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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2004
Philip Stephen Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Ezra Christopher Mackenna, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Donald T. Bush, Henderson, NV (US);
Daymon B. Savage, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Philip Stephen Smith, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Ezra Christopher MacKenna, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Donald T. Bush, Henderson, NV (US);
Daymon B. Savage, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Shuffle Master, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are used to simultaneously display a virtual dealer and a dynamic visual background image in connection with a multi-player video platform simulating and effecting play of a casino table card game. The dealer imagery is in the foreground and the background is behind the dealer. The background is either a live video feed from the casino, live feed from another location or event or pre-recorded image sequences. The various videos are keyed or masked and layered together using known video production technology.