，和上無動力棍(unpowered roller)162。
在操作期間，每張紙牌可以具有通過列印設備150應用(例如，列印)在其上的隨機選擇的集合符號。隨機選擇的集合符號可以在這副紙牌的第一張紙牌移到洗牌機構136之前通過電控單元138的RNG154來選擇。列印設備150可以將相同的隨機選擇的集合符號列印到這副紙牌的每一張紙牌上，從而自動洗牌機100操作的一副特定紙牌的每張紙牌都有列印在其上的相同隨機選擇的集合符號。當一副新的紙牌放置到紙牌接收區域106中，將被自動洗牌機100打亂時，可以隨機選擇將要列印在新的這副紙牌的每張紙牌上的集合符號。由此，隨機選擇的集合符號向被自動洗牌機100打亂的每副紙牌提供隨機和唯一識別碼。
任何可列印到紙牌上，並被讀取設備唯一識別的集合符號可以用作隨機選擇的集合符號。例如，將要列印到這副紙牌的每張紙牌上的隨機選擇的集合符號包括一個或多個以下符號：隨機序列的數位；隨機序列的字母；隨機序列的特殊字元，例如標點符號，數學符號，以及包括“~,”“@,”“#,”“$,”“%,”“^,”“&,” and“*,”的其他符號，例如：隨機條碼；隨機點陣碼；隨機形符或序列的形符；隨機序列的外語符號(例如，亞洲語言文字，希臘語言字母，及其結合)。任何能夠被應用到每張紙牌上然後通過讀取器202讀取的隨機選擇的符號適於在本申請實施方案中使用。
列印設備150可以包括任何能夠將隨機選擇的集合符號列印在紙牌上的設備。作為實施例而不是限制，列印設備150可以與用於將有效期列印到食物或飲料容器上的列印設備相似或相同。作為進一步實施例，列印設備150是或包括條碼印表機，點陣印表機，墨水噴射印表機，雷射印表機，擊凸機(embosser)，壓凹機(debosser)，刮痕設備，雷射切除設備，印花機(stamp)，納米標記機，或者2001年12月13號提交的，名稱“Method,Apparatus and Article for Random Sequence Generation and Playing Card Distribution(用於隨機序列發生和撲克牌分配的方法，裝置和產品)”的美國專利No.7,390,256中描述的任何列印頭，其公開的內容通過引用全部結合於此。在另一個實施方案中，列印設備150定位成和配置成當紙牌堆疊放置時(例如，在紙牌接收區域106中的初始的一堆紙牌或在洗牌機構136中的打亂的一堆紙牌)，沿著紙牌的側邊緣列印條碼。列印設備150配置成將可見墨水、隱形墨水，或將非墨水應用到紙牌上。如果沒有使用墨水，列印設備150配置成通過從紙牌上除去材料的方式將選擇的集合符號列印到紙牌上，例如通過刮紙牌，刻紙牌，或將材料(例如，聚合物或 蠟層)從紙牌上融化，或通過壓凹(例如，形成缺口或凹處)紙牌。
在一些實施方案中，當紙牌處於供列印設備150將選擇的集合符號列印到其上的位置時，紙牌移動機構140可以停止。在另一實施方案中，列印設備150可以配置成當紙牌正從紙牌接收區域106移動到洗牌機構136時將選擇的符號列印到紙牌上。
為了打亂這副紙牌，RGN154(或其他RNG)可以選擇隨機數量個將被一個或多個夾子144懸置的紙牌，所述隨機數量從以下一組數中選取，所述這組數位於零到洗牌室142中存在的紙牌數量之間並包括零和洗牌室142中存在的紙牌數量。升降面144可以升到適當的水準以在一個或多個夾子144的水準上放置所述隨機數量的紙牌。然後，一個或多個夾子144在洗牌室142內夾緊並懸置隨機數量的紙牌，接著，其上有或沒有紙牌的可升降面114下降以在被一個或多個夾子144懸置的紙牌下面形成縫隙。來自紙牌接收區域106的，包括列印在其上的選擇的集合符號的一張紙牌可以插入到縫隙中，升降面114上升，一個或多個夾子144放開以使得先前懸置的紙牌被升降面114支撐。為了繼續打亂這副紙牌，升降機的位置可以移動到另一個隨機位置，一個或多個夾子144可以再次夾緊和懸置另一隨機數量的紙牌並形成新的縫隙，另一紙牌可以插入到新形成的縫隙中。這樣的操作可以重複直到最初出現在紙牌接收區域106的每張紙牌都被隨機放置到洗牌室142中。然後，堆疊在升 降面114上的打亂的一副紙牌被升降機146升到洗牌返回區域132以從自動洗牌機100中移走。
如上所述，紙牌可以或可以不停止以使得列印設備150將隨機選擇的集合符號列印到每張紙牌上。在一些實施方案中，列印隨機選擇的集合符號需要的時間和在洗牌機構中形成用於插入正在列印的紙牌的新縫隙的時間相同或少於在洗牌機構中形成用於插入正在列印的紙牌的新縫隙的時間。相應地，列印設備的操作對自動洗牌機100的總體運行速度有很小影響(如果有的話)。在另外的實施方案中，例如當選擇的列印設備150比洗牌機構136的運行相對慢時，列印加長了自動洗牌機100生產打亂的一副紙牌的時間。然而，歸功於每張紙牌上出現的隨機選擇的集合符號，增加的安全性(將在下面詳細討論)的利益勝過多出額外處理時間上的任何劣勢。在一些實施方案中，使用者介面102(圖2)包括用於使列印設備150失效的輸入，例如當隨機速度的利益勝過將隨機選擇的集合符號列印到要打亂的紙牌上的利益，或當自動洗牌機100將要被簡單地用於打亂一副紙牌時。
儘管圖3描述了包括一個或多個夾子114和升降機146的洗牌機構136，但是其他洗牌機構也可以在本發明的實施方案中使用。例如，列印設備150可以用來將隨機選擇的集合符號列印到正在被撥牌機構(riffling mechanism)、環形旋轉槽、線性堆疊槽、隨機噴射單元，以及其他任何已知的洗牌機構打亂的紙牌上。相應地，本 發明不被使用的洗牌機構的具體配置或類型所限制。此外，可以在自動洗牌機100中相對洗牌機構136來放置列印設備150，以在紙牌進入洗牌機構136之前，當紙牌在洗牌機構136中，或在紙牌從洗牌機構136中移走之後，將隨機選擇的集合符號列印到紙牌上。在給定所用的特定洗牌機構的型號和配置後，本領域普通技術人員可以基於通常自動洗牌機100的空間和/或設計約束對列印設備150的放置做出這種選擇。
圖4示出了本發明派牌盒裝置200的截面圖，派牌盒裝置200可以用作圖1的紙牌操作系統中的派牌盒裝置30，派牌盒裝置200安裝在遊戲桌或進行紙牌遊戲的其他地點。派牌盒裝置200配置成接收來自上面描述的自動洗牌機100的一副打亂的紙牌。派牌盒裝置200也可以配置成接收來自自動洗牌機100的、指示已經列印在這副打亂的紙牌的每張紙牌上的選擇的集合符號的信號。例如，使用有線資料線236或無線資料連接接收來自自動洗牌機100的這個信號。派牌盒裝置200可以包括集合符號讀取器202，集合符號讀取器202配置成讀取每張紙牌上的符號，用於與傳輸給派牌盒裝置200的選擇的集合符號相比較。相應地，派牌盒裝置200可以查對每張來自派牌盒裝置200的處理過的或將被處理的紙牌屬於從自動洗牌機100接收到的那副紙牌。如果任何紙牌不包括與選擇的集合符號相配合的集合符號，那麼派牌盒裝置200指示這張不合適的紙牌的存在和/或停止允許紙牌從派牌盒裝置200中移走，或與派牌盒裝置連接 的處理器234產生出錯信號。出錯信號可以在輸入顯示板218上顯示或傳輸到另一設備，例如控制室伺服器。
派牌盒裝置200配置成接收來自上面描述的自動洗牌機100的事先打亂的紙牌的盒206。在一些實施方案中，盒206可從派牌盒裝置200上拆除。例如，自動洗牌機100(圖2和3)的紙牌支撐側134可以是盒206的形式，紙牌可以通過自動洗牌機100直接插入到盒206的內部腔體208中。在另一實施方案中，紙牌可以通過人從自動洗牌機100的洗牌返回區域132傳送到盒206的內部腔體208中。在一些實施方案中，盒206可以是派牌盒裝置200整體的一部分，不能從派牌盒裝置200上拆除，紙牌可以從自動洗牌機100中移走並放置在盒206的內部腔體208中以便從派牌盒裝置200中分發。盒206的可拆卸蓋209可以拆除以便能夠進入內部腔體208，從而將紙牌裝載到派牌盒裝置200中，或另外地給在派牌盒裝置200中的紙牌提供入口。
可移動重物219可以放置在盒206中，用於將其中的紙牌壓在盒206的傾斜的前面244上和派牌盒裝置200的至少一個紙牌移動棍224上，從而使得至少一個紙牌移動棍224接觸紙牌，並且響應於電機235的運行旋轉，進而將接觸到的紙牌移動到派牌盒裝置200的紙牌分發端210。輪子250連接到可移動重物219以減少當可移動重物沿著底面215移動時，盒206的底面215與重物219的底面221之間的摩擦。當盒206放置在派牌盒裝置200上時，盒206上的穩定腳256將盒206相對於派牌盒裝置200對準並穩定。
輸入顯示板218放置在派牌盒裝置200上與紙牌分發端210相對的一端213上。輸入顯示板218包括輸入端，例如用於確認將要玩的紙牌遊戲，連接紙牌分發，停止紙牌分發，解決錯誤等的輸入端。輸入顯示板218配置成向發牌者顯示資訊。例如，指示紙牌不包括與選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號的指示器可以顯示在輸入顯示板218上，輸入顯示板218的這些輸入顯示單元(例如，指示器)在硬體上(例如使用按鈕，光等)或軟體上(例如在運行中顯示不同輸入顯示單元的觸控式螢幕)實施。另外的或可選的，其他指示器包括視覺化顯示器，聲音報警，以及配置成在沒有選擇的集合符號的紙牌被派牌盒裝置200檢測到後阻止紙牌移走的鎖定設備。
派牌盒裝置200還可以包括電路板232，電路板232包括用於控制和向派牌盒裝置200的各種元件提供電源的處理器234。例如，處理器234可以控制在紙牌分發端210上用於移走的紙牌的出現，通過控制電機235和/或紙牌移動棍224,225控制紙牌的移動，控制來自外部源的信號的接收以識別隨機選擇的集合符號，通過控制集合符號讀取器202以及將讀取的符號與期望的隨機選擇的集合符號相比較確定是否紙牌包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號，控制指示是否檢測到不包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號的紙牌，控制對來自輸入顯示板218的指令的接收，以及控制輸入顯示板218的資訊的顯示，等。
圖5非常詳細地示出了圖4中的派牌盒裝置150的 紙牌分發端210。結合圖4參照圖5，啟動按鈕230用於在新的盒206插入到派牌盒裝置200的盒接收區域後啟動紙牌分發。電機235引起一張或多張紙牌移動棍224轉動，從而使得紙牌從盒206移向一個或多個另外的紙牌移動棍225，並移向使紙牌可以從派牌盒裝置中移走的位置，例如，沿著紙牌分發端210的終端面216。
紙牌分發端210可以包括集合符號讀取器202，集合符號讀取器202配置成讀取每張紙牌並與處理器235通信以確定是否每張紙牌包括集合符號以及該集合符號是否與通過接收來自自動洗牌機100的信號識別的隨機選擇的集合符號相配合。這裡使用的短語“與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配”和相關短語意思是期望的集合符號在紙牌上出現，並且沒有其他不期望的集合符號在紙牌上出現。當然，如果紙牌不包括任何集合符號，那麼紙牌不包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號。此外，如果紙牌包括不同於隨機選擇的集合符號的集合符號，那麼紙牌不包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號。再者，在一些實施方案中，如果紙牌包括列印在其他不期望的符號上的或增加的隨機選擇的集合符號，那麼紙牌不包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號。相應地，即使一張來自另一副紙牌的紙牌事先列印了第一集合符號，並且期望隨機選擇的集合符號列印或增加在第一集合符號上，這張紙牌也會被識別成不屬於這副紙牌的紙牌。
集合符號讀取器202可以是能夠察覺列印在每張 紙牌上的不可見或可見符號的足夠細節以確定紙牌是否包括期望集合符號的任何設備。相應地，集合符號讀取器202包括至少一個放大鏡，成像設備(例如，相機)，用於顯示或讀取符號的光源(例如，紫外線光源，雷射源，可見光源)，和/或配置成使符號讀取器202能夠察覺列印在每張紙牌上的特定集合符號的任何其他部件或設備。
能夠繞著軸銷282樞轉的肘形重物280放置在派牌盒裝置200的紙牌分發端210上。肘形重物280的前端284是鈍的或扁平的以防止任何撲克牌重新插入傳送派牌盒裝置200的開口290中。肘形重物280可以防止個別紙牌不經意地滑出派牌盒裝置200，因此可以限定有防止紙牌向開口290移動的止擋位置。在一些實施方案中，肘形重物280是派牌盒裝置200的鎖止設備的部件，鎖止設備配置成當識別的紙牌不包括與期望的隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號時，將肘形重物280保持在封閉位置(如圖5所示)。在一些實施方案中，肘形重物280通過由處理器234控制的步進電機從開口位置(未示出)自動移動到封閉位置(圖5)，並且作為鎖止設備。在另一實施方案中，鎖止設備作為移動到一個位置以堵住開口290的門實施，或作為停止紙牌向開口290移動的移動棍224和/或一個或多個另外的紙牌移動棍225。
因此，本發明包括具有自動洗牌機的系統，自動洗牌機隨機確定和將選擇的集合符號列印正在打亂的每張紙牌上。系統還包括裝備有集合符號讀取器的派牌盒裝 置，集合符號讀取器用於查對每張正在被派牌盒裝置分發的紙牌屬於由自動洗牌機打亂的一副紙牌。因此，本發明的實施方案提高了安全性，減少了由於不合適紙牌進入這副紙牌導致的錯誤，增加了撲克牌遊戲的公正性。這些利益的成本有些低於從紙牌製造商購買包括改進安全特徵的紙牌，因為任何可以由自動洗牌機(包括缺少任何改進安全特徵的紙牌)打亂的紙牌可以列印上隨機選擇的集合符號。集合符號的隨機選擇進一步提高安全性，由於任何企圖通過引入來自另一副紙牌的紙牌作弊的人將不可能預測或猜測特定紙牌的隨機選擇的集合符號。
圖6示出的是自動洗牌機300，自動洗牌機300包括用於接收一副將被打亂的的紙牌的紙牌輸入屜326，洗牌機構328，以及紙牌輸出屜336。自動洗牌機300還包括輸入顯示器318，輸入顯示器318與參照圖4和5前面描述的輸入顯示板218的功能相似。紙牌輸出屜336可以包括紙牌讀取設備302，紙牌讀取設備302與參照圖4和5前面描述的集合符號讀取器202相似。放置在紙牌輸入屜336中的紙牌移動到洗牌機構328中，然後以隨機順序(與放置在紙牌輸入屜326中的紙牌的順序相比較)進入紙牌輸出屜336中。此外，隨機選擇的集合符號可以通過自動洗牌機300列印在每張紙牌上，並且紙牌讀取設備302可以查對每張紙牌包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號，如下面更詳細的描述。
參照圖7，自動洗牌機300的其他部件包括用於將 隨機選擇的集合符號列印到將要打亂的一副紙牌的每張紙牌上的列印設備350；配置成(例如，被程式設計)控制自動洗牌機300的各種其他部件的處理器352；用於將紙牌從紙牌輸入屜326移動到洗牌機構328的紙牌移動機構330；設置在洗牌機構328中的呈豎直堆疊的許多隔間306；用於將紙牌從洗牌機構328推進紙牌輸出屜336的推動器。
列印設備350在結構和功能上與參照圖3前面描述的列印設備150相似。列印設備350放置成當紙牌通過紙牌移動機構330從紙牌輸入屜326移動到洗牌機構328時，能夠將隨機選擇的集合符號列印到每張紙牌上。處理器352配置成(例如，被程式設計)隨機地選擇將要通過列印設備350列印到一副紙牌的每張紙牌上的集合符號，例如通過使用隨機數發生器(RNG)354(在硬體或軟體中實施)。當洗牌循環開始時，例如回應發牌者將一副紙牌放置到紙牌輸入屜326中和/或與輸入顯示器318交互，可以隨機地選擇將被列印設備350列印到一副紙牌的每張紙牌上的集合符號。處理器325還可以被配置成(例如，被程式設計)控制洗牌機構328，例如通過選擇隨機隔間306接收每張紙牌，直到每個隔間306中能夠容納的最大數量的紙牌。
洗牌機構328可以包括升降電機356，升降電機356由處理器352控制以將隔間306移動到接收來自紙牌輸入屜326的一張或多張紙牌的位置，以及將紙牌從間隔306移動到紙牌輸出屜336的位置。例如，升降電機356配置成驅動連接到升降帶360的升降棍358轉動。隔間306可以連接 到升降帶360，使得升降棍358轉動所引起的升降帶360移動導致隔間306垂直移動。
紙牌移動機構330包括第一棍332和第二棍334。第一棍332可以放置成能夠接觸放在紙牌輸入屜326中的通過輸入塊368推向第一棍332的這副紙牌的紙牌，其中，輸入塊與參照圖4前面描述的可移動重物219相似。由處理器352控制的第一棍電機342可操作地連接到第一棍332以確保第一棍332旋轉，從而移動這副紙牌中的前頭紙牌經過列印設備350到洗牌機構328。相似地，第二棍334可操作連接到由處理器352控制的第二棍電機344。可選擇地，第二棍334配置成停止經過列印設備350的每張紙牌，從而為將隨機選擇的符號列印到每張紙牌的預設位置提供足夠的時間。在第二棍334將每張紙牌移動到各個隔間306中之前，處理器控制升降電機356將隨機選擇的隔間306移動到接收紙牌的位置。
每個隔間306的尺寸設置成在其中接收一張或多張紙牌。在一個實施方案中，每個隔間306能夠接收全部或部分的用於玩遊戲的手牌。例如，如果使用由自動洗牌機300打亂的紙牌的要玩的遊戲是五張牌撲克(five card poker)，那麼每個隔間306的尺寸設置成為五張紙牌提供空間。在另一實施方案中，每個隔間306的尺寸設置成為一張，兩張，三張，四張，五張，六張或七張紙牌提供空間。其中一個隔間306設置成棄牌隔間，其尺寸設置成接收比待玩遊戲中所用單手牌要多的紙牌。
推動器390配置成將一張或多張紙牌從每個隔間306推進紙牌輸出屜336中。作為實施例而不是限制，推動器390可以包括構形成通過推動電機使用齒輪392延伸或縮回的加長的柔性構件。在初始放置在紙牌輸入屜326中的這副紙牌的所有紙牌被隨機放置到各個隔間306內後，在隔間306中的紙牌可以通過推動器390移動到紙牌輸出屜336中。升降電機356將每個隔間306分別放置在與紙牌通道370對準的位置上，以使推動器390能夠將一張或多張紙牌作為組推出每個隔間306。當被推出隔間306時，紙牌穿過紙牌通道307，然後放置在輸出塊372和終端板304之間以從紙牌輸出屜336中移除。輸出塊372可以與輸入塊368相似，並且可以用於將紙牌推向終端板304。終端板上的反U型開口348能夠使紙牌輸出屜336中的頂面的紙牌與發牌者的手指接觸，從而發牌者能夠將頂面的紙牌從紙牌輸出屜336中移除。
當另外的紙牌通過推動器390推向終端板304時，另外的紙牌可以放置在輸出塊372和已經傳送的任何紙牌374和/或終端板304之間，促使輸出塊372在傾斜的地板376上向上滑動以為另外的紙牌提供空間。輸出塊372能在傾斜板376上滑動直到輸出塊372達到用於限制輸出塊372移動的止擋部378。然而，在其他實施方案中，止擋部378可以省略，輸出塊372可以自由在傾斜板376上滑動直到輸出塊372依靠在自動洗牌機300的其他部件上，例如洗牌機構328的壁。相應地，紙牌輸出屜336可以配置成放置準備 好移走的任何數量的紙牌，例如從一張紙牌增加到被自動洗牌機300打亂的整副紙牌的紙牌數量(例如，如果使用52紙牌作為這副紙牌，即是52張紙牌，)。在一些實施方案中，在任何給定時間傳送到紙牌輸出屜336的紙牌可以組成用於選擇的遊戲的手牌的部分或全部。在其他實施方案，小數量的紙牌，例如12或幾張紙牌，可以在任何給定時間出現在紙牌輸出屜336中。
紙牌讀取設備302可以配置成至少讀取傳送到紙牌輸出屜336的每張紙牌上的一個集合符號，例如當每張紙牌從紙牌輸出屜336中移除時。紙牌讀取設備302可以與處理器352信號通信。因此，處理器352配置成(例如，被程式設計)比較從紙牌讀取設備302接收到的紙牌表面的圖像或其他資訊(例如，序列的數位，字母，或其他符號)和期望隨機選擇的集合符號。
紙牌讀取設備302放置和配置成一旦紙牌從紙牌輸出屜336移除就讀取每張紙牌。讀取的資訊可以與處理器352通信，從而可以確定正在讀取的紙牌是否包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號，進而確定紙牌是否屬於初始放置在紙牌輸入屜326的這副紙牌。因此，篡改或錯誤可以檢測，例如，使用自動洗牌機300玩的前次遊戲中故意或不經意地留在隔間306中的一張或多張紙牌。此外，根據隨機選擇的集合符號疊加在先前的集合符號上或先前的集合符號額外地列印在該紙牌上，可以檢測到插入到紙牌輸入屜的這副紙牌中的來自不同的一副紙牌的不允許的，具 有不同集合符號(例如，由玩家保留的使用自動洗牌機300的前次遊戲中的紙牌)的紙牌。
在一些實施方案中，紙牌輸出屜336可以從紙牌輸入屜326和自動洗牌機300的洗牌機構328上拆除。相應地，紙牌輸出屜336可以作為可停靠的派牌盒裝置實施，並且可拆卸地連接到洗牌機構328。在這些實施方案中，放置在紙牌輸入屜326的一副紙牌的每張紙牌可以從列印設備350接收隨機選擇的集合符號，如上所述，這副紙牌可以被洗牌機328打亂。然後，所有紙牌可以從洗牌機構328中移到紙牌輸出屜336。輸出塊372，傾斜板376，以及止擋部378(如果存在)可以配置成和設定尺寸成保持整副紙牌。在所有紙牌從洗牌機構328移到紙牌輸出屜336後，紙牌輸出屜336可以從洗牌機構上拆除，可以移動到紙牌遊戲中用於分發紙牌的位置上，例如遊戲桌，作為實施例，合適的快速連接機構描述在於2011年11月22號再版的，名稱為“Card Shuffling Device(洗牌設備)”的美國專利RE42，944中，其全部公開內容通過引用的方式結合與此。紙牌讀取設備302可以配置成檢測來自其他一副紙牌(例如，不是由自動洗牌機300放置在紙牌輸出屜336中的這副紙牌)未經允許進入到紙牌輸出屜336中的任何紙牌，例如在從紙牌輸出屜336到遊戲桌的運輸過程中通過紙牌通道370引入的紙牌。
在紙牌輸出屜336是可拆除的實施方案中，紙牌輸出屜336可以包括另一個與紙牌讀取設備302通信的處理 器380(如圖7所示的假想線)，該另一處理器380配置成(例如，被程式設計)接收來自紙牌讀取設備302的圖像或其他資訊，並確定是否每張紙牌包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號。另一處理器380，至少當紙牌輸出屜336連接到洗牌機構328和紙牌輸入屜326時，與自動洗牌機300的處理器352通信。因此，紙牌輸出屜336的另一處理器380可以接受來自自動洗牌機300的處理器352的指示，即，識別從洗牌機構328移動到紙牌輸出屜336的這副紙牌的隨機選擇的集合符號並與紙牌讀取設備302接收的圖像或其他資訊比較。用於提供自動洗牌機300的處理器352和紙牌輸出屜336的所述另一處理器380之間的資訊通信的資料連接可以是：一個或多個無線連接、硬線連接、資料匯流排、表系統網路、局域網路、廣域網路、無線網路以及行動電話網路。
如果紙牌讀取設備302和處理器352(或處理器380)確定紙牌不包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號，自動洗牌機300提供出錯指示。出錯指示可以與紙牌輸出屜336(例如，在採用可拆卸紙牌輸出屜336的實施方案中)和輸入/或輸出顯示318相關聯。例如，在一些實施方案中，指示燈319可以提供紙牌讀取設備302讀取的紙牌不屬於期望的一副紙牌的可見指示。輸入顯示318包括能夠提供可見顯示指示錯誤的顯示幕。可以選擇地或增加地發聲以指示出錯。作為另一實施例，自動洗牌機300包括鎖定設備，例如以紙牌止擋部336的形式，鎖定設備配置成當紙牌 上有與選擇的集合符號不匹配的集合符號或缺失集合符號時，阻止另外的紙牌從紙牌輸出屜336中移出。在這個實施方案中，紙牌止擋部308配置成在開口位置(圖7所示的實線)和封閉位置(圖7所示的虛線)之間移動，開口位置允許紙牌從紙牌輸出屜336中移出，封閉位置阻止紙牌從紙牌輸出屜336中移出。一個合適的紙牌止擋部的實施例是電磁鐵操縱的圓柱體，其在第一位置時堵住紙牌通道，在第二位置開放紙牌通道。鎖定設備還可以通過推動器390和推進電機實施，推進電機配置成當紙牌被檢測到不包括與選擇的集合符號匹配的集合符號時，停止將紙牌從洗牌機構328移動到紙牌輸出屜336。
如上所說，自動洗牌機300為使用撲克牌的遊戲提供改進的安全、信任以及公正。這種利益在不購買具有改進安全特徵的昂貴的紙牌的情況下就可以獲取。自動洗牌機300也可以阻止個人在運輸和操作紙牌時作弊或犯錯。
另外，本發明的非限制性實施方案在下面提出：
實施方案1：用於操作和查對紙牌的系統，所述系統包括：自動洗牌機，包括：配置成洗一副紙牌的洗牌機構；被程式設計為隨機選擇集合符號的洗牌機處理器；用於在這副紙牌從洗牌機移走之前，將隨機選擇的集合符號應用到這副紙牌的每張紙牌的列印設備；以及派牌盒裝置，包括：用於接收來自自動洗牌機的這副紙牌的容器；用於讀取這副紙牌的每張紙牌的集合符號的存在和身份的集合符號讀取器；以及派牌盒裝置處理器，其被配置成接 收來自洗牌機處理器的指示選擇的集合符號的信號，並查對這副紙牌的每張紙牌包括與選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號。
實施方案2：實施方案1的系統，還包括洗牌機處理器和派牌盒裝置處理器之間的，用於傳輸所述的指示選擇的集合符號的信號的資料連接。
實施方案3：實施方案2的系統，其中，資料連接從由以下內容組成的組中選擇：無線連接、硬線連接、資料匯流排、表系統網路、局域網路、廣域網路、無線網路，以及行動電話網路。
實施方案4：實施方案1-3中任一個的系統，其中，派牌盒裝置還包括指示器，指示器配置成當這副紙牌中的一張紙牌不包括選擇的集合符號時給出指示。
實施方案5：實施方案4的系統，其中，指示器從由以下內容組成的組中選擇：視覺化顯示器，聲音報警，以及派牌盒裝置的鎖定設備，鎖定設備配置成在派牌盒裝置檢測出紙牌不具有選擇的集合符號後阻止紙牌從派牌盒裝置中移出。
實施方案6：實施方案1-5中任一個的系統，其中派牌盒裝置還包括鎖定設備，鎖定設備配置成阻止標記有與選擇的集合符號不相匹配的集合符號的紙牌或缺少所選擇的集合符號的紙牌從派牌盒裝置中移出。
實施方案7：實施方案1-6中任一個實施方案，其中，派牌盒裝置還包括鎖定設備，鎖定設備配置成在拔出 一個具有與選擇的集合符號不匹配的集合符號或缺少所選擇的集合符號的紙牌後，阻止其他紙牌從派牌盒裝置中移出。
實施方案8：實施方案1-7中任一個實施方案，其中，列印設備從由以下內容組成的組中選擇：條碼印表機、點陣印表機、墨水噴射印表機、雷射印表機、擊凸機、壓凹機、刮痕設備、雷射切除設備、印花機及納米標記設備。
實施方案9：實施方案1-7中任一個實施方案，其中，列印設備從由以下內容組成的組中選擇：擊凸機、壓凹擊、刮痕設備和雷射切除設備。
實施方案10：一種查對將要從紙牌操作設備中移除的紙牌屬於一副特定紙牌的方法，包括：使用第一紙牌操作設備在這副特定紙牌的每張紙牌上形成隨機確定的集合符號；通過第一紙牌操作設備的資料傳輸設備將表示隨機確定的集合符號的信號傳輸到第二紙牌操作設備；使用第二紙牌操作設備檢測其中的每張紙牌是否包括與隨機確定的集合符號相匹配的集合符號。
實施方案11：實施方案10的方法，還包括，當紙牌不包括與隨機確定的集合符號相匹配的集合符號時，提供指示紙牌不屬於這副紙牌的信號。
實施方案12：實施方案10或11的方法，還包括從洗牌機和紙牌查對設備組成的組中選擇第一紙牌操作設備。
實施方案13：實施方案10-12中任一個的方法， 還包括使用第一紙牌操作設備的隨機數發生器隨機確定將要在每張紙牌上形成的集合符號。
實施方案14：實施方案10-13中任一個的方法，還包括使用第二紙牌操作設備的資料接收設備接收指示隨機確定的集合符號的信號。
實施方案15：實施方案10-14中任一個的方法，其中，使用第二紙牌操作設備檢測其中的每張紙牌是否包括與隨機確定的集合符號相匹配的集合符號，包括：比較檢測到的每張紙牌的符號和隨機確定的集合符號。
實施方案16：實施方案10-15中任一個的方法，其中提供指示紙牌不屬於特定紙牌的信號包括提供聲音報警、提供視覺化報警以及引起第二紙牌操作設備阻止紙牌移走中的一個或多個。
實施方案17：自動洗牌機，包括：紙牌輸入屜；洗牌機構；紙牌輸出屜；被程式設計為隨機選擇在一副紙牌的每張紙牌上形成的集合符號的處理器；用於在每張紙牌傳送到紙牌輸出屜之前，在紙牌輸入屜接收的每張紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號的紙牌標記系統。
實施方案18：實施方案17的自動洗牌機，還包括紙牌讀取設備，紙牌讀取設備用於讀取傳送到紙牌輸出屜的紙牌上的集合符號，其中，紙牌讀取設備與處理器資訊通信。
實施方案19：實施方案18的自動洗牌機，其中，處理器配置成生成指示傳送的紙牌不包括與隨機選擇的集 合符號相匹配的集合符號的信號。
實施方案20：實施方案17-19中任一個的自動洗牌機，其中，紙牌標記系統放置在自動洗牌機中以在每張紙牌到達洗牌機構之前，在每張紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號。
實施方案21：實施方案17-20中任一個的自動洗牌機，其中紙牌標記系統放置在自動洗牌機中以當每張紙牌放置在紙牌輸入屜中時，在每張紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號。
實施方案22：實施方案17-21中任一個的自動洗牌機，其中，紙牌標記系統配置成通過以下任一方式在每張紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號：將可見墨水應用到紙牌，將隱形墨水應用到紙牌，將材料從紙牌上移除，燃燒紙牌，擊凸紙牌，以及壓凹紙牌。
實施方案23：實施方案17-22中的任一個的自動洗牌機，其中，被程式設計為隨機選擇形成在一副紙牌的每張紙牌上的紙牌集合符號的處理器包括被程式設計為從由以下內容組成的組中隨機選擇紙牌集合符號：隨機序列的數位、隨機序列的字母、隨機序列的特殊字元、隨機條碼、隨機點陣碼、隨機形符、隨機序列的外語符號、及其結合。
實施方案24：實施方案17-23中任一的自動洗牌機，其中，紙牌輸出屜能從洗牌機構和紙牌輸入屜上拆除。
與讀取娛樂場代碼或製造商應用標記的紙牌操 作設備相比較，本發明的系統提供了更高安全性。具有相同標記的紙牌由娛樂場員工或玩家加入到遊戲中，這些增加的紙牌不能被檢測。通過隨機選擇紙牌標記，應用標記，將標記碼傳輸到第二紙牌操作設備，然後讀取隨機選擇的標記，從而實現了遊戲安全的改進水準。即使標記的紙牌在進入紙牌派牌盒裝置之前儲存，因為紙牌標記可以對人肉眼來說不可見(因為紙牌使用在可見光譜下不能感覺到的標記，或因為需要使用特別的設備例如放大器或其他解碼器來讀取選擇的符號)娛樂桌面遊戲的安全性增加了。因此，本發明為希望插入不屬於正在使用的紙牌的一張或多張紙牌的玩家或發牌者提供了障礙，和/或這種紙牌能夠被本發明的系統檢測到。
雖然，結合附圖描述了示例性的實施方案，本領域普通技術人員需要認識和理解本發明包含的實施方案不限於明確示出的和本文描述的這些實施方案。相反，在不背離本發明包含的實施方案的範圍內可以對本文描述的實施方案做出很多增加、刪除、和修改，例如下文的申請專利範圍及其法律上的等同內容。此外，一個公開的實施方案的特徵可以結合另一個公開的實施方案的特徵，並同時還是落入本發明的範圍內。
10‧‧‧紙牌操作系統
20‧‧‧自動洗牌機
21‧‧‧洗牌機構
22‧‧‧列印設備，處理器
24‧‧‧洗牌機處理器
30‧‧‧派牌盒裝置
31‧‧‧容器
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  1. 一種用於操作和查對紙牌的系統，所述系統包括：自動洗牌機，其包括：配置成洗一副紙牌的洗牌機構；被程式設計為隨機選擇集合符號的洗牌機處理器；以及用於在這副紙牌從所述自動洗牌機移走之前，將隨機選擇的集合符號應用到這副紙牌的每張紙牌的列印設備；以及派牌盒裝置，其包括：用於接收來自所述自動洗牌機的這副紙牌的容器；用於讀取這副紙牌的每張紙牌的集合符號的存在和身份的集合符號讀取器；以及派牌盒裝置處理器，其被配置成接收來自所述洗牌機處理器的指示選擇的集合符號的信號，並查對這副紙牌的每張紙牌包括與選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號。
  2. 根據請求項1所述的系統，還包括資料連接，所述資料連接設置在所述洗牌機處理器和所述派牌盒裝置處理器之間，並且用於傳輸指示選擇的集合符號的信號。
  3. 根據請求項2所述的系統，其中，所述資料連接從由以下內容組成的組中選擇：無線連接、硬線連接、資料匯流排、表系統網路、局域網路、廣域網路、無線網路， 以及行動電話網路。
  4. 根據請求項1所述的系統，其中，所述派牌盒裝置還包括指示器，所述指示器配置成當這副紙牌中的一張紙牌不包括選擇的集合符號時給出指示。
  5. 根據請求項4所述的系統，其中，所述指示器從由以下內容組成的組中選擇：視覺化顯示器，聲音報警，以及派牌盒裝置的鎖定設備，其中，所述鎖定設備配置成在所述派牌盒裝置檢測出紙牌不具有選擇的集合符號後阻止紙牌從所述派牌盒裝置中移出。
  6. 根據請求項1所述的系統，其中所述派牌盒裝置還包括鎖定設備，所述鎖定設備配置成阻止標記有與選擇的集合符號不相匹配的集合符號的紙牌或缺少所選擇的集合符號的紙牌從派牌盒裝置中移出。
  7. 根據請求項1所述的系統，其中，所述派牌盒裝置還包括鎖定設備，所述鎖定設備配置成在拔出一個具有與選擇的集合符號不匹配的集合符號或缺少所選擇的集合符號的紙牌後，阻止其他紙牌從派牌盒裝置中移出。
  8. 根據請求項1所述的系統，其中，所述列印設備從由以下內容組成的組中選擇：條碼印表機、點陣印表機、墨水噴射印表機、雷射印表機、壓花機，以及納米標記設備。
  9. 根據請求項1所述的系統，其中，所述列印設備從由以下內容組成的組中選擇：擊凸機、壓凹機、刮痕設備和雷射切除設備。
  10. 一種查對將要從紙牌操作設備中移除的紙牌屬於一副特定紙牌的方法，包括：使用第一紙牌操作設備在這副特定紙牌的每張紙牌上形成隨機確定的集合符號；通過第一紙牌操作設備的資料傳輸設備將表示隨機確定的集合符號的信號傳輸到第二紙牌操作設備；使用第二紙牌操作設備檢測其中的每張紙牌是否包括與隨機確定的集合符號相匹配的集合符號。
  11. 根據請求項10所述的方法，還包括，當紙牌不包括與隨機確定的集合符號相匹配的集合符號時，提供指示紙牌不屬於這副特定紙牌的信號。
  12. 根據請求項10所述的方法，還包括從洗牌機和紙牌查對設備組成的組中選擇第一紙牌操作設備。
  13. 根據請求項10所述的方法，還包括使用所述第一紙牌操作設備的隨機數發生器隨機確定將要在每張紙牌上形成的集合符號。
  14. 根據請求項10所述的方法，還包括使用第二紙牌操作設備的資料接收設備接收指示隨機確定的集合符號的信號。
  15. 根據請求項10所述的方法，實施方案10-14任一個的方法，其中，使用所述第二紙牌操作設備檢測其中的每張紙牌是否包括與隨機確定的集合符號相匹配的集合符號，包括：比較檢測到的每張紙牌的集合符號和隨機確定的集合符號。
  16. 根據請求項10所述的方法，其中提供指示紙牌不屬於特定紙牌的信號包括提供聲音報警、提供視覺化報警以及引起第二紙牌操作設備阻止紙牌移走中的一個或多個。
  17. 一種自動洗牌機，包括：紙牌輸入屜；洗牌機構；紙牌輸出屜；被程式設計為隨機選擇在一副紙牌的每張紙牌上形成的集合符號的處理器；以及用於在每張紙牌傳送到所述紙牌輸出屜之前，在所述紙牌輸入屜接收的每張紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號的紙牌標記系統。
  18. 根據請求項17的自動洗牌機，還包括紙牌讀取設備，所述紙牌讀取設備用於讀取傳送到所述紙牌輸出屜的紙牌上的集合符號，其中，所述紙牌讀取設備與所述處理器資訊通信。
  19. 根據請求項18的自動洗牌機，其中，所述處理器配置成生成指示傳送的紙牌不包括與隨機選擇的集合符號相匹配的集合符號的信號。
  20. 根據請求項17的自動洗牌機，其中，所述紙牌標記系統放置在所述自動洗牌機中以在每張紙牌到達所述洗牌機構之前，在每張紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號。
  21. 根據請求項17的自動洗牌機，其中所述紙牌標記系統放置在所述自動洗牌機中以當每張紙牌放置在所述紙牌 輸入屜中時，在每張紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號。
  22. 根據請求項17的自動洗牌機，其中，所述紙牌標記系統配置成通過以下任一方式在每張紙牌上形成隨機選擇的集合符號：將可見墨水應用到紙牌，將隱形墨水應用到紙牌，將材料從紙牌上移除，燃燒紙牌，擊凸紙牌，以及壓凹紙牌。
  23. 根據請求項17的自動洗牌機，其中，被程式設計為隨機選擇形成在一副紙牌的每張紙牌上的紙牌集合符號的所述處理器包括被程式設計為從由以下內容組成的組中隨機選擇紙牌集合符號：隨機序列的數位、隨機序列的字母、隨機序列的特殊字元、隨機條碼、隨機點陣碼、隨機形符、隨機序列的外語符號、及其結合。
  24. 根據請求項17的自動洗牌機，其中，所述紙牌輸出屜能從所述洗牌機構和所述紙牌輸入屜上拆除。
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