Intelligent shuffling and dealing device and shuffling and dealing control method

Abstract

The invention provides an intelligent shuffling and dealing device and a shuffling and dealing control method. Relates to the field of entertainment products. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device comprises a shuffling mechanism, a dealing mechanism, a rotating mechanism, a shell, a selection device and a human body sensor, the selection device is used for responding to input operation and determining a dealing mode; the shuffling mechanism and the dealing mechanism are arranged on the shell, the rotating mechanism is connected with the shell, and the rotating mechanism is used for controlling the shell to rotate; the human body sensor is arranged on the outer surface of the shell and faces the direction where a player is located. The dealing mechanism comprises a dealing opening; the dealing opening is located in the outer surface of the shell, and the dealing opening and the human body sensor are arranged on the same face of the shell. The human body sensor is used for controlling the dealing mechanism to deal cards from the dealing port according to a dealing mode when a player is detected. According to the method and the device, the problem that cards cannot be accurately issued to players due to the fact that the positions of the induction ribs are fixed in the card issuing machine in the prior art is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of entertainment products, and in particular to an intelligent shuffling and dealing device and a shuffling and dealing control method. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of living standards, card games have gradually become a popular form of entertainment. During the card game, cards need to be shuffled and dealt. In order to save time, game players will choose automatic shuffling and dealing machines instead of manual operations.

[0003] An automatic shuffling and dealing machine can receive a deck of cards, shuffle them, and then rotate them to deal cards in different directions. As for how to achieve dealing in different directions, the prior art generally uses a sensor plus a sensing rib, that is, a rotatable sensor and a plurality of fixed-position sensing ribs are arranged in a rotating base, and the sensing ribs are arranged around the sensor as the center. When the dealing process is carried out, the dealing part and the sensor rotate synchronously. When the sensor detects the sensing rib, the dealing part performs the dealing operation, thereby realizing that the automatic shuffling and dealing machine deals cards in the direction where the line connecting the sensor and the sensing rib is located.

[0004] However, in the prior art, the sensor ribs of each automatic shuffling and dealing machine are fixed, and the number of the sensor ribs is determined. Therefore, the cards can only be dealt at a preset angle according to the direction of the connection between the sensor ribs and the sensor. When the seating positions of the game players are inconsistent or the player's seating position is not on the connection line, the prior art cannot accurately deal the cards to the players. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention provides an intelligent shuffling and dealing device and a control method, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that the card dealing machine cannot accurately deal cards to players because the sensing ribs are fixedly arranged and the number of the sensing ribs is determined.

[0006] In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the present invention is achieved as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent shuffling and dealing device, characterized in that the intelligent shuffling and dealing device comprises:

[0008] A shuffling mechanism, a card dealing mechanism, a rotating mechanism, a housing, a selection device, and a human body sensor;

[0009] The selection device is used to respond to input operations and determine the card dealing method;

[0010] The shuffling mechanism and the card dealing mechanism are arranged on the housing, the rotating mechanism is connected to the housing, and the rotating mechanism is used to control the rotation of the housing;

[0011] The human body sensor is arranged on the outer surface of the shell, and the human body sensor faces the direction where the player is located;

[0012] The card issuing mechanism comprises a card issuing port; the card issuing port is located on the outer surface of the housing, and the card issuing port and the human body sensor are arranged on the same surface of the housing;

[0013] The human body sensor is used to control the card issuing mechanism to issue cards from the card issuing port according to the card issuing method when the player is detected.

[0014] Optionally, the shuffling mechanism includes: a shuffling seat, a shuffling port, a shuffling roller, a first gravity sensor, and a first driving mechanism;

[0015] The shuffle seat is arranged on the top surface of the shell, and the shuffle seat comprises a shuffle seat bottom plate and a shuffle seat baffle, the shuffle seat baffle is arranged on one side of the shuffle seat bottom plate, and the shuffle port is arranged between the shuffle seat baffle and the shuffle seat bottom plate; the shuffle seat bottom plate is provided with a shuffle roller, and the shuffle seat bottom plate is provided with the first gravity sensor;

[0016] When the first driving mechanism detects the placement of the card through the first gravity sensor, the first driving mechanism controls the shuffling roller to work, and sends the card placed on the bottom plate of the shuffling seat into the card issuing mechanism through the shuffling port.

[0017] Optionally, the card issuing mechanism further comprises: a first cabin, a second cabin, a card feeding roller, a card issuing roller, a card inlet, a second gravity sensor, and a second driving mechanism;

[0018] The first capsule and the second capsule are arranged inside the shell, and the second capsule is used to receive the cards input by the shuffling mechanism; the bottom surface of the second capsule is provided with the card feeding roller, and the bottom surface of the second capsule is provided with the second gravity sensor; the card dealing roller is arranged in the first capsule, and the bottom surface of the first capsule and the bottom surface of the second capsule are located in the same plane, and a gap is arranged between the card dealing roller and the bottom surface of the first capsule, and the width of the gap can only pass one card; one end of the first capsule is connected with the second capsule through the card inlet, and the other end of the first capsule is the card dealing outlet;

[0019] When the second driving mechanism detects the placement of the card through the second gravity sensor, the second driving mechanism controls the card feeding roller and the card dealing roller to work: the card feeding roller delivers the card on the bottom surface of the second cabin into the first cabin through the card inlet, and then the card dealing roller delivers the card through the card dealing outlet.

[0020] Optionally, the shuffling port is provided with a first limiting protrusion, the first limiting protrusion allows only one card to pass through the shuffling port, and the side of the first limiting protrusion facing the bottom plate of the shuffling seat is an inclined slope.

[0021] Optionally, the card inlet is provided with a second limiting protrusion, the second limiting protrusion allows only one card to pass through the card inlet, and the side of the second limiting protrusion facing the bottom surface of the second cabin is an inclined slope.

[0022] Optionally, there are at least two shuffling seats, and at least one shuffling roller is arranged on the bottom plate of each shuffling seat; the end of the shuffling seat bottom plate close to the shuffling port is lower, and the end of the shuffling seat bottom plate away from the shuffling port is higher, so that the entire shuffling seat bottom plate is inclined toward the shuffling port.

[0023] Optionally, there are at least two card feeding rollers, and the card feeding rollers are arranged in parallel on the bottom surface of the second cabin;

[0024] The bottom width of the second cabin is smaller than the total width of two cards placed side by side;

[0025] The bottom surface of the second capsule is lower at one end close to the card inlet, and higher at one end away from the card inlet, so that the bottom surface of the second capsule is inclined toward the card inlet; the bottom surface of the first capsule is lower at one end close to the card dealing port, and higher at one end away from the card dealing port, so that the bottom surface of the first capsule is inclined toward the card dealing port.

[0026] Optionally, the rotating mechanism includes: a rotating motor, a fixed bracket, a rotating driving gear and a rotating driven gear, and a rotating base;

[0027] The rotating motor is arranged on the upper surface of the fixed bracket; the fixed bracket is fixedly connected to the housing; the rotating driven gear is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the fixed bracket; the output shaft of the rotating motor passes through the fixed bracket and is connected to the rotating driving gear, and the rotating driving gear is meshed with the rotating driven gear; the rotating base is fixedly connected to the rotating driven gear;

[0028] Under the drive of the rotating motor, the rotating driving gear drives the rotating driven gear to rotate, so that the housing and the rotating base rotate relative to each other.

[0029] Optionally, the selection device includes a physical button and a display screen, and the physical button and the display screen are arranged on the shell.

[0030] Optionally, the gameplay device includes a short-range wireless communication device, and the short-range wireless communication device includes: one or more of a wireless local area network device, a near field communication device, and a Bluetooth device.

[0031] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for controlling shuffling and dealing cards, the method comprising:

[0032] In response to an input operation, determining a card dealing method;

[0033] When the first gravity sensor on the shuffling mechanism detects the cards, the shuffling mechanism is controlled to shuffle the cards and input the cards into the card issuing mechanism;

[0034] After the shuffling is completed, the rotating mechanism is controlled to rotate;

[0035] When the human body sensor detects a player during the rotation process, the card issuing mechanism is controlled to issue the cards from the card issuing port according to the card issuing method.

[0036] Optionally, when the first gravity sensor on the shuffling mechanism detects the cards, the shuffling mechanism is controlled to shuffle the cards and input the cards into the card issuing mechanism, including:

[0037] When at least two first gravity sensors on the shuffling mechanism detect cards, the shuffling rollers of the multiple target shuffling seats of the shuffling mechanism are controlled to work alternately to input the cards on the target shuffling seats into a card dealing mechanism; the target shuffling seat is the corresponding shuffling seat where the first gravity sensor detects that a card is placed.

[0038] Optionally, before controlling the shuffling mechanism to shuffle the cards, the method further includes:

[0039] If the first gravity sensor on the shuffling mechanism detects that there are no cards on all the shuffling seats, a first alarm is issued.

[0040] Optionally, after the shuffling is completed and the rotating mechanism is controlled to rotate, the method further includes:

[0041] Control the second gravity sensor to start working.

[0042] Optionally, the card dealing method presets the number of cards required to be dealt to the current player and the total number of cards required to be dealt;

[0043] When the human body sensor detects the player during the rotation process, the card issuing mechanism is controlled to issue the cards from the card issuing port according to the card issuing method, including:

[0044] Based on the card dealing port, record the number of cards dealt to the current player and the total number of cards dealt;

[0045] When the number of cards dealt to the current player is less than the preset number of cards required by the current player, controlling the card dealing mechanism to continue to deal cards from the card dealing port to the current position of the player;

[0046] When the number of cards dealt to the current player is equal to the preset number of cards required to be dealt to the current player, and the total number of cards dealt is less than the preset total number of cards required to be dealt, controlling the rotating mechanism to continue rotating;

[0047] When the number of cards dealt to the current player is equal to the preset number of cards required to be dealt to the current player, and the total number of cards dealt is equal to the preset total number of cards required to be dealt, the dealing is completed.

[0048] Optionally, during the rotation process before the end of dealing cards, if the second gravity sensor on the card dealing mechanism detects that there are no cards on the second cabin, a second alarm is issued.

[0049] In the embodiment of the present invention, the housing is rotated by a rotating mechanism. During the rotation of the housing, the human body sensor on the housing detects the position of the player. Because the human body sensor and the card-delivering port are located on the same surface, the card-delivering operation can be performed at this position according to the card-delivering method, so as to achieve card-delivering in different directions and accurately deliver the cards required by the player to the player. Compared with the method of combining sensors with inductive ribs in the related art, the card-delivering position of the card-delivering mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention is the position of the player, which avoids the problem of inconsistency between the card-delivering position and the player position caused by the fixed setting of the inductive ribs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0050] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative labor.

[0051] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the front side structure of an intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the side and rear structure of an intelligent card shuffling and dealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 3 It is a side cross-sectional view of an intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 4 It is another side rear structural schematic diagram of an intelligent card shuffling and dealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a rotating mechanism of an intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 6 The present invention is a flowchart of the steps of a shuffling and dealing control method described in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0057] Figure 7 This is an example flow chart of a method for controlling shuffling and dealing cards according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0058] Among them: 10-shell; 20-shuffling mechanism; 30-dealing mechanism; 40-rotating mechanism; 50-selecting device; 60-human body sensor; 70-master control circuit board; 21-shuffling seat; 22-shuffling port; 23-first gravity sensor; 24-shuffling roller; 211-shuffling seat bottom plate; 212-shuffling seat baffle; 221-first limiting protrusion; 31-first cabin; 32-second cabin; 33-card inlet; 34-dealing port; 35-second gravity sensor; 36-card feeding roller; 37-dealing roller; 331-second limiting protrusion; 41-rotating motor; 42-fixed bracket; 43-rotating driving gear; 44-rotating driven gear; 45-rotating base; 51-physical button; 52-display screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0059] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Although exemplary embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present invention can also be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to enable a more thorough understanding of the present invention and to fully convey the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

[0060] like Figure 1 As shown, it is a schematic diagram of the side front of an intelligent shuffling and dealing device provided by the present invention, including a shell 10, a shuffling mechanism 20, a dealing mechanism 30, a rotating mechanism 40, a selecting device 50, and a human body sensor 60; the selecting device 50 is used to respond to input operations and determine the dealing method of the cards; the shuffling mechanism 20 and the dealing mechanism 30 are both arranged on the shell 10, and the rotating mechanism 40 is rotatably connected to the shell 10, and the rotating mechanism 40 is used to control the rotation of the shell 10; the human body sensor 60 is arranged on the outer surface of the shell 10 and faces the direction where the player is located; wherein the dealing mechanism 30 includes a dealing port 34, which is also arranged on the outer surface of the shell 10 and is arranged on the same surface of the shell 10 as the human body sensor 60; when the human body sensor 60 detects the player, it will control the dealing mechanism 30 to issue the cards from the dealing port 34 according to the determined dealing method of the cards.

[0061] like Figure 1 As shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, the specific position of the human body sensor 60 is directly above the card issuing port 34. As for the distance and orientation relationship between the human body sensor 60 and the card issuing port 34, as long as it does not exceed the limitation that the card issuing port 34 and the human body sensor 60 are arranged on the same side of the shell 10 facing the direction of the player, the embodiment of the present invention does not make other limitations.

[0062] With the improvement of living standards, card games have become increasingly popular. During the game, players will use automatic shuffling and dealing machines to replace manual shuffling and dealing operations to save time and energy. The automatic shuffling and dealing machine can rotate and deal cards in different directions during the rotation process. The relevant technology uses sensors with induction ribs. Although it can achieve dealing cards in different directions, the dealing position is preset and fixed. If the player's position is not at these preset fixed positions, for example, the players sit at intervals and the intervals are inconsistent, or although the players sit at equal distances, their seating positions are misaligned with the preset fixed positions, then the cards cannot be accurately dealt to the player. At this time, the player needs to turn sideways or even move to get the cards, or adjust the seating position, or adjust the position of the automatic shuffling and dealing machine, which all require extra time and energy.

[0063] For this purpose, refer to Figure 1 The embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent shuffling and dealing device, which adopts a human body sensor 60 to replace the sensor and the inductive ribs; the intelligent shuffling and dealing device in the embodiment of the present invention comprises a housing 10, a shuffling mechanism 20, a dealing mechanism 30, a rotating mechanism 40, a selecting device 50 and a human body sensor 60; the selecting transposition 50 is used to select the playing method of the card game, that is, to determine the dealing method of the entire intelligent shuffling and dealing device, the shuffling mechanism 20 and the dealing mechanism 30 are both arranged on the housing 10, and the housing 10 can generate relative rotation with the rotating mechanism 40, when the intelligent shuffling and dealing device is deployed on a desktop or the ground and enters the corresponding operation process, the rotating mechanism 40 can control the housing 10 to rotate; the human body sensor 60 is used to detect the position of the player The card-delivering port 34 of the card-delivering mechanism 30 and the human body sensor 60 are arranged on the same surface of the shell 10. During the rotation of the shell 10, when the human body sensor 60 detects the player, the card-delivering mechanism 30 will be controlled to deal cards in the card-delivering manner, that is, the cards required by the player will be sent out from the card-delivering port. Because the card-delivering port 34 and the human body sensor 60 are located on the same surface of the shell 10, the direction in which the cards are sent out from the card-delivering port 34 is the direction in which the player is located, thereby ensuring that the cards required by the player in the card game are accurately sent to the player, because the intelligent shuffling and dealing device will only perform the card-delivering operation when the human body sensor detects the player, there is no preset fixed card-delivering position, thereby avoiding the problem of inconsistency between the fixed preset card-delivering position and the player's position.

[0064] In the embodiment of the present invention, the human body sensor may be an infrared sensor or a visual sensor.

[0065] In the embodiment of the present invention, a shell with a polyhedral shape is adopted, and each surface of the shell can be a plane or a curved surface. In other embodiments of the present invention, the shell can also be a spherical shell, that is, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the shell shape or surface shape. For the convenience of understanding, the embodiment of the present invention adopts a polyhedral shell shape, which is approximately a hexahedron and has a flat outer surface. For the convenience of understanding, the side of the shell outer surface provided with a human body sensor is called the front of the intelligent shuffling and card dealing device or the front of the shell, and the side opposite thereto is called the rear of the intelligent shuffling and card dealing device or the rear of the shell. The main material of the shell and each mechanism arranged on the shell can be one or more of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic (ABS), high impact polystyrene plastic (HIPS), and polypropylene plastic (PP).

[0066] In the embodiment of the present invention, the housing is rotated by a rotating mechanism. During the rotation of the housing, the human body sensor on the housing detects the position of the player. Because the human body sensor and the card-delivering port are located on the same surface, the card-delivering operation can be performed at this position according to the card-delivering method, so as to achieve card-delivering in different directions and accurately deliver the cards required by the player to the player. Compared with the method of combining sensors with inductive ribs in the related art, the card-delivering position of the card-delivering mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention is the position of the player, which avoids the problem of inconsistency between the card-delivering position and the player position caused by the fixed setting of the inductive ribs.

[0067] Optional, such as Figure 2 As shown, it is a side rear schematic diagram of an intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the shuffling mechanism 20 includes a shuffling seat 21, a shuffling port 22, a first gravity sensor 23, a shuffling roller 24, a first driving mechanism ( Figure 2 The shuffling mechanism 20 is arranged on the top surface of the housing 10, wherein the shuffling seat 21 can be divided into a shuffling seat bottom plate 211 and a shuffling seat baffle 212, the shuffling seat baffle 212 is arranged on one side of the shuffling seat bottom plate 211, and a shuffling port 22 is arranged at the intersection of the shuffling seat baffle 212 and the shuffling seat bottom plate 211; the shuffling seat bottom plate 211 is provided with a shuffling roller 24 and a first gravity sensor 23; the output end ( Figure 2When the first driving mechanism detects the placement of the card through the first gravity sensor 23, it controls the shuffling roller 23 to rotate and delivers the card placed on the bottom plate 211 of the shuffling seat into the card issuing mechanism 30 through the shuffling port 22.

[0068] The shuffling mechanism is a part of the entire intelligent shuffling and dealing device used to complete the shuffling operation, wherein the shuffling seat is used to place the card pile that needs to be shuffled. When the first gravity sensor detects that there are cards on the bottom plate of the shuffling seat, the first driving device will start working to drive the shuffling roller to rotate. As a result of the rotation of the shuffling roller, the cards at the bottom layer of the card pile placed on the shuffling seat, that is, the cards in contact with the bottom plate of the shuffling seat, are driven to move toward the shuffling port. When the card is moved out of the shuffling port, it will fall into the dealing mechanism due to gravity. In the embodiment of the present invention, two opposing shuffling seats are arranged on the top surface of the shell. When both shuffling seats are placed with card piles, the first gravity sensors on the two shuffling seats detect that cards are placed, and the shuffling rollers of the respective shuffling seats will be controlled to rotate alternately. As a result, the cards at the bottom layer of each card pile fall alternately into the dealing mechanism to form the card pile required for dealing, thereby completing the shuffling operation.

[0069] Further, such as Figure 2 As shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, the top surface of the housing between the two shuffle seat baffles 212 is provided with a square hole ( Figure 2 The square hole is opposite to the position where the cards fall into the card issuing mechanism 30, so that the player can observe the cards falling into the card issuing mechanism 30 from the top of the housing 10 through the square hole.

[0070] Optional, such as Figure 3 , which is a side cross-sectional view of an intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, it can be seen that in the embodiment of the present invention, the dealing mechanism 30 further includes a first cabin 31, a second cabin 32, a card inlet 33, a second gravity sensor 35 ( Figure 3 Not shown), card delivery roller 36; card dealing roller 37, second drive mechanism ( Figure 3 The first cabin 31 and the second cabin 32 are arranged inside the housing 10, and the second cabin 32 is used to receive the cards input by the shuffling mechanism 20; the bottom surface of the second cabin 32 is provided with a card feeding roller 36 and a second gravity sensor 35; a card dealing roller 37 is arranged in the first cabin 31, and the bottom surface of the first cabin 31 and the bottom surface of the second cabin 32 are located in the same plane, and a gap is arranged between the card dealing roller 37 and the bottom surface of the first cabin 31; one end of the first cabin 31 is connected with the second cabin 32 through a card inlet 33, and the other end of the first cabin 31 is a card dealing port 34; the output end ( Figure 3The second driving mechanism controls the card feeding roller 36 and the card dealing roller 37 to operate when the second gravity sensor 35 detects the placement of the cards, including the card feeding roller 36 delivering the cards on the bottom surface of the second cabin 32 into the first cabin 31 through the card inlet 33, and the card dealing roller 37 delivering the cards through the card dealing port 34.

[0071] The card issuing mechanism is the part used to send cards in the entire intelligent shuffling and issuing device. The cards from the shuffling mechanism are received through the second cabin. After the second gravity sensor detects that a card is placed, the second driving mechanism starts to work, driving the card feeding roller and the card issuing roller to rotate. The card feeding roller rotates to move the bottom card in the pile of cards to be issued in the second cabin to the card inlet. After a part of the card enters the first cabin through the card inlet and enters the gap between the card issuing roller and the bottom surface of the first cabin, the rotation of the card issuing roller will cause the card to continue to move toward the card issuing port, and finally the whole card is issued from the card issuing port; by controlling the rotation speed of the card issuing roller, the speed at which the card is issued from the card issuing port can be controlled. In order to enable the card issuing roller to fully squeeze and drive the card, considering the thickness of a common single card, the gap between the card issuing roller and the bottom surface of the first cabin is within 0.3 mm; the bottom surface of the first cabin and the bottom surface of the second cabin are located in the same plane, so that the card will not be bent or damaged in the process of entering the first cabin from the second cabin.

[0072] Furthermore, the material of the shuffling roller, the card feeding roller, and the dealing roller in the embodiments of the present invention can be one or more elastic materials such as silicone, rubber, etc. By using elastic materials, the above-mentioned rollers can fully contact with the cards during operation, thereby increasing the friction between the above-mentioned rollers and the cards, so that the above-mentioned rollers can better drive the cards to move.

[0073] Optional, such as Figure 3 As shown, the shuffling port 22 is provided with a first limiting protrusion 221, and the first limiting protrusion 221 allows the shuffling port 22 to only pass one card, and the first limiting protrusion 221 faces the bottom plate of the shuffling seat ( Figure 3 One side of the slope is not shown. Figure 3 not shown).

[0074] By setting the first limiting protrusion, the narrowest gap of the shuffling port is controlled between 0.3-0.6mm, so that one card can pass through but two cards cannot, that is, each shuffling port can only allow one card to be sent into the card issuing mechanism at a time, avoiding the problem of multiple adjacent cards in each deck on the shuffling seat being sent into the card issuing mechanism, thereby causing uneven shuffling. At the same time, the side of the first limiting protrusion facing the bottom plate of the shuffling seat is set as an inclined slope, so that the first limiting protrusion does not affect the movement of a single card through the shuffling port.

[0075] Optional, such as Figure 4 As shown, it is another side rear structure schematic diagram of an intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the card inlet 33 is provided with a second limiting protrusion 331, the second limiting protrusion 331 allows only one card to pass through the card inlet 33, and the side of the second limiting protrusion 331 facing the bottom surface of the second cabin 32 is an inclined slope ( Figure 4 not shown).

[0076] By setting the second limiting protrusion, the narrowest gap of the card inlet is controlled between 0.3-0.6mm, thereby allowing one card to pass through but two cards to not pass through, that is, each card inlet can only allow one card to be sent from the second cabin to the first cabin at a time, avoiding the problem that multiple adjacent cards in the deck of cards placed in the second cabin are sent into the first cabin, thereby causing multiple cards to be stuck in the gap between the card dealing roller and the bottom surface of the first cabin, making it impossible for the card dealing roller to be delivered. At the same time, the side of the second limiting protrusion facing the bottom surface of the second cabin is set to an inclined slope, so that the second limiting protrusion does not affect the movement of a single card through the card inlet.

[0077] Further, such as Figure 2 , Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment of the present invention, the rear of the shell 10 is opened so that the second cabin 32 is connected to the outside, thereby allowing the player to adjust the card pile placed in the second cabin, for example, to take the cards that have not been dealt in the second cabin after the card game is over.

[0078] Optional, such as Figure 2 As shown, at least two shuffling seats 21 can be provided, and at least one shuffling roller 24 is provided on each shuffling seat bottom plate 211; the end of the shuffling seat bottom plate 211 close to the shuffling port 22 is lower, and the end of the shuffling seat bottom plate 211 away from the shuffling port 22 is higher, so that the entire shuffling seat bottom plate 211 is inclined toward the shuffling port 22.

[0079] The number of shuffling seats is more than two, which meets the requirement that at least two card piles are required for the shuffling operation, so that the card piles on the multiple shuffling seats can be mixed and shuffled. Considering the manufacturing cost, two shuffling seats arranged on the top surface of the shell body opposite to each other are used in the embodiment of the present invention; the shuffling rollers on a single shuffling seat can be provided with one or more. When multiple shuffling rollers are provided, they need to be arranged in parallel. Also considering the manufacturing cost, in the embodiment of the present invention, a shuffling roller close to the shuffling port is provided on a single shuffling seat, and the rotation direction of the shuffling roller is aligned with the shuffling port; the shuffling seat bottom plate is arranged to be inclined toward the shuffling port, so that the card pile placed on the shuffling seat bottom plate will also be inclined toward the corresponding shuffling seat baffle, so that the card pile has an additional shuffling seat baffle to support it in addition to the shuffling seat bottom plate, so that it can be placed on the shuffling seat more stably; in addition, the inclined shuffling seat bottom plate makes the cards on the bottom layer of the card pile placed on the shuffling seat appear to be inclined toward the shuffling port, so that it is easier to move to the shuffling port after the shuffling roller works.

[0080] Furthermore, when the bottom plate of the shuffle seat is inclined toward the shuffle port, if the number of cards in the deck placed on the shuffle seat is small, the deck cannot be pressed firmly on the bottom plate of the shuffle seat. At this time, the cards at the bottom of the deck have a tendency to move toward the shuffle port. In order to prevent the cards on the shuffle seat from sliding through the shuffle port and falling into the card dealing mechanism before shuffling begins, the shuffle roller is configured with an elastic material. When the deck is placed on the bottom plate of the shuffle seat, the deck will squeeze the shuffle roller, increasing the contact area between the shuffle roller and the cards, thereby increasing the friction between the two, making it difficult for the cards at the bottom of the deck in contact with the card dealing roller to slide. At the same time, the first limiting protrusion also plays a role in intercepting the cards, and the inclined slope in the first limiting protrusion allows the cards driven by the shuffle roller to pass through.

[0081] Optional, such as Figure 3 As shown, there are at least two card feeding rollers 36, and the card feeding rollers 36 are arranged in parallel, and the bottom width of the second cabin 32 is less than the total width of two cards placed side by side ( Figure 3 The bottom surface of the second cabin 32 is lower at one end close to the card inlet 33, and higher at one end away from the card inlet 33, so that the bottom surface of the second cabin 32 is inclined toward the card inlet 33; the bottom surface of the first cabin 31 is lower at one end close to the card dealing port 34, and higher at one end away from the card dealing port 34, so that the bottom surface of the first cabin 31 is inclined toward the card dealing port 34.

[0082] More than two card-feeding rollers are arranged in parallel, so that after a part of the cards pass through the card inlet, it is ensured that the cards can be completely sent out of the second cabin, and the rotation direction of the shuffling roller is aligned with the card inlet; the bottom width of the second cabin is set to be smaller than the total width of two cards placed side by side, so that the cards received by the second cabin from the shuffling mechanism can be stacked to form a card pile that needs to be dealt after the shuffling is completed; the bottom surface of the second cabin is set to be inclined toward the card inlet, so that the cards falling into the second cabin are all inclined toward the card inlet, thereby, the card pile in the second cabin is supported by an additional partition between the first cabin and the second cabin in addition to the bottom surface of the second cabin, so that the card pile can be more firmly stacked on the bottom surface of the second cabin, and the cards will not fall from the connection position between the second cabin and the outside world; in addition, the inclined bottom surface of the second cabin makes the cards on the bottom layer of the card pile placed in the second cabin appear to be inclined toward the card inlet, so that it is easier to move to the card inlet after the feeding roller works.

[0083] Furthermore, when the bottom surface of the second cabin is inclined toward the shuffling port, if the number of cards in the deck placed on the bottom surface of the second cabin is small, the deck cannot be pressed firmly on the bottom surface of the second cabin. At this time, the cards at the bottom of the deck have a tendency to move toward the card inlet. In order to prevent the cards on the bottom surface of the second cabin from sliding into the first cabin through the card inlet before the start of dealing, the card feeding roller is configured with an elastic material. When the deck is placed on the bottom surface of the second cabin, the deck will squeeze the card feeding roller, increasing the contact area between the card feeding roller and the cards, thereby increasing the friction between the two, making it difficult for the cards at the bottom of the deck in contact with the card feeding roller to slide. At the same time, the second limiting protrusion also plays a role in intercepting the cards, and the inclined slope in the second limiting protrusion allows the cards driven by the card feeding roller to pass through.

[0084] Optional, such as Figure 5 , which is a schematic diagram of a rotating mechanism of an intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to an embodiment of the present invention; the rotating mechanism 40 includes: a rotating motor 41, a fixed bracket 42, a rotating driving gear 43, a rotating driven gear 44 and a rotating base 45; the rotating motor 41 is arranged on the upper surface of the fixed bracket 42, and the fixed bracket 42 is connected to the housing ( Figure 5 The output shaft of the rotating motor 41 (not shown) is fixedly connected; the rotating driven gear 44 is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the fixed bracket 42; Figure 5 (not fully shown) passes through the fixed bracket 42 and is connected to the rotation driving gear 43, the rotation driving gear 43 is meshed with the rotation driven gear 44; the rotation driven gear 44 is fixedly connected to the rotating base 45.

[0085] The rotating mechanism is the part used to control the rotation in the entire intelligent shuffling and dealing device, wherein, from top to bottom, there are a rotating motor, a fixed bracket, a rotating driving gear, a rotating driven gear, and a rotating base; the size and shape of the fixed bracket are adapted to the bottom surface of the shell, and the cross-section of the rotating base is smaller than that of the fixed bracket; the output shaft of the rotating motor is connected to the rotating driving gear, the rotating driving gear meshes with the rotating driven gear, the rotating driven gear is rotatably connected to the fixed bracket through a bearing, and the rotating driven gear is fixed to the rotating base at the same time, the rotating base contacts the supporting surface outside the entire intelligent shuffling and dealing device, such as a desktop or the ground, and remains stationary relative to the desktop or the ground. When the rotating motor is started, the output shaft of the rotating motor The rotating driven gear rotates together with the rotating driving gear, and because the rotating driven gear is fixedly connected to the rotating base, the rotating base and the fixed bracket rotatably connected to the rotating driven gear rotate relatively at this time, that is, the fixed bracket rotates relative to the ground or the table top, and because the shell of the intelligent shuffling and dealing device is fixedly connected to the fixed bracket, the shell also rotates relative to the ground or the table top, thus realizing the function of controlling the rotation of the shell; and the human body sensor is arranged on the shell, so the human body sensor can also follow the rotation to detect the position of the player, and the card dealing port and the human body sensor are arranged on the same side of the shell, so the cards issued from the card dealing port can be sent according to the player's position detected by the human body sensor.

[0086] Furthermore, in an embodiment of the present invention, the diameter of the rotating driving gear is smaller than the diameter of the rotating driven gear, so that when the two are meshed for transmission, the rotating driven gear can provide a larger torque for the fixed bracket, so that the rotating motor can complete the relative rotation of the fixed bracket and the rotating base with a smaller output power, thereby saving the consumption of the rotating motor; a support ring is arranged on the circumference of the contact surface between the rotating base and the supporting surface, and an elastic material is used. After the entire intelligent shuffling and dealing device is deployed on the supporting surface, the elastic material support ring will be squeezed, and the support ring will be deformed according to the contact position with the supporting surface, so that the rotating base can remain stationary more firmly relative to the ground or the desktop.

[0087] For further reference, Figure 5 In the embodiment of the present invention, various logic judgments of various mechanisms and the execution commands generated according to the logic judgments are all completed by the master control circuit board 70 in the intelligent shuffling and dealing device. In order to make the entire device compact, Figure 5 As shown, the master control circuit board 70 is arranged together with the rotary motor 41.

[0088] Optional, such as Figure 1 As shown, the selection device 50 includes a physical button 51 and a display screen 52 , and the physical button 51 and the display screen 52 are arranged on the housing 10 .

[0089] The selection device is used to determine the card dealing method. In the embodiment of the present invention, the physical buttons are combined with the display screen to respond to the input operation and determine the card dealing method. That is, the player determines the card game type, the number of players and other input information by operating the physical buttons on the shell. These input information will be displayed on the display screen on the shell to facilitate the player to perform corresponding operations. In another embodiment of the present invention that is not shown, a touch display screen can also be used, that is, the required input information is determined and displayed on the same screen; the selection device responds to the input information, determines the card dealing method, and notifies other institutions to perform related operations.

[0090] like Figure 1 As shown, in the embodiment of the present invention, two physical buttons 51 and one display screen 52 are set, but the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the number of physical buttons and display screens. The solution of two physical buttons plus one display screen is selected to save production costs to the maximum extent while providing players with sufficient operation and observation interfaces.

[0091] Optionally, in another embodiment of the present invention that is not shown, the selection device includes a short-range wireless communication device, and the short-range wireless communication device includes: one or more of a wireless local area network device, a near field communication device, and a Bluetooth device.

[0092] In another embodiment of the present invention that is not shown, the selection device can also be a short-range wireless communication device, such as a wireless local area network device (Wi-Fi), a near field communication device (NFC), a Bluetooth device, etc., and the type of card game, the number of players and other input information are determined through a signal input device outside the intelligent shuffling and dealing device, such as a mobile phone, a remote control, etc. These input information will be displayed on the user interface of the signal input device to facilitate the player to perform corresponding operations. The short-range wireless communication device receives the input signal sent by the player operating the signal input device and parses the input information therein, thereby determining the dealing method and notifying other institutions to perform related operations.

[0093] In the embodiment of the present invention, the shuffling operation is completed by the shuffling mechanism, and the card dealing operation is completed by the card dealing mechanism in cooperation with the rotating mechanism, so that the effect of mechanical structure replacing manual operation is achieved, and an automated shuffling and dealing process is realized. At the same time, the setting of the human body sensor enables the card dealing mechanism to accurately deal cards according to the player's card dealing position, avoiding the problem of inconsistency between the card dealing position and the player's position in the automated card dealing process; in general, the entire intelligent shuffling and dealing device realizes the intelligence and automation of card game related operations, achieves the purpose of saving players' time and energy, and enhances players' card game experience.

[0094] like Figure 6FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for controlling shuffling and dealing cards according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method comprises:

[0095] Step 101, in response to an input operation, determining a card dealing method.

[0096] In the embodiment of the present invention, after the intelligent shuffling and dealing device is turned on, it is first necessary to receive a response input operation through a selection device to determine the dealing method of the card game, and the input operation includes operating a physical button, operating a touch display screen, and operating a wireless short-range communication device. One or more; for players, this step determines the playing method of the card game, such as the common Landlord, Texas Hold'em, and Throw Eggs, etc. For the intelligent shuffling and dealing device, this step determines the dealing method required in the subsequent control logic; by responding to the input operation and determining the dealing method, the intelligent shuffling and dealing device can recognize the rules of the card game method and automatically configure them accordingly.

[0097] Step 102: When the first gravity sensor on the shuffling mechanism detects the cards, the shuffling mechanism is controlled to shuffle the cards and input the cards into the card issuing mechanism.

[0098] In the embodiment of the present invention, after determining the card dealing method, the intelligent shuffling card dealing device enters the shuffling process: the first gravity sensor of the shuffling seat on the shuffling mechanism detects whether there are cards placed on the bottom plate of the shuffling seat. When a card is detected, the shuffling roller will start, and the cards in the pile placed on the shuffling seat will be sent to the card dealing mechanism from bottom to top in sequence; for the player, this step corresponds to the player placing the piles of cards to be shuffled on the shuffling seat respectively, and the shuffling mechanism shuffles the cards. Through the first gravity sensor, the intelligent shuffling card dealing device realizes the intelligent detection of the cards to be shuffled, and realizes the intelligence and automation of the shuffling process.

[0099] Step 103, after the shuffling is completed, control the rotating mechanism to rotate.

[0100] In the embodiment of the present invention, after the shuffling is completed, the card dealing process begins. Specifically, the first gravity sensor continues to operate after detecting the card. When all the first gravity sensors detect that there is no card on the corresponding shuffling seat, it is determined that the shuffling is completed. At this time, the card dealing process begins. First, the rotating mechanism needs to start rotating to prepare for the subsequent card dealing action. By controlling the rotation of the rotating mechanism, the card dealing port is directed to different directions, which lays the foundation for the subsequent card dealing in different directions.

[0101] Step 104, when the human body sensor detects the player during the rotation process, the card issuing mechanism is controlled to issue the cards from the card issuing port according to the card issuing method.

[0102] In the embodiment of the present invention, when the card dealing mechanism rotates following the rotating mechanism, the human body sensor is enabled, and the detection direction of the human body sensor rotates accordingly. When a player is detected, the card dealing mechanism is notified to perform the card dealing action, that is, the cards in the second cabin are passed through the card inlet, the first cabin, and finally issued from the card dealing port. Because the human body sensor and the card dealing port are on the same side, according to this card dealing action, the cards issued from the card dealing port directly face the player detected by the human body sensor, that is, the card dealing position accurately corresponds to the player's position. Therefore, during the card dealing process, the cards are accurately delivered to the players, reducing the extra time and energy required for the players to make adjustments due to the inconsistency between the card dealing position and the seating position, thereby optimizing the players' gaming experience.

[0103] Optionally, step 102 may specifically include:

[0104] Sub-step 1021: When at least two first gravity sensors on the shuffling mechanism detect cards, the shuffling rollers of the multiple target shuffling seats of the shuffling mechanism are controlled to work alternately to input the cards on the target shuffling seats into the card dealing mechanism; the target shuffling seat is the corresponding shuffling seat where the first gravity sensor detects that a card is placed.

[0105] In the embodiment of the present invention, the shuffling operation specifically includes: when at least two first gravity sensors detect cards, the shuffling rollers on the corresponding shuffling seats are controlled to work alternately, that is, when at least two card piles are placed on different shuffling seats respectively, the shuffling operation is performed, and the cards on different shuffling seats are alternately sent to the card issuing mechanism, and the cards are alternately stacked in the card issuing mechanism to form a shuffled card pile.

[0106] Optionally, before controlling the shuffling mechanism to shuffle cards in step 102, the control method further includes:

[0107] Step A1: If the first gravity sensor on the shuffling mechanism detects that there are no cards on all the shuffling seats, a first alarm is issued.

[0108] When the smart shuffling and dealing device is turned on and the first gravity sensor does not detect any cards, that is, when the smart shuffling and dealing device has just been started and no cards are placed on the shuffling seat, the shuffling mechanism will determine that there are no cards that need to be shuffled. At this time, the first alarm will be issued to remind the player to put the cards into the shuffling seat.

[0109] Optionally, after step 103, the method further includes:

[0110] Step B1, controlling the second gravity sensor to start working.

[0111] The second gravity sensor is used to detect the status of cards in the second cabin during the card dealing process. It is necessary to avoid the influence of cards falling into the second cabin during the shuffling process. Therefore, the second gravity sensor will start to operate after the shuffling process is completed and the card dealing mechanism starts to rotate.

[0112] Optionally, the card dealing method presets the number of cards required to be dealt to the current player and the total number of cards required to be dealt; step 104 may specifically include:

[0113] Sub-step 1041, recording the number of cards dealt to the current player and the total number of cards dealt based on the card dealing port;

[0114] Sub-step 1042: When the number of cards dealt to the current player is less than the preset number of cards required by the current player, control the card dealing mechanism to continue to deal cards from the card dealing port to the position of the current player;

[0115] Sub-step 1043: when the number of cards dealt to the current player is equal to the preset number of cards required to be dealt to the current player, and the total number of cards dealt is less than the preset total number of cards required to be dealt, control the rotating mechanism to continue rotating;

[0116] Sub-step 1044: When the number of cards dealt to the current player is equal to the preset number of cards required to be dealt to the current player, and the total number of cards dealt is equal to the preset total number of cards required to be dealt, the dealing of cards is completed.

[0117] The card dealing method includes relevant information such as the number of players required according to the rules of the card game, the number of cards required to be dealt to the current player, and the total number of cards required to be dealt; in the card dealing process of the embodiment of the present invention, the card dealing mechanism executes the card dealing action according to the card dealing method determined by the selection device. Specifically, the card dealing method includes the preset number of cards required to be dealt to the current player and the total number of cards required to be dealt. At the same time, the card dealing mechanism also records the number of cards dealt to the current player and the total number of cards dealt based on the cards issued from the card dealing port. In some playing methods, one card needs to be dealt to a player at a time, and in other playing methods, multiple cards need to be dealt to a player at a time, so the number of cards required to be dealt to the current player needs to be preset. At the same time, it is necessary to know whether all the numbers of cards issued have met the total number of cards required to be dealt in the selected playing method, so the total number of cards required to be dealt needs to be preset.

[0118] In an embodiment of the present invention, during the rotation of the card dealing mechanism, when the human body sensor detects a player, the rotating motor stops working or reduces the output speed, so that the rotation is paused or the speed is slowed down, and the card dealing mechanism starts to deal cards. The card dealing mechanism makes the following logical judgment when executing the card dealing action: first, compare the number of cards dealt to the current player with the preset number of cards dealt to the current player. When the number of cards dealt to the current player is less than the preset number of cards dealt to the current player, the card dealing mechanism will continue to execute the card dealing action at the current position and issue the cards from the card dealing port to the position of the current player; then, when the number of cards dealt to the current player is equal to the preset number of cards dealt to the current player, and the total number of cards dealt is less than the preset total number of cards dealt, the rotating mechanism is controlled to continue rotating. When the number of cards dealt to the current player is equal to the preset number of cards dealt to the current player, and the total number of cards dealt is equal to the preset total number of cards dealt, the card dealing ends. That is, after the number of cards the current player needs to deal is met, the card-dealing mechanism will compare the total number of cards dealt at this time with the preset total number of cards required to be dealt. If the total number of cards dealt at this time is less than the preset total number of cards required to be dealt, it is determined that the card-dealing process has not yet ended, and the rotating motor will start again. The rotating mechanism then drives the card-dealing mechanism to rotate at the speed before stopping or decelerating, so that the human body sensor moves to the next player; if the total number of cards dealt at this time is equal to the preset total number of cards required to be dealt, it is determined that the card-dealing process of this round has been completed, and the rotating motor can continue to rotate or stop rotating. If there are still cards left in the second cabin and the next round of the game can be played according to the rules of the game, the rotation can be paused, and the rotating card-dealing action will continue to be executed after the player's round of the game ends, so as to meet the purpose of playing multiple rounds of games with one deck of cards. In simple terms, the card-dealing mechanism completes the card-dealing by rotating one circle, and each time a player is detected, the multiple cards required by the player are dealt.

[0119] Taking three-person Golden Flower as an example, the selection device determines that the input information is Golden Flower, and the card-dealing mechanism rotates one circle to complete the card dealing. In determining the card-dealing method, the total number of cards required for a round of the game is preset to nine, and the number of cards required for the current player is preset to three. After the card-dealing mechanism starts to rotate, each time the human body sensor detects a player, the card-dealing operation is executed, and three cards are dealt consecutively in the direction of the detected player, while the total number of cards dealt is counted plus three. When the card-dealing mechanism rotates one circle, the total number of cards dealt is equal to nine, and the card-dealing mechanism determines that the round of card dealing process has been completed.

[0120] In another embodiment of the present invention, the card dealing method also presets the number of cards to be dealt. During the rotation of the card dealing mechanism, when the human body sensor detects a player, the rotating motor is no longer paused, and the card dealing mechanism is only controlled to deal a card to the player's position, and then continues to rotate. According to the number of cards to be dealt and the total number of cards to be dealt, the card dealing mechanism can confirm the number of revolutions required. According to the number of revolutions required and the number of cards to be dealt required by the current player, the card dealing mechanism can determine the number of cards that the current player still needs to deal, that is, the number of cards that the current player needs to deal is equal to the sum of the number of revolutions that have been rotated and the number of cards that the current player still needs to deal. When the number of cards that all players still need to deal is zero, the card dealing mechanism also determines that the card dealing process has been completed, and the rotating motor can continue to rotate or stop rotating. In short, the card dealing mechanism rotates multiple times to complete the card dealing, and deals a card each time a player is detected until the needs of all players are met.

[0121] Taking three-person Golden Flower as an example, the selection device determines that the input information is Golden Flower, and the card-dealing mechanism rotates multiple times to complete the card dealing. In determining the card-dealing method, the number of card dealers required is preset to three, the total number of cards required for a round of the game is preset to nine, the number of cards required for the current player is preset to three, and the number of cards each player needs to deal is three, so the card-dealing mechanism rotates three times; after the card-dealing mechanism starts to rotate, each time the human body sensor detects a player, it executes the card-dealing operation and deals a card in the direction of the detected player. At the same time, the number of cards the current player needs to deal is counted, minus one, and the total number of cards dealt is increased by one. After the card-dealing mechanism rotates three times, the average number of cards counted for all players is reset to zero. When the total number of cards dealt is equal to nine, the card-dealing mechanism determines that the needs of each player are met, and the card-dealing process for a round of the game is completed.

[0122] The choice of whether to complete the dealing of cards by rotating one circle or rotating multiple circles can be determined on the selection device in step 101 according to the player's playing habits.

[0123] Optionally, before the card dealing in step 104 ends, the method further includes:

[0124] Step C1: During the rotation process before the end of card dealing, if the second gravity sensor on the card dealing mechanism detects that there is no card on the second cabin, a second alarm is issued.

[0125] During the card dealing process, the second gravity sensor will be enabled to detect whether there are any cards on the second cabin. If the second gravity sensor on the card dealing mechanism detects that there are no cards on the second cabin and the card dealing process has not yet ended, the card dealing mechanism will determine that the number of cards placed in the second cabin after shuffling does not meet the minimum number of cards required for the player to choose the gameplay. At this time, the card dealing mechanism will issue a second alarm to remind the player that there are not enough cards, and the card dealing mechanism will directly end the card dealing process.

[0126] For ease of understanding, refer to Figure 7 , which is an example flow chart of the shuffling and dealing control method described in an embodiment of the present invention; when the intelligent shuffling and dealing device is deployed and turned on, the shuffling process is entered, and first step S1 is entered, and the player selects a playing method, and this step is completed by the player operating the selection device; after the player selects the playing method, step S2 is entered, and the gravity sensor is used to detect whether there are cards on the shuffling seat. The gravity sensor here refers to the first gravity sensor mentioned above. If not, step S3 is executed to remind the player to put the cards on the shuffling seat, that is, the first alarm mentioned above is issued. If so, step S4 is entered to turn on the shuffling roller to start shuffling; while shuffling, step S5 is executed, and the gravity sensor is used to detect whether there are cards on the shuffling seat. The gravity sensor here refers to the first gravity sensor mentioned above. This process is used to determine whether the shuffling is completed. If there are cards, the shuffling is not completed, and step S4 is continued. If there are no cards, the shuffling process ends and step S6 is entered; step S6 is to close the shuffling roller and end the shuffling process. Figure 7 Step S1 is equivalent to Figure 6 Step 101; Figure 7 Steps S2 and S3 are equivalent to step A1 described above; Figure 7 Steps S4, S5, and S6 are equivalent to Figure 6 Step 102.

[0127] Reference Figure 7, after step S6, enter the card dealing process, first enter step S7, turn on the rotating motor, and the rotating base in the rotating mechanism starts to rotate; after starting to rotate, enter step S8, the human body sensor detects whether there is anyone in front of the current position, if no player is detected, return to step S7, that is, the rotating mechanism continues to rotate, if a player is detected, enter step S9, turn on the card feeding roller and the card dealing roller to start dealing cards; the result of step S9 is step S10, that is, the card dealing mechanism deals a card to the current position; after executing S10, enter S11, the card dealing chamber sensor detects whether there are still cards, the card dealing chamber sensor here refers to the second gravity sensor located in the second chamber mentioned above, if there are no cards, execute step S12 to remind the player that there are not enough cards, if there are still cards, enter step S13, count whether the number of cards dealt reaches the number of cards required by the current player, the step combination of S11 and S12 can be set at any position between step S7 and step S14; in the logical judgment of step S13, the card dealing The number of cards is equivalent to the number of cards dealt to the current player in the sub-step 1041 described above, and the number of cards required by the current player is equivalent to the number of cards required by the current player preset in the step 104 described above. If, in the judgment of step S13, the number of cards dealt has not reached the number of cards required by the current player, then return to step S10 and continue to deal cards to the current position, which indicates that the number of cards required by the player has not been dealt enough. If the number of cards dealt has reached the number of cards required by the current player, it indicates that the number of cards required by the player is sufficient, and then enter step S14; in step S14, it will be counted whether the total number of cards dealt has reached the total number of cards dealt in the selected gameplay, where the total number of cards dealt in the selected gameplay is equivalent to the required total number of cards dealt preset in the step 104 described above. If it has not reached the total number of cards dealt in the selected gameplay, then return to step S7, that is, the rotating mechanism continues to rotate, which indicates that there are still players who have not obtained cards. If the total number of cards dealt has been reached, it indicates that the round of card dealing process has been completed and all players have obtained the required number of cards, and the card dealing process will end at this time. Figure 7 Step S7 in the above example is equivalent to Figure 6 Step 103 in Figure 7 Steps S8, S9, S10, S13, and S14 are equivalent to Figure 6 Step 104 in which Figure 7 Step S13 in is equivalent to the sub-step 1042 described above, Figure 7 Step S14 in is equivalent to sub-step 1043 and sub-step 1044 described above, Figure 7 Steps S11 and S12 are equivalent to step C1 mentioned above.

[0128] In the embodiment of the present invention, the corresponding shuffling mechanism, card dealing mechanism, rotating mechanism, selection device, and human body sensor in the intelligent shuffling and dealing device are controlled by a control method to cooperate with each other to complete the shuffling process and card dealing process required in the card game, thereby realizing the automation and intelligence of the shuffling and dealing operations. In particular, in the card dealing process, the card dealing position is determined according to the detection result of the human body sensor, and the card dealing action is performed at this position, so that the cards required by the player are accurately sent to the player, which solves the problem of inaccurate card dealing caused by the preset fixed card dealing position in the related art, and improves the player's card game experience.

[0129] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, rather than to describe a specific order or precedence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way can be interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of the same type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more.

[0130] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0131] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent shuffling and dealing device, characterized in that: The intelligent shuffling and dealing device comprises: A shuffling mechanism, a card dealing mechanism, a rotating mechanism, a housing, a selection device, and a human body sensor; The selection device is used to respond to input operations and determine the card dealing method; The shuffling mechanism and the card dealing mechanism are arranged on the housing, the rotating mechanism is connected to the housing, and the rotating mechanism is used to control the rotation of the housing; The human body sensor is arranged on the outer surface of the shell, and the human body sensor faces the direction where the player is located; The card issuing mechanism comprises a card issuing port; the card issuing port is located on the outer surface of the housing, and the card issuing port and the human body sensor are arranged on the same surface of the housing; The human body sensor is used to control the card issuing mechanism to issue cards from the card issuing port according to the card issuing method when the player is detected.

2. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shuffling mechanism comprises: a shuffling seat, a shuffling port, a shuffling roller, a first gravity sensor, and a first driving mechanism; The shuffle seat is arranged on the top surface of the shell, and the shuffle seat comprises a shuffle seat bottom plate and a shuffle seat baffle, the shuffle seat baffle is arranged on one side of the shuffle seat bottom plate, and the shuffle port is arranged between the shuffle seat baffle and the shuffle seat bottom plate; the shuffle seat bottom plate is provided with a shuffle roller, and the shuffle seat bottom plate is provided with the first gravity sensor; When the first driving mechanism detects the placement of the card through the first gravity sensor, the first driving mechanism controls the shuffling roller to work, and sends the card placed on the bottom plate of the shuffling seat into the card issuing mechanism through the shuffling port.

3. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The card issuing mechanism further comprises: a first cabin, a second cabin, a card feeding roller, a card issuing roller, a card inlet, a second gravity sensor, and a second driving mechanism; The first capsule and the second capsule are arranged inside the shell, and the second capsule is used to receive the cards input by the shuffling mechanism; the bottom surface of the second capsule is provided with the card feeding roller, and the bottom surface of the second capsule is provided with the second gravity sensor; the card dealing roller is arranged in the first capsule, and the bottom surface of the first capsule and the bottom surface of the second capsule are located in the same plane, and a gap is arranged between the card dealing roller and the bottom surface of the first capsule, and the width of the gap can only pass one card; one end of the first capsule is connected with the second capsule through the card inlet, and the other end of the first capsule is the card dealing outlet; When the second driving mechanism detects the placement of the card through the second gravity sensor, the second driving mechanism controls the card feeding roller and the card dealing roller to work: the card feeding roller delivers the card on the bottom surface of the second cabin into the first cabin through the card inlet, and then the card dealing roller delivers the card through the card dealing outlet.

4. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shuffling port is provided with a first limiting protrusion, which allows only one card to pass through the shuffling port, and the side of the first limiting protrusion facing the bottom plate of the shuffling seat is an inclined slope.

5. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The card inlet is provided with a second limiting protrusion, and the second limiting protrusion allows only one card to pass through the card inlet, and the side of the second limiting protrusion facing the bottom surface of the second cabin is an inclined slope.

6. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: There are at least two shuffling seats, and at least one shuffling roller is arranged on the bottom plate of each shuffling seat; the end of the shuffling seat bottom plate close to the shuffling port is lower, and the end of the shuffling seat bottom plate away from the shuffling port is higher, so that the entire shuffling seat bottom plate is inclined toward the shuffling port.

7. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: There are at least two card-feeding rollers, and the card-feeding rollers are arranged in parallel on the bottom surface of the second cabin; The bottom width of the second cabin is smaller than the total width of two cards placed side by side; The bottom surface of the second capsule is lower at one end close to the card inlet, and higher at one end away from the card inlet, so that the bottom surface of the second capsule is inclined toward the card inlet; the bottom surface of the first capsule is lower at one end close to the card dealing port, and higher at one end away from the card dealing port, so that the bottom surface of the first capsule is inclined toward the card dealing port.

8. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating mechanism comprises: a rotating motor, a fixed bracket, a rotating driving gear, a rotating driven gear, and a rotating base; The rotating motor is arranged on the upper surface of the fixed bracket; the fixed bracket is fixedly connected to the housing; the rotating driven gear is rotatably connected to the lower surface of the fixed bracket; the output shaft of the rotating motor passes through the fixed bracket and is connected to the rotating driving gear, and the rotating driving gear is meshed with the rotating driven gear; the rotating base is fixedly connected to the rotating driven gear; Under the drive of the rotating motor, the rotating driving gear drives the rotating driven gear to rotate, so that the housing and the rotating base rotate relative to each other.

9. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The selection device comprises a physical button and a display screen, and the physical button and the display screen are arranged on the housing.

10. The intelligent shuffling and dealing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gameplay device includes a short-range wireless communication device, and the short-range wireless communication device includes: one or more of a wireless local area network device, a near field communication device, and a Bluetooth device.

11. A shuffling and dealing control method, applied to the intelligent shuffling and dealing device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: The method comprises: In response to an input operation, determining a card dealing method; When the first gravity sensor on the shuffling mechanism detects the cards, the shuffling mechanism is controlled to shuffle the cards and input the cards into the card issuing mechanism; After the shuffling is completed, the rotating mechanism is controlled to rotate; When the human body sensor detects a player during the rotation process, the card issuing mechanism is controlled to issue the cards from the card issuing port according to the card issuing method.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that When the first gravity sensor on the shuffling mechanism detects the cards, the shuffling mechanism is controlled to shuffle the cards and input the cards into the card issuing mechanism, including: When at least two first gravity sensors on the shuffling mechanism detect cards, the shuffling rollers of the multiple target shuffling seats of the shuffling mechanism are controlled to work alternately to input the cards on the target shuffling seats into a card dealing mechanism; the target shuffling seat is the corresponding shuffling seat where the first gravity sensor detects that a card is placed.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that Before controlling the shuffling mechanism to shuffle the cards, the method further comprises: If the first gravity sensor on the shuffling mechanism detects that there are no cards on all the shuffling seats, a first alarm is issued.

14. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that After the shuffling is completed, after the rotating mechanism is controlled to rotate, the method further includes: Control the second gravity sensor to start working.

15. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The card dealing method presets the number of cards that the current player needs to deal and the total number of cards that need to be dealt; When the human body sensor detects the player during the rotation process, the card issuing mechanism is controlled to issue the cards from the card issuing port according to the card issuing method, including: Based on the card dealing port, record the number of cards dealt to the current player and the total number of cards dealt; When the number of cards dealt to the current player is less than the preset number of cards required by the current player, controlling the card dealing mechanism to continue to deal cards from the card dealing port to the current position of the player; When the number of cards dealt to the current player is equal to the preset number of cards required to be dealt to the current player, and the total number of cards dealt is less than the preset total number of cards required to be dealt, controlling the rotating mechanism to continue rotating; When the number of cards dealt to the current player is equal to the preset number of cards required to be dealt to the current player, and the total number of cards dealt is equal to the preset total number of cards required to be dealt, the dealing is completed.

16. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that Also includes: During the rotation process before the end of card dealing, if the second gravity sensor on the card dealing mechanism detects that there is no card on the second cabin, a second alarm is issued.

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