| US 7,593,544 B2 | ||
| Manual dealing shoe with card feed limiter | ||
| Justin G. Downs, III, Henderson, Nev. (US); James R. Roberts, North Las Vegas, Nev. (US); and Sion D. Walsh, Las Vegas, Nev. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Shuffle Master, Inc., Las Vegas, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 03, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/417,894. | ||
| Application 11/417894 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/152475, filed on Jun. 13, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0279040 A1, Dec. 14, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/00 (2006.01); A63F 1/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—100 [273/148 A; 273/149 R] | 33 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for the determination of at least one of rank or suit of a playing card comprising:
a container from which cards are individually removed for delivery to a card game;
at least one line scanner within the container or at an exit end of the container; wherein the line scanner provides a signal when playing cards are moved over the reading system or imaging system,
wherein the signal is communicated to a hardware component that identifies at least one of rank and suit from the signal and
transmits data indicating the at least one of rank or suit so that the at least one of rank or suit can be identified;
wherein the container includes a card exit end, and a partial barrier is provided proximate the card exit end to reduce size
of an opening through which an exiting card can pass.
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