CN101044524A - Electronic card tables and method - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic card game is provided, which is used for providing a plurality of players on an electronic card table with electronic card games. The electronic card table comprises a table top with a bench top and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas on the periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interacting with one of the players. A server computer manages the electronic cards on the electronic card table through electronic cards and electronic chips, and the playing information of the electronic card game is reported by the electronic card table to the server computer, which stores the information in a data base.

Description

Electronic card tables and method

Technical field

The present patent application is the U.S. Patent application sequence the 10/939th that proposed on September 13rd, 2004, No. 772 part continuation, require the interests of No. the 60/610th, 262, the U.S. Provisional Patent Application sequence that proposed on September 16th, 2004, the both here is merged in for referencial use.

The present invention relates generally to the electronic playing card table, particularly the electronic playing card table and the method for storage relevant information in database.

Background technology

Gambling (gaming, game) is a kind of more and more welcome entertainment form.Recreation, especially with the recreation of fortune and skill, wherein one or more players participate in (play) and stake (wager) are given as security on the result, and it can have different modes to play, and is included in gambling house or other venue, perhaps on the internet.In the multi-form recreation that these can be played, much all play with playing card.In these, snipsnapsnorum may be most popular.

Traditionally, playing card are played on the table by several players, and bank note, coin or chip are given as security on a series of playing card, and they are dealt out the cards from secondary 52 boards.This secondary board is made up of four groups of boards, every group of 13 boards.The playing card of this form require have banker (dealer, dealer, dealer) to coordinate this recreation, comprise deal out the cards, make a bet (wagering), abandon board (folding) etc.A problem of tradition playing card is that may there be the mistake of people/banker in it.In " social activity " board recreation, playing card especially, the player serves as banker in turn, but in the commercial gambling of permission mechanism, gambling house for example, (non-playing) employee that banker does not attend a game typically.Another relevant with traditional snipsnapsnorum like this, in this case problem is training and possesses banker.

Another kind of alternative form of gambling has special relation with playing card, has begun on the internet to rise.The internet gambling has become extremely successful, because it provides a lot of selections for the player.Particularly, internet gambling is convenient and swift, after the registration, can bet (bet) and expenditure from any computing machine of linking the internet almost, typically via arrange payment such as the payment services of PayPal.

Video poker board (video poker) or other are played card to play and also can be provided by the unit of similar automatic fruit machine (slot machine, Slot Machine).

A major defect of internet and stand-alone type recreation is that it lacks human factor.A lot of people would rather be with other player's poker board, partly because with the relevant stimulation (drama) of " scene " gambling.Unquestionable, when directly vying each other, people can improve competitive level.In gambling mechanism, experienced player attempts carefully to ponder that strategy and the action by other players and playing method are distinguished examines its intention, thereby has more competitiveness.

The present invention is conceived to above-mentioned one or more problems.

Summary of the invention

One aspect of the present invention is the method that electronic card game is provided on electronic card tables.This electronic card tables comprises a plurality of electronics player interactive areas domain and server computing machines.This bidge table has table top.Electronics player interaction area is positioned at the periphery of this desktop.Each electronics player interaction area provide with these players in one carry out mutual player interface.Server computer is connected to described a plurality of electronics player interaction area.This method may further comprise the steps: at least one dish (hand of the described electronic card game be made up of the electronics board, office) deals out the cards, allow the player during every dish at least one takes turns stake, to use electronic money to make a bet, to total stake (pot, the stake total value) filling arbitrarily, at least one dish of this electronic card game is determined the winner and total stake is rewarded report to the winner is given server computer about the information of this dish, and storage about the information of this dish in database.

Another aspect of the present invention is to be provided as the system that a plurality of players provide electronic card game on electronic card tables.This desk has the desktop that has table top, and a plurality of electronics player interaction area that is positioned at the periphery of this desktop.Each electronics player interaction area provide with these players in one carry out mutual player interface.Server computer is connected to described a plurality of electronics player interaction area, be used at least one dish of the described electronic card game be made up of the electronics board is dealt out the cards, allow the player during every dish at least one takes turns stake, to use electronic money to make a bet, total stake is annotated arbitrarily, at least one dish of this electronic card game is determined the winner.Electronic card tables will send to server computer about the information of this dish.The server computer storage is about the information of this dish.

A third aspect of the present invention is the method that electronic card game is provided on electronic card tables.This electronic card tables comprises a plurality of electronics player interactive areas domain and server computing machines.This desk has table top.Electronics player interaction area is positioned at the periphery of this desktop.Each electronics player interaction area provide with these players in one carry out mutual player interface.Server computer is connected to described a plurality of electronics player interaction area.This method may further comprise the steps, and uses the managing electronic board recreation on electronic card tables of electronic money and electronics board, and report is given server computer about the information of the object for appreciation of the electronic card game on electronic card tables.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is to be provided as the system that a plurality of players provide electronic card game on electronic card tables.This electronic card tables comprises desktop, has table top and a plurality of electronics player interaction area that is positioned at the periphery of this desktop.Each electronics player interaction area provide with these players in one carry out mutual player interface.Server computer is connected to described a plurality of electronics player interaction area so that with electronics board and electronic money managing electronic board on electronic card tables.This electronic card tables report is given server computer about the information of the object for appreciation of electronic card game.Server computer is stored these information in database.

Description of drawings

Other advantage of the present invention will equally easily be recognized, when being considered, will be better understood with reference to following detailed description with accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that the system of electronic playing card game is provided on one or more electronic playing card tables according to one embodiment of present invention;

Fig. 2 is the simplification diagrammatic sketch of the desktop of electronic playing card table among Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 is the simplification diagrammatic sketch of the desktop of electronic playing card table among according to another embodiment of the invention Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the block scheme of system among Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the second party block diagram of system among Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, comprises the unit of electronic playing card table;

Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram of electronic playing card table according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 is the top view of electronic playing card table among Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is the synoptic diagram of a module of electronic playing card table among Fig. 6 according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 9 is the expression of the first screen image shown on the electronics player interaction area of system among Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 10 is the expression of the second screen image (shot) shown on the electronics player interaction area of system among Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 11 is the expression of electronics player interaction area that is embodied as the system of handheld device among Fig. 1;

Figure 12 is the expression at the front and the back side of electronic playing card;

Figure 13 A is the block scheme of the software section of system among the present invention;

Figure 13 B is the simplified block diagram that the system of electronic playing card game is provided according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 14 is the block scheme that has the electronic playing card table of server computer and the relative database of information of storage according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 15 A is the process flow diagram that the method for electronic playing card game is provided according to an embodiment of the invention; And

Figure 15 B is the process flow diagram of the method that electronic playing card game is provided according to another embodiment of the invention.

Embodiment

With reference to accompanying drawing, be in operation, the present invention relates generally to system 10 and its method be provided, and relate to such as the electronic card game of electronic playing card.Specifically with reference to Fig. 1, system 10 is designed to place the gambling environment, and for example the gambling house 12.Typically, this gambling environment 12 is zones of special or appointment in gambling house 12, and for example playing card chamber or playing card district 14 impale with for example railing 16.May be used to one of them implementation or occasion though more than spoken of system 10, the present invention is not limited to this occasion or implementation.Other details of native system can find in following U.S. Patent application, sequence N/A (document the 60th, 667-007 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-008 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-009 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-010 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-011 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-012 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-013 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-014 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-015 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-016 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-017 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-018 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-019 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-020 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-021 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-022 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-023 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-024 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-025 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-026 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-027 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-028 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-030 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-031 number), N/A (document the 60th, 667-032 number) here is merged in for referencial use.

In the embodiment that is illustrated, system 10 has used electronic money and electronic playing card to provide automatic board recreation to play for two or more players.In one aspect of the invention, do not need the people to serve as banker.System 10 can tackle the function of all bankers.

System 10 can be used for playing any mutation or the version of any Card Games.Yet, in order to describe in detail, system 10 to be illustrated as to be suitable for use in to realize being called as in the playing card version of Texas Hold ' em.

In one aspect of the invention, system 10 can handle to player's seat allocation, electronic money is provided, receives stake, and distributes total stake to give the winner.System 10 shuffles to a cover electronic playing card electronically, and electronic playing card is issued the player, and any community card is issued electronics board or playing card table 18.System 10 also can handle the player make a bet, abandon board, with annotating (calling), and limit this point according to the people who takes turns to.

In another aspect of the present invention, board in the system 10 or playing card table 18 are networked, and are connected on one or more servers and (see below).Server can be used for realizing and convenient player follows the trail of, bill is come in and gone out (ticket in ticket out) (cash-free) make a bet, distribute the player be sitting in specific table upward, league matches (tournament play), build (set-up) desk and (comprise and open and shut desk, and modification desk parameter), and (progressive rotates) jackpot (jackpot) of accumulative total.

As by as shown in the graphic embodiment, system 10 comprises a plurality of electronic playing card tables 18.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, system 10 comprises five playing card tables 18, though the present invention does not limit concrete electronic playing card table number.

The simple representative layout of the desktop 20 of playing card table 18 according to the first and second aspects of the present invention is illustrated in Fig. 2 and 3 respectively.

In the top view of the desktop shown in Fig. 2 20, desktop 20 comprises table top 22 and a plurality of electronics player interaction area 24.In the embodiment that is illustrated, playing card table 18 maximum ten players that once can sit down like this, comprise ten electronics player interaction area 24A-24J.

In the top view of the desktop shown in Fig. 3 20 (wherein identical unit comes mark with same numeral), desktop 20 comprises table top 22 and a plurality of electronics player interaction area (EPIA, electronic player interaction area) 24.In the embodiment that is illustrated, playing card table 18 maximum ten players that once can sit down like this, comprise ten electronics player interaction area 24.Desktop 10 also comprises central authorities or public viewing area (CDA, common display area) 26.

In one embodiment, independent electronics player interaction area 24 is used to directly transmission information and gives the player who is assigned to concrete electronics player interaction area 24A-24J, and realizes that player's user interface (seeing below) is to finish mutual or to import from the player.Central or public viewing area 26 is used to display message and gives all players.

For example in one embodiment, system 10 is used to play the playing card version that is known as Texas Hold ' em.In Texas Hold ' em, each player is sent to several boards, and for example, two boards face down.These are called as the player's " end " board (hole card, nest board) 28.Several boards, for example, three or five, facing up is issued and is presented in the public viewing area 26.These are called as community card 30.Like this, the board in player's hand comprises player's card in one's hand 28 and community card 30.When every dish finished, in remaining player, the board in which player's hand reaches the proficiency playing card (poker hand) of the highest (highest), and then he was exactly that winner who takes turns or playing card participants in a bridge game (hand of poker).

In one aspect of the invention, card in one's hand 28 is shown on electronics player interaction area 24 separately with facing down, and community card is shown in public viewing area 26.Card in one's hand 28 is shown with the first predetermined ratio, and community card is shown with the second predetermined ratio.First and second estimated rates can be represented as the ratio of the playing card of standard size or predetermined default size.In one embodiment, first and second ratios are identical.In another embodiment, the first and second ratio differences.For example, first and second ratios can be stipulated like this, make community card 30 be shown as 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 independently display device to realize that for example touch-screen display 32.Each display 32 can be positioned in movably in the module 34.

Module 34 can be incorporated Full Featured computing machine into.This computing machine comprise can the operation system processor, for example Windows XP or Windows CE, both can both obtain from the Microsoft company of State of Washington Redmond.In one embodiment, module 34 comprises board reader 36, is used for reading player's ID card (not shown).

In the embodiment that is illustrated, module 34 is installed in 20 li of desktops, makes touch-screen display 32 parallel with desktop 20.Yet touch-screen display 32 can be mounted with an angle about desktop 20.Alternatively, module 34 can be adjustable, thereby provides adjustable visual angle for touch-screen display 32.

In one embodiment, central display area 26 independently realizing on the display, for example LCD or plasma display or similar equipment.

The other parts of desktop can be used such as felt, or more specifically, the such material of green, blue or red felt covers.Logos, game information or out of Memory can be imprinted on this material.

In as the embodiment that selects, electronics player interaction area 24 and central display area 26 can realize on individual monitor that it has covered most of desktop.Electronics player interaction area 24 and central display area 26 can be separated by virtual boundary with the other parts of desktop 20.Viewing area around electronics player interaction area 24 and the central display area 26 can be used to imitate the desktop of standard playing card table, for example, can be shown such as the image of the material of green felt.In addition, logos, game information, out of Memory, advertisement, announcement, picture, video, or out of Memory can be shown, rotate, take turns on desktop 20 and/or electronics player interaction area 24 and changes or be shown in the limited time.

As described below, system 10 and playing card table 18 though be electronics, be designed to pass on the integral body of the standard playing card chamber of the not charged sub-playing card table of retention criteria and feel gentle atmosphere.Around each electronic playing card table 18 some playing card chairs 40 are arranged.The number of playing card chair 40 equals the number of electronics player interaction area 24 on the electronic playing card table 18.

With reference to Fig. 6 and 7, in the embodiment that is illustrated, playing card table 18 is the player of oval and the maximum number of can sitting down especially.For example, playing card table 18 can be dimensioned maximum 7,8,9,10 or 11 players that sit down, though the present invention does not limit the playing card table of any specific dimensions.As mentioned above, the desktop between electronics player interaction area 24 and central authorities that may be provided or public viewing area 26 has been capped the material such as green felt, or its simulation.Playing card table comprises that one or more substrate 42, one or more table legs 44 are connected to them.Table leg 44 is supporting desktop.Railing or pin (bumper) 46 is round the periphery of desktop 20.

Specifically with reference to Figure 4 and 5, as mentioned above, system 10 can comprise one or more electronic playing card tables 18.In one aspect of the invention, playing card table 18 for example uses Ethernet 48 to network together.One or more servers 50 can be utilized for system 10 function is provided.For example, server 50 can be used to realize different functions, include but not limited to:

-time begin and stop described desk 18 in recreation,

-data and player follow the trail of,

-cash-free making a bet,

-regulation and modification desk parameter comprise, open and close desk 18, are arranged on the recreation of playing on the desk 18, and the parameter of making a bet is set, etc.,

The stake of-regulation and management accumulation comprises place commission (house percentage), that is, and and commission (rake)

The jackpot of-regulation and management accumulative total,

-for the player develops and manages formation, and give player seat and/or concrete desk from queue assignment, and

-develop and manage league matches, comprise and distribute to the player seat, folding table, or the like.

With reference to Fig. 5, in one embodiment, each desk 18 comprises ten electronics player interaction area 24 especially, and they are implemented in the computing machine based on module 34.Each module 34 is connected to server 50 by network 48.Go out as shown, another computing machine 52, the personal computer such as operation Windows XP also can be connected to server 50 by network 48.The major function of PC 52 can be control and drive central display area 26.

In one embodiment, server 50 moves snipsnapsnorum on each desk 18.The major function of module 34 is operation electronics player interaction area 24, shows and the run user interface.

In another embodiment, the part of snipsnapsnorum or snipsnapsnorum can be carried out or operation by module 34 and/or computing machine 52.

In another aspect of this invention, system 10 will realize changing the system of chip (cash out) based on chip (cash the in)/cash of cashing of player's account.System 10 will set up user account for each player.In case for the player has set up account, be the player and send gamercard (PlayerCard), it is relevant with identification number or PIN.In case the player has been sent out gamercard, its account can deposit fund in.Gamercard is used to discern the player on the desk 18.The player can save to its account, and by cash being put into money box (cage), here cash is received and is included into player's account.The receipt of printing can be given the user and be preserved by gambling house 12.For electronic money being taken on the desk 18, the player sits down on a seat, brushes their gamercard and imports its PIN.System 10 notifies the player its account balance, and allow its conversion all or part account balance be that electronic money is to take in the recreation.

With reference to Figure 13 A, from the angle of software, system 10 can use six package to be implemented: game engine 82, desk server 84, desk client 86, player client 88, desk manager 90, and money box manager 92 especially.Desk server 84 is realized network service, control and authentications, and the function in the table (seat is predetermined, many league matches).Game engine 82 managing electronic snipsnapsnorums, and be responsible for all game functions, for example, generate a secondary electronic playing card, deal out the cards, bet, determine the winner and reward total stake (pot).Desk client 86 is the figure control of central display area 26.Player client 90 is that electronics player interaction area 24 realizes user interface, and is used to catch player's input and the logic of communicating by letter that is input to the desk client server from the player.Desk manager 88 comprises user interface, is used for being provided with user, network and game parameter, is used for beginning, suspends and stops recreation, and is used to monitor the alarm that ludic activity and responding system or user generate.Money box manager 92 provides sets up and deposits in fund to player's account and create the ability of gamercard.

With reference to Fig. 9 and 10, each electronics player interaction area 24 realizes player interface 54.Player interface 54 can (see above) on desktop 20, or is implemented in module 34.In another embodiment, player interface 54 can realize on portable equipment 58, for example personal digital assistant (PDA, personal data assistant).

Player interface 54 itself can be patterned (as shown in Fig. 9 and 10), maybe can be other form, for example simple text formatting.In one embodiment, the option that electronics player interaction area 24 is selected between several player interface 54 for the player is provided at, for example graph-based of electronic playing card table 56 or text interface.

Get back to Fig. 9 and 10, in one embodiment, player interface 54 comprises the diagrammatic representation of playing card table 56.Each player in the snipsnapsnorum can be listed their name and their chip sum by graphical user or icon 62 expressions.When total stake of shroud can be in the central authorities of playing card table 56 by stacks of chips 64 and/or represent that the numeral 66 that current total stake is worth represents.Each player can be represented by the stacks of chips 68 and/or the numeral 70 of contiguous its graphical user 62 contribution of total stake.

Player interface 54 also can comprise a series of player's selector buttons 72 and a series of game button 74.Player's selector button 72 can comprise, for example, participates in button 72A, from table button 72B, and selector button 72C.Usually, have only and participate in button 72A and in table button 72B one is activated at any time.Selector button 72C allows players accesses choice menus or screen (not shown), and this allows the player to revise some parameter of player interface 54, for example, selects between the different-format of player interface 54.Game button 74 series allow the player to send the signal of its decision of playing games to system 10 between game play session.Game button 74 can comprise abandon board button 74A, with annotating button 74B and filling button 74C.It is just effective when these typically only take turns to the player in snipsnapsnorum.In one embodiment, button 72 is implemented on screen displaying equipment 32.In as the embodiment that selects, button 72 is presented as electric mechanical switch or button (not shown).

In one embodiment, player interface 54 also can comprise community card (communitycard) 30.Other information that may be displayed on the player interface includes but not limited to indicate the total chip that takes turns to which player, each player, other player's supine board and/or the message of giving the player, for example advertisement.

In another aspect of the present invention, player interface 54 comprises the diagrammatic representation (seeing Figure 12) of one or more electronic playing cards 76.Each electronic playing card 76 all has front 76A and back side 76B.The back side 76B of every board has same pattern or image, makes these boards see that back side 76B can not recognized.Electronic playing card 76 is in the secondary standard playing card typically.This secondary board can be the pair that the standard of 52 boards is arranged, and every board has face amount.This value has two ingredients: first is in two to ACE, and second portion is that the face amount of (red heart, square, plum blossom, spade) every board in four groups is instructed to out on the 76A of the front of every sheet playing card 76.

It can be logos, image at random (being selected from predetermined picture is concentrated) that the back side 76B of playing card goes up shown image, perhaps can be the advertisement at the player.This image also can comprise video.In one embodiment, the last shown image of the back side 76B of playing card can be the circulation of predetermined image collection.Image can be selected by the user, and described user can be the employee in player or gambling house.

In one embodiment, electronic playing card or many boards 76 are player's cards in one's hand in electronic playing card game.Yet electronic playing card 76 can be used in the electronic card game of any kind, wherein wishes can controllably show/hide player's board.Like this, though the present invention can be illustrated (more specifically, about the card in one's hand of player in Hold ' the em type snipsnapsnorum) below in the context of electronic playing card game, the present invention is not limited to this board recreation.

In using the snipsnapsnorum of physical deck, wherein, player's board is issued with " facing down ", does not show any other player, and the player can see their board, attempts to make board that other players are maintained secrecy in several modes simultaneously.For example, the player can trump card near its health, spread out them, and cover them with their hand, feasible have only the player can see the front of their board.Perhaps, the player can be put on the table by trump card with facing down, lifts a side or the angle of a part that discloses the front at least, and the hand with them covers board simultaneously.

Controller, it is any one or its combination in module 34, personal computer 52, portable equipment 58, the server 50, control player interface 54, promptly, control is presented at the informational content of the player interface 54 on the electronics player interaction area 24, touch on the detecting touch screen display device 32 (when using), and these touches are interpreted as trigger or touch event (seeing below).As described below, controller 24,52,58,50 can be controlled the electronics card in one's hand that shows or block (hiding) player, makes the player can controllably show and see board, keeps them that other players are maintained secrecy simultaneously.Playing with the physics playing card as the player, like this, the player has an opportunity, and the hand with them blocks them before their board is exposed.

Controllably show/block in No. the 10/939th, 772, the U.S. Patent application sequence that the system and method for player's electronics card in one's hand proposes on September 13rd, 2004 revealed, here be merged in for referencial use.

In one aspect of the invention, each electronics player interaction area 24 is assigned to the player.In case the player has been assigned with the particular seat on the desk 18, it is invalid or locked that relevant EPIA 24 can be set to, and the name that can indicate the player who is assigned with.In case EPIA 24 is locked, the player who is assigned with must login (login) to EPIA 24 (seeing below).

In case the player logins (log-in), EPIA 24 just is activated, and player interface 54 is shown.Simultaneously, since EPIA 24 is effectively, the player can enter or participate in the recreation of playing on desk 12, or regulates/revise any available selection by opening (actuate) selector button 72C.

In an above-described embodiment, EPIA 24 can use independently modular computer 34 to realize.In one embodiment, modular computer 34 comprises display 32, and it can be a touch-screen display 32.Touch-screen display 32 shows the information (text and/or figure) of playing about recreation, and realizes that on EPIA 24 button or selectable zone are for user's input.

The player can sign in to system 10 or desk 18 by EPIA 24.In one embodiment, the player can use the player to follow the trail of card to sign in to system 10.The player follows the trail of card by the player that card reader 36 inserted or brushed them.EPIA 24 also can require the keyboard of input (entry) PIN to attached keyboard or realization on screen displaying equipment 32.Alternatively, or in addition, the player can use such as the biometric parameter of fingerprint and login, and it comes perception by sensor and rfid card or chip.

In one aspect of the invention, EPIA 24 comprises that sound generates equipment, and it is used to generate the sound that the player that can be assigned to EPIA 24 hears.This sound generation equipment may be implemented as earplug or headhand, or one or more loudspeaker.The sound that produces can be categorized as system sounds or player's sound.System sounds comprises specially or is fit to the sound that everyone hears, comprises other players and non-player.Player's sound comprises specially but the sound that needn't only be heard by the player.For example, system sounds can comprise imitating shuffles, deals out the cards, throws the sound of chip to total stake, perhaps relates to the sound of winning jackpot.Player's sound can comprise prompting or the indication that takes turns to the player, if perhaps recreation is regularly, and the indication of excess time or time of using up.The proprietary sound of player is the sound that can only be heard by the player, may indicate the signal that can hear, its indication player's a card in one's hand or player's a best board, or the number percent of the win relevant with player's one dish.

In another aspect of the present invention, EPIA 24 can realize via screen displaying equipment 32.Equipment 32 can be integrated in the module with computing machine.Alternatively, touch panel device 32 can be a separate equipment, is controlled by computing machine 52 or server 50 on independently computing machine or the desk 18.

In many gambling place 12, the playing card chamber in the gambling house for example, the part of each total stake or certain proportion can be given the place of this snipsnapsnorum of management.This part total stake is called as commission.In one embodiment, the commission amount of money of corresponding current total stake is displayed on each EPIA 24.Commission can be illustrated with the amount of money of dollar, and can comprise the graph-based of electronic money.

In one aspect of the invention, system 10 has used electronic money and electronic playing card.In one embodiment, EPIA 24 can comprise the graph-based of chip, and/or the indication table is gone up the dollar amount of money of the remaining chip quantity of each player.In addition, EPIA 24 can comprise the graph-based of chip, and/or indicates the dollar amount of money of current total stake quantity.This total stake can be illustrated in the centre of the graph-based of playing card table.

In one embodiment, each EPIA 24 also can be included in the graph-based of community card of centre of the graph-based of playing card table.The graph-based of other players' board also can be illustrated (facing down, facing up) when this dish finishes during shroud.

As mentioned above, system 10 may require the player to login EPIA 24, and it is opened or the player has been assigned to it.Login can have multiple mode to finish (seeing above).Yet in case player's identity is established, the player can enter player's account, and the surplus that accesses to your account is bought chip.In addition, can be tracked about the information that the player plays on desk, and record on player's the account.

EPIA 24 can be provided earplug or headhand, so that sound (seeing above) or other signal to be provided to the player.

In one aspect of the invention, the sound that is provided by EPIA 24 (seeing above) uses the voice of emulation to provide.

In one aspect of the invention, system can use cash-free system, comes in and goes out or " TITO " (seeing below) such as bill.

In one embodiment, system 10 requires each player that player's account is all arranged.Player's account can have relevant surplus, and it comprises a dollar amount of money, the bonus of having collected by playing card or other recreation based on the amount of money of being saved by the player and/or they.In case the player is by EPIA 24 authenticating identities, the player can download dollar amount of money and buy chip and play.

Alternatively, bill (for example having bar code), magnetic card, rfid card, or some other media (being generically and collectively referred to as TICKET) can be inserted in EPIA 24, desk 18 or the fruit machine (kiosk).TICKET can have relevant face amount, is printed on and/or is encoded thereon, perhaps is associated with TICKET in system 10.

In addition, in case desk 18 is left in player decision, their any remaining chip can be converted back to dollar immediately, and is stored in their player's account, and/or new TICKET can be generated.

In another aspect of the present invention, each EPIA 24 can provide and take turns to whose take action indication of (act).If take turns to the player who is assigned to EPIA 24, then EPIA 24 can provide appropriate signal, for example with their the name adjacency or the icon of any position on EPIA 24, and such as bleep or musical sound, and/or speech message.If take turns to another player, EPIA 24 can be by the text of icon and/or flicker, for example, indicates on the next door of player's name whom to take turns to.

As mentioned above, EPIA 24 comprises one group of player's selector button 72, allows the player to take suitable action during taking turns to them, for example bets, abandons board or follow notes.In one embodiment, during the previous round, during the given recreation of playing regular, 24 of EPIA activate those suitable buttons 72.For example, if specific recreation filling has been reached maximum times, the button of then making a bet or annotate is with invalid.In addition, when not taking turns to this player, all buttons 72 are all with invalid.

As mentioned above, each seat or EPIA 24 are assigned to specific player.The player can be assigned with the seat in the electronics wait tabulation of using queuing system, and perhaps the employee's using system 10 by the gambling house distributes.Yet in some cases, the player may want to change the seat or move to another desk.For example, if another player or a plurality of player have left desk, only surplus less player is on desk, and the player do not want to play on the desk that has only so few player, and the player can require another time seating allocation by EPIA 24.

The present invention includes the method (seeing above) that shows and/or block player's card in one's hand.In addition, or independently, EPIA 24 goes for providing based on board current in player's hand and community card the indication of bonus ratio.The bonus ratio can illustrate with text, and for example 55%, and/or graphically, for example circular diagram or histogram.The bonus ratio can be triggered and use the same trigger event relevant with card in one's hand to be illustrated.Alternatively, trigger event independently, for example the touch event of the position of another on EPIA24 can be used to illustrate the bonus ratio.

The present invention includes the method (seeing above) that shows and/or block player's card in one's hand.In addition, or independently, EPIA 24 goes for providing based on board current in player's hand and public board the current best board of player (highest hand, master-hand's) indication.Preferably board can illustrate with text, and for example two pairs, and/or graphically, become the picture of five boards of best board.Preferably board can be triggered and use the same trigger event relevant with card in one's hand to be illustrated.Alternatively, trigger event independently, for example the touch event of another position on EPIA 24 can be used to illustrate best board.

As mentioned above, playing card table 18 can comprise one or more EPIA 24.For example, each playing card table can have 11 seats and hold up to 11 players.Each EPIA 24 can have one or more features illustrated in IV.

In an aforesaid embodiment, EPIA can use independently or modular computer 34 is realized.In one embodiment, modular computer 34 comprises it can being the display 32 of touch-screen display 32.The information (text and/or figure) that touch-screen display 32 shows about the object for appreciation of recreation, and realize that on EPIA 24 button or selectable zone are for user's input.

In one aspect of the invention, desk 18 comprises that desk sound generates equipment, is used to generate the sound that the player can hear.Desk sound generates equipment and can realize on one or more loudspeakers of installing or be integrated on the desk 18.Alternatively, desk sound generates the loudspeaker that equipment can comprise that one or more and each EPIA 24 are adjacent or integrated.In general, sound generates device plays system sounds or player's sound, is fit to each player and listens.

For example, system sounds can comprise that imitation is shuffled, dealt out the cards, chip, throwing chip to the sound of total stake, relate to the sound of winning jackpot.Player's sound can comprise prompting or the indication that takes turns to the player, if perhaps recreation is regularly, and the indication of excess time or time of using up.In general, the proprietary sound of player can not play by player's sound generation equipment.

Typical display, for example LCD or plasma monitor shape are rectangles.As shown in Fig. 6 and 7, coverture can be integrated with desktop 20, and can comprise cut out the part (cutout).Coverture has covered the outer boundary of display.Only that part of display in cutting out part (cut-out) is visible.In by graphic embodiment, this is cut out part and has shape, and is for example oval, similar to the shape of desk.

As mentioned above, commission is defined as a part or the certain proportion of each total stake, gives the place to manage this snipsnapsnorum.This part total stake is called as commission.In one embodiment, the amount of money corresponding to the commission of current total stake is displayed on the central display area 26.Commission can be illustrated with the amount of money of dollar, and can comprise the graph-based of electronic money.

In another aspect of the present invention, central display area 26 can provide the indication that whom takes turns to take action.In one embodiment, central display area 26 can provide appropriate signal, icon for example, and for example arrow or other symbol, such as the sound of bleep or musical sound, and/or speech message.Take turns to whose indication and can be affixed to indication on the EPIA 24.

During dish playing card, even the people is arranged as banker on the standard playing card table, one among the player is designated as " banker ", to safeguard the order of sending out playing card and making a bet.In one aspect of the invention, which player is central display area 26 can provide be designated as indication when " banker " of shroud.In one embodiment, central display area 26 can provide appropriate signal, such as icon, and for example arrow or other symbol.Take turns to whose indication and can be affixed to indication on the EPIA24.

As mentioned above, card in one's hand 28 is shown on electronics player interaction area 24 separately with facing down, and community card is shown in central display area 26.In one aspect, community card 30 is bigger than the size that card in one's hand 28 shows.

In one aspect of the invention, desk 18 provides snipsnapsnorum such as TexasHold ' em to the player.In one embodiment, the snipsnapsnorum that is provided is regularly recreation, that is, the player needs to finish each in the time limit at preset time and takes turns.For example, the player needs to finish each during fixing one minute and takes turns.Alternatively, time bar can be according to the variation of getting off, and for example can there be one minute finishing the time limit first round, and second takes turns shorter or longer finishing the time limit can be arranged.Alternatively, each player can save if having time.Finishing each takes turns the employed time and can be deducted from its savings time.

In another aspect of the present invention, central display unit 38 can be used for display ads message.Advertisement information can comprise figure, picture, animation, video and/or audio from gambling house or third party.Advertisement can be presented at the ad-hoc location on the central display unit 38, and can change according to the time, that is, be recycled by the advertisement information collection.

With reference to Figure 13 B, in one embodiment, game engine 82 is implemented or moves on toy computer 94 especially.If electronic playing card table 18 is independent desks 10, then electronic playing card table 18 can comprise its oneself toy computer 94.Alternatively, toy computer 94 can be a server 50, can be networked on a plurality of electronic playing card tables 18.

In one embodiment, game engine 82 comprises random number generator or RNG (not shown).When the beginning of every dish electronic playing card game, RNG is used to the electronics board of 52 of pairs is shuffled, and determines the order of this secondary board.One of player is designated as banker.

If playing Texas Hold ' em on the playing card table 18, the player on the banker left side (typically being specified by the banker button) is called as " little blind notes (Little Blind) ", and the player on the little blind notes left side is called as " big blind notes (Big Blind) ".When a dish beginning, the player who is called as big blind notes must drop into the predetermined amount of money in total stake, for example, and 1,5 or 10 dollar.This amount of money is also referred to as big blind notes.Before that, the player who is called as little blind notes also must drop into the predetermined amount of money in total stake, typically be 1/2 of big blind notes.This amount of money is also referred to as little blind notes.Typically, game engine 82 will automatically be deducted big blind notes and little blind notes respectively from player's a pile chip, and they are added in total stake.

After throwing blind notes, game engine 82 will be sent out two boards, that is, player's card in one's hand all is ventricumbent to each player.These boards are displayed on each electronics player interaction area 24 with facing down.As above illustrated, each player can controllably see their card in one's hand.

After card in one's hand was sent, stake was taken turns in game engine 82 management one.First round stake is from the player on the big blind notes left side.In general, each player has been presented suitable selection set with the form of game button 74.In one embodiment, 74 of game button are shown during taking turns to the player.In addition, having only the rule according to the snipsnapsnorum of playing is that appropriate games button 74 just is shown.

After first round stake, three community card, that is, " board turning (flop, outstanding board) " is issued faceup and is shown by game engine 82.In one embodiment, community card is shown in each electronic playing card interaction area 24, goes out as shown.If used central display area 26, then community card can be used as selectively or additionally and is shown thereon.

Next be second to take turns stake.After second takes turns stake, the 4th community card, that is, " changeing board (turn) " dealt out the cards by game engine 82, next is the third round stake.

After the third round stake, the 5th and last community card, that is, " river board (river) " is issued faceup.Next be the 4th and last take turns stake.If in the end one take turns after the stake remainingly more than a player, the player with best board is confirmed as the winner of this dish.

If first in third round stake any one take turns after, only surplus next player, then Sheng Xia player automatically is confirmed as the winner.Since one or more community card also is not issued, rabbit button (rabbit button) 72D on each electronics player interaction area 24 is activated as mentioned above or is shown.

In one aspect of the invention, the playing card table 18 in the system 10 is networked and is connected to one or more servers 50.Server 50 can be used to realize and convenient player follows the trail of, bill is come in and gone out makes a bet (cash-free), distributes that the player is sitting in that specific table is gone up, league matches, build desk (comprise and open and shut desk, and modification desk parameter), and rotates jackpot.Each desk can have one or more EPIA 24.Playing card table 18 and EPIA can have one or more hereinafter illustrated features.

In addition, miscellaneous equipment also can be connected to server 50 so that additional feature and/or function to be provided.For example, can provide queuing system (seeing below).This system can realize with the independently computing machine of realizing this function.Described independently computing machine also can be realized the further feature or the function of system.Yet, it should be noted that in some system these additional feature or functions can be provided at least in part by server 50.

In one aspect of the invention, server 50 these recreation of management.In other words, server 50 " washes " playing card electronically, deal out the cards, control the player by turns, receive player's input and correspondingly take action, follow the trail of, manage and reward total stake, follow the trail of commission, or the like.Game data is stored in the database.Import at every turn, make a bet, play a card (play) or the like all be stored in the database.

In one aspect of the invention, distribute the queuing system at the seat of player to the playing card table 18 to be provided.If there is not available seat, queuing system also can realize electronics wait tabulation.In one embodiment, one or more equipment, for example individual, notebook or flat computer, palmtop computer or PDA can be by one or more employee access in gambling house.Described equipment allows the employee to import client's name or player ID, perhaps brushes player's ID card.If available seat is arranged on the desk 18, then the player can be assigned to this seat.

Can use if having more than a seat, in one embodiment, the employee can select (being with or without the input from the player) in the seat.Alternatively, equipment can use predetermined rule set to select the seat.

If there is not available seat, the player is arranged in the formation, up to there being the seat to vacate.In one embodiment, according to arriving first the principle of reception earlier, the player is moved out of and is assigned with the seat from formation.Yet it is that the player realizes that special rule is to avoid formation or tabulation that system 10 can allow the gambling house.For example, the underwriter can be introduced for the player who satisfies some condition in the gambling house, has for example won in league matches, to be arranged to the formation front.

In one aspect of the invention, server 50 provides the interface to allow the user, for example authorizes or the employee in the gambling house of appointment, builds new desk 18 or revises the parameter of existing desk 18.The interface can be on server 50, or realizes on another is networked to the equipment of server 50.

The interface can provide one or more following features: the ability of opening/closing desk, the ability of change game parameter, for example recreation of making a bet, playing of Zhun Xuing, commission or the like.

In one aspect of the invention, as mentioned above, system 10 follows the trail of every transaction, makes a bet, deals out the cards in database.The player who plays also follows the trail of in system 10 on each desk 18.This information is stored in the database, is summed up, and is presented with the reporting format of any digital form.Any is that the information of how to play can be tracked about player, recreation and every dish.These available data also can be analyzed, with frequency (per hour) of determining respectively to coil for playing card, or all recreation of specific player object for appreciation, perhaps survey for example ganging up between the player.

As mentioned above, in one embodiment, each player must belong to a player club, and the player ID card that is assigned with is arranged with login EPIA 24 poker board on desk 18.Each player follows the trail of the player account in the club.The account of following the trail of the player in the club has been followed the trail of the cash that player's poker board can use or the amount of money of money.Player's account has also been followed the trail of the situation that the player plays on desk 18, comprise the amount of money of making a bet and the amount of money of win.

System 10 allows jackpots, and the jackpot that promptly adds up produces and wins by polydisc and/or many.The jackpot of accumulative total can be based on being increased by the amount of money of making a bet on the desk that comprises and/or win.The jackpot of accumulative total can continue to increase up to winning under a predetermined set condition.Alternatively, it can only be activated during preset time.The condition that wins jackpot was won before time durations finishes by one or more players.

System 10 allows the jackpot of accumulative total to be provided fund in many ways.The mode that the jackpot of accumulative total is provided fund can be to provide with funds by the computer program application on server 50 or the miscellaneous equipment.For example, Lei Ji jackpot can by from each total stake, get fixing ratio every a total stake or every n total stake and be provided fund.

The amount of money of the jackpot of accumulative total can be shown on central display unit 38 and/or long-range display.

But the jackpot of accumulative total can be under some defined terms, and/or concrete incident, i.e. market incident is by initialization randomly.The jackpot of accumulative total can be an independent dish (having passed through polydisc), the dish of the predetermined number on a desk, or passed through polydisc in during preset time, or the like.

In another aspect of the present invention, win by the player or the player withdraws from or any winner has surpassed the predetermined amount of money at jackpot, or after what its fashionable time in office, one or more management (government) account can be presented to the player on player's EPIA 24.This form can receive player's electronic signature (if can allow), perhaps can notify the player these requirements, and guides them to position that they can fill in a form.This equipment can be individual, notebook or flat computer, palmtop computer, PDA, or other equipment that is fit to.

In one aspect of the invention, one or more employees in gambling house can be assigned to manage a plurality of desks.An employee can managing queueing system (when being provided).The equipment that is networked to server can be provided, and it provides different functions to the employee.This equipment provides the instrument panel application, allows the employee to manage the different aspect of desk 18.

In one aspect of the invention, the employee can see about the different pieces of information of desk current state, include but not limited to, and player, total stake, bet information, community card, or the like.

For example, the employee responds request in person or the request of making by EPIA 24, can see that tracked data are to seek the sign of ganging up between two or more players.For example, whether the employee can determine to have on specific desk two or more people that the custom of playing a card is simultaneously arranged, and determines to play a card whether cognizable pattern is arranged, and this will provide the evidence that does not allow them to play together.

In one aspect of the invention, each EPIA 24 can provide the button of calling or instructing the gambling house employee for the player.For example the player can ask owner/hostess to order beverage.In addition, the player can ask the employee to recall to have taken place on desk 18 or occurent thing, and for example, possible gangs up.This can finish anonymously.

As above illustrated, the equipment that allows the player to manage desk 18 also can allow the employee automatically or the artificially distribute the player to specific desk and/or seat and/or EPIA 24.

In one embodiment, the advertisement on the server 50 control central display units 38.Advertisement also can be provided on EPIA 24 that is associated with desk 18 and/or long-range display.Server 50 can be controlled advertisement content, frequency and/or circulation.

In one aspect of the invention, the player may resist do not play one the dish or polydisc, perhaps leave desk do not play one the dish or polydisc.Yet typically, if the player determines to play a dish subsequently, the player owes current total stake the predetermined amount of money to each dish that misses, i.e. " the blind notes that miss ".In one embodiment, if an opt-out dish or the polydisc of player, then the dish number that misses is followed the trail of by system 10, in case and automatically the dish number that misses of deduction multiply by the amount of money that the player determines to play the blind notes of another dish.

As mentioned above, system 10 has write down each transaction, dealt out the cards or has played a card, made a bet or the like in database.This permission system 10 is recovered from any mistake, and makes recreation enter identical state.

System's 10 facilities league matches.In league matches, there is the player's of predetermined number the desk 18 of predetermined number to be related to.Requirement buys in, for example 100 dollars.Typically, after the player lost its all money, they were got rid of from league matches.

Under pre-defined rule, the player can register league matches and be assigned with seat on the desk.During playing, under predetermined rule, desk can be ended (break down), and the player is distributed on other desk.System 10 comes convenient league matches by one or more following features are provided:

A) registration

B) follow the trail of league matches information

C) on central display unit and/or long-range display, show league matches information

D) league matches is built, and for example, buys in

E) buy in again

F) league matches jackpot, cash or registration (entry) underwriter is to enter another league matches (the concrete league matches or the term of validity)

G) process of termination desk

(1) the suspended message of desk

(2) pass on new seating allocation

(3) determine the termination order

(4) show the termination order

H) show about the state of other desk and the information of the player on other desk

I) monitor and regulate the system of single desk at each dish hourly between league period: between the playing card league period, it is very important that each desk and all other desks have per hour been played the dish number that is roughly the same.This can be by suspending recreation and/or slowing down recreation and do not suspend and realize.

J) league matches in many places.

K) based on league matches payment desk and the last position in league matches thereof automatically to the system of player pays league matches bonus.

In one embodiment of the invention, long-range or virtual game can be provided by system 10.Long-range or virtual game can be provided on wireless device, and plays at preposition.

Virtual game also can provide by EPIA 24.For example, virtual or remote game can be played by them when not taking turns to the playing card player.Virtual or remote game can be another dish playing card of playing with other players, on this desk or other desk, or plays with virtual players.Alternatively, long-range or virtual game can be the recreation of other type, includes but not limited to 21 points, Jino, automatic fruit machine, or the like.

Except other gambling house recreation of operation on EPIA 24 or other terminal, system 10 can move on other gambling equipment in gambling house.For example, virtual snipsnapsnorum can move on existing electronics guest fruit terminal or electronics horse race (race book) terminal.

With reference to Figure 14, server computer 50 comprises that database 100 relates to the information of the object for appreciation of electronic playing card game with storage.In one aspect, server computer 50 is placed on and is independent of electronic playing card table 18, and is connected to electronics player interaction area 24 (seeing above).50 pairs of server computers are dealt out the cards by a dish of the described electronic card game that the electronics board is formed, and allow the player to use electronic money to make a bet during every dish at least one takes turns stake, and total stake is annotated arbitrarily, and at least one dish of this electronic card game is determined the winner.

In one aspect of the invention, electronic playing card table 18 sends information about each dish of electronic playing card game to server computer 50.Server computer 50 storages are about the information of this dish.

In one embodiment, stored information about at least one dish is included in this dish the making a bet of the player who plays, the board of issuing the player, player, total stake, and the winner of total stake.

In one aspect of the invention, server computer 50 is shuffled to a secondary electronics board electronically in the beginning of every dish.Stored information about this at least one dish can comprise the order of at least one board in the secondary electronics board of being washed, the board of issuing each player, any community card that is issued.This information can allow a dish of electronic playing card game reproduced.

In one aspect, server 50 allows stored information to be checked and/or be printed.For example, the viewpoint of at least one that stored information can be from the player is stored.Server computer 50 also can allow stored information to be filtered before being checked and/or being printed.For example, can search for, to seek information about all dishes of particular player or one group of player's object for appreciation to stored information.Also can use other criterion or combination of criteria.For example, the information of all dishes of playing about particular player can be searched and/(or) checked and/or be printed, the player rests on wherein up to this dish end.

In another aspect of the present invention, system 10 can comprise link to each other with server computer 50 independently or outside computing machine 102, to allow at least one player to check and/or to print stored information.Computing machine 102 can be presented as the computing machine that is networked to server computer 50, is arranged in and playing card table 18 or server computer 50 same or attached facilities.For example, computing machine 102 can be arranged in the fruit machine (not shown).Alternatively, computing machine 102 can be the personal computer that is connected through the internet to server 50.

In another embodiment, it seems that the one or more viewpoint of server computer 50 from electronic playing card table 18 allow stored information to be checked and/or be printed.For example, stored information can be coiled according to one or more criterions each, and for example all dishes that have above total stake of certain amount of money are filtered, that is, searched.

In another aspect of the present invention, server computer 50 can be determined dish number that per hour carries out and/or the income that per hour produces based on a playing card table or a plurality of playing card table.

In another aspect of the present invention, 18 reports of the first electronic playing card table are given server computer 50 about the information of the object for appreciation of electronic playing card game.Server computer 50 these information of storage are in database 100.

In one embodiment, the second electronic playing card table 18 is connected to server computer 50.Server computer 50 uses electronic money and electronics board managing electronic snipsnapsnorum on the first and second electronic playing card tables 18.18 reports of the second electronic playing card table are given server computer 50 about the information of the object for appreciation electronic playing card on the second electronic playing card table 18.

For example, the information that is reported to server 50 can comprise information and/or the account information that relates to each dish electronic playing card game.In one embodiment, account information can comprise the amount of money of making a bet on following one or more (1) each electronic playing card table, (2) amount of money, number and the size of the total stake on each electronic playing card table, (3) amount of money that keeps on each electronic playing card table, the dish number that play (4).

With reference to Figure 15 A, method 110 provides electronic playing card game on electronic playing card table 18 especially.In the first step 112, electronic playing card game uses electronic money and electronics board to be managed on electronic playing card table 18.In second step 114, be reported to server computer 50 about the information of the object for appreciation of the electronic playing card game on the electronic playing card table 18.In one embodiment, the second electronic playing card table 18 can link to each other with server computer 50.Server computer 50 can use electronic money and electronics board managing electronic snipsnapsnorum on two electronic playing card tables 18.Information about the object for appreciation of the electronic playing card game on the second electronic playing card table 18 also can be reported to server computer 50.

For example, the information that is reported to server computer 50 can comprise information and/or the account information that relates to each dish electronic playing card game.Other also can be determined and be stored in the database 100 according to the account information of being determined by report information.For example, account information can comprise following one or more: the amount of money of making a bet on each electronic playing card table, the amount of money, number and the size of the total stake on each electronic playing card table, the amount of money that keeps on each electronic playing card table, and the dish number of playing.

With reference to Figure 15 B, method 120 provides electronic playing card game on electronic playing card table 18 especially.In the first step 122, dealt out the cards by at least one dish electronic playing card game that the electronics board is formed.In second step 124, the player is allowed to use during every dish at least one takes turns stake electronic money to make a bet.In the 3rd step 126, all stakes are added in total stake.In the 4th step 128, the winner of at least one dish electronic playing card game is determined, and total stake is encouraged to the winner.In the 5th step 130, be reported to server computer 50 about the information of this dish.In the 6th step 132, the information of being reported is stored in the database 100.In one embodiment, stored information can be included in this dish the making a bet of the player who plays, the board of issuing the player, player, total stake, and the winner of total stake.In addition, stored information can comprise the order of at least one board in the secondary electronics board of being washed, the board of issuing each player, any community card that is issued.

Obviously, a lot of modification of the present invention and change all are possible according to above instruction.In the scope of appended claim, the present invention can by with implement with the scheme different with the scheme that specifies.

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1. method that electronic card game is provided on electronic card tables, described electronic card tables has desk, a plurality of electronics player interactive areas domain and server computing machine, described desk has table top, described electronics player interaction area is positioned at the periphery of described desktop, each electronics player interaction area provide with described player in one carry out mutual player interface, described server computer is connected to described a plurality of electronics player interaction area, comprising:

At least one dish to the described electronic card game be made up of the electronics board is dealt out the cards;

Allow described player during every dish at least one takes turns stake, to use electronic money to make a bet;

Total stake is annotated arbitrarily;

Described at least one dish of described electronic card game is determined that the winner also rewards described total stake to described winner; And,

Report is given described server computer about the information of described dish; And,

Storage about the information of described dish in described database.

2. the method described in claim 1 wherein, is included in the making a bet of the described player who plays in the described dish, the board of issuing described player, described player, total stake about the described stored information of described at least one dish, and the winner of described total stake.

3. the method described in claim 2 is included in the step that a secondary electronics board is shuffled electronically of beginning of each dish.

4. the method described in claim 3 wherein, is included in order, the board of issuing each player and any community card that is issued of at least one board in the described secondary electronics board of being washed about the described stored information of described at least one dish.

5. the method described in claim 4 wherein, allows described dish reproduced about the described stored information of described at least one dish.

6. the method described in claim 1 comprises the step that allows described stored information to be checked and/or be printed.

7. the method described in claim 6, wherein, described stored information can be checked and/or is printed from least one described player's viewpoint.

8. the method described in claim 6 comprises the step that allows described stored information to be filtered.

9. the method described in claim 6 comprises the step that allows at least one player to check and/or print described stored information from the remote computer that is connected to described server computer.

10. the method described in claim 6 comprises the step that allows described stored information to be checked and/or be printed from the viewpoint of described at least one electronic card tables.

11. the method described in claim 6 comprises the step that allows described stored information to be checked and/or be printed from the viewpoint of a plurality of electronic card tables of a position.

12. the method described in claim 1 comprises the step of determining dish number that per hour carries out based on a bidge table or a plurality of bidge table and/or the income that per hour produces.

13. a system that provides electronic card game for a plurality of players comprises:

At least one electronic card tables, it has desktop, has table top and a plurality of electronics player interaction area that is positioned at the periphery of described desktop, each electronics player interaction area provide with described player in one carry out mutual player interface; And

Server computer, be connected to described a plurality of electronics player interaction area, be used at least one dish of the described electronic card game be made up of the electronics board is dealt out the cards, allow described player during every dish at least one takes turns stake, to use electronic money to make a bet, total stake is annotated arbitrarily, at least one dish to described electronic card game is determined the winner, described at least one electronic card tables will send to server computer about the information of described at least one dish of described electronic card game, and described server computer storage is about the information of described dish.

14. the system described in claim 13 wherein, is included in the making a bet of the described player who plays in the described dish, the board of issuing described player, described player, total stake about the described stored information of described at least one dish, and the winner of described total stake.

15. the system described in claim 14, described server computer each dish begin a secondary electronics board is shuffled electronically.

16. the system described in claim 15 wherein, is included in order, the board of issuing each player and any community card that is issued of at least one board in the described secondary electronics board of being washed about the described stored information of described at least one dish.

17. the system described in claim 16 wherein, allows described dish reproduced about the described stored information of described at least one dish.

18. the system described in claim 13, wherein, described server allows described stored information to be checked and/or be printed.

19. the system described in claim 18, wherein, described stored information can be checked and/or is printed from least one described player's viewpoint.

20. the system described in claim 12, described server computer allows described stored information to be filtered.

21. the system described in claim 12 further comprises the computing machine that is connected to described server computer, to allow at least one player to check and/or to print described stored information.

22. the system described in claim 20, wherein, described computing machine is connected to described server computer by computer network.

23. the system described in claim 20, wherein, described computing machine is connected to described server computer by the internet.

24. the system described in claim 18, wherein, described server computer allows described stored information to be checked and/or be printed from the viewpoint of described at least one electronic card tables.

25. the system described in claim 18, wherein, described server computer allows described stored information to be checked and/or be printed from the viewpoint of a plurality of electronic card tables of a position.

26. the system described in claim 13, wherein, described server computer can be determined dish number that per hour carries out based on a bidge table or a plurality of bidge table and/or the income that per hour produces.

27. the system described in claim 13, wherein, each electronic card tables comprises the central display area of the middle position that is positioned at described desktop, with to described player's display message.

28. the system described in claim 13, wherein, described electronics player interaction area realizes with display device independently.

29. the system described in claim 28, wherein, described display device is a touch-screen display.

30. the system described in claim 28, wherein, described display device is positioned in the computer based module, and each computer based module is connected to described server computer.

31. the system described in claim 27, described central display area is implemented in central display device, described bidge table comprises that the central authorities that are connected to and drive described central display device show computing machine, and described central authorities show that computing machine is connected to described toy computer.

32. the system described in claim 13, described server computer or be placed on the described bidge table or by long-range placement.

33. method that electronic card game is provided on electronic card tables, described electronic card tables has desk, a plurality of electronics player interactive areas domain and server computing machines, described desk has table top, described electronics player interaction area is positioned at the periphery of described desktop, each electronics player interaction area provide with described player in one carry out mutual player interface, described server computer is connected to described a plurality of electronics player interaction area, comprising:

Use electronic money and electronics board on described electronic card tables, to manage described electronic card game; And

Report is given described server computer about the information of the object for appreciation of the described electronic card game on described electronic card tables.

34. the method described in claim 33, wherein, second electronic card tables is connected to described server computer, and described method comprises step:

On described second electronic card tables, use electronic money and electronics board to manage described electronic card game; And

Report is given described server computer about the information of the object for appreciation of the described electronic card game on described second electronic card tables.

35. the method described in claim 33, wherein, described electronic card game is managed by described server computer.

36. the method described in claim 33, wherein, the information that reports to described server comprises the information that relates to the described electronic card game of every dish.

37. the method described in claim 33 comprises the step of setting up account information according to the information that reports to described server computer.

38. the method described in claim 37, wherein, described account information is stored in the database.

39. the method described in claim 37, wherein, described account information comprises following one or more: the amount of money of making a bet on each electronic card tables; The amount of money of the total stake on each electronic card tables, number and size, the amount of money that keeps on each electronic card tables, and the dish number of playing.

40. the system for a plurality of players provide electronic card game comprises:

Electronic card tables has desktop, has table top and a plurality of electronics player interaction area that is positioned at the periphery of this desktop, each electronics player interaction area provide with described player in one carry out mutual player interface; And

Server computer, be connected to described a plurality of electronics player interaction area, so that on described electronic card tables, manage described electronics board with electronics board and electronic money, described electronic card tables report is given described server computer about the information of the object for appreciation of described electronic card game, and described server computer is stored described information in database.

41. the system described in claim 40, comprise second electronic card tables that is connected to described server computer, described server computer uses electronic money and electronics board to manage described electronic card game on described second electronic card tables, and described second electronic card tables report is given described server computer about the information of the object for appreciation of the described electronic card game on described second electronic card tables.

42. the system described in claim 40, wherein, the information that reports to described server comprises the information that relates to the described electronic card game of every dish.

43. the system described in claim 40, described server computer is set up account information according to the information that reports to described server computer.

44. the system described in claim 43, wherein, described account information is stored in the database.

45. the system described in claim 43, wherein, described account information comprises following one or more: the amount of money of making a bet on each electronic card tables; The amount of money of the total stake on each electronic card tables, number and size, the amount of money that keeps on each electronic card tables, and the dish number of playing.

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