WO2005025696A3 - Smart casino live card playing system and method - Google Patents

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WO2005025696A3
WO2005025696A3 PCT/US2004/028680 US2004028680W WO2005025696A3 WO 2005025696 A3 WO2005025696 A3 WO 2005025696A3 US 2004028680 W US2004028680 W US 2004028680W WO 2005025696 A3 WO2005025696 A3 WO 2005025696A3
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Rolland Nicholas Steil
John Douglas Lord
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F1/00—Card games
    • A63F1/06—Card games appurtenances
    • A63F1/18—Score computers; Miscellaneous indicators
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2401—Detail of input, input devices
    • A63F2009/2411—Input form cards, tapes, discs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2483—Other characteristics
    • A63F2009/2488—Remotely playable
    • A63F2009/2489—Remotely playable by radio transmitters, e.g. using RFID

Abstract

A system (10) and method for monitoring playing cards (200) in a live casino game by reading card attributes stored in each playing card (200) at a player position (PP) with a radio frequency reading system. Each card (200) has a radio frequency identification tag (210) containing at least value and suit attributes. The tracking of the dealt cards (200) to each player position (PP) occurs in sequence and based upon wagers placed monitors play of the live card game according to rules of the live card game.
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