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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Soltys, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard Huizinga, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
MindPlay LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 ;
Abstract
A system automatically monitors playing and wagering of a card game played with a plurality of playing cards. A card imager automatically images a portion of each playing card, including at least a portion of an edge of the playing card. The card imager may also read an indicia carried by the playing card which indicates a rank and/or suit of the playing card. The system analyzes the edges of the playing cards for curvature, and examines relationships between the edges and ranks of playing cards to detect crimping and other forms of prohibited play.
Published as:
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