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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2004
Applicants:
Richard Soltys, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Richard Huizinga, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Soltys, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Richard Huizinga, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
ARL, Inc., Mercer Island, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 71/00 (2006.01); A63F 9/00 (2006.01); A63F 1/14 (2006.01); A63F 1/12 (2006.01); G06F 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computationally generated playing card sequence (e.g., pseudo-random, non pseudo-random, or partially pseudo-random) allows shuffled distribution of playing cards. Playing cards may be organized into card holders by at least one or a rank and a suit, and retrieved in the computationally generated order. Alternatively, playing cards may be organized into card holders in order of a computationally generated sequence, and retrieve as necessary. Unreadable playing cards may be automatically removed from play.