CN101044523A - System and method for providing a card tournament on more electronic card tables - Google Patents

System and method for providing a card tournament on more electronic card tables Download PDF

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CN101044523A
CN101044523A CNA2005800362162A CN200580036216A CN101044523A CN 101044523 A CN101044523 A CN 101044523A CN A2005800362162 A CNA2005800362162 A CN A2005800362162A CN 200580036216 A CN200580036216 A CN 200580036216A CN 101044523 A CN101044523 A CN 101044523A
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格里格·翰德森·怀特
詹姆斯·T.·克劳福德三世
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A system is provided, which is used for providing a plurality of players with electronic card games on a first and a second electronic card table. A table top, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas and a server computer are arranged on each electronic card table. A bench top is positioned on the table top. The plurality of electronic player interaction areas is arranged on the periphery of the table top, and each electronic player interaction area is provided with a user interface for interacting with one of the players. The server computer is connected with the electronic player interaction areas of the first and the second electronic card tables, so as to manage a first card game of a first player group on the first electronic card table and a second card game of a second player group on the second electronic card table.

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The system and method for electronic card game is provided on a plurality of electronics build poker table
Related application
The application is the part continuation application of the U.S. Patent Application Serial Number No.10/939772 of submission on September 13rd, 2004, and requiring the right of priority of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence number No.60/610262 that submitted on September 16th, 2004, the two all is hereby incorporated by.
Technical field
Present invention relates in general to the electronics build poker table, more specifically relate to the system that the electronics canaster is provided on two or more electronics build poker table.
Background technology
Gambling is a kind of popular day by day entertainment form.The gambling by fortune and skill that gambling, particularly a people or many gensengs adduction are made a bet on its final result has multiple playing method, is included in gambling house or other place or on the Internet.Manyly in the gambling of the various ways that these can participate in all carry out with playing card.In these gambling, it seems that playing card be the most popular.
Usually, playing card carry out on desk, have several participators with banknote, coin or chip is made a bet to a series of playing card of being sent out from secondary 52 boards.Deck is made up of 4 covers of 13 in every cover.This substantive requirements of form of playing card have the people to coordinate this recreation as banker, comprise and deal out the cards, make a bet, abandon board or the like.A problem of conventional playing card is the influences that can be subjected to the possibility of people/banker error.In " social activity " board, particularly canaster, the player serves as banker in turn, but in the commerce gambling mechanism that licence plate is arranged as gambling house etc., the employee that banker is not normally participated.Therefore, training and the maintenance that another problem relevant with conventional canaster is exactly banker under this background.
A kind of alternative form of gambling is meant playing card especially, and prosperity is got up on network.The network gambling is extremely successful, and it provides many chances for the player.Especially, network gambling is efficient and convenient, and its registration, gambling and payment can be by any computer realization that the Internet inlet is arranged almost, and its payment solves via the payment services as PayPyal usually.
Video poker or other cards game also can be provided by the uniset that is similar to Slot Machine.
A major defect of the recreation of network and unit type is to lack human element.Many people prefer the poker Face to face with other players, and this part ground is because the stimulation that " scene " gambling is brought.Undoubtedly, when directly competing each other face-to-face, people will have higher levels of competition.In gambling mechanism, experienced player can make great efforts to ponder strategy and understand their intention from other players' the action and the style of gambling, so that have competitive power more.
Electronic card game as electronics canaster etc. has been provided, and it allows the player to compete Face to face, but has eliminated banker and Physics-studying card.But a problem relevant with the electronics board is the confidentiality that keeps each player's board, and these boards are usually displayed on very on the watch-dog near the player.In general, prior art is handled this problem by protection or other physical barriers that several types is provided.But the device of these types has several intrinsic problems, and they owing to losing efficacy in the location of self, wherein can see player's board with regard to easily on this position like this.In addition, these device volumes are bigger, are easy to extend upward from watch-dog.This diminishes the whole looks of environment and may cause damage to the player.
The present invention is intended to solve above-described one or more problem.
Summary of the invention
In a first aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of system that is used on the first and second electronics build poker table, providing the electronics canaster for a plurality of players.Each electronics build poker table has desktop, a plurality of electronics player interaction area and server computer.This desktop has table top.Described a plurality of electronics player interaction area is settled around the periphery of desktop.Each electronics player interaction area all provides the mutual user interface with one of them player.Server computer is connected to the electronics player interaction area of the first electronics build poker table and the electronics player interaction area of the second electronics build poker table, so that manage first canaster of first group of player on the first electronics build poker table and second canaster of second group of player on the second electronics build poker table.
In a second aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of system that is used to a plurality of players that the electronics canaster is provided.This system comprises first group of a plurality of electronics build poker table and second group of a plurality of electronics build poker table.Each electronics build poker table has desktop, a plurality of electronics player interaction area.This system also comprises server computer.Each desktop has table top.This electronics player interaction area is settled around the periphery of desktop.Each electronics player interaction area all provides the user interface mutual with the player.Server computer is connected to the electronics player interaction area of the first and second electronics build poker table so that manage first and second groups of canasters on a plurality of electronics build poker table.
In a third aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of method that is used on the first and second electronics build poker table, providing the electronics canaster.Each electronics build poker table has desktop, a plurality of electronics player interaction area and server computer.This desktop has table top.Described a plurality of electronics player interaction area is settled around the periphery of desktop.Each electronics player interaction area all provides the mutual user interface with one of them player.Server computer is connected to the electronics player interaction area of the first electronics build poker table and the electronics player interaction area of the second electronics build poker table.This method comprises first canaster of managing first group of player on the first electronics build poker table by server computer, and second canaster of managing second group of player on the second electronics build poker table by server computer.
In a fourth aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of electronics build poker table that is used to a plurality of players that the electronics canaster is provided.This electronics build poker table comprises desktop, printer, a plurality of electronics player interaction area and toy computer.Described a plurality of electronics player interaction area is settled around the periphery of desktop.Each electronics player interaction area all provides the mutual user interface with one of them player.Toy computer is connected to printer and described a plurality of electronics player interaction area, so that managing electronic canaster, from the player, determine the winner and the stake total value is rewarded to the winner, and the numerical value of the stake total value of giving the player or the numerical value of accumulation are rewarded in monitoring, if and when the numerical value of numerical value of rewarding the stake total value of giving one of them player or the accumulation of stake total value surpasses predetermined numerical value, on printer, print the official report form automatically.
In a fifth aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of method that is used on the electronics build poker table, providing the electronics canaster.This electronics build poker table comprises desktop, a plurality of electronics player interaction area and toy computer.This desktop has table top.This electronics player interaction area is settled around the periphery of desktop.Each electronics player interaction area all provides the mutual user interface with one of them player.The step that this method comprises has: come the managing electronic canaster by toy computer, from the player, determine the winner and the stake total value is rewarded to the winner, and the numerical value of the stake total value of giving the player or the numerical value of accumulation are rewarded in monitoring, if and when the numerical value of numerical value of rewarding the stake total value of giving one of them player or the accumulation of stake total value surpasses predetermined numerical value, on printer, print the official report form automatically.
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Other advantage of the present invention will be easy to be familiar with when considering in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, because these advantages can be better understood with reference to following specific descriptions.
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that is used for providing the system of electronics canaster according to embodiments of the invention on one or more electronics build poker table;
Fig. 2 is the desktop sketch of the electronics build poker table of Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present;
Fig. 3 is the desktop sketch according to the electronics build poker table of Fig. 1 of another kind of embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the block scheme of system among according to an embodiment of the present Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 is the second party block diagram of system among according to an embodiment of the present Fig. 1, and it comprises the element of electronics build poker table;
Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram of electronics build poker table according to an embodiment of the present;
Fig. 7 is the top view of electronics build poker table among Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the module diagram of electronics build poker table among according to an embodiment of the present Fig. 6;
What Fig. 9 represented is according to the first shown screenshot capture on the electronics player interaction area of system among Fig. 1 of an embodiment of the present invention;
What Figure 10 represented is according to the second shown screenshot capture on the electronics player interaction area of system among Fig. 1 of an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 11 represents is the electronics player interaction area that embeds in the system of Fig. 1 in the mancarried device;
What Figure 12 represented is the front side and the dorsal part of electronic playing card;
Figure 13 A is the block scheme of the component software of system of the present invention;
Figure 13 B is the simplified block diagram that is used to provide the system of electronics canaster according to an embodiment of the present;
Figure 14 A is the block scheme that is used for providing the system of electronics canaster according to an embodiment of the present on the first and second electronics build poker table;
Figure 14 B is the block scheme that is used for providing the system of electronics canaster according to an embodiment of the present on a plurality of electronics build poker table
Figure 15 is the process flow diagram that is used for a kind of method of managing electronic canaster according to an embodiment of the present.
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With reference to accompanying drawing and in operation, the present invention relate generally to be used to provide and with system 10 and method as the relevant electronic card game of electronics playing card.Specifically with reference to Fig. 1, system 10 is designed to be arranged in the game environment as gambling house 12.Usually, this game environment 12 is zones special use or appointment in the gambling house 12, for example Poker Room or the playing card district 14 that separates with fence 16.Though above-mentioned is that system 10 can be used on a kind of possible enforcement or place wherein, the present invention is not limited to any place or enforcement.The visible u.s. patent application serial number No.N/A of other details of this system (document number 60,667-007), N/A (document number 60,667-008), and N/A (document number 60,667-009), N/A (document number 60,667-010), N/A (document number 60,667-011), and N/A (document number 60,667-012), N/A (document number 60,667-013), N/A (document number 60,667-014), and N/A (document number 60,667-015), N/A (document number 60,667-017), N/A (document number 60,667-018), and N/A (document number 60,667-019), N/A (document number 60,667-020), N/A (document number 60,667-021), and N/A (document number 60,667-022), N/A (document number 60,667-023), N/A (document number 60,667-024), N/A (document number 60,667-025), N/A (document number 60,667-026), N/A (document number 60,667-027), N/A (document number 60,667-028), N/A (document number 60,667-029), N/A (document number 60,667-030), N/A (document number 60,667-031), N/A (document number 60,667-032), therefore be hereby incorporated by.
In an illustrated embodiment, system 10 utilizes the automatic board recreation that electronic money and electronic playing card provide two or more players to participate in.In one aspect of the invention, do not need the people to do banker.System 10 can handle all banker functions.
System 10 can be used to play any mutation or the version of any board recreation.But for the purpose of illustrating, system 10 will be used as and be applicable to and realize being called the playing card version of Texas Hold ' em and describing.
In one aspect of the invention, system 10 can handle the player is assigned to the seat, and electronic money is provided, and accepts stake and the total value of stake is distributed to the winner.10 pairs one secondary electronic playing cards of system carry out electronics shuffles, and then electronic playing card is issued the player and any publicly-owned board is dealt into electronics board or build poker table 18.System 10 also can handle and make a bet, abandons board, the player bids, and can limit this based on the player who takes turns to.
In another aspect of this invention, board in the system 10 or build poker table 18 are networked and are connected to one or more servers (as follows).Server can be used to realize and be convenient to that the player follows the tracks of, ticket advances ticket and goes out (cash-free) and make a bet, the player is assigned to seat, tournament gaming, bidge table setting (comprise the opening and closing bidge table and revise the bidge table parameter) and jackpot gradually on the specific bidge table.
As directed embodiment, system 10 comprise a plurality of electronics build poker table 18.In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, system 10 comprises 5 electronics build poker table, but the present invention is not limited to the electronics build poker table of given number.
Respectively according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, a kind of simply and typically layout of the desktop 20 of build poker table 18 is shown in Fig. 2 and 3.
In the top view of desktop 20 shown in Figure 2, desktop 20 comprises table top 22 and a plurality of electronics player interaction area 24.In an illustrated embodiment, therefore build poker table 18 10 players that can sit down simultaneously at most comprise 10 electronics player interaction area 24A-24J.
In the top view of desktop 20 shown in Figure 3 (wherein same element institute target Reference numeral), desktop 20 comprises table top 22 and a plurality of electronics player interaction area (EPIAs) 24.In an illustrated embodiment, therefore build poker table 18 10 players that can sit down simultaneously at most comprise 10 electronics player interaction area 24.Desktop 10 also comprises central authorities or public viewing area (CDA) 26.
In one embodiment, each electronics playing card interaction area 24 is used to game information is directly delivered to the player who is dispensed to specific electronics player interaction area 24A-24J, and is used for realizing that player's user interface (as follows) is to finish the mutual or input from the player.Central or public viewing area 26 is used for being all player's display message.
For example in one embodiment, system 10 is used for playing the playing card version that is called Texas Hold ' em.In Texas Hold ' em, each player sends out the playing card of some, 2 boards for example, and board faces down.This is called player's card in one's hand 28.For example the playing card board of somes such as 3 or 5 faces up and provides and show in public viewing area 26.These are called community card 30.Like this, the board in player's hand just comprises player's card in one's hand 28 and community card 30.When residue finished every innings of the player, the player that the board in the hand obtains the highest board group was exactly that this is taken turns or the winner of this innings playing card.
In one aspect of the invention, card in one's hand 28 is in each electronics player interaction area 24 demonstration that faces down of registering the license, and community card shows in central display area 26.Card in one's hand 28 shows that with first predetermined ratio community card 30 shows with second predetermined ratio.First and second predetermined ratios can be expressed as standard-sized playing card or predetermined default size.In one embodiment, first and second ratios are identical.In another kind of embodiment, the first and second ratio differences.For example, first and second ratios may be defined as the demonstration of community card 30 greater than card in one's hand 28.
With reference to Fig. 6,7 and 8, in one embodiment, electronics player interaction area 24 uses independent display device to realize, as touch-screen display 32.Each display 32 can be embedded in the removable module 34.
Module 34 can merge full function computer.This computing machine comprises the processor that can move as operating systems such as Windows XP or Windows CE, and this operating system can be covered Microsoft's acquisition in city from the Washington Randt.In one embodiment, module 34 comprises the card reader that is used to read player ID card (not shown).
In an illustrated embodiment, module 34 is installed to desktop 20, and touch-screen 32 is just parallel with desktop 20 like this.But touch-screen 32 can be installed with certain angle with respect to desktop 20.Alternatively, module 34 is adjustable to provide the adjustable viewing angle of touch-screen 32.
In one embodiment, central display area 26 realizes in independent display, as LCD or plasma monitor or similar device.
The desktop rest parts can be used as materials such as felted terxtures and cover, or the green of more clearly saying so, blueness or red felted terxture.Marking pattern, game information or out of Memory can be printed on this material.
In a kind of optional embodiment, electronics player interaction area 24 and central display area 26 can realize on individual monitor that wherein this display has covered most of desktop.Electronics player interaction area 24 and central display area 26 available virtual borders separate with the other parts of desktop 20.Display area around electronics player interaction area 24 and the central display unit zone 26 can be used to the desktop that the mock standard playing card, and for example the images of materials of green felted terxture etc. can be shown.In addition, marking pattern, game information, out of Memory, advertisement, announcement, image, video or out of Memory can be shown, rotate, circulate, and perhaps show limited a period of time on desktop 20 and/or electronics player interaction area 24.
As discussed below, though system 10 and build poker table 18 are electronics, be designed to transmit and preserve the panesthesi and the environment of standard Poker Room with non-electronic type build poker table.Each electronics build poker table 18 all centers on many playing card chairs 40.The number of playing card chair 40 equals the number of the electronics player interaction area 24 on the electronics build poker table 18.
Specifically with reference to Fig. 6 and 7, in an illustrated embodiment, build poker table 18 has elliptical shape and the player of the maximum number of can sitting down.For example, the size that build poker table 18 is made can be held maximum 7,8,9,10 or 11 players, but the present invention is not limited to the build poker table of any specific dimensions.As mentioned above, between electronics player interaction area 24 and central authorities or public viewing area 26, this desktop can cover as green felt material or its simulation material, if this material is provided.Build poker table comprises the one or more pedestals 42 that are connected with one or more table legs 44.Table leg 44 supports this desktop.Fence or bumper 46 are looped around the exterior periphery of desktop 20.
Specifically with reference to Figure 4 and 5, aforesaid, system 10 can comprise one or more electronics build poker table 18.In one aspect of the invention, build poker table 18 is used for example Ethernet 48 networkings together.One or more servers 50 can be used to provide the function of system 10.For example, server 50 can be used to realize multiple function, includes but are not limited to::
-beginning and stop bidge table 18 in recreation,
-data and player follow the tracks of,
-cash-free making a bet,
-definition and modification bidge table parameter comprise opening and closing bidge table 18, are arranged on the canaster that carries out on the bidge table 18, and the stake parameter is set, or the like,
-definition and management jackpot comprise the place service charge, promptly be pumped into,
-definition and management jackpot gradually,
-develop and manage player's formation and with the player from queue assignment to the seat and/or specific bidge table, and
-develop and manage tournament gaming, comprise and distribute player seat, folding bidge table etc.
Specifically with reference to Fig. 5, each bidge table 18 all is included in 10 electronics player interaction area 24 that realize in the computer based module 34 in one embodiment.Each module 34 all is connected to server 50 by network 48.As shown in the figure, as another computing machine 52 that operates in the PC on the Windows XP also can be connected to server 50 by network 48.The basic function of PC 52 is control and drives central display area 26.
In one embodiment, server 50 moves canaster on each bidge table 18.The basic function of module 34 is that operation electronics player interaction area 24 is so that show and the run user interface.
In another kind of embodiment, the part of canaster or canaster can be carried out or be moved by module 34 and/or computing machine 52.
In another aspect of this invention, system 10 will realize based on cash go into/cash goes out the user account of system.User account will be created for each player by this system 10.In case for the player sets up the account, this player will be sent to has relevant personal identity number or the game card of PIN.In case the player has been issued game card, their account will be deposited in fund.This game card is used for discerning the player on the bidge table 18.Thereby the player can be a deposit account by cash being taken to silver cabinet, and cash is accepted and charges to player's account.The receipt of printing is given the player and is preserved by gambling house 12.For electronic money being taken to bidge table 18, the player sits down on the seat, brushes their game card and imports its PIN.System 10 will report their account balance of player and allow them that all or part account balance is converted to electronic money and bring recreation into.
Specifically with reference to Figure 13 A, from the software viewpoint, this system 10 can use 6 package to realize: game engine 82, bidge table server 84, bidge table client computer 86, player's client computer 88, bidge table manager 90 and silver cabinet manager 92.Bidge table server 84 is realized function between network service, control, evaluation and bidge table (seat reservation, many league matches).Game engine 82 managing electronic canasters also are responsible for all game functions, and for example electronic playing card board pair regenerates, deals out the cards, makes a bet, determines the winner and declare a kitty.Bidge table client 86 is the diagram form control of central display area 26.Player's client 90 is that electronics player interaction area 24 realizes user interfaces, and realizes being used to catching player's input and the logic of communicating by letter from player's input end to the bidge table client-server.Bidge table manager 88 comprises the user interface that is used to be provided with user, network and game parameter, is used to the user interface that begins, suspend and stop to play, and the interface that is used to monitor the warning that game action and responding system or user produce.Silver cabinet manager 92 provides establishment and is the ability of user account deposit and the ability of creating game card.
Specifically with reference to Fig. 9 and 10, each electronics player interaction area 24 all realizes user interface 54.User interface 54 can realize (as above) on the desktop 20 or in module 34.In another kind of embodiment, user interface 54 can realize on as the hand-held device 58 of PDA(Personal Digital Assistant).
In fact this user interface 54 can be (as shown in Figures 9 and 10) of graphic form, perhaps can take other form as the plain text form.In one embodiment, electronics player interaction area 24 is provided at the right to choose of selecting between the several users interface 54 for the player, as the diagrammatic representation or the text interface of electronics build poker table 56.
Get back to Fig. 9 and 10, in one embodiment, user interface 54 comprises the diagrammatic representation of build poker table 56.Each player in the canaster is available subscribers figure or icon 62 expressions, and this figure or chart can be listed their name and their chip total value.The total stake of current gambling party can be in the central authorities of build poker table 56 with chip in heaps 64 and/or represent that the numeral 66 of current kitty represents.Each player represents the available chip 68 in heaps of the contribution of kitty and/or the numeral 70 of closing on their graphical user 62.
User interface 54 also can comprise a series of player's selector buttons 72 and a series of game button 74.For example, player's selector button 72 can comprise participates in button 72A, leaves bidge table button 72B, and selector button 72C.In general, can only activate at any time and participate in button 72A and leave among the bidge table button 72B one.Selector button 72C allows players accesses choice menus or screen (not shown), and this menu or screen allow the player to revise certain parameter of user interface 54, for example are used for selecting between the user interface 54 of different-format.This a series of game button 74 allows the player during recreation is carried out their recreation behaviour decision making to be signaled system 10.Game button 74 can comprise abandon board button 74A, the button 74B and the button 74C that raises bid.These are activated when only taking turns to this player in recreation usually.In one embodiment, button 72 is realized on touch panel display device 32.In a kind of optional embodiment, button 72 embeds electro-mechanical switches or button (not shown).
In one embodiment, user interface 54 also can comprise community card 30.The out of Memory that can show on user interface includes but are not limited to: the player's that taken turns to indicator, total chip of each player, and the supine board of other players' board, and/or send to player's message as advertisement etc.
In another aspect of this invention, user interface 54 comprises the diagrammatic representation of one or more electronic playing cards 76 (seeing Figure 12).Every electronic playing card 76 has front side 76A and dorsal part 76B.The dorsal part 76B of every board has identical pattern or image, just can't distinguish electronic playing card 76 like this when watching dorsal part 76B.Electronic playing card 76 is one group or substandard playing card normally.The board pair can be secondary 52 boards of standard, and every board all has numerical value.This numerical value is two kinds of compositions: first composition is that one in 4 covers (red heart, square, plum blossom, spade) overlap for select 1, the second composition via 2 of ACE.The numerical value of every board shows on the 76A of the front side of every sheet playing card 76.
It can be marking pattern, arbitrary image (choosing from one group of predetermined picture) that the dorsal part 76B of playing card goes up the image that shows, perhaps can be the advertisement towards the player.This image can comprise video.In one embodiment, upward the image of demonstration can circulation through and through on one group of predetermined image for the dorsal part 76B of playing card.This image can be selected by the user that may be player or gambling house employee.
In one embodiment, electronic playing card or electronics board 76 are the cards in one's hand of player in the electronics canaster.But this electronic playing card 76 can be used in the electronic card game of any kind, wherein wishes can controllably show/hide player's board.Therefore, though can be described (more specifically, about the card in one's hand of player in Hold ' the em style canaster) below the present invention under the background of electronics canaster, the present invention is not limited to this cards game.
In the snipsnapsnorum that uses Physics-studying card, wherein player's board " board faces down " is provided, and does not represent to other player, and the player can see themselves board, and makes great efforts to keep other players not know these boards with several methods.For example, the player can lift board and make its health near them, they is launched, and cover with hand, and so only this player can see the front side of their board.Perhaps the player can make the board board face down to be placed on the bidge table, to lift a side or one jiao of at least a portion that only represents the front side, and the hand with them is covering these boards simultaneously.
The controller that can be module 34, PC 52, hand-held device 58, server 50 or their combination is used to control user interface 54, promptly be controlled at the information assembly of the user interface 54 that shows on the electronics player interaction area 24, detect with contacting of touch panel display device 32 (when being used) and then these contacts are interpreted as triggering or touch event (as follows).As discussed below, the show or hide (hidden) of controller 24,52,58,50 these players' of may command card in one's hand electronic playing card, the player just can controllably show and check board like this, keeps these boards not seen by other players simultaneously.Just as the player is playing the physics playing card, the player so just has the chance of covering their board with a hand or both hands before display card.
Be used for controllably showing/hide the u.s. patent application serial number No.10/939 that a kind of system and method for player's card in one's hand playing card was submitted on September 13rd, 2004, come forth in 772, therefore be hereby incorporated by.
In one aspect of the invention, each electronics player interaction area 24 is all distributed to the player.In case the player is assigned to seat specific on the bidge table 18, then Xiang Guan EPIA 24 just can be set to non-activation or locking, and can indicate the player's who is assigned with name.In case EPIA 24 is locked, the player who is assigned with just must sign in to EPIA 24 (as follows).
In case player's login, then EPIA 24 is shown with regard to activation and user interface 54.And because EPIA 24 activates, the player can enter or participate in the recreation of carrying out on bidge table 12 so, or adjusts/revise any available option by starting selector button 72C.
In the above among a kind of embodiment of Tao Luning, EPIA 24 can use independent or modular computing machine 34 is realized.In one embodiment, modular computer 34 comprises and can be the display 32 of touch-screen display 32.These touch-screen display 32 demonstrations are carried out relevant information (text and/or figure) with recreation, but and realize that on EPIA 24 button or favored area are to be used for user's input.
The player can sign in to system 10 or bidge table 18 by EPIA 24.In one embodiment, the player can use player tracking card to sign in to system 10.The EPIA player inserts or brushes their player tracking card by card reader 36.EPIA 24 also can require PIN is input to additional keyboard or the keyboard of realization on touch panel display device 32.Alternatively or additionally, the player can use as the biometric parameter of fingerprint etc. and login, these parameters are come perception by sensor and rfid card or chip.
In one aspect of the invention, EPIA 24 comprises the flexible piezoelectric sound-generating devices that is used for producing the sound that the player that is assigned to EPIA 24 can hear.Flexible piezoelectric sound-generating devices can be embodied as receiver or earphone, or one or more loudspeaker.The sound that produces can be categorized as system sounds and player's sound.System sounds comprises the sound that is intended for use or is fit to be heard by everyone player, comprises other player and non-participant.Player's sound comprises but the sound that not merely must plan to be heard by the player.For example, system sounds can comprise that imitation is shuffled, dealt out the cards, the sound into chip is thrown away in stake, perhaps wins the sound of jackpot.Whether synchronous player's sound can comprise and take turns to certain player or recreation prompting or indication, the indication that excess time or time finish.Player's dedicated voice is the sound that only can or only should be heard by this player, can indicate the signal that can hear, these signals indications player's card in one's hand or player's the highest board group, or the profit service charge relevant with this player's board group.
In another aspect of this invention, can realize EPIA 24 by touch panel display device 32.Device 32 can be integrated in the module with computing machine.Alternatively, touch panel device 32 can be the independent device by one or more computing machines 52 independent on the bidge table 18 or server 50 controls.
In many game environments 12, as the Poker Room in the gambling house, a part or the certain percentage of each stake total value have been paid the place to be used to run this Poker Room.This part stake is called as is pumped into.In one embodiment, the number of being pumped into is corresponding to the current stake total value that shows on each EPIA 24.This is pumped into and can be shown as a dollar number, and can comprise the diagrammatic representation of electronic money.
In one aspect of the invention, system 10 utilizes electronic money and electronic playing card simultaneously.In one embodiment, EPIA 24 can comprise the remaining chip of each player on the bidge table and/or indicate these chips the dollar number diagrammatic representation.In addition, EPIA 24 can comprise the chip of current stake total value and/or indicate these chips the dollar number diagrammatic representation.The stake total value can be presented at the figured center of build poker table.
In one embodiment, each EPIA 24 also can comprise the diagrammatic representation of community card at the figured center of build poker table.The diagrammatic representation of other players' board also is revealed (board faces down during current gambling party, and board faced up when current gambling party finished).
As discussed above, system 10 can require the player to sign in to EPIA 24 unlatching or that distributed to the player.This login can be finished (as above) by several different methods.But, in case player's identity confirms that the addressable user account of this player uses account balance to buy chip.In addition, the information relevant with player's behavior on the bidge table can be tracked and be recorded user account.
EPIA 24 can be equipped with receiver or earphone so that provide sound (as above) or other signal for the player.
In one aspect of the invention, the sound (as above) that provides of EPIA 24 uses the sound of simulation to provide.
In one aspect of the invention, system can use as ticket and advance that ticket goes out or (TITO) cash-free system (as follows).
In one embodiment, system 10 can require each player all to have user account.The relevant remaining sum that this user account has comprises a dollar number, and this number is based on the currency that the player deposits in and/or any profit that they have assembled by playing card or other recreation.In case the user is confirmed that by EPIA 24 then the player just can download certain dollar number and buy chip and play.
Alternatively, ticket (for example bar code), magnetic card, rfid card or other some media (being generically and collectively referred to as TICKET) can insert EPIA 24, bidge table 18 or pavilion.Above the correlation values that this TICKET has can be printed and/or be coded in, perhaps be associated with TICKET in the system 10.
In addition, in case bidge table 18 is left in player's decision, any remaining chip that they had can be converted to dollar at once and be stored in their user account and/or can produce new ticket.
In another aspect of this invention, each EPIA 24 all can provide the indication that takes turns to whose action.If take turns to the player relevant with EPIA 24, EPIA 24 can provide appropriate signal so, as adjacent they name or the icon of any position on EPIA 24, as the sound of signal tone or music etc., and/or speech message.If another player who takes turns to, then EPIA 24 available icons and/or for example adjacent his text that flashes of name are indicated and are taken turns to who player.
As discussed above, EPIA 24 comprises one group of gamer options button 72, and this button allows the player to take suitable action, as making a bet, abandon board or bid when taking turns to this player.In one embodiment, EPIA 24 only activates those suitable buttons 72 in current round under the situation of the rule of the given recreation of just carrying out.For example, if particular game has been carried out the filling of maximum number, the button of making a bet so or annotate will not be activated.In addition, all buttons 72 are not activated when not taking turns to this player.
As discussed above, each seat or EPIA 24 distribute to specific player.Thereby the player can withdraw from the electronics name list of the candidates by using queuing system to be assigned to the seat, perhaps can be distributed by employee's using system 10 in gambling house.But under specific situation, the player may wish to change the seat or transfer to another bidge table.For example, if other one or more players leave, this bidge table has less player, and this player does not want on this bidge table and so few player plays cards, and this player can require another seating allocation by EPIA 24 so.
The present invention includes and be used to show and/or the method for hiding player's card in one's hand (as above).In addition or individually, EPIA 24 is applicable to the indication that provides based on the profit service charge of current board group of player and community card.The profit service charge for example can text mode be shown as 55%, and/or is shown as for example patty figure or histogram with graphics mode.The profit identical triggering incident that service charge can be triggered and use is relevant with card in one's hand shows.Alternatively, the independent trigger event as the touch event of other position on the EPIA 24 can be used to show the profit service charge.
The present invention includes and be used to show and/or the method for hiding player's card in one's hand (as above).In addition or individually, EPIA 24 is applicable to the indication based on player's the highest current board group of player's current board group and community card.This highest board group can text mode be shown as for example two pairs, and/or is shown as the image of 5 boards of the highest board group of acquisition with graphics mode.This identical triggering incident that the highest board group can be triggered and use is relevant with card in one's hand shows.Alternatively, the independent trigger event as the touch event of other position on the EPIA 24 can be used to show the highest board group.
As discussed above, build poker table 18 can comprise one or more EPIA 24.For example, every build poker table can have 11 seats and can hold until 11 players.Each EPIA 24 can have the attribute described in one or more IV.
In a kind of embodiment discussed above, EPIA can use independent or modular computing machine 34 is realized.In one embodiment, modular computer 34 comprises it can being the display 32 of touch-screen display 32.These touch-screen display 32 demonstrations are carried out relevant information (text and/or figure) with recreation, but and realize that on EPIA 24 button or favored area are to be used for user's input.
In one aspect of the invention, bidge table 18 comprises the bidge table flexible piezoelectric sound-generating devices that is used for producing the sound that the player can hear.The bidge table flexible piezoelectric sound-generating devices can be installed to or with the integrated one or more loudspeakers of bidge table 18 on realize.Alternatively, the bidge table flexible piezoelectric sound-generating devices can comprise adjacent or with the integrated one or more loudspeakers of each EPIA 24.In general, this flexible piezoelectric sound-generating devices is play and is fit to the system sounds or the player's sound that allow each player hear.
For example, system sounds can be imitated and shuffle, be dealt out the cards, the sound into chip is thrown away in stake, perhaps wins the sound of jackpot.Whether synchronous player's sound can comprise and take turns to certain player or recreation prompting or indication, the indication that excess time or time finish.In general, the sound of player's special use is not play by player's flexible piezoelectric sound-generating devices.
The display common as LCD or plasma etc. adopts rectangular shape.Shown in Fig. 6 and 7, its coverage diagram is can be with desktop 20 integrated and can comprise side cut.This coverage diagram has covered the peripheral edge of display.Only can be in sight in the display part of cutting edge inboard.In an illustrated embodiment, this side cut can have be similar to the bidge table shape as elliptical shape.
As discussed above, be pumped into the part or the number percent that are defined as each stake total value and be used to run canaster to forward this place to.This part stake is called is pumped into.In one embodiment, the number of being pumped into corresponding to current stake total value is presented on the central display area 26.Be pumped into and be shown as a dollar number, can comprise the diagrammatic representation of electronic money.
In the present invention on the other hand, central display area 26 can provide and take turns to who player and take the prompting of moving.In in a kind of enforcement, central display area 26 can provide the appropriate signals as icon etc., for example arrow or other symbol, and as the sound of signal tone or music etc., and/or speech message.The indication of player's round can be added in the indication on the EPIA 24.
During the playing card gambling party, even having on the standard build poker table of manpower banker, still specify a player to be " banker ", so that the order of dealing out the cards order and making a bet of playing card.In one aspect of the invention, who player is central display area 26 can provide be designated as the indication of " banker " of current gambling party.In one embodiment, central display area 26 can provide the appropriate signals as icon etc., for example arrow or other symbol.This indication of player's round can be added in the indication of EPIA 24.
As discussed above, card in one's hand 28 is in the demonstration that faces down of registering the license of corresponding electronics player interaction area 24, and community card shows on central display area 26.In one aspect, community card 30 is to show than card in one's hand 28 bigger sizes.
In one aspect of the invention, bidge table 18 provides canaster as Texas Hold ' em for the player.In one embodiment, the canaster that provides is regularly recreation, and promptly the player finishes each round in predetermined a period of time.For example, the player has 1 minute cycle to finish each round.Alternatively, the time cycle can change, and for example the cycle of finishing based on first round is 1 minute, and second round can have the shorter or longer execution cycle.Alternatively, each player can have the time savings.Be used for finishing time of each round can be from their time savings deduction.
In another aspect of this invention, central display unit 38 can be used to display ads message.Advertising message can comprise figure, image, animation, video and/or audio from gambling house or third party group.Advertisement can appear at the ad-hoc location of central display unit 38, can change in time, promptly one group of advertisement information cocycle.
Specifically with reference to Figure 13 B, in one embodiment, game engine 82 is realized on toy computer 94 or is moved.If electronics build poker table 18 is the bidge tables that isolate, electronics build poker table 18 can comprise the toy computer 94 of oneself so.Alternatively, toy computer 94 can be the server 50 that is networked to a plurality of electronics build poker table 18.
In one embodiment, game engine 82 comprises the generator program or the RNG (not shown) of arbitrary number.When each gambling party of electronics canaster began, RNG was used for washing secondary 52 electronics boards and determines the order of this pair board.One of them player is designated as banker.
If that carry out on the build poker table 18 is Texas Hold ' em, then the player on the banker left side (being specified by the banker button usually) is called " little blind notes ", and the player on the little blind notes left side is called " big blind notes ".When gambling party began, the player who is called big blind notes must post predetermined number to stake total value, for example 1 dollar, 5 dollars or 10 dollars.This number is also referred to as big blind notes.Before this, the player who is called little blind notes also must arrive the stake total value by the predetermined number of posting, is generally 1/2 of big blind notes.This number also is called as little blind notes.Usually, game engine 82 can be automatically deducted big blind notes and little blind notes and is added it to stake total value from a pile chip of respective player.
After blind notes have been posted, game engine 82 will send two boards, i.e. two players' card in one's hand, and board faces down and issues each player.These boards are in the demonstration that faces down of registering the license of each player's electronics player interaction area 24.As mentioned above, each player can controllably check their card in one's hand.
After card in one's hand is provided, game engine 82 management gambling parties.The first gambling party bout is begun by the player on the big blind notes left side.In general, each player is given one group of suitable selection adopting game button 74 forms.In one embodiment, game button 74 only is shown during taking turns to the player.And, only show suitable game button 74 according to the rule of the canaster that is just carrying out.
After the first gambling party bout, three community card, promptly " board turning " faced up by game engine 82 boards and provides and demonstration.In one embodiment, community card is presented on each electronics player interaction area 24, as shown in the figure as shown in figure.If used central display area 26, community card can show on this zone alternatively or additionally so.
What follow closely is the second gambling party bout.After the second gambling party bout, the 4th community card, promptly " board turning " provided by game engine 82, and then is the 3rd gambling party bout.
Behind the 3rd gambling party bout, the 5th and last community card, promptly " river bed " is by the board granting that faces up.And then be the 4th and final gambling party bout.If also surplus a plurality of players behind final gambling party bout, the player who then has the highest board group is confirmed as the winner of this gambling party.
If first until the 3rd gambling party bout any once after, only surplus next player, then Sheng Xia player just is defined as the winner automatically.Owing to provided one or more community card, then the rabbit button 72D on each electronics player interaction area 24 just is activated as described above or shows.
In one aspect of the invention, a plurality of build poker table in the system 10 18 network and are connected to one or more servers 50.Server 50 can be used to realize and promote that the player follows the tracks of, ticket advances ticket and goes out (cash-free) and make a bet, the player is assigned to seat, tournament gaming, bidge table setting (comprise the opening and closing bidge table and revise the bidge table parameter) and jackpot gradually on the specific bidge table.Each bidge table 18 can have one or more EPIA 24.Build poker table 18 and EPIA can have one or more attributes that describe below.
In addition, other device can be connected to server 50 with provide additional attribute and/function.Queuing system (as follows) for example can be provided.This system can use the independent computing machine that can realize this function to realize.This independent computing machine is other attribute or function of feasible system also.But should be noted that in some systems these additional attribute and functions can be provided by server 50 at least in part.
In one aspect of the invention, server 50 these recreation of operation.In other words, server 50 with the electronics mode to playing card shuffle, deal out the cards, control the player round, receive player's input and correspondingly move, follow the tracks of, manage, declare and send out a kitty, follow the tracks of and be pumped into etc.Game data is stored in the database.Each input, make a bet, recreation etc. all is stored in this database.
In one aspect of the invention, provide the queuing system that the player is assigned to the seat of build poker table 18.If there is not available seat, this queuing system also can realize the electronics name list of the candidates.In one embodiment, can be as one or more devices of PC, notebook or flat computer, handheld computer or PDA by one or more employees access in gambling house.The ID card that this device allows the employee to import client's name or player ID or brush the player.If available seat is arranged on bidge table 18, then this player can be assigned to this seat.
If there are a plurality of seats to use, then in one embodiment, the employee can select one of them seat (needing or do not need player's input).Alternatively, this device can use one group of predetermined rule to select the seat.
If there is not available seat, just the player put into formation and open until the seat.In one embodiment, the player is taken out from formation and come seat allocation based on service earlier first.But system 10 can allow the gambling house to carry out special rule to walk around formation or list.For example, the gambling house can show voucher to place it in the top of formation, as winning to the player under given conditions in league matches.
In one aspect of the invention, the interface that provides of server 50 allows as employee that authorize in the gambling house or appointment is provided with new bidge table 18 or revises the parameter that has bidge table 18.This interface can be on the server 50 or be networked on other device of this server 50 and realize.
This interface can provide one or more attributes in the following attribute: the ability of On/Off bidge table, and the ability that changes game parameter, and as the stake, the recreation of just carrying out that are allowed, be pumped into or the like.
In one aspect of the invention, as with as described in, the each transaction in system's 10 track databases, stake, the board that sends.System 10 also follows the tracks of the player who is playing on each bidge table 18.This information stores is concluded in database, can occur with the reporting format of many kinds of forms.Relevant any information such as how to carry out all tracked with player, recreation and each gambling party.These useful data also can be analyzed so that the playing card group (per hour) on definite bidge table or the frequency of all recreation, special one or more players of cheating wherein, and so that survey for example collusion between the player.
As discussed above, in one embodiment, each player must belong to a player club, thereby and the player ID card with distribution to sign in to EPIA 24 poker on bidge table 18.Each player follows the tracks of club the player and has the account.The account who follows the tracks of player in the club follows the tracks of cash or the fund number that the player can be used for the poker recreation.Player's account also follows the tracks of the match of player on build poker table 28, comprises number of making a bet and the number that wins.
System 10 allows the jackpot that produces and win, i.e. jackpot gradually on repeatedly gambling party and/or a plurality of bidge table.Jackpot gradually can increase based on making a bet number and/or the triumph on included bidge table.Jackpot gradually can continue to increase until winning under predetermined condition.Alternatively, it can only activate the predetermined time limit.The triumph condition that wins jackpot can be that one or more players win before the time limit finishes.
It is gradually jackpot injection fund that system 10 allows with several different methods.The method that wherein is jackpot injection fund gradually can be to come the injection fund by the computer program application on server 50 or other device.For example, can be gradually jackpot injection fund by extract the service charge of setting from each stake total value, every stake total value or per the n time stake total value.
The number of jackpot gradually can be presented on central display unit 38 and/or the distal displayed device.
Jackpot gradually is under the condition of specific definitions and/or for specific incident, and promptly buying and selling incident can arbitrarily start.Jackpot gradually can be single gambling party (striding repeatedly gambling party), and the gambling party of the some on a bidge table or stride repeatedly gambling party is at predetermined time limit or the like.
In another aspect of this invention, win jackpot or after the player withdrawed from or the winner surpassed predetermined number, on what its suitable opportunity perhaps in office, a or many parts of official report forms can be presented on player's the EPIA 24 the player.This form can be accepted player's electronic signature (if permission) or can guide them to the position that can fill in a form then with requiring to be notified to the player.This device can be PC, notebook, flat computer, handheld computer, PDA or other suitable device.
In one aspect of the invention, can assign one or more employees in gambling house to manage a plurality of bidge tables.But one of them employee's managing queueing system (in the gambling house that has been equipped with queuing system).The device that is networked to server can be equipped with so that provide multiple function for these employees.This device provides the instrument panel application program to allow the many aspects of employees bidge table 18.
In one aspect of the invention, the employee can check and the relevant several data of current bidge table state, include but are not limited to: player, stake total value, wager information, community card or the like.
For example in order to respond personal inquiry or the inquiry by EPIA 24, the employee can check that the data of tracking are to seek the evidence of collusion between two or more players.For example, whether the employee can determine whether that on specific bidge table two people or many people have the custom of recreation simultaneously, and determine to have in recreation recognizable pattern so that them to be provided not coacting not licensedly evidence.
In one aspect of the invention, each EPIA 24 can be the button that the player provides calling or guides the specific employee in gambling house.For example the player can require waiter/waitress to order beverage.In addition, the player can require the employee to examine to have taken place on bidge table 18 or positive occurrence, for example possible collusion.These all can finish in anonymity.
As mentioned above, allow the player to manage this device of bidge table 18, also can allow the employee automatically or manually the player is assigned to specific bidge table with/seat and/or EPIA 24.
In one embodiment, server 50 is controlled at the advertisement on the central display unit 38.Advertisement also can be provided on the EPIA 24 and/or the distal displayed device relevant with build poker table 18 on.Server 50 may command advertisement content, frequency and/or circulation.
In one aspect of the invention, the player can avoid participating in the one or many gambling party, or leaves and do not participate in the one or many gambling party from bidge table.But, if the player determines to participate in gambling party subsequently, this player predetermined number of current stake total value of will being in debt then, " missing blind notes " that promptly each gambling party is missed.In one embodiment, if the opt-out one or many gambling party of player, then system 10 follows the tracks of the gambling party number of missing, and bales catch removes the number that the gambling party number that equals to miss multiply by blind notes gained when the player determines to participate in another time gambling party.
As discussed above, system 10 board that will conclude the business at every turn, send or get, stake or the like are recorded in database.This allows 10 to recover and make to play to enter identical state from any fault.
System 10 can make tournament gaming become convenient.In league matches, comprise the bidge table 18 of the predetermined number of the player with predetermined number.For example, require to buy in to be at least 100 dollars.Usually, after the player loses all funds, they will get rid of from league matches.
Under predetermined rule, the player can be league matches and registers on the seat that is assigned to bidge table then.In play, under predetermined rule, can stop bidge table and the player is assigned to other bidge table.System 10 makes league matches become convenient by one or more following attributes are provided.
A) registration
B) follow the tracks of league matches information
C) on central display unit and/or distal displayed device, show league matches information
D) league matches setting is for example bought in
E) buy in once more
F) league matches jackpot, cash or input voucher enter other league matches (specific league matches or date of expiry)
G) close the processing procedure of bidge table
(1) the notice bidge table is closed
(2) transmit new seating allocation
(3) determine closing sequence
(4) show closing sequence
(h) demonstration is about the player's of other bidge table and other bidge table status information
(i) be used in monitoring between league period and the system that per hour adjusts the gambling party of corresponding bidge table: importantly, each bidge table per hour carries out the gambling party with the strict equal number of other bidge table during poker tournaments.This can be by suspending recreation and/or not suspending the recreation of slowing down and finish.
(j) many places league matches.
(k) final position in league matches is the system of player pays league matches bonus automatically based on league matches form of payment and player.
In one aspect of the invention, far-end or virtual game can be provided by system 10.Far-end or virtual game can provide on wireless device, and can carry out at preposition.
Virtual game also can provide by EPIA 24.For example, virtual or far-end recreation can not carried out when taking turns to the playing card player.This virtual or far-end recreation can be another playing card gambling party that this bidge table or other carry out other players or virtual players above bidge table.Alternatively, far-end or virtual game can be the recreation of other type, include but are not limited to: 21 points, Jino, Slot Machine or the like.
Except other gambling house of operation recreation on EPIA 24 or other terminal, system 10 also can move spreading all on other game device in gambling house.For example, virtual canaster can be given as security prize terminal or electronic contest lottery industry terminal etc. at existing electronics.
Specifically with reference to Figure 14 A-14B, in another aspect of this invention, system 10 provides the electronics canaster on a plurality of electronics build poker table 18 102,104,106.
Specifically with reference to Figure 14 A, in one embodiment, system 10 comprises the first and second electronics build poker table 102A, 102B.As discussed above, each electronics build poker table 102A, 102B comprise desktop 20 and a plurality of electronics player interaction area 24.Desktop 20 has table top 22.Electronics player interaction area 24 is settled around the periphery of the desktop 20 of corresponding build poker table 102A, 102B.Each electronics player interaction area 24 all provides the user interface 54 mutual with one of them player.
Server computer 50 is connected to the electronics player interaction area 24 of the first electronics build poker table 102A and the electronics player interaction area 24 of the second electronics build poker table 102B, so that manage first canaster of first group of player on the first electronics build poker table 102A and second canaster of second group of player on the second electronics build poker table 102B.
In one embodiment, server computer 50 by handling first canaster of forming by the electronics board the board group and this electronics board shown on the electronics player interaction area 24 of the first build poker table 102A, thereby manage first canaster.Server computer 50 by handling second canaster of forming by the electronics board the board group and this electronics board shown on the electronics player interaction area 24 of the second build poker table 102B, thereby manage second canaster.
As discussed above, in one embodiment, each gambling party of first and second canasters comprises the gambling party bout at least one time.Server 50 can allow the player to use electronic money, and makes a bet by electronics player interaction area 24 during this at least gambling party bout.The one 102A and the 2nd 102B electronics build poker table can comprise the central display area 26 at the center that is positioned at each desktop 20.In one embodiment, server 50 uses electronic money and electronics board to manage first and second canasters, and electronics board and/or chip are shown on electronics player interaction area 24 and/or central display area 26.
Server 50 also can determine the winner of first canaster and reward winner to first canaster with the first stake total value, determines the winner of second canaster then and rewards winner to second canaster with the second stake total value.
In one embodiment, a 102A and the 2nd 102B electronics build poker table are positioned at same place.The first electronics build poker table 102A is positioned at first place and the second electronics build poker table 102B is positioned at second place in a second embodiment.
Specifically with reference to Figure 14 B, in another aspect of this invention, first group of a plurality of electronics build poker table 104 are positioned at first place and second group of a plurality of electronics build poker table 106 is positioned at second place.Only shown 3 build poker table 104A, 104B, 104C, 106A, 106B, 106C and be positioned at each place, the build poker table 104,106 of arbitrary number all can be settled in each place.
At least one server computer 50 is connected to the electronics player interaction area 24 of the first and second electronics build poker table 104,106, so that the canaster of management on first and second groups of a plurality of electronics build poker table.
In one embodiment, server computer 50 can be arranged in the three unities in first and second places or be positioned at the 3rd place.
In another aspect of this invention, system 10 can comprise the printer 120 that is connected to toy computer 94 or server 50.Toy computer 94 or server 50 can be monitored award to the numerical value of player's stake total value or the numerical value of accumulation, if and when the numerical value of numerical value of rewarding the stake total value of giving one of them player or the accumulation of stake total value surpasses predetermined numerical value, on printer, print the official report form automatically.This form can represent to the player then.
Specifically with reference to Figure 15, it has shown a kind of method 110 that is used for providing the electronics canaster on the electronics build poker table.In the first step 112, toy computer 94 managing electronic canasters.In second step 114, from the player, confirm the winner and the stake total value is rewarded to this player.In third step 116, the numerical value of the stake total value of giving the player or the numerical value of accumulation are rewarded in monitoring, if and when the numerical value of numerical value of rewarding the stake total value of giving one of them player or the accumulation of stake total value surpasses predetermined numerical value, on printer 120, print the official report form automatically.
Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible according to above technology.The present invention except within the scope of the appended claims clearly describe can be used.

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1. system comprises:
First and second electronic card tables, the desktop of each electronic card tables have a table top, and around the peripheral a plurality of electronics player interaction area of settling of this desktop, each electronics player interaction area all provides the mutual user interface with one of them player; And
Server computer, be connected to the electronics player interaction area of first electronic card tables and the electronics player interaction area of second electronic card tables, so that manage first electronic card game of first group of player on first electronic card tables and second electronic card game of second group of player on second electronic card tables.
2. the system described in claim 1, wherein
Server computer 50 by handling first electronic card game of forming by the electronics board the board group and this electronics board shown on the electronics player interaction area of first electronic card tables, manage first electronic card game, and wherein server computer by handling second electronic card game of forming by the electronics board the board group and this electronics board shown on the electronics player interaction area of second electronic card tables, manage second electronic card game.
3. the system described in claim 2, wherein each gambling party of first and second electronic card games comprises the gambling party bout at least one time, server computer allows the player to use electronic money, and makes a bet by electronics player interaction area during this at least gambling party bout.
4. the system described in claim 1, first and second electronic card tables comprise the central display area that is positioned at corresponding desktop center.
5. the system described in claim 4, wherein server computer uses electronic money and electronics board to manage first and second electronic card games, and electronics board and/or chip are shown on electronics player interaction area and/or central display area.
6. the electronic card tables described in claim 4, central display area realizes in central display unit, each bidge table in first and second electronic card tables all comprises the central authorities' demonstration computing machine that is connected to and is used to drive central display unit, and each central authorities shows that computing machine is connected to server computer.
7. the electronic card tables described in claim 4, wherein electronics player interaction area uses independent display device to be implemented, this display device embeds in the computer based module, central display area is implemented in central display unit, this electronic card tables comprises the central authorities' demonstration computing machine that is connected to and is used to drive central display unit, each central authorities shows that computing machine is connected to server computer, toy computer can be positioned on the electronic card tables or be placed in far-end, and central authorities show that computing machine and computer based module are networked to toy computer.
8. the system described in claim 1, wherein server computer is determined the winner of first electronic card game and is rewarded winner to first electronic card game with the first stake total value, determines the winner of second electronic card game then and rewards winner to second electronic card game with the second stake total value.
9. the system described in claim 1, wherein electronics player interaction area uses independent display device to be implemented.
10. the system described in claim 9, wherein display device is a touch-screen display.
11. the system described in claim 9, wherein display device embeds in the computer based module, and each computer based module is connected to server computer.
12. the system described in claim 1, server computer is positioned at electronic card tables or is positioned in far-end.
13. the system described in claim 1, wherein first and second electronic card tables are placed in same place.
14. the system described in claim 1, wherein first electronic card tables is positioned at first place and second electronic card tables is positioned at second place.
15. the system described in claim 14, wherein server computer can be arranged in the three unities in first and second places or be positioned at the 3rd place.
16. a system comprises:
First group of a plurality of electronic card tables, the desktop of each electronic card tables have a table top, and around the peripheral a plurality of electronics player interaction area of settling of this desktop, each electronics player interaction area all provides the user interface mutual with the player;
Second group of a plurality of electronic card tables, the desktop of each electronic card tables have a table top, and around the peripheral a plurality of electronics player interaction area of settling of this desktop, each electronics player interaction area all provides the mutual user interface with another player;
At least one server computer is connected to the electronics player interaction area of the first and second electronic card tables tables, so that manage the electronic card game on first and second groups of a plurality of electronic card tables.
17. the system described in claim 16, wherein at least one server computer by handling the electronic card game of forming by the electronics board the board group and this electronics board shown on the electronics player interaction area of electronic card tables accordingly, manage the electronic card game on each electronic card tables.
18. the system described in claim 17, wherein each gambling party of electronic card game comprises the gambling party bout at least one time, server computer allows the player to use electronic money, and makes a bet by electronics player interaction area during this at least gambling party bout.
19. the system described in claim 16, each electronic card tables comprises the central display area that is positioned at each desktop center.
20. the system described in claim 19, wherein server computer uses electronic money and electronics board to come the recreation of managing electronic board, and electronics board and/or chip are shown in electronics player interaction area and/or on the central display area of corresponding electronic card tables.
21. the electronic card tables described in claim 19, the central display area of each electronic card tables is implemented in central display unit separately, each electronic card tables all comprises the central authorities' demonstration computing machine that is connected to and is used to drive corresponding central display unit, and each central authorities shows that computing machine is connected to server computer.
22. the electronic card tables described in claim 19, wherein electronics player interaction area uses independent display device to be implemented, this display device embeds in the computer based module, the central display area of each electronic card tables is implemented in central display unit, each electronic card tables comprises the central authorities' demonstration computing machine that is connected to and is used to drive corresponding central display unit, and central authorities show that computing machine and computer based module are networked to server computer.
23. the system described in claim 16, wherein server computer determine each electronic card tables electronic card game the winner and reward winner with the first stake total value to the electronic card game of corresponding electronic card tables.
24. the system described in claim 16, wherein electronics player interaction area uses independent display device to realize.
25. the system described in claim 24, wherein display device is a touch-screen display.
26. the system described in claim 24, wherein display device embeds in the computer based module, and each computer based module is connected to server computer.
27. the system described in claim 14, wherein server computer can be arranged in the three unities in first and second places or be positioned at the 3rd place.
28. be used to provide a kind of method of electronic card game, comprise:
First and second electronic card tables are provided, and the desktop of each electronic card tables has a table top, and around the peripheral a plurality of electronics player interaction area of settling of this desktop, each electronics player interaction area all provides the mutual user interface with one of them player; And
Server computer is provided, and it is connected to the electronics player interaction area of first electronic card tables and the electronics player interaction area of second electronic card tables;
Manage first electronic card game of first group of player on first electronic card tables by server computer; And
Manage second electronic card game of second group of player on second electronic card tables by server computer.
29. the method described in claim 28, the step of wherein managing first and second electronic card games comprise the board group of each electronic card game that processing is made up of the electronics board.
From the player, determine the winner and reward step 30. the method described in claim 28, the step of wherein managing first and second electronic card games comprise to the winner with the stake total value.
31. the method described in claim 28, the step of wherein managing first electronic card game comprises the steps:
The board group of first electronic card game that processing is made up of the electronics board;
This electronics board is shown on the electronics player interaction area of first electronic card tables;
The board group of second electronic card game that processing is made up of the electronics board; And
This electronics board is shown on the electronics player interaction area of second electronic card tables.
32. the method described in claim 31, wherein each gambling party of first and second electronic card games comprises the gambling party bout at least one time, this method comprises that the permission player uses electronic money, and the step of making a bet by electronics player interaction area during this at least gambling party bout.
33. the method described in claim 28, wherein first and second electronic card tables comprise the central display area that is positioned at corresponding desktop center.
34. the method described in claim 33, wherein use electronic money and electronics board to manage first and second electronic card games, this method comprises electronics board and/or chip in electronics player interaction area and/or the step that shows on the central display area of corresponding electronic card tables.
35. the method described in claim 33, central display area realizes in central display unit, each bidge table in first and second electronic card tables all comprises the central authorities' demonstration computing machine that is connected to and is used to drive central display unit, and each central authorities shows that computing machine is connected to server computer.
36. the method described in claim 33, wherein electronics player interaction area uses independent display device to realize, this display device embeds in the computer based module, central display area realizes in central display unit, each electronic card tables comprises the central authorities' demonstration computing machine that is connected to and is used to drive central display unit, toy computer can be positioned on the electronic card tables or be placed in far-end, and central authorities show that computing machine and computer based module are networked to toy computer.
37. the method described in claim 28, wherein server computer is determined the winner of first electronic card game and is rewarded winner to first electronic card game with the first stake total value, determines the winner of second electronic card game then and rewards winner to second electronic card game with the second stake total value.
38. the method described in claim 28, wherein electronics player interaction area uses independent display device to be implemented.
39. the method described in claim 38, display device are touch-screen displays.
40. the method described in claim 38, wherein display device embeds in the computer based module, and each computer based module is connected to server computer.
41. the method described in claim 38, server computer can be positioned on the electronic card tables or be placed in far-end.
42. the method described in claim 28, wherein first and second electronic card tables are placed in same place.
43. the method described in claim 28, wherein first electronic card tables is positioned at first place and second electronic card tables is positioned at second place.
44. the method described in claim 43, wherein server computer can be arranged in the three unities in first and second places or be positioned at the 3rd place.
45. be used to a plurality of players that the electronic card tables of electronic card game is provided, comprise:
Its desktop has the electronic card tables of a table top;
Printer;
Around a plurality of electronics player interaction area that settle the periphery of desktop, each electronics player interaction area all provides the mutual user interface with one of them player; And
Be connected to the toy computer of printer and these a plurality of electronics player interaction area, be used for the recreation of managing electronic board, from the player, determine the winner and the stake total value is rewarded to the winner, and the numerical value of the stake total value of giving the player or the numerical value of accumulation are rewarded in monitoring, if and when the numerical value of numerical value of rewarding the stake total value of giving one of them player or the accumulation of stake total value surpasses predetermined numerical value, on printer, print the official report form automatically.
46. the electronic card tables described in claim 45, electronic card game comprise electronic money and electronics board, toy computer is used for electronics board and/or electronic money are shown on electronics player interaction area.
47. the electronic card tables described in claim 44, comprise that also the center that is positioned at each desktop is so that be the central display area of player's display message, electronic card game comprises electronic money and electronics board, and toy computer is used for electronics board and/or electronic money be presented on electronics player interaction area and/or the central display area and shows.
48. the electronic card tables described in claim 45, wherein the toy computer of managing electronic board recreation is used to manage one or many gambling party bout.
49. the electronic card tables described in claim 45, wherein electronics player interaction area uses independent display device to be implemented.
50. the electronic card tables described in claim 49, wherein display device is a touch-screen display.
51. the electronic card tables described in claim 49, display device embeds in the computer based module, and each computer based module is connected to toy computer.
52. be used on electronic card tables, providing the method for electronic card game, this electronic card tables has desktop, a plurality of electronics player interaction area, central display area and toy computer, the electronics player interaction area that this bidge table has table top and settles around the periphery of desktop, each electronics player interaction area all provides the mutual user interface with one of them player, central display area is positioned at the center of desktop so that be player's display message, toy computer is connected to this a plurality of electronics player interaction area, and this method comprises:
Play by toy computer managing electronic board;
From the player, determine the winner and the stake total value is rewarded to the winner;
Player's the numerical value of stake total value or the numerical value of accumulation reward are given in monitoring, and if when the numerical value of numerical value of rewarding the stake total value of giving one of them player or the accumulation of stake total value surpasses predetermined numerical value, on printer, print the official report form automatically.
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