TWI661853B - 在遊戲過程中提供牌的方法及將牌供應至遊戲裝置之玩牌表面的方法 - Google Patents

在遊戲過程中提供牌的方法及將牌供應至遊戲裝置之玩牌表面的方法 Download PDF

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TWI661853B
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提供了一種牌處理系統，所述牌處理系統包括洗牌裝置、鞋狀物裝置以及自動地將牌從洗牌裝置傳遞到鞋狀物裝置中的牌傳遞系統。洗牌裝置可以包括分隔器，所述分隔器被構造為接觸位於洗牌裝置的分隔室內的至少一張牌。鞋狀物裝置可以包括用於通過鞋狀物裝置的基底中的開口將牌裝載到牌存儲區域中的牌裝載系統。在卡西諾桌牌遊戲過程中提供牌的方法包括：在洗牌裝置和鞋狀物裝置中識別包括每張牌的排序和組的牌資訊，並且將牌從洗牌裝置傳送給鞋狀物裝置。

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在遊戲過程中提供牌的方法及將牌供應至遊戲裝置之玩牌表面的方法 相關申請的交叉引用
本申請要求2010年10月14日提交的美國臨時專利申請系列No.61/393,299的權益，該申請的全部內容通過引用併入本文。
發明領域
本公開的實例一般涉及遊戲領域和卡西諾桌牌遊戲領域。更特別地，本公開的實例涉及用於處理紙牌的系統和裝置及相關方法。
發明背景
基於牌的隨機生成排列的結果的下賭注遊戲是公知的。在遊戲場所廣泛地玩這些遊戲，通常可以使用單副或多副五十二(52)張的紙牌來玩遊戲。使用多副紙牌的遊戲可以包括例如在諸如21點和巴卡拉紙牌戲的遊戲中使用的六副或八副牌以及在諸如雙副21點的遊戲中使用的兩副紙牌。許多其他專業遊戲可以使用單副或多副牌，具有或 不具有小丑牌並且具有或不具有所選的移除牌。
從玩家的角度看，莊家必須在洗牌上花費的時間縮減了遊戲的刺激性。從卡西諾賭城的角度看，洗牌時間減少了玩家的數量並且尤其減少了在既定量時間內下賭注和解析的數量，結果是降低了卡西諾賭城的收益。卡西諾更願意不改變遊戲或增加更多的桌來增加遊戲所產生的收益量。一種方法是僅加速遊戲。提高玩遊戲的速度的一個選項是減少莊家在洗牌上花費的時間。
減少洗牌時間的願望已經推進了機械和機電式洗牌裝置的開發。這些裝置提高了洗牌和發牌的速度，從而增加了實際的玩牌死機。這些裝置還通過減少莊家或賭城在準備玩遊戲時所必須花費的時間量而增加了遊戲的刺激性。
莊家更喜歡使用在莊家的手、背和臂上施加最小勞損的洗牌機。一些現有洗牌機設計在用戶的肌肉上施加了不必要的勞損。莊家偏愛相對于遊戲桌的表面呈現低輪廓的洗牌機，尤其當洗牌機將牌分配到遊戲中時，而不是用於鞋狀物遊戲對批量牌進行混洗的洗牌機。
已經採用多種方法來設計洗牌機。這些方法包括例如隨機射出設計(例如，美國專利No.6,959,925；6,698,756；6,299,167；6,019,368；5,676,372；以及5,584,483)、疊分離和插入(例如，美國專利No.5,683,085和5,944,310)、交錯設計(例如，美國專利No.5,275,411和5,695,189)，使用刮板的隨機插入(美國專利No.5,382,024) 以及使用多個混洗分隔室的設計。
在授予Lorber等人的美國專利No.4,586,712中公開了分隔室洗牌機的一個這樣的實例。所公開的自動洗牌裝置被設計為在電腦的程式控制下使多副牌混合。所述裝置為旋轉式輸送帶型洗牌機，其具有收容器、用於存儲經混洗的紙牌的存儲裝置、用於將混合收容器中的紙牌的移除裝置和插入裝置、分牌鞋狀物以及用於將經混洗的紙牌從存儲裝置供給到分牌鞋狀物的供給裝置。收容器包括多個牌容納分隔室，每個分隔室能夠容納單張牌。
在授予Johnson等人的美國專利No.6,267,248中公開了在旋轉式輸送帶中佈置有混合分隔室的另一種洗牌機。牌被裝載到饋入託盤中，順序地供給而經過讀牌感測器，並且插入到旋轉式輸送帶內的分隔室中以隨機化牌的排序或將牌分類為預選排序。在洗牌過程中，旋轉式輸送帶沿兩個方向移動。授予Johnson等人的美國專利No.6,676,127描述了洗牌機的另一變型例，其中牌被插入旋轉式輸送帶的側並且從所述旋轉式輸送帶的相同側移除，使得牌饋入託盤位於擲出託盤的上方(參見第3圖)。
授予Erickson等人的美國專利No.3,897,954公開了一次將一張牌傳送到多個垂直堆置的洗牌分隔室中的一個中的裝置。邏輯電路用於確定用來確定牌的傳送位置的序列。洗牌機可用於將經混洗的牌疊分發給玩家。
授予Hoffman等人的美國專利No.4,770,421公開了包括帶有傳送帶的牌裝載站的洗牌裝置。帶將疊中最下 面的牌移動到分配升降機上，由此一疊牌積聚在分配升降機上。與升降機相鄰的是一疊垂直的混合袋。由有限數量的分配程式表進行編程的微處理器對應於程式表中調用的高度而發送信號序列到升降機。每個分配程式表包括與隨機相對的固定的預選分配序列。單張牌移動到在該高度處對應的袋中。或者是隨機地選擇分配程式表，或者是按序列執行程式表。當微處理器完成單次分配迴圈的執行時，一次移除一疊牌，並且將牌裝載的第二升降機中。第二升降機將牌傳送到輸出儲器。
授予Breeding的美國專利No.5,275,411公開了用於自動地混洗和分發各手牌的機器。儘管該裝置不是通過將牌分配到多個分隔室中來洗牌，但是該機器被認為是將隨機安排的各手牌傳送到卡西諾牌遊戲的第一種機器。對單副牌進行混洗，然後將牌自動分配到手形成託盤中。洗牌機包括副接收區域、用於將一副分為兩副部分的滑架部、位於副部分的相鄰角之間的斜坡機構以及用於將牌抓緊移動到斜坡機構上方以使牌交錯的裝置。Breeding的洗牌機最初被設計為與單副撲克式樣的遊戲(例如，LET IT RIDE® Stud Poker和市場上出售的WHO’S FIRST® Pai Gow Poker的牌九撲克的變體)結合使用。
在嘗試提高裝有洗牌機的專業桌牌遊戲的玩牌速率時，開發出了如美國專利號6,149,154、6,588,750、6,655,684和7,059,602中公開的ACE®洗牌機。這種洗牌機的工作速度比上述現有已知洗牌機裝置的快，具有較少的 移動部件，並且需要比現有設計短得多的設置時間。洗牌機包括牌饋入託盤、一疊垂直的混洗分隔室和牌輸出託盤。第一牌移動機構(牌移動器)分別牌從饋入託盤推入分隔室中。處理器隨機地指導將供給的牌放置到分隔室中以及每個分隔室與第一牌移動器的對準，在每個分隔室內形成隨機的多組牌。通過第二牌移動機構將多組牌卸載到輸出託盤中。
能夠傳送在卡西諾紙牌遊戲中使用的隨機安排的各手牌的另一分隔室式洗牌機為One-2-Six®洗牌機(由之前稱為Casino Austria Research&Development(CARD)的Shuffle Master GMBH & Co KG研發)。在美國專利號6,659,460和6,889,979中公開了這種洗牌機。當第一可移除遞送端被附接時，這種洗牌機能夠遞送隨機安排的各手牌，並且當第二可移除遞送端被附接時，洗牌機能夠遞送從鞋狀物型結構連續供給的牌。牌從供給器分別供給到旋轉式輸送帶的分隔室內以完成牌的隨機排序。也是通過隨機卸載多組牌來完成洗牌。
大多數已知的洗牌機設計，尤其是多副式洗牌機，在洗牌過程中(例如，從洗牌機移除經混洗的紙牌並且將牌放置到鞋狀物中以便莊家使用)需要一定程度的交互(例如，通過莊家進行的交互)。這些交互以及將牌傳遞到不同裝置可以不利於在洗牌過程中牌的安全性並且造成了篡改牌的機會。此外，在大多數已知的洗牌機設計中，紙牌的混洗可受到在洗牌機中使用的用於將附加牌裝載到洗牌 機中的特定機構的限制。
發明概要
在一些實例中，本公開包括牌處理系統，所述牌處理系統包括包含第一牌感應裝置的洗牌裝置、包含第二牌感應裝置的鞋狀物裝置、用於將牌從洗牌裝置傳遞到鞋狀物裝置中的牌傳遞系統以及用於控制系統的運行的處理器。
在另外的實例中，本公開包括包括牌饋入區域的洗牌裝置、用於將從牌饋入區域傳送到包含多個分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶的第一牌供給機構以及緊鄰所述旋轉式輸送帶定位並且可操作以接觸位於旋轉式輸送帶的多個分隔室的至少一個分隔室內的至少一張牌的分隔器。
在另外的實例中，本公開包括包含牌存儲區域的鞋狀物裝置和用於通過鞋狀物裝置的基底中的開口將牌裝載到牌存儲區域中的牌裝載系統。
在另外的實例中，本公開包括在卡西諾桌牌遊戲中提供牌的方法。所述方法包括：將牌接收到至少部分位於遊戲桌的玩牌表面下方的洗牌裝置中；在牌移動通過洗牌裝置時，獲得包括每張牌的排序和組的牌資訊；將牌從洗牌裝置傳送到位於遊戲桌的玩牌表面上方的鞋狀物裝置；在牌移動通過鞋狀物裝置時，獲得包括每張牌的排序和組的牌資訊；以及通過鞋狀物裝置的牌輸出區域提供牌。
10‧‧‧牌處理系統
11‧‧‧遊戲桌
12‧‧‧洗牌裝置
13‧‧‧側部
14、114‧‧‧鞋狀物裝置
16‧‧‧對接站
17‧‧‧牌通路
18‧‧‧對準銷
20‧‧‧饋入輥
22‧‧‧牌輸入區域
23‧‧‧控制電動機
24‧‧‧旋轉式輸送帶
25‧‧‧分隔室
26、28‧‧‧指狀件
27‧‧‧可旋轉中央構件
29‧‧‧板簧
30、32‧‧‧成斜面邊緣
34‧‧‧分隔器
35‧‧‧接觸端
35A、35B‧‧‧接觸端
36‧‧‧包裝臂裝置
38‧‧‧收縮位置
40‧‧‧嚙合位置
42‧‧‧順時針方向
44‧‧‧暗匣
44A‧‧‧升起位置
44B‧‧‧下降位置
45‧‧‧升降機系統
46‧‧‧第一固定側邊
47‧‧‧感測器
48‧‧‧可移動側邊
50‧‧‧方向
52‧‧‧軸線
54、56‧‧‧拾取輥
58、98‧‧‧牌感應裝置
60、62、64、66、68、70‧‧‧輥
71‧‧‧推牌器
72‧‧‧排出供給器元件
74‧‧‧牌出口、輸出開口
84‧‧‧牌入口
86‧‧‧傳送機構
88‧‧‧牌存儲區域
89‧‧‧蓋
90‧‧‧旋轉包裝臂
92‧‧‧孔隙
94‧‧‧排出端
96‧‧‧可移動牌砝碼
103‧‧‧支撐板
102‧‧‧裝載位置
106‧‧‧擋板特徵
108‧‧‧掩蓋裝置
127‧‧‧角度表面
200‧‧‧控制系統
202‧‧‧顯示器、電子信號處理器
204‧‧‧輸入裝置
206‧‧‧顯示器
208‧‧‧輸入裝置
210‧‧‧輸出裝置
250‧‧‧網路
儘管說明書通過請求項書進行了總結，請求項書尤其指出並且明確地要求了被視為本公開的實例的權利，從下面結合附圖對本公開的示例性實例的描述中更易於確定本公開的實例的各種特徵和優點，在附圖中：第1圖為依據本公開的實例的包括洗牌裝置和鞋狀物裝置的牌處理系統的局部截面側視圖；第1A圖為依據本公開的另一實例的牌處理系統的部分的局部截面側視圖；第2圖為可在本公開的牌處理系統(例如第1和1A圖中所示的牌處理系統)的實例中使用的洗牌裝置的部分的局部截面圖；第3圖為第2圖所示的洗牌裝置的部分的局部放大截面圖；第3A圖為依據本公開的另一實例的洗牌裝置的部分的局部放大截面圖；第4圖為可在本公開的牌處理系統(例如，第1和1A圖中所示的牌處理系統)的實例中使用的鞋狀物裝置的局部截面圖；以及第5圖為可在本公開的牌處理系統(例如，第1和1A圖中所示的牌處理系統)的實例中使用的控制系統的示意圖。
詳細描述
本文給戶的示例不是任何特定裝置、系統或其部 件的實際視圖，而是僅為用於描述本公開的實例的理想化表示。另外，為了方便和簡潔起見，各圖之間共用的元件可持有相同的附圖標記。
第1圖為牌處理系統10的實例的局部截面側視圖，牌處理系統10包括牌處理裝置，例如，洗牌裝置12和鞋狀物裝置14。可以實施牌處理系統10以便提供在例如卡西諾桌牌遊戲(例如，巴卡拉紙牌戲、21點、CASINO WAR®或其他單副或多副牌的遊戲)中使用的經混洗(例如，隨機化、分類等)的牌。牌處理系統10可以包括用於將紙牌提供給牌處理系統10的紙牌饋入區域(例如，洗牌裝置12中的牌輸入區域22)和用於提供在遊戲中使用(例如，由莊家使用)的紙牌的牌輸出區域(例如，鞋狀物裝置14的排出端94)。
如第1圖所示，牌處理系統10可以被定位為使得洗牌裝置12和鞋狀物裝置14在將紙牌從洗牌裝置12提供給鞋狀物裝置14的取向上安裝到遊戲桌11。例如，鞋狀物裝置14可以安裝(例如，可移除地安裝)到遊戲桌11的上方(例如，在遊戲桌11的玩牌表面上方或上面)，而洗牌裝置12緊鄰鞋狀物裝置14安裝到遊戲桌11的下方(例如，至少部分在下方，在玩牌表面的外部，等)。換言之，鞋狀物裝置14相對更加緊鄰遊戲桌11的玩牌表面定位，而洗牌裝置12與鞋狀物裝置14相比相對更加遠離(即，遠位於或在外部)遊戲桌11的玩牌表面定位。在一些實例中，牌處理系統10可以至少部分緊鄰遊戲桌11的側部13安裝。例如，牌處理系統10的部分(例如，洗牌裝置12)可以部分安裝到遊戲桌11的下方 並且可以從遊戲桌11的側部13延伸出。牌處理系統10的從遊戲桌11的側部13延伸出的所述部分即可使得鞋狀物裝置14能夠直接定位在牌處理系統10的部分上。牌傳遞系統在洗牌裝置12和鞋狀物裝置14之間的部分(即，牌通路)(例如，牌出口74、牌通路17，下文將進行討論)可以與遊戲桌11相鄰(例如，在其外部)定位並且可以不延伸貫通遊戲桌11。如第1圖所示，該實例可以免除在遊戲桌11中為洗牌裝置12和鞋狀物裝置14之間的牌通路切割孔的需要。
在一些實例中，對接站16可以安裝在遊戲桌11上洗牌裝置12和鞋狀物裝置14之間。對接站16可以包括從其突出以接受鞋狀物裝置14的安裝裝置(例如，一個或多個對準銷18)。對準銷18可以將鞋狀物裝置14與對接站和洗牌裝置12對準，從而在洗牌裝置12和鞋狀物裝置14之間對準牌傳遞系統。例如，對準銷18可以將貫通對接站16的牌通路17與洗牌裝置12中的開口(例如，牌出口74)和鞋狀物裝置14的開口(例如，牌入口84)對準。在其他實例中，對接站可以包括直接安裝到遊戲桌11中的對準銷18，並且鞋狀物裝置14可以直接佈置在桌上並且附接至對準銷18，從而免除了對其中形成有牌通路17的結構16的需要。對準銷18可根據實現方式用於對準洗牌裝置12、鞋狀物裝置14和對接站16，從而確保將紙牌從洗牌裝置12正確地裝載到鞋狀物裝置14中。通過使得每個鞋狀物裝置能夠安裝到牌處理系統10上以及從牌處理系統10移除，對準銷18可使得多個鞋狀物裝置14能夠與牌處理系統10可互換地使用(例如，與洗牌 裝置12一起使用)。
在一些實例中，牌處理系統10可以包括在紙牌從洗牌裝置12提供給鞋狀物裝置14之前表示鞋狀物裝置14是否被接收在對準銷18上的裝置。例如，牌處理系統10可以包括發送表示鞋狀物裝置14被接收在對準銷18上的信號的一個或多個感測器15(第5圖)。如果感測器15未檢測到鞋狀物裝置14，則牌處理系統10可以防止將紙牌從洗牌裝置12提供給鞋狀物裝置14。在一些實例中，牌處理系統10可用於固定鞋狀物裝置14，使得當紙牌正從洗牌裝置12被提供給鞋狀物裝置14時不能從牌處理系統10移除鞋狀物裝置14。例如，對準銷18可接受在鞋狀物裝置14中形成的凹槽內，並且在牌處理系統10運行期間一個或多個對準銷18的部分(例如，形成在其上的翼片)可以將鞋狀物裝置14固定到相鄰結構(例如，對接站16、遊戲桌11)。
仍參照第1圖，可以通過洗牌裝置12中的牌輸入區域22將紙牌提供給牌處理系統10。在一些實例中，洗牌裝置12可以包括任何適當的洗牌裝置，例如，在1997年10月14日發行的授予Sines等人的美國專利號5,676,372、在2001年7月3日發行的授予Grauzer等人的美國專利號6,254,096、在2003年11月25日發行的授予Grauzer等人的美國專利6,651,981以及在2003年12月9日發行的授予Blaha等人的美國專利6,659,460中公開的那些洗牌裝置，上述各個專利的全部內容通過引用併入本文中。洗牌裝置12可以具有與上文提到並且通過引用併入的美國專利6,659,460中公 開的洗牌裝置稍類似的輪或旋轉式輸送帶設計。例如，牌供給系統20將牌從牌輸入區域22遞送到多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24。
在一些實例中，牌處理系統10的牌輸入區域22可以包括可平移暗匣44(例如，可旋轉暗匣)，在關閉位置上，所述暗匣可以至少部分佈置在牌輸入區域22內。如第1圖所示，在打開位置上，暗匣44可以定位為基本水準(例如，相對於放置有牌處理系統10或遊戲桌11的表面(例如，地板水準)。暗匣44可以具有第一固定側邊46和可移動側邊48，所述可移動側邊48沿朝向固定側邊的方向偏置以將紙牌保持在暗匣44的側邊46、48之間。例如，可移動側邊48與暗匣44(與暗匣44上或其部分中的軌道)可移動地耦合並且可沿著朝向固定側邊46的方向被偏置(例如，通過彈簧)從而將一疊水準的紙牌夾持在側邊46、48之間(例如，在此處，每張紙牌的面基本橫向於牌供給系統20的通路取向)。在一些實例中，可移除盒位於暗匣內並且鎖定到可旋轉支撐結構中的適當位置上。一旦可旋轉暗匣44裝有紙牌，暗匣44可以繞著軸線52沿方向50旋轉到關閉位置，直到一疊牌基本垂直(例如，在此處，每張紙牌的面基本平行於牌供給系統20的通路取向)。在洗牌裝置12啟動之前，暗匣44可被鎖定在垂直位置。在一些實例中，一個或多個感測器47(第5圖)可以指示在使能進行牌處理系統10(例如，洗牌裝置12)的操作之前暗匣44處於關閉位置。
在其他實例中，紙牌可直接輸入牌輸入區域 22(例如，佈置在牌輸入區域22中的固定暗匣)或輸入到與牌處理系統10可移除地耦合的可移除暗匣。例如，暗匣44可以包括保持一疊牌(例如，沿正面到背面取向的六副至八副紙牌)可移除盒(例如，框架構件)。在這種實例中，盒可以預先裝有一副或多副紙牌並且可以佈置在(例如，插入)暗匣44中。由於盒被裝載到暗匣44中，暗匣44可被插入牌處理系統10中。
在另外的實例中，如第1A圖所示，牌處理系統10的牌輸入區域22可以包括可平移暗匣44，升降機系統45使得可平移暗匣44能夠在升起位置44A和下降位置44B之間移動。可平移暗匣44可與上文參照第1圖描述的暗匣基本相似。如第1A圖所示，在升起位置上，暗匣44可被定位為使得可從遊戲桌11(例如，從遊戲桌11的玩牌表面)進入暗匣44的至少部分。在升起位置上，待插入牌處理系統10中的紙牌可以被裝載到暗匣44中。一旦可平移暗匣44裝有紙牌，通過升降機系統45(例如，由莊家操作的自動化系統、控制系統200(第5圖)或它們的組合)可以將暗匣44移位到下降位置(即，進入牌輸入區域22)。
再次參照第1圖，通過牌供給系統20可以將輸入到牌輸入區域22中的紙牌從牌輸入區域22傳送到多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24。牌供給系統20可以包括分別傳送牌的一組拾取輥54、56。另外成對的輥60、62、64、66、68、70可以將紙牌從牌輸入區域22移位元到多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24。在一些實例中，牌感應裝置58的一個或多個部 件可以緊鄰牌輸入區域22放置，並且牌供給系統20可以傳送牌經過牌感應裝置58。例如，牌感應裝置58的部件或裝置(例如，感測器)可以沿著牌供給系統20佈置以便在紙牌被插入多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24之前檢測紙牌。牌感應裝置58可用於檢測紙牌並且針對記憶體裝置(例如，牌感應裝置58的記憶體裝置、控制系統200(第5圖)的記憶體裝置等)中包含的資料集來驗證檢測紙牌得到的資料，以驗證該組紙牌未被篡改(例如，通過驗證該組紙牌是完整的)。在一些實例中，牌感應裝置58可以包括2007年1月25日公開的授予Downs的美國專利申請公開No.US 2007/0018389 A1(現在為2011年4月26日發行的美國專利7,933,448)或在2010年7月27日發行的授予Downs的美國專利7,764,836中公開的部件中的一個或多個，上述各個專利的全部內容通過引用併入本文。
洗牌裝置12可以包括用於沿多個方向(例如，順時針方向和逆時針旋轉多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24的驅動機構(例如，步進電動機)並且可以將所選分隔室25(第2圖)與牌供給系統20對準，從而將一張或多張紙牌裝載到多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24的所選分隔室25內。在一些實例中，驅動機構可與上文提到並且通過引用併入的於2010年8月3日發行的授予Grauzer等人的美國專利6,659,460和美國專利7,766,332中公開的驅動機構相似，所述專利的全部內容通過引用併入本文。
第2圖為洗牌裝置12的局部截面圖。如第2圖所 示，多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24可以包括由從可旋轉中央構件27延伸出的指狀件26、28形成的多個分隔室25(例如，四十三(43)個分隔室)。每個分隔室25可以由多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24的兩個相鄰指狀件26、28限定。在一些實例中，指狀件26、28可以包括在插入多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24之後用於將紙牌牢固地保持在分隔室25內的板簧29。注意的是，在其他實例中，多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24可以包括少於四十三(43)個的分隔室25或者多於四十三(43)個的分隔室25。
洗牌裝置12可以包括用於輔助將紙牌插入多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24的每個分隔室25中的包裝臂裝置36。包裝臂裝置36可以與牌處理系統10的部分可旋轉地耦合並且可以部分沿著牌供給系統20的通路平移以確保將紙牌正確地裝載到多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24內。在一些實例中，包裝臂裝置36可與上文提到並且通過引用併入的美國專利6,659,460和美國專利7,766,332中公開的裝置相似。
洗牌裝置12可以包括分隔器34，在收縮位置38處，分隔器可以避免與佈置在與供給輥20對準的多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24的分隔室25內的一張或多張紙牌(例如，一疊紙牌)的邊緣相接觸。在嚙合位置40處，分隔器34可以接觸紙牌並且可以向紙牌施加力。分隔器34的接觸端35可以接觸分隔室25內的一張或多張紙牌的邊緣，從而保持一張或多張紙牌的邊緣與分隔器34的接觸端35緊鄰。例如，分隔器34的接觸端35可以接觸一張或多張紙牌的邊緣 以引起它們之間的摩擦力。在一些實例中，分隔器34的接觸端35可以接觸一張或多張紙牌的邊緣並且向紙牌施加力以便至少部分彎曲一張或多張紙牌的部分。例如，分隔器34可以使得一疊紙牌稍彎曲並且可使得紙牌之間或者一張或多張紙牌的部分與其上佈置有紙牌的指狀件26、28的部分之間分離。在一些實例中，分隔器34的接觸端35可以為平滑的、帶槽的、帶肋狀件的、直的、斜的或覆有高摩擦材料(例如，橡膠或氯丁橡膠)，從而保持一張或多張紙牌的邊緣。
第3圖為第2圖中所示的洗牌裝置12的部分的局部放大截面圖。參照第2和3圖，指狀件26、28可以包括使能將紙牌插入分隔室25中現有牌的上面或下面的成斜面邊緣30、32。當分隔器34處於嚙合位置40時，多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24的分隔室25中的一張或多張紙牌可相對於分隔器34移位以形成用於將一張或多張另外的紙牌插入位於相同分隔室25內的兩張紙牌之間或者一張或多張紙牌和分隔室25的部分之間的開口。例如，多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24可以沿一方向(例如，順時針方向42)旋轉。在一些實例中，控制系統200(第5圖)可以使得驅動系統的步進電動機按在兩個所選牌之間形成開口所需的步數旋轉多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24。在其他實例中，一旦處於嚙合位置40上，分隔器34可以平移以形成用於插入一張或多張另外的紙牌的開口。
第3圖進一步圖示了分隔器34(第2圖)的接觸端 35A、35B的實現的兩個實例。如第3圖所示，接觸端35A在分隔室25內的一張或多張紙牌與其他紙牌之間形成了開口以用於將一張或多張另外的紙牌插入已經佈置在分隔室25內的紙牌之間。通過另一實例，接觸端35B在一張或多張紙牌和其上佈置有紙牌的指狀件28的表面31之間形成開口，以用於將一張或多張另外的紙牌插入已經佈置在分隔室25內的紙牌和其上佈置有紙牌的分隔室的表面(例如，在紙牌在分隔室25裝載期間取向時，位於分隔室25中的紙牌下面或下方指狀件28的部分)之間。
往回參考第2圖，從上面的描述可以理解到，包括分隔器34的洗牌裝置12可以使得一張或多張牌能夠插入多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24中同時位於分隔室25中所有牌的上方、同時位於分隔室25中所有牌的下方以及分隔室25中已經選擇的牌之間。這種在洗牌裝置中插入紙牌的靈活性可以增強裝置對通過諸如上文提到的那些洗牌裝置的相似洗牌裝置不可能混洗的紙牌進行混洗(例如，隨機化，分類等)的洗牌能力。
在一些實例中，可以在多張紙牌(例如，兩張、三張或多張紙牌)已經被遞送到一個或多個分隔室25中之後來實現分隔器34。隨著分隔室25中紙牌的數量增加，通過增加分隔室25內的每張牌的可能位置的數量，分隔器34增加了分隔室25內的紙牌的可能位置的數量並且可以通過使能每個分隔室25保持更多的紙牌來提高洗牌效率。在一些實例中，設置多個分隔器，每個分隔室內設置一個分隔 器。在其他實例中，僅緊鄰饋入輥20(第2圖)設置一個分隔器。
在一些實例中，分隔器34可以與牌處理系統10(例如，洗牌裝置12)的部分可移動地耦合。例如，分隔器34可與洗牌裝置12的部分可樞轉地耦合並且在收縮位置38和嚙合位置40之間可旋轉地平移。換句話說，分隔器34的接觸端35可以沿著多於一個的軸平移(例如，沿著x軸和y軸)。在其他實例中，分隔器34可被約束為單軸移動(例如，沿著x軸)。例如，分隔器34可以與洗牌裝置12的部分可滑動地耦合並且可以在收縮位置38和嚙合位置40之間橫向地變換分隔器34的接觸端35。在該實例中，分隔器34可以沿著x軸移動以與分隔室25內的一張或多張牌嚙合和分離。當與牌嚙合時，通過如上所述旋轉多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24，可以在分隔室25的的牌中形成開口。在另外的實例中，分隔器34的接觸端35可以沿著x軸和y軸移動以便通過沿著x軸移動而與分隔室25內的一張或多張牌嚙合和分離並且通過沿著y軸移動而在分隔室25的牌中形成開口。
在一些實例中，一個或多個感測器以及任選地用於接收來自感測器的信號並且用於控制電動機23(第5圖)的控制器也可以設置在牌處理系統10中。感測器可被配置為檢測多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24的相對位置以使牌處理系統10的控制系統200(第5圖)能夠識別哪個分隔室25對準以接收來自牌供給系統20的牌以及哪個分隔室25對準以通過牌傳遞系統(例如，下文討論的排出供給器元件72)排出其中 的所有牌。例如，牌處理系統10可以包括一個磁性感測器，所述磁性感測器被配置為檢測位於多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24上的一磁體。
在一些實例中，如第3A圖所示，多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24的部分可以包括提供多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24中的一個或多個分隔室25中的至少一些紙牌之間的偏移(例如，沿著紙牌的正面的橫向偏移)的表面。例如，分隔室25的內部(例如，中央構件的表面、緊鄰中央構件27的表面或它們的組合)可以包括成角度表面127。由於紙牌被裝載到分隔室25內，各張紙牌的邊緣將接觸提供至少一些紙牌之間的偏移的成角度表面127的部分。在一些實例中，可使成角度表面127取向為使得紙牌的邊緣從分隔室25延伸出比堆疊有紙牌的邊緣遠的距離。在其他實例中，可以使分隔室25的表面取向以形成與第3A圖中所示的偏移相對的偏移或這兩種偏移的組合。紙牌中的這些偏移使得分隔器34能夠接觸分隔室25中的一張或多張紙牌的所選邊緣。如第3A圖中進一步顯示，在一些實例中，分隔器34的接觸端35還可以包括用於選擇性地接觸分隔室25內的一張或多張紙牌的邊緣的成角度表面135。
往回參照第1圖，推牌器71可以傳遞來自洗牌裝置12的分隔室25的紙牌(例如，多組隨機化的紙牌)並且傳遞到用於將多組紙牌從洗牌裝置12傳遞到鞋狀物裝置14的牌傳遞系統中。如果洗牌機僅將一張牌傳遞到鞋狀物裝置14的分隔室中，則推牌器71僅推一張牌。在一些實例中，推 牌器71可以與上文提到並且通過引用併入的美國專利6,659,460和美國專利7,766,332中公開的牌輸出裝置相似。紙牌可以作為一組(例如，一張或多張紙牌)移動(例如，在例如排出供給器元件72中的一個或多個輥的傳送機構的力下)而通過洗牌裝置12中的輸出開口74、通過對接站16(如果實現)中的牌通路17、然後通過鞋狀物裝置14的最下部、底部或底(例如，基底)中的開口84進入鞋狀物裝置14。換句話說，牌傳遞系統可以包括例如一個或多個機構(例如，排出供給器元件72、傳送機構86)以及洗牌裝置12和鞋狀物裝置14中的相關開口(例如，開口74、84)，從而將紙牌從洗牌裝置12傳遞到鞋狀物裝置14(例如，無需手動干預)。在一些實例中，在實現對接站16的情況下，對接站16可以包括傳送機構，例如，緊鄰牌通路17安裝的一個或多個輥，從而沿著牌通路17推進紙牌並且推入鞋狀物裝置14中。
牌裝載系統(例如，在鞋狀物裝置14的基底中的傳送機構86)將紙牌傳遞到鞋狀物裝置14的牌存儲區域88中。在一些實例中，旋轉包裝臂90可以接觸紙牌的尾端並且推進牌通過牌存儲區域88中的孔隙92。紙牌可以位於鞋狀物裝置14的牌存儲區域88中，在此處紙牌可被推到鞋狀物裝置14的排出端94。例如，可移動牌砝碼96可以沿著鞋狀物裝置14中的牌存儲區域88的下傾斜表面朝向鞋狀物裝置14的排出端94推進紙牌。在一些實例中，可借助於重力或借助於機械力(例如，一個或多個彈簧、齒條與齒輪機構等)來移動可移動牌砝碼96。
在一些實例中，鞋狀物裝置14可以包括與上文關於洗牌裝置12討論的牌感應裝置58相似的牌感應裝置98的一個或多個部件(例如，例如感測器的牌識別系統的部件或裝置)。在一些實例中，牌感應裝置58、98可以包括單個牌感應系統的部件。鞋狀物裝置14的牌感應裝置98可以與洗牌裝置12的牌感應裝置58進行資料通信。在一些實例中，即使當鞋狀物裝置14與洗牌裝置12分離(例如，從對準銷18移除，在一些實例中與對接站16移除)，鞋狀物裝置14也可以與洗牌裝置12的控制系統200(第5圖)通信(例如，無線通信或有線通信)。
鞋狀物裝置14中的牌感應裝置98的感測器能夠識別紙牌的排序和組。在一些實例中，牌感應裝置98可以(例如，通過發送資訊給控制系統200(第5圖))監測由牌處理系統10提供給玩家的最終手。例如，從牌處理系統10提供的最終手的資訊可用於獲得正確的支付率或者可以被顯示、跟蹤或以其他方式分析。在一些實例中，用來感應牌位置的感測器亦可用於識別該等牌及確定手的組成。
在一些實例中，來自牌感應裝置98的資訊可以發送到洗牌裝置12的控制系統200(第5圖)的部分並且進行比較以確認屬於最初提供給洗牌裝置12的一組紙牌的退出鞋狀物裝置14的所有牌。例如，在紙牌供給到洗牌裝置12中並且由洗牌裝置12中的牌感應裝置58的感測器進行檢測時，可以生成設置檔。通過相似的方式，來自洗牌裝置12的牌感應裝置58的資料可以用於進行比較(例如，通過控制 系統200)以驗證已經退出鞋狀物裝置14的紙牌為與輸入到洗牌裝置12中的牌相同的牌。在重新使用牌的應用中，牌感應裝置98的資料可用於確認輸入到洗牌機中的牌是相同的。在一些實例中，感測器可以檢測牌上的特殊標記，例如，批號、卡西諾標識號、鞋狀物號、偏移號、桌號、任何其他已知類型的特殊標記或它們的組合。
如上文所述，在一些實例中，牌感應裝置98可以包括在上文提到並且通過引用併入的美國專利申請公開No.US 2007/0018389 A1中公開的一個或多個部件。在一些實例中，牌感應裝置58、98可以包括用於接收來自感測器(例如，照相機裝置或線掃描裝置)的信號以確定通過牌感應裝置58、98讀取或感應的每張牌的排序和/或組的一個或多個控制器(例如，電子信號處理器、例如，場可編程閘陣列(FPGA)器件)。
在一些實例中，牌處理系統10可以提供切割牌特徵。例如，鞋狀物裝置114的上部(例如，鞋狀物裝置14的牌存儲區域88上方的蓋89)可以防止莊家或玩家接近牌存儲區域88中的紙牌(例如，牌僅可通過鞋狀物裝置14的排出端94接近並且可以防止切割牌插入)。牌處理系統10可以使切割牌能夠通過洗牌裝置12供給到鞋狀物裝置14中。例如，切割牌可以插入牌輸入區域22並且供給到牌處理系統10中。在一些實例中，牌感應裝置58可識別切割牌並且將其放置在預定位置處(例如，放置到多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24的所選分隔室25)。洗牌裝置12可以將切割牌裝載到處 於預定位置的鞋狀物裝置14中(例如，一組八副牌中的四百一十六張牌中的四百張牌)。當切割牌從鞋狀物裝置14中移除(例如，通過莊家)時，切割牌可以指示以停止從鞋狀物裝置14收容的供給輸出牌。在一些實例中，在鞋狀物裝置14已經裝載之後，可以通過洗牌裝置12插入切割牌。例如，在鞋狀物裝置14卸載期間，可通過洗牌裝置12插入切割牌。通過另外的實例，在已從鞋狀物裝置14中分發預定數量的牌之後，可以從洗牌裝置12提供切割牌。
第4圖為鞋狀物裝置114的另一實例的局部截面圖。如第4圖所示，鞋狀物裝置114可以包括形成在例如支撐在相鄰結構(例如，遊戲桌11、洗牌裝置12、對接站16等)上的鞋狀物裝置114的部分的鞋狀物裝置的基底中的開口101。開口101被定位為接收來自牌處理系統10的另一部分的紙牌(例如，洗牌裝置12、對接站16)。鞋狀物裝置114可以包括能夠沿著在鞋狀物的側邊的狹槽104移動的可移動支撐板103。當鞋狀物為空時，板103可以移動到裝載位置102，並且沿著狹槽104朝向鞋狀物裝置114的排出端在箭頭105所示的方向上推進直到到達當鞋狀物裝置114中的紙牌庫存已耗盡時的最終位置103。支撐板103對準裝載的牌並且防止牌下落並阻擋饋入孔隙。
在一些實例中，鞋狀物裝置114可以包括牌阻擋特徵(例如，鞋狀物裝置114的控制系統200(第5圖))，所述牌阻擋特徵使得鞋狀物裝置114能夠防止在選定次數期間內(例如，由遊戲規則限定)牌被移除或插入鞋狀物裝置 114。例如，鞋狀物裝置114可以包括擋板特徵106，擋板特徵106可將擋板選擇性地定位在牌通路中的(例如，定位在鞋狀物裝置114的排出端94處)，以防止牌從鞋狀物裝置114中排出或者不利地重新插入到鞋狀物裝置114中。在一些實例中，擋板特徵106可移動(例如，通過控制系統200自動移動)到阻擋位置以及收縮位置，在所述阻擋位置處可不從鞋狀物裝置114的出口端排出牌或將牌插入鞋狀物裝置114的出口端，在所述收縮位置處可從鞋狀物裝置114排出牌。例如，擋板特徵106可回應來自控制系統200的命令而將擋板從收縮位置移動到阻擋位置(例如，使用諸如螺線管的致動器來致動擋板)，從而防止牌從鞋狀物裝置114中排出或重新插入鞋狀物裝置114中。擋板特徵106還可以回應來自控制系統200的命令而將擋板從阻擋位置移動到收縮位置(例如，致動擋板)，以使牌能夠從鞋狀物裝置114中排出。在一些實例中，可以通過一個或多個單方向螺線管或通過雙向或多向螺線管使擋板特徵106在收縮位置和阻擋位置之間移動。在一些實例中，擋板特徵106可以在一個位置(例如，收縮位置或阻擋位置)上被偏置。例如，擋板特徵106可以在收縮位置上被偏置(例如，通過彈簧、重力等)並且可以包括將擋板移動到阻擋位置並且將擋板保持在阻擋位置的螺線管。一旦來自螺線管的力被釋放，偏置元件可將擋板特徵106返回到收縮位置。
在一些實例中，鞋狀物裝置114可以包括掩蓋裝置108，掩蓋裝置108至少部分隱藏擋板特徵106在收縮位置 和阻擋位置之間移動的至少一個指示(例如，由於擋板特徵106的部分的移動而產生的聲音)。例如，掩蓋裝置108可以通過形成與擋板特徵106在移動期間的輸出類似的輸出而掩飾擋板特徵106的移動。通過另一實例，掩蓋裝置108可以包括另一螺線管，該螺線管獨立於擋板特徵106移動以使擋板特徵106和掩蓋裝置108的移動的外部指示基本難以辨別。
注意的是，為了附圖簡要起見，第1和4圖中的鞋狀物裝置14、114顯示為具有牌感應裝置98和擋板特徵106中的一個。在一些實例中，鞋狀物裝置14、114可以包括牌感應裝置98和擋板特徵106中的一個或兩個。
另外注意的是，儘管本文提出的牌處理系統10的兩維表示可能留下了牌處理系統10的部件(例如，牌供給系統20的輥、分隔器34、包裝臂裝置36、旋轉包裝臂90等)佈置在相同的平面中的印象，洗牌裝置12的部件可以彼此偏移。例如，如第2圖所示，分隔器34可以橫向偏離於牌供給系統20的輥和包裝臂裝置36，使得分隔器34可以接觸紙牌，而不干擾牌供給系統20的輥和包裝臂裝置36。
第5圖為可在諸如第1圖中所示的本公開的牌處理系統的實例中使用的控制系統的示意圖。如第5圖所示，牌處理系統10可以包括用於控制諸如本文討論的牌處理系統10的各個部件的控制系統200。控制系統200可以被構造為接收來自用戶的輸入信號(例如，通過顯示器202和輸入裝置204)，接收來自本文描述的各個感測器中的一個或多 個的輸入信號，和/或用於選擇性地控制之前描述的牌處理系統10的各個作動部件中的一個或多個。
在一些實例中，整個控制系統200可以在物理上位於牌處理系統10內。換句話說，控制系統200可以集成到牌處理系統10中或與牌處理系統10的部件(例如，洗牌裝置12和鞋狀物裝置14)集成到一起。在其他實例中，控制系統200的一個或多個部件可在物理上位於牌處理系統10的外部。這些部件可以包括例如電腦裝置(例如，臺式電腦、膝上型電腦、掌上型電腦、個人資料助手(PDA)、網路服務器等)。這些外部部件可被配置為執行諸如圖像處理、獎金系統管理、網路通信等功能。
控制系統200可以包括至少一個電子信號處理器202(例如，微處理器)。控制系統200還可以包括至少一個記憶體裝置204，所述記憶體裝置用於存儲待由電子信號處理器202讀取的資料和/或用於存儲由電子信號處理器202發送到至少一個記憶體裝置204的資料。控制系統200還可以包括一個或多個顯示器206、一個或多個輸入裝置208以及一個或多個輸出裝置210。通過實例的方式並且非限制性的，一個或多個輸入裝置208可以包括鍵區、鍵盤、觸摸板、按鈕、開關、槓桿、觸摸屏、壓力感應板等，並且一個或多個輸出裝置210可以包括圖形顯示裝置(例如，螢幕或監視器)、印表機、一個或多個發光的發光二極體(LED)、用於發射可聽信號的裝置等。在一些實例中，輸入裝置208和輸出裝置210可以集成到單個整體式結構(例如，顯示器206) 中。
控制系統200可被配置為與之前描述的牌感應裝置58、98(例如，實施為接收來自牌感應裝置58、98的感測器的信號的感測器和控制器)、用於指示鞋狀物裝置14、114(第1和4圖)附接的感測器15、用於指示暗匣44(第1圖)的位置的感測器47以及用於控制多分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶24(第1圖)的電動機的感測器23中的每個進行電通信。
在一些實例中，牌處理系統10可通過連接或以其他方式提供牌處理系統10的控制系統200和網路250之間的通信而併入桌式遊戲管理系統中。例如，牌處理系統10上的資料埠(未顯示)可用於提供導線、電纜或無線連接來提供與網路250的電通信。網路250可以與控制系統200的電子信號處理器202進行通信。在另外的實例中，網路250可以與牌感應裝置58、98的一個或多個控制器或與控制系統200的電子信號處理器202和牌感應裝置58、98的控制器這兩者直接通信。
本公開的實例還可尤其用於為例如巴卡拉紙牌戲的卡西諾桌牌遊戲提供牌處理系統，其在未經混洗的牌的供給或輸入與用於遊戲的牌的輸出之間提供了封閉的過程。由於本公開的牌處理系統提供了通常在牌的輸入和輸出之間不需要手動交互的系統，由於牌處理系統可以驗證一副或多副紙牌(例如，完整且未經篡改的多副)提供給牌處理系統的輸入且隨後進行混洗並傳遞給鞋狀物以便輸出到遊戲的玩家，可以減少通常提供一組紙牌的安全措施。這 種牌處理系統具備紙牌的安全性措施(例如，關於生成、傳遞、存儲、分配、混洗以及從洗牌機傳遞到鞋狀物)。還能夠減少或消除通過處理洗牌機和鞋狀物之間的牌而產生的安全性問題。而且，本公開的系統防止在洗牌之後以及牌傳遞之前改動或篡改牌，提高了牌的安全性。
本公開的實例可特別用於提供牌處理系統，所述牌處理系統可安裝到遊戲桌或其他表面以使牌處理系統的大多數洗牌裝置佈置在較不妨礙用從牌處理系統供給的牌玩卡西諾遊戲的區域(例如，遊戲桌的下方)中。牌處理系統還可使能將牌處理系統的部分附接至遊戲桌，而無需在遊戲桌中切孔或以其他方式改動遊戲桌。此外，由於一個或多個鞋狀物可以與牌處理系統連接並且隨後從牌處理系統移除，諸如洗牌裝置的牌處理系統的部分可以與多個鞋狀物裝置可互換地使用。在一個實例中，鞋狀物可以從對接站移除或以其他方式與洗牌機分離以使莊家能夠在桌上使用鞋狀物的期間移動鞋狀物。最後，牌處理系統可以通過諸如洗牌裝置的分隔器的部件來提高牌處理系統的洗牌能力，所述部件使能將紙牌插入洗牌裝置中，而類似的洗牌裝置可能不能夠實現這種功能。
下面描述了另外的非限制性實例的實例。
實例1
一種牌處理系統，包括：洗牌裝置，其包含第一牌感應裝置；鞋狀物裝置，其包含第二牌感應裝置；牌傳遞系統，其用於將牌從洗牌裝置直接傳遞到鞋狀物裝置 中；以及用於控制系統的操作的處理器。
實例2
實例1所述之系統，其中所述牌傳遞系統被配置為將牌從洗牌裝置自動地傳遞到鞋狀物裝置的牌存儲區域中。
實例3
實例2所述之系統，進一步包括在所述洗牌裝置中的牌饋入區域，所述牌饋入區域被構造為通過包括第二牌感應系統的牌供給系統將牌提供給洗牌裝置。
實例4
實例3所述之系統，其中所述牌饋入區域包括可旋轉暗匣。
實例5
實例1至4中的任一個所述之系統，其中所述鞋狀物裝置能夠與洗牌裝置分離。
實例6
實例5所述之系統，其中所述洗牌裝置被配置為能夠與多個鞋狀物裝置互換使用。
實例7
實例1至6中的任一個所述之系統，其中牌傳遞系統緊鄰遊戲桌的側部定位。
實例8
實例7所述之系統，其中鞋狀物裝置被配置為佈置在遊戲桌的玩牌表面上，並且其中，洗牌裝置被配置為 佈置在遊戲桌的玩牌表面的外部。
實例9
實例8所述之系統，進一步包括對接站，所述對接站包括被配置為將鞋狀物裝置接收在其上的至少一個安裝裝置。
實例10
實例9所述之系統，其中鞋狀物裝置可移除地安裝到對接站。
實例11
一種洗牌裝置，其包括：牌饋入區域；第一牌供給機構，其用於將牌從牌饋入區域傳送到包括多個分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶；以及分隔器，其緊鄰旋轉式輸送帶定位並且可操作以接觸位於旋轉式輸送帶的多個分隔室的至少一個分隔室內的至少一張牌。
實例12
實例11所述之洗牌裝置，進一步包括用於控制洗牌裝置的操作的處理器，所述操作包括：在分隔器接觸至少一張牌以便在多個分隔室的至少一個分隔室內的至少一張牌和至少另一張牌以及至少一張牌和形成多個分隔室的至少一個分隔室的部分的旋轉式輸送帶的表面中的至少一項之間形成開口之後，分隔器相對於旋轉式輸送帶平移。
實例13
實例12所述之洗牌裝置，其中所述處理器對旋轉式輸送帶的旋轉進行初始化以形成所述開口。
實例14
實例12或13所述之洗牌裝置，其中所述分隔器能夠在收縮位置和嚙合位置之間移動，分隔器與處於收縮位置的至少一張牌分離並且與處於嚙合位置的至少一張牌相接觸。
實例15
一種鞋狀物裝置，包括：牌存儲區域；以及通過鞋狀物裝置的基底中的開口將牌裝載到牌存儲區域中的牌裝載系統，所述牌裝載系統包括至少一組傳送輥。
實例16
實例15所述之鞋狀物裝置，其中所述牌裝載系統被定位為通過鞋狀物裝置的基底接收來自洗牌裝置的牌。
實例17
一種在卡西諾桌牌遊戲中提供牌的方法，所述方法包括：將牌裝載帶至少部分位於遊戲桌的玩牌表面下方的洗牌裝置中；在牌移動通過洗牌裝置時，獲得包括每張牌的排序和組的牌資訊；對裝載的牌進行混洗；將牌從洗牌裝置傳送到位於遊戲桌的玩牌表面上方的可移除鞋狀物裝置；在牌移動通過鞋狀物裝置時，獲得包括每張牌的排序和組的牌資訊；以及通過鞋狀物裝置的牌輸出區域提供牌。
實例18
實例17所述之方法，進一步包括將在鞋狀物裝置中獲得的牌資訊與在洗牌裝置中獲得的牌資訊進行比較。
實例19
實例17或18所述之方法，其中對裝載的牌進行混洗包括：將至少一張牌裝載到包括多個分隔室的旋轉式輸送帶的至少一個分隔室內；通過分隔器在所述至少一個分隔室內的至少一張牌和至少另一張牌以及至少一張牌和形成至少一個分隔室的部分的旋轉式輸送帶的表面中的至少一項之間形成開口；以及將至少另一張牌裝載到開口中。
實例20
實例17至19中的任一項所述之方法，進一步包括將鞋狀物裝置可移除地定位在洗牌裝置的部分上方。
實例21
實例20所述之方法，進一步包括將鞋狀物裝置與設置在洗牌裝置上方的至少一個安裝裝置對準。
儘管前面的描述包含了許多具體細節，這些具體細節不應被解釋為限制本公開的範圍，而是僅提供一些示例性實例。類似地，可以構思出不偏離本公開的範圍的本公開的其他實例。例如，本文結合一個實例描述的特徵還可以設置在本文描述的其他實例中。因此，本公開的範圍僅由隨附的請求項及其法律上的等同內容來表示和限制，而不是通過前面的描述。本文公開的落在請求項的含義和範圍之內的對本公開進行的所有添加、刪除和修改由本公開包含。

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  1. 一種在遊戲過程中提供牌的方法，所述方法包含：將牌接收到牌處理系統的洗牌裝置中；用所述洗牌裝置洗牌；用所述牌處理系統的一部分，將牌從所述洗牌裝置傳送到所述牌處理系統的一鞋狀物裝置並通過所述鞋狀物裝置的一底中的一開口；及用所述鞋狀物裝置，供應多張牌中的至少一牌通過所述鞋狀物裝置的一牌輸出區域。
  2. 如申請專利範圍第1項所述的方法，進一步包含將所述洗牌裝置至少部份地定位在一遊戲桌的一玩牌表面下方。
  3. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，進一步包含將所述鞋狀物裝置定位成緊鄰一遊戲桌的一玩牌表面。
  4. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，進一步包含用一第一牌感應裝置獲取牌的資訊，該資訊包括當牌通過所述洗牌裝置時每一張牌的至少一個標記。
  5. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，進一步包含用一第二牌感應裝置獲取牌的資訊，該資訊包括當牌通過所述鞋狀物裝置時每一張牌的至少一個標記。
  6. 如申請專利範圍第5項所述的方法，進一步包含用所述牌處理系統的一處理器，將在所述鞋狀物裝置中所獲取牌的資訊與在所述洗牌裝置中所獲取牌的資訊做比較。
  7. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，進一步包含將所述鞋狀物裝置可移除地定位在所述洗牌裝置的一部分上方。
  8. 如申請專利範圍第7項所述的方法，進一步包含將所述鞋狀物裝置與設置在所述洗牌裝置上方的至少一個安裝裝置對準。
  9. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，進一步包含用所述牌處理系統，將牌從所述洗牌裝置自動地傳遞到所述鞋狀物裝置的一牌存儲區域中。
  10. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，進一步包含用多個鞋狀物裝置互換地使用所述洗牌裝置。
  11. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，進一步包含：將所述鞋狀物裝置定位在一遊戲桌的一玩牌表面上；及將所述洗牌裝置定位在所述遊戲桌的所述玩牌表面外面。
  12. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，進一步包含在牌裝載到所述鞋狀物裝置中後，分離所述鞋狀物與所述洗牌裝置。
  13. 如申請專利範圍第12項所述的方法，進一步包含在分離所述鞋狀物與所述洗牌裝置後，從所述鞋狀物裝置發牌。
  14. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，進一步包含：用至少一卡感應裝置獲取牌的資訊，該資訊包括當牌通過所述洗牌裝置時每一張牌的排序和組；及用至少一卡感應裝置獲取牌的資訊，該資訊包括當牌通過所述鞋狀物裝置時每一張牌的排序和組。
  15. 如申請專利範圍第1或2項所述的方法，其中將裝載的牌洗牌包含：用所述洗牌裝置的一牌移動器，將至少一牌裝載到一旋轉式輸送帶的至少一個分隔室中，該旋轉式輸送帶包含所述洗牌裝置的多個分隔室；用一分隔器，在位於至少一個分隔室中的至少一張牌和至少另一張牌以及至少一張牌和形成所述至少一個分隔室的一部分的旋轉式輸送帶的一表面中的至少一項之間形成開口；及用所述洗牌裝置的所述牌移動器將至少另一張牌裝載到所述開口中。
  16. 一種將牌供應至遊戲裝置之玩牌表面的方法，所述方法包含：將牌接收到一牌處理裝置中，該牌處理裝置至少部份地定位在一遊戲裝置的一玩牌表面下方；用牌處理裝置與鞋狀物裝置中的至少一者，將牌從所述牌處理裝置傳送到鞋狀物裝置，該鞋狀物裝置定位成緊鄰所述遊戲桌的所述玩牌表面；將牌從所述牌處理裝置傳送通過所述鞋狀物裝置的一底部中的一開口，所述鞋狀物裝置的所述底部定位在所述遊戲裝置之所述玩牌表面上；及供應多張牌通過所述鞋狀物裝置的一牌輸出區域。
  17. 如申請專利範圍第16項所述的方法，進一步包含：用一第一卡感應裝置獲取牌的資訊，該資訊包括當牌通過所述牌處理裝置時每一張牌的排序和組；及用所述鞋狀物裝置用一第二卡感應裝置獲取牌的資訊，該資訊包括當牌通過所述鞋狀物裝置時每一張牌的排序和組。
  18. 如申請專利範圍第16項所述的方法，進一步包含用所述牌處理裝置將裝載的牌洗牌。
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