Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100090398 | Automatic dice shaking method - A automatic dice shaking method includes the step of a) positioning a dice seat of a dice box on a plane, b) joining a dice cup of the dice box to the dice seat, c) shaking the dice box in which a plurality of dice are contained, d) positioning the dice seat with which the dice cup is joined on the plane, and e) separating the dice cup from the dice seat. By means of controlling a computer-controlled mechanical arm to run dice shaking and dice cup separating actions automatically, the automatic dice shaking method improves game fairness and helps reduce the personnel cost. | 04-15-2010 |
20100090399 | Automatic dice shaking apparatus - A automatic dice shaking apparatus that uses a mechanical arm to substitute for labor in performing dice cup and dice seat joining, dice shaking and dice cup opening actions automatically, improving game fairness and reducing the personnel cost. | 04-15-2010 |
20100133748 | Automatic dice shaking system - An automatic dice shaking system includes multiple dice seat holders each having two locating grooves, multiple dice seats selectively attachable to the dice seat holders, each dice seat having an inner thread and locating rods attachable to the locating grooves of one dice seat holder to prohibit rotation of the respective dice seat relative to the respective dice seat holder, a dice cup connectable to one dice seat by threading an outer thread thereof into the inner thread of one dice seat and movable with the connected dice seat away from the dice seat holders to shake the respective set of dice, and a mechanical arm controllable to move the dice cup horizontally and vertically and to rotate the device cup. | 06-03-2010 |
20110024981 | Automatic playing card dispensing system - An automatic playing card dispensing system includes a scanner for recognizing the card suits and card values of the dispensed playing cards, a display, a set of indicator lights, and a driver unit for controlling dispensing of the playing cards and driving the display to display the card suits and card values of the dispensed playing cards been scanned by the scanner and the indicator lights to give a respective indication that indicates “Banker Win”, “Player Win” or “Tie Win”. | 02-03-2011 |
20110031686 | PLAYING CARD DISPENSING AND OPENING SYSTEM - A playing card dispensing and opening system includes a playing card dispensing unit that dispenses playing cards automatically, and a playing card opening unit that uses a motor to rotate a crank arm and to further move a transparent playing card holder plate from a horizontal position for receiving a dispensed playing card from the playing card dispensing unit to a vertical position to show the card suit and card value of the received playing card and then to a tilting position to let the received playing card fall from the transparent playing card holder plate to a playing card return slot on the table supporting the system. | 02-10-2011 |
20110172006 | Integrated electronic game system - An integrated electronic game system includes multiple game controllers for executing different games, multiple game consoles disposed in communication with one another and having carried therein different games, a central control server connected between the game controllers and the game consoles for linking the game controllers and the game consoles that execute one same game, a driver connected with the game consoles for receiving a card-opening signal from each game console and outputting a respective operation instruction, and a physical card-opening device connected to the driver and controllable by the operation instruction outputted by the driver to execute the card-opening operation of the game of one game console. Thus, different games share one common physical card-opening device, and the player can operate one game controller to switch among different games, thereby improving game system utilization, raising the player's overall interest and reducing equipment costs. | 07-14-2011 |
20110201397 | Cheat-prevention electronic card game system - A cheat-prevention electronic card game system includes a host adapted for generating multiple virtual playing cards, slave units respectively connected to the host and corresponding one respective player and adapted for receiving the virtual playing cards and displaying the virtual playing cards for viewing by the respective players, a mechanical arm connected to the host and controllable by to deal face-up real playing cards to the players, and a security device connected to the host and adapted for receiving the virtual playing cards and printing a confidential sheet before start of the game. The confidential sheet carries the data of the virtual playing cards so that the players can pick up the confidential sheet and check the data after the end of the game. By means of arranging the jobs of the slave units and the mechanical arm properly, the system saves much the card dealing time without loosing the sense like being on the spot and the sense of game reality. The use of the sale units with the security device assures game fairness. | 08-18-2011 |
20120169009 | PLAYING CARD DISPENSING AND OPENING SYSTEM - A playing card dispensing and opening system includes a motor drive unit controllable to rotate a first output shaft and rubber card-dispensing wheels in dispensing playing cards and to rotate a second output shaft and a crank arm in moving a transparent flat shovel for opening each dispensed playing card and then carrying the playing card to a playing card recycling chamber for recycling. | 07-05-2012 |
20120319351 | CARD GAME MACHINE - A card game machine includes a machine base, a track unit arranged on the machine base, a displacement motor mounted on the machine base, two card-recovery slots, a video recognition device adapted for recognizing the types and spots of each individual playing card of a set of playing cards being arranged on the machine base, a slide coupled to and movable along the track unit, a transmission belt coupled between the slide and the displacement motor for enabling the slide to be moved by the displacement motor along the track unit, and a first pickup unit and a second pickup unit carried on the slide alternatively controllable to run a playing card pickup step, a playing card recognition step, a playing card exhibition step and a playing card discarding step. | 12-20-2012 |