Method and apparatus for selective dealing of playing cards, and device

Abstract

The description relates to the technical field of artificial intelligence, and in particular to a method and apparatus for selective dealing of playing cards, and a device. The method comprises: receiving a card dealing instruction from a user, wherein the card dealing instruction comprises an identifier of at least one card dealing shoe that is designated by the user among a plurality of card dealing shoes (201); determining as a target card dealing shoe a card dealing shoe among the plurality of the card dealing shoes that corresponds to the card dealing shoe identifier, wherein each card dealing shoe comprises a plurality of playing cards (202); and controlling the target card dealing shoe to deal playing cards for the user. The embodiments of the description allow users to select on their own how to deal playing cards, thereby increasing the difficulty of cheating and thus improving the security and fairness in dealing playing cards.

Description

A method, device and equipment for selecting and distributing playing cards

[0001] Related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to the invention patent application with application number 202410008902.3 filed on January 3, 2024, and patent name “A method, device and equipment for selecting and distributing playing cards”, and the Chinese utility model patent with application number 202420026374.X filed on January 3, 2024, and patent name “A mechanism for selecting and distributing playing cards”, and all contents of these two patents are incorporated herein in their entirety. Technical Field

[0003] This specification relates to the field of artificial intelligence technology, and in particular to a method, device, and apparatus for selecting and distributing playing cards. Background Art

[0004] Currently, playing cards are mostly dealt out via an automatic card-dealing machine. A staff member places the cards to be dealt into the machine, which typically includes a delivery direction adjustment unit and a card delivery unit. Players sit around a table with the automatic card-dealing machine located in the center. After the card delivery unit delivers a predetermined number of cards to a player, the delivery direction adjustment unit adjusts the delivery direction of the automatic card-dealing machine to deliver the predetermined number of cards to the next player.

[0005] However, the current distribution mode of this automatic card dealing machine is non-selectable distribution, that is, players cannot choose the cards to be dealt by themselves like the traditional card-drawing method. This non-selectable distribution mode creates conditions for various cheating. The cards dealt to players are not chosen by the players themselves but are automatically dealt. Therefore, players are prone to doubts about the cards dealt by the automatic card dealing machine. If there are malicious cheaters, they only need to put the cards with pre-adjusted order into the automatic card dealing machine. Since the automatic card dealing machine deals cards in order, malicious cheaters can get cheating poker cards, affecting fairness.

[0006] There is an urgent need for a poker card selection and distribution method to solve the problem in the prior art that cards can only be distributed in sequence and users cannot choose to distribute poker cards by themselves.

[0007] Contents of this application

[0008] To solve the problems in the prior art, the embodiments of this article provide a method for selecting and distributing playing cards, deploying multiple card distribution boxes, each of which contains playing cards, and the user selects a designated card distribution box to distribute the cards to him.

[0009] The embodiment of this document provides a method for selecting and distributing playing cards, including:

[0010] receiving a card dealing instruction from a user, wherein the card dealing instruction includes at least one card dealing box identifier designated by the user from among a plurality of card dealing boxes;

[0011] Determine a card dealing box corresponding to the card dealing box identifier among a plurality of card dealing boxes as a target card dealing box, each of the card dealing boxes comprising a plurality of playing cards;

[0012] The playing card selection and distribution mechanism controls the target card distribution shoe to distribute the playing cards to the user.

[0013] On the other hand, the embodiments of this specification also provide a playing card selection and distribution device, comprising:

[0014] a card dealing instruction receiving unit, configured to receive a card dealing instruction from a user, wherein the card dealing instruction includes at least one card dealing box identifier specified by the user from among a plurality of card dealing boxes;

[0015] a target card dealing box determining unit, configured to determine a card dealing box corresponding to the card dealing box identifier among a plurality of card dealing boxes as a target card dealing box, each of the card dealing boxes comprising a plurality of playing cards;

[0016] A card dealing unit is used to control the target card dealing shoe to deal the playing cards to the user.

[0017] On the other hand, the embodiments of this specification also provide a playing card selection and distribution mechanism, including:

[0018] Multiple individual card boxes and card box lifting components;

[0019] The single-unit card dealing box includes a card dealing structure for dealing playing cards stored in the single-unit card dealing box to a user;

[0020] The plurality of single card dealing boxes are arranged side by side on a card dealing box lifting component, and the card dealing box lifting component is capable of lifting the plurality of single card dealing boxes out of the card table surface, or lowering the plurality of single card dealing boxes below the card table surface;

[0021] The single card dealing box receives a selection signal input by a user, and drives the card dealing structure to deal the playing cards in the single card dealing box out of the single card dealing box.

[0022] On the other hand, an embodiment of this specification further provides a computer device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory, wherein the processor implements the above method when executing the computer program.

[0023] On the other hand, an embodiment of this specification further provides a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program implements the above method when executed by a processor.

[0024] The embodiments of this specification abandon the traditional technique of using a single card delivery box to deliver playing cards to multiple users. Instead, multiple delivery boxes are deployed, each containing multiple playing cards. Each user can select at least one of the multiple delivery boxes as a target delivery box, and control the target delivery box to deliver the cards to the user. Compared to the traditional technique of using a single card delivery box to deliver playing cards to multiple users, the embodiments of this specification allow users to select the cards they want to deliver, thereby increasing the difficulty of cheating and improving the security and fairness of playing card delivery. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art.

[0026] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for implementing a method for selecting and distributing playing cards in an embodiment of this specification;

[0027] FIG2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for selecting and distributing playing cards in an embodiment of this specification;

[0028] FIG3 is a schematic diagram showing the external structure of the card dealing box in the embodiment of this specification;

[0029] FIG4 is a schematic diagram showing a process of controlling a target card delivery box to deliver playing cards to a user according to an embodiment of the present specification;

[0030] FIG5 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the card dealing box according to an embodiment of the present specification;

[0031] FIG6 is a schematic diagram showing a process of determining whether the number of playing cards moved to the card outlet is greater than 1 in an embodiment of this specification;

[0032] FIG7 is a schematic diagram showing a process for determining whether the number of playing cards moved to the card outlet is greater than 1 in another embodiment of the present specification;

[0033] FIG8 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of a card dealing box according to another embodiment of the present specification;

[0034] FIG9 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a card dealing box deployed inside a card table in an embodiment of this specification;

[0035] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a playing card selection and distribution device according to an embodiment of this specification;

[0036] FIG11 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present specification;

[0037] FIG12 is a schematic structural diagram of a single card dealing box deployed within a card table according to an embodiment of the present specification;

[0038] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of a single card box rising from the surface of a card table according to an embodiment of the present specification;

[0039] FIG14 is a schematic diagram of a single card dealing shoe lowered below the surface of a card table in an embodiment of this specification.

[0040] [Description of the accompanying drawings]: 1. card box; 2. selector; 3. card box placement box; 4. card box lifting component; 6. card table surface; 11. Card outlet; 12. Card dealing roller; 13. Lifting component; 14. Card pushing component; 141. Card pushing motor; 15. Friction adjustment component; 16. Playing card placement box; 17. Playing cards; 18. Card withdrawal roller; 19. Indication component; 20. Observation window; 31. Bolt; 1001. Card dealing instruction receiving unit; 1002. Target card dealing box determination unit; 1003. Card dealing unit; 1102. Computer equipment; 1104. Processing equipment; 1106. Storage resource; 1108. Driving mechanism; 1110. Input / output module; 1112. Input device; 1114. Output device; 1116. Presentation device; 1118. Graphical user interface; 1120. Network interface; 1122. Communication link; 1124. Communication bus. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this document. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this document, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this document, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this document.

[0042] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of the embodiments of this specification and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the numbers used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the embodiments of this specification described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, apparatus, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices.

[0043] It should be noted that the acquisition, storage, use, and processing of data in the technical solution of this application comply with the relevant provisions of relevant laws and regulations.

[0044] As shown in Figure 1, this is a schematic diagram of the implementation system of a method for selecting and distributing playing cards in an embodiment of this specification, which may include: multiple card distribution boxes 1, multiple card distribution boxes 1 are located in the card table, and the card outlet 11 of the card distribution box 1 is located above the card table surface 6, the card distribution box 1 includes multiple playing cards, and the playing cards are distributed from the card outlet 11.

[0045] In order to select and distribute playing cards, the embodiment of this specification further provides a selector 2, which can be an input device such as a touch screen. Network communication is established between the selector 2 and each card distribution box 1. The network can include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, or a combination thereof, and is connected to a website, a user device (such as a computing device), and a back-end system.

[0046] The user selects at least one card dealing box 1 as a target card box through the selector 2, and the selector 2 sends a card dealing signal to the target card box. After receiving the card dealing signal, the card dealing structure in the target card box deals the playing cards inside to the user.

[0047] Optionally, the number of playing cards in each card box, the randomness of the order of playing cards in each card box, and the total category of playing cards can be the same, that is, the playing cards in each card box can be exactly the same, and the randomness of the order of playing cards is also exactly the same, thereby ensuring fairness.

[0048] In addition, a deck of shuffled playing cards can also be divided into multiple parts, each of which is placed in a card box. Each card box can only distribute one playing card at a time. Each user can select at least one card box to distribute a playing card to him, thereby achieving a selective effect similar to manually drawing cards.

[0049] In addition, it should be noted that what is shown in Figure 1 is only an application environment provided by the present disclosure. In actual applications, other application scenarios may also be included, such as being applied to a drawing of lots scenario, where different drawing of lots contents are written on multiple cardboards, and then these cardboards are placed in each card box respectively. The user can choose one of the card boxes to distribute the cardboard therein to him, thereby ensuring the fairness and justice of the drawing of lots.

[0050] The current method of dealing playing cards is to place a deck of shuffled playing cards in a dealing box, and the dealing components in the dealing box will deal the cards to each user in the order in which the playing cards are placed. However, this method cannot enable users to choose the cards to be dealt, and the cards can only be dealt in a fixed order. Therefore, malicious cheaters can cheat according to the order of the cards being dealt. Disputes and conflicts caused by cheating are common, and in serious cases, even endanger the lives of users.

[0051] To solve the above problems, the embodiment of this specification provides a method for selecting and distributing playing cards, deploying multiple distribution boxes, each of which contains playing cards, and the user selects a designated distribution box to distribute the cards to him. As shown in Figure 2, a flow chart of the method for selecting and distributing playing cards according to the embodiment of this specification is shown. In this figure, the process of selectively distributing playing cards by the user is described. The order of steps listed in the embodiment is only one way of executing the steps among many, and does not represent the only execution order. When the system or device product is actually executed, it can be executed sequentially or in parallel according to the method shown in the embodiment or the accompanying drawings. Specifically, as shown in Figure 2, it can be executed by a selector 2, and the method may include:

[0052] Step 201: receiving a card dealing instruction from a user, wherein the card dealing instruction includes at least one card dealing box identifier designated by the user from among a plurality of card dealing boxes;

[0053] Step 202: determining a card dealing box corresponding to the card dealing box identifier among a plurality of card dealing boxes as a target card dealing box, each of the card dealing boxes containing a plurality of playing cards;

[0054] Step 203: Control the target card delivery shoe to deliver the playing cards to the user through a playing card selection and delivery mechanism.

[0055] The embodiments of this specification abandon the traditional technique of using a single card delivery box to deliver playing cards to multiple users. Instead, they deploy multiple delivery boxes, each containing multiple playing cards. Each user can select at least one of these delivery boxes as a target delivery box, and control the target delivery box to deliver the cards to the user. Compared to the traditional technique of using a single card delivery box to deliver playing cards to multiple users, the embodiments of this specification allow users to select the cards they want to deliver, thereby increasing the difficulty of cheating, improving the fairness of card delivery, and reducing user risks.

[0056] It can be understood that the embodiments of this specification allow users to select any card box as the target card box to distribute playing cards to them. Therefore, even if a malicious cheater wants to cheat, it is difficult to ensure that the cheating playing cards will be selected by the designated user (because other users may also select the cheating card box as the target card box to distribute playing cards to them), thereby increasing the difficulty of cheating, reducing the incidence of disputes and conflicts caused by cheating, and ensuring the safety of users.

[0057] In the embodiment of this specification, the card box identification can be the number on the card box. As shown in Figure 3, the upper surface of each card box 1 can be provided with an indication component 19. The indication component 19 can be an LCD display or an OLED display, etc., which displays the number of the card box for the user to select.

[0058] When a user selects a single dealing box 1 via selector 2, the selected dealing box 1 may display a corresponding selection mark on indicator component 19. During the preselection process, selector 2 first sends a signal, such as a high level signal, to indicator component 19 on the user's preselected dealing box 1, causing indicator component 19 to display a corresponding selection mark (e.g., an indicator light illuminates). The user then sends a signal, such as a high level signal, to the dealing mechanism of at least one of the preselected target dealing boxes via selector 2, thereby initiating the dealing mechanism to deal playing cards to the user.

[0059] According to one embodiment of the present specification, after dealing playing cards to a user, the indicator 19 on the single dealing box 1 indicates that the single dealing box 1 is in an unselectable state. This means that within the same poker game, a single dealing box can only deal playing cards to a user once. For example, if user A chooses single dealing boxes 1, 3, and 5 to deal a playing card to user A, user B can only choose a single dealing box from among the single dealing boxes other than 1, 3, and 5 to deal playing cards to user B.

[0060] In addition, as shown in FIG3 , an observation window 20 may be provided next to the indicator component 19 of the card dealing box 1 , through which the user may observe the process of the playing cards 17 being dealt out from the card outlet 11 , thereby further increasing the difficulty of cheating.

[0061] The observation window 20 may include a plate with a specified transparency or an adjustable transparency, which is not limited in the present embodiment.

[0062] According to one embodiment of the present specification, in order to further increase the difficulty of cheating, a pre-selection step can be added to the entire card selection and distribution process. Specifically, controlling the target card distribution box to distribute the playing cards to the user further includes:

[0063] determining whether a confirmation instruction of the user for at least one target dealing shoe is received;

[0064] If so, the target card dealing shoe corresponding to the confirmation instruction is controlled to deal the playing cards to the user.

[0065] In the embodiment of the present specification, the user can first pre-select multiple card dealing boxes as target card dealing boxes through the selector 2, and then send a confirmation instruction to at least one of these target card dealing boxes through the selector 2, so that the selector 2 controls the target card dealing box corresponding to the confirmation instruction to deal playing cards to the user.

[0066] It should be noted that the number of pre-selected target card dealing boxes and the number of target card dealing boxes for confirmed card dealing can be set according to actual needs, and the embodiments of this specification do not limit this.

[0067] It can be understood that, because the user can pre-select multiple card boxes as target card boxes, and then confirm at least one target card box from these target card boxes to deal playing cards to him, although the proportion of card boxes that ultimately deal playing cards relative to all card boxes may be small, the proportion of target card boxes pre-selected by the user relative to all card boxes can be large, so it is more difficult to cheat on card boxes other than the pre-selected number; and because the pre-selection and confirmation are both initiated subjectively by the user, malicious cheaters cannot determine which card box or boxes the user confirms from the multiple pre-selected target card boxes to deal playing cards to him, thereby further increasing the difficulty of cheating.

[0068] According to one embodiment of the present specification, as shown in FIG4 , controlling the target card dealing shoe to deal the playing cards to the user further includes:

[0069] Step 401: Raise the height of the multiple playing cards in the target card dealing box so that the top playing card in the target card dealing box contacts the card dealing roller in the target card dealing box;

[0070] Step 402: After the top playing card in the target card dealing box contacts the card dealing roller, the card dealing roller is controlled to rotate, thereby utilizing the friction between the card dealing roller and the top playing card to deliver the top playing card from the card outlet.

[0071] In the embodiments of the present specification, the structural diagram of each card dealing box can be shown in FIG5 . The card dealing component of the card dealing box 1 can be composed of a card dealing roller 12 and a lifting component 13. The card dealing roller 12 is located above the plane where the card outlet 11 is located. A plurality of playing cards 17 are placed above the lifting component. The lifting component 13 can adjust the lifting height of the plurality of playing cards.

[0072] The process of controlling the target card box to distribute playing cards to the user is as follows:

[0073] After receiving the card dealing instruction from the target card dealing box, the selector 2 sends a lifting signal to the lifting component 13 of the target card dealing box. After receiving the lifting signal, the internal motor of the lifting component 13 starts working, raising the height of the multiple playing cards 17 so that the top playing card 17 contacts the card dealing roller 12;

[0074] Then the selector 2 sends a start signal to the motor of the card dealing roller 12, and the motor of the card dealing roller 12 starts, driving the card dealing roller 12 to rotate, thereby utilizing the friction between the card dealing roller 12 and the topmost playing card 17 to deliver the playing card 17 from the card outlet 11.

[0075] In addition, the selector 2 may also send a start signal to the motors of the lifting component 13 and the card dealing roller 12 at the same time, which is not limited in the embodiments of this specification.

[0076] Specifically, taking FIG. 5 as an example, if the card outlet 11 is located on the right side of the card dealing roller 12 , the card dealing roller 12 rotates counterclockwise to deliver the topmost playing card 17 from the card outlet 11 .

[0077] In an embodiment of the present specification, during the card dealing process, in addition to friction between the topmost playing card and the card dealing roller, friction also exists between two adjacent playing cards. Therefore, the rotation of the card dealing roller may cause multiple adjacent playing cards, including the topmost playing card, to be dealt from the card outlet. To prevent multiple playing cards from being dealt from the card outlet, according to an embodiment of the present specification, while the selector 2 controls the rotation of the card dealing roller, the method further includes:

[0078] The selector 2 determines whether the number of playing cards moved toward the card outlet under the action of the friction force is greater than 1. If so, the selector controls the card return roller located below the card dealing roller to rotate, thereby returning the playing card below the topmost playing card back into the card dealing box. The vertical distance between the card dealing roller and the side where the card outlet is located is greater than the vertical distance between the card return roller and the side where the card outlet is located.

[0079] In the embodiment of the present specification, as shown in FIG5 , the card dealing component of the card dealing box 1 further includes a card return roller 18, which is located below the plane where the card outlet 11 is located, and is used to return the playing cards dealt by the card dealing roller 12 but not completely leaving the single card dealing box 1 and adjacent to the card return roller 18 from the card outlet 11 back into the single card dealing box 1, and the vertical distance L1 between the card dealing roller 12 and the side where the card outlet 11 is located is greater than the vertical distance L2 between the card return roller 18 and the side where the card outlet 11 is located. When the lifting component 13 raises the height of the playing cards, only the topmost playing card contacts the card dealing roller 12, and the card return roller 18 does not contact the playing cards. When the card dealing roller 12 rotates to move the top playing card 17 toward the card outlet 11, the selector 2 determines whether the number of playing cards 17 moving toward the card outlet 11 is greater than 1. If so, the playing card at the lower middle of the moving playing cards will contact the card return roller 18, and the selector 2 controls the card return roller 18 to rotate, thereby returning the playing card 17 at the lower middle of the moving playing cards 17 to the card dealing box 1.

[0080] When the card dealing mechanism deals playing cards, because the vertical distance L1 between the card dealing roller 12 and the side of the card outlet 11 is greater than the vertical distance L2 between the card returning roller 18 and the side of the card outlet 11 (i.e., the card dealing roller 12 is farther from the card outlet 11, while the card returning roller 18 is closer to the card outlet), after the playing card lifting component 13 raises the playing cards, the upper surface of the topmost playing card first contacts the card dealing roller 12. If multiple playing cards are moved toward the card outlet 11 due to friction, the distance between the card dealing roller 12 and the card returning roller 18 is only wide enough for one playing card to pass through, so the card returning roller 18 can return the other playing cards below the topmost playing card back into the single card dealing box 1.

[0081] In the embodiment of the present specification, the card return roller 18 can also be driven by a motor. After the user inputs a high-level signal, for example, to the card dealing structure through the selector 2, the motors of the card dealing roller 12 and the card return roller 18 can start working at the same time, and the card dealing roller 12 and the card return roller 18 rotate in the same direction, thereby ensuring that only one playing card can be dealt from the card outlet 11 at a time.

[0082] Specifically, according to one embodiment of the present specification, as shown in FIG6 , the step of determining whether the number of playing cards moved toward the card outlet by the card dealing roller under the action of the friction force is greater than 1 includes:

[0083] Step 601: using an image recognition algorithm to identify the number of playing cards moving toward the card outlet;

[0084] Step 602: Determine whether the number of playing cards is greater than 1.

[0085] In an embodiment of the present specification, a camera can be deployed in the card box to obtain image data of the playing cards in the card box in real time, and the image data is sent to a selector. The selector uses an image recognition algorithm to analyze the image data, identify the number of playing cards moving toward the card outlet, and thus determine whether the number of playing cards is greater than 1.

[0086] In addition, as shown in FIG7 , the step of determining whether the number of playing cards moved toward the card outlet by the card dealing roller under the action of the friction force is greater than 1 further includes:

[0087] Step 701: obtaining a pressure value between a playing card moving toward the card outlet and the card return roller via a pressure sensor provided on the card return roller;

[0088] Step 702: determining whether the number of playing cards is greater than 1 based on the pressure value and the preset pressure threshold;

[0089] The distance between the card return roller and the card dealing roller is between the thickness of one playing card and the thickness of two playing cards.

[0090] In the embodiment of this specification, the thickness of each playing card in the card box is the same. First, the distance between the card dealing roller 12 and the card returning roller 18 is set according to the thickness of a single playing card, so that the distance between the two is between the thickness of one playing card and the thickness of two playing cards, ensuring that only one playing card can pass through at a time.

[0091] Then, when multiple playing cards move toward the card outlet, because the playing cards have a certain degree of flexibility, the multiple playing cards will move between the card dealing roller 12 and the card returning roller 18 under the action of friction. At this time, the pressure acting on the card returning roller 18 will increase. Therefore, a pressure sensor is installed on the card returning roller 18 to obtain the pressure value and send the pressure value to the selector 2. The selector 2 determines whether the pressure value is greater than the preset pressure threshold value. If so, it means that the number of playing cards moving toward the card outlet is greater than 1. If not, it means that the number of playing cards moving toward the card outlet is equal to 1.

[0092] In the embodiment of this specification, because it is necessary to ensure that the playing cards 17 do not come into contact with the card return roller 18 during the process of the lifting component 13 lifting the playing cards 17, the card delivery box 1 needs to be designed to be larger, which may reduce the convenience of use. To address this situation, according to one embodiment of this specification, as shown in Figure 8, the card delivery box 1 does not deploy the card return roller 18, but instead deploys a card pushing component 14 to push the playing cards in the playing card storage box 16 toward the card outlet 11, so that the top playing card comes into contact with the card delivery roller 12.

[0093] Specifically, when raising the height of the plurality of playing cards in the target dealing shoe, the method further comprises:

[0094] The plurality of playing cards are controlled to move as a whole toward the card outlet, so that the topmost playing card in the target card dealing box contacts the card dealing roller in the target card dealing box.

[0095] It can be understood that when the selector 2 sends a lifting signal to the lifting component 13, it also sends a start signal to the card pushing motor 141 of the card pushing component 14. The card pushing motor 141 starts working and drives the card pushing component 14 to move toward the card outlet 11, thereby pushing the playing cards in the playing card placement box 16 toward the card outlet 11. Then the top playing card contacts the card dispensing roller 12, and the card dispensing roller 12 is rotated. Under the action of the friction between the upper surface of the top playing card and the card dispensing roller 12, the top playing card is dispatched from the card outlet 11.

[0096] According to one embodiment of the present specification, in order to adjust the friction between the top playing card and the card dealing roller 12, as shown in Figures 8 and 9, the card dealing structure also includes a friction adjustment component 15 located in the single card dealing box 1, located between the bottom playing card in the single card dealing box 1 and the playing card lifting component 13, and is used to apply upward pressure to the playing cards in the single card dealing box 1, thereby adjusting the friction between the top playing card in the single card dealing box 1 and the card dealing roller 12.

[0097] Specifically, the friction adjustment component 15 may include a spring that can continuously apply upward pressure to the playing cards in the single card box 1, so that there is sufficient friction between the top playing card and the card dealing roller 12, thereby ensuring that the rotation of the card dealing roller 12 will deliver the top playing card from the card outlet 11.

[0098] According to one embodiment of the present specification, in addition to selecting which card dealing shoe or shoes to deal playing cards to the user, the user can also specify the number of cards dealt by a card dealing shoe.

[0099] Controlling the target dealing shoe to deal the playing cards to the user further comprises:

[0100] The target card dealing shoe is controlled to deal playing cards corresponding to the number of dealt cards to the user.

[0101] In the embodiment of the present specification, if the number of cards dealt specified by the user is greater than 1, the card dealing component in the card dealing box will deal out the playing cards with the highest number of cards dealt in sequence from the card outlet 11 .

[0102] According to one embodiment of the present specification, in order to ensure fairness in dealing cards, after determining the dealing box corresponding to the dealing box identifier as the target dealing box, the method further includes:

[0103] The selector 2 adjusts the target dealing shoe to an unselectable state.

[0104] It can be understood that in the same poker game, a card dealing box can only deal poker cards to the user once. For example, if user A chooses card dealing boxes 1, 3 and 5 to deal a poker card to user A respectively, user B can only choose a card dealing box from the card dealing boxes other than 1, 3 and 5 to deal poker cards to user B.

[0105] According to one embodiment of the present specification, in order to ensure the fairness of the poker game, if there is a card dealing shoe that does not deal playing cards to the user, the method further includes:

[0106] Treat the card boxes that have not distributed playing cards to users as boxes to be manually distributed;

[0107] receiving a dispatch instruction from a staff member for the box to be manually dispatched through a selector, wherein the dispatch instruction includes the same number of manually dispatched cards as the number of cards already dispatched from other dispatching boxes;

[0108] The selector controls the box to be manually dispatched to dispatch playing cards corresponding to the number of manually dispatched cards.

[0109] According to one embodiment of the present specification, in order to facilitate staff to replace the playing cards in the card box, the method further includes:

[0110] After receiving the restart instruction sent by the staff through the selector, the selector raises each card box from the card table to facilitate the staff to replace the playing cards in each card box;

[0111] After the playing cards in each card box are replaced, each card box is lowered back into the card table. After each card box is lowered back into the card table, the card outlet of each card box is located above the surface of the card table.

[0112] In the embodiment of this specification, FIG9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the card dealing shoe deployed in the card table in the embodiment of this specification, including:

[0113] A plurality of single card distribution boxes 1 and a card distribution box lifting component 4;

[0114] The single-body card dealing box 1 includes a card dealing structure for dealing playing cards stored in the single-body card dealing box 1 to a user;

[0115] The plurality of single card dealing boxes 1 are arranged side by side on a card dealing box lifting component 4, and the card dealing box lifting component 4 can lift the plurality of single card dealing boxes 1 out of the card table surface, or lower the plurality of single card dealing boxes 1 below the card table surface;

[0116] The single card dealing box 1 receives a selection signal input by a user, and drives the card dealing structure to deal the playing cards in the single card dealing box 1 out of the single card dealing box 1 .

[0117] The embodiments of this specification abandon the traditional technical solution of using a single card-dealing box to distribute playing cards to multiple users, and instead deploy multiple individual card-dealing boxes, each of which includes multiple playing cards, and each user can select at least one of the multiple individual card-dealing boxes to distribute the playing cards inside to the user. Compared to the traditional technical solution of using a single card-dealing box to distribute playing cards to multiple users, the embodiments of this specification allow users to choose to distribute playing cards on their own, thereby increasing the difficulty of cheating and improving the security and fairness of distributing playing cards. In addition, the combination of the card-dealing box lifting component allows multiple individual card-dealing boxes arranged side by side to be raised from or lowered below the table surface, reducing the risk of individual card-dealing boxes being exposed to the table surface for a long time and being maliciously damaged by cheaters.

[0118] It can be understood that the embodiments of this specification allow users to select any single card box to distribute playing cards to them. Therefore, even if a malicious cheater wants to cheat, it is difficult to ensure that the cheating playing cards will be selected by the designated user (because other users may also select the cheating card box as the target card box to distribute playing cards to them), thereby increasing the difficulty of cheating, reducing the incidence of disputes and conflicts caused by cheating, and ensuring the safety of users.

[0119] Optionally, the number of playing cards in each individual card box, the randomness of the order of playing cards in each individual card box, and the total category of playing cards can be the same, that is, the playing cards in each individual card box can be exactly the same, and the randomness of the order of playing cards is also exactly the same, thereby ensuring fairness.

[0120] In addition, a deck of shuffled playing cards can also be divided into multiple parts, each of which is placed in a single card box. Each single card box can only distribute one playing card at a time. Each user can select at least one single card box to distribute a playing card to him, thereby achieving a selection effect similar to manual drawing of cards.

[0121] During the game after the cards are dealt, the multiple single card dealing boxes 1 arranged side by side can be lowered below the card table surface 6 through the card dealing box lifting component 4. When the cards are dealt again, the multiple single card dealing boxes 1 arranged side by side can be lifted out of the card table surface 6 by the card dealing box lifting component 4.

[0122] According to one embodiment of the present specification, in order to enhance the connection stability between the single card box 1 and the card box lifting component 4 and facilitate disassembly and assembly by staff, the card box lifting component 4 is connected to the single card box 1 through a snap buckle.

[0123] It should be noted that, in addition to the snap connection method, the single card box 1 and the card box lifting component 4 can also be connected by magnetic attraction or other methods, and this embodiment of the specification does not limit this.

[0124] According to one embodiment of the present specification, as shown in FIG9 and FIG12 , the playing card selection and distribution mechanism further includes a card distribution box placement box 3;

[0125] Each card dealing box 1 is placed side by side in a card dealing box placement box 3. The top surface of the card dealing box placement box 3 is open and embedded in the card table, and the top surface of the card dealing box placement box 3 is adjacent to the card table surface 6. The card dealing box placement box 3 can be fixed to the card table by bolts 31. Multiple individual card dealing boxes 1 are located in the card dealing box placement box 3.

[0126] A card delivery box lifting component 4 is provided in the card delivery box placement box 3. Each card delivery box 1 can be connected to the card delivery box lifting component 4 by a buckle or the like. After receiving the staff's instruction to restart the game, the selector 2 controls the card delivery box lifting component 4 to lift each card delivery box 1 from the card delivery box placement box 3, so that the staff can disconnect the card delivery box 1 from the card delivery box lifting component, remove the card delivery box 1, and replace the playing cards in the card delivery box 1. The staff then reconnects the card delivery box 1 with the card delivery box lifting component 4 after the playing cards are replaced. Finally, after the playing cards in each card delivery box 1 are replaced, the selector 2 controls the card delivery box lifting component 4 to lower each card delivery box 1 back into the card table. After each card delivery box 1 is lowered back into the card table, the card outlet 11 of each card delivery box 1 is located above the card table surface 6.

[0127] As shown in FIG14 , when the card dealing box lifting component 4 lowers the single card dealing box 1 to the lowest point of the card dealing box placement box 3 , the card outlet 11 is located above the card table surface 6 .

[0128] In the embodiment of this specification, the lifting of the card box lifting member 4 can also be controlled by the staff. For example, when the staff reopens a card game, the staff drives the card box lifting member 4 to raise each monomer card box 1 from the card box placement box 3 (as shown in Figure 13), thereby raising multiple monomer card boxes 1 below the table surface 6. The staff disconnects the clamping connection between the monomer card box 1 and the card box lifting member, removes the monomer card box 1 and replaces the playing cards in the monomer card box 1. The staff then clamps the monomer card box 1 after replacing the playing cards with the card box lifting member 4 again. Finally, after the playing cards in each monomer card box 1 are replaced, the staff controls the card box lifting member 4 to lower each monomer card box 1 back into the table (as shown in Figure 14), and start a new card game. In the new card game, the user can send a selection signal to the specified monomer card box 1. The monomer card box 1 receives the selection signal input by the user and drives the card structure inside the monomer card box 1 to send the playing cards.

[0129] In some other embodiments of the present specification, as shown in FIG9 , the single-unit card dealing box 1 is further provided with a card outlet 11, and the card dealing structure delivers playing cards to the user through the card outlet 11. As shown in FIG14 , after the card dealing box lifting component 4 lowers the single-unit card dealing box 1 below the card table surface 6, the card outlet 11 of the single-unit card dealing box is located above the card table surface 6, so that the playing cards can be delivered to the user through the card outlet 11.

[0130] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a selector 2 held by a user can be connected to a single card dealing box 1. When the user presses a button on the selector 2, the selector 2 transmits a selection signal, such as a high-level signal, to the single card dealing box 1, indicating that the user has selected the single card dealing box 1 to deal playing cards. Upon receiving the high-level signal, the card dealing mechanism within the single card dealing box 1 begins dealing cards to the user.

[0131] In addition, in order to further increase the difficulty of cheating, a preselection step can be added to the entire card selection and dealing process. Specifically, the user can first preselect multiple individual card dealing boxes 1 as target card dealing boxes through the selector, and then send a card dealing signal to at least one of these target card dealing boxes through the selector. The card dealing signal can also be a high-level signal. After receiving the high-level card dealing signal, the card dealing structure in the target card dealing box starts dealing cards to the user.

[0132] It should be noted that the number of pre-selected target card dealing boxes and the number of target card dealing boxes for confirmed card dealing can be set according to actual needs, and the embodiments of this specification do not limit this.

[0133] It can be understood that because the user can pre-select multiple individual dealing boxes as target dealing boxes, and then confirm at least one target dealing box from these target dealing boxes to deal playing cards to him, although the proportion of the dealing boxes that ultimately deal playing cards relative to all dealing boxes may be small, the proportion of the target dealing boxes pre-selected by the user relative to all dealing boxes can be large, so it is also more difficult to cheat on the dealing boxes outside the pre-selected number; and because the pre-selection and confirmation are both initiated subjectively by the user, malicious cheaters cannot determine which dealing box or boxes the user confirms from the multiple pre-selected target dealing boxes to deal playing cards to him, thereby further increasing the difficulty of cheating.

[0134] Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of this specification also provides a playing card selection and distribution device, as shown in FIG10 , comprising:

[0135] A card dealing instruction receiving unit 1001 is configured to receive a card dealing instruction from a user, wherein the card dealing instruction includes at least one card dealing box identifier specified by the user from among a plurality of card dealing boxes;

[0136] a target dealing box determining unit 1002, configured to determine a dealing box corresponding to the dealing box identifier from among a plurality of dealing boxes as a target dealing box, each of the dealing boxes comprising a plurality of playing cards;

[0137] The card dealing unit 1003 is used to control the target card dealing shoe to deal the playing cards to the user.

[0138] Since the principle of solving the problem by the above device is similar to that of the above method, the implementation of the above device can refer to the implementation of the above method, and the repeated parts will not be repeated.

[0139] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present specification. The selector in this specification may be a computer device according to this embodiment, executing the method described above. Computer device 1102 may include one or more processing devices 1104, such as one or more central processing units (CPUs), each of which may implement one or more hardware threads. Computer device 1102 may also include any storage resources 1106 for storing any type of information, such as code, settings, data, etc. For example, and without limitation, storage resources 1106 may include any one or more combinations of the following: any type of RAM, any type of ROM, flash memory, hard disks, optical disks, etc. More generally, any storage resource may use any technology to store information. Furthermore, any storage resource may provide volatile or non-volatile retention of information. Furthermore, any storage resource may represent a fixed or removable component of computer device 1102. In one embodiment, when processing device 1104 executes associated instructions stored in any storage resource or combination of storage resources, computer device 1102 may perform any operation of the associated instructions. The computer device 1102 also includes one or more drive mechanisms 1108 for interacting with any storage resources, such as a hard disk drive mechanism, an optical disk drive mechanism, and the like.

[0140] The computer device 1102 may also include an input / output module 1110 (I / O) for receiving various inputs (via input devices 1112) and for providing various outputs (via output devices 1114). A specific output mechanism may include a presentation device 1116 and an associated graphical user interface (GUI) 1118. In other embodiments, the input / output module 1110 (I / O), input devices 1112, and output devices 1114 may not be included, and the computer device 1102 may simply be a computer device in a network. The computer device 1102 may also include one or more network interfaces 1120 for exchanging data with other devices via one or more communication links 1122. One or more communication buses 1124 couple the components described above together.

[0141] The communication link 1122 may be implemented in any manner, for example, via a local area network, a wide area network (e.g., the Internet), a point-to-point connection, etc., or any combination thereof. The communication link 1122 may include any combination of hardwired links, wireless links, routers, gateway functions, name servers, etc., governed by any protocol or combination of protocols.

[0142] The embodiments of this specification also provide a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program implements the above method when executed by a processor.

[0143] The embodiments of this specification also provide a computer-readable instruction, wherein when a processor executes the instruction, the program therein causes the processor to execute the above method.

[0144] It should be understood that in the various embodiments of this document, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of this document.

[0145] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of the two. In order to clearly illustrate the interchangeability of hardware and software, the above description has generally described the composition and steps of each example according to function. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this document.

[0146] This article uses specific embodiments to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this article. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the methods and core ideas of this article. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, based on the ideas of this article, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as a limitation to this article.

Claims

1. A method for selecting and distributing playing cards, characterized in that, Including: Receiving a card-dealing instruction from a user, where the card-dealing instruction includes at least one card-dealing box identifier specified by the user among multiple card-dealing boxes; Determining the card-dealing box corresponding to the card-dealing box identifier among the multiple card-dealing boxes as the target card-dealing box, and each card-dealing box contains multiple playing cards; Controlling the target card-dealing box to deal the playing cards to the user through a playing card selection and dealing mechanism.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein Controlling the target card-dealing box to deal the playing cards to the user through the playing card selection and dealing mechanism further includes: Judging whether a confirmation instruction for at least one target card-dealing box is received from the user; If so, controlling the target card-dealing box corresponding to the confirmation instruction to deal the playing cards to the user through the playing card selection and dealing mechanism.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Controlling the target card-dealing box to deal the playing cards to the user through the playing card selection and dealing mechanism further includes: Lifting the height of the multiple playing cards in the target card-dealing box so that the topmost playing card in the target card-dealing box contacts the card-dealing roller in the target card-dealing box; After the topmost playing card in the target card-dealing box contacts the card-dealing roller, controlling the card-dealing roller to rotate, thereby using the frictional force between the card-dealing roller and the topmost playing card to send the topmost playing card out from the card outlet.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein While controlling the card-dealing roller to rotate, the method further includes: Judging whether the number of playing cards moved by the card-dealing roller towards the card outlet under the action of the frictional force is greater than 1. If so, controlling the card-returning roller located below the card-dealing roller to rotate, thereby returning the playing cards below the topmost playing card back into the card-dealing box. The perpendicular distance between the card-dealing roller and the side where the card outlet is located is greater than the perpendicular distance between the card-returning roller and the side where the card outlet is located.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The step of judging whether the number of playing cards moved by the card-dealing roller towards the card outlet under the action of the frictional force is greater than 1 includes: Using an image recognition algorithm to recognize the number of playing cards moving towards the card outlet; Judging whether the number of playing cards is greater than 1.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein The step of judging whether the number of playing cards moved by the card-dealing roller towards the card outlet under the action of the frictional force is greater than 1 further includes: Obtaining the pressure value between the playing cards moving towards the card outlet and the card-returning roller through a pressure sensor provided on the card-returning roller; Judging whether the number of playing cards is greater than 1 according to the pressure value and a pressure preset threshold value; Wherein, the distance between the card-returning roller and the card-dealing roller is between the thickness of one playing card and the thickness of two playing cards.

7. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that, When lifting the height of the multiple playing cards in the target card-dealing box, the method further includes: Controlling the multiple playing cards to move as a whole towards the direction of the card outlet, so that the topmost playing card in the target card-dealing box contacts the card-dealing roller in the target card-dealing box.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The card-dealing instruction further includes the number of cards to be dealt; Controlling the target card-dealing box to deal the playing cards to the user through the playing card selection and dealing mechanism further includes: Controlling the target card-dealing box to deal the corresponding number of playing cards to the user through the playing card selection and dealing mechanism according to the number of cards to be dealt.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that After determining the card-dealing box corresponding to the card-dealing box identifier as the target card-dealing box, the method further includes: Adjust the target card-dealing box to a non-selectable state.

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, If there is a card-dealing box that has not dealt playing cards to the user, the method further includes: Use the card-dealing box that has not dealt playing cards to the user as the to-be-manually-dealt box; Receive the dealing instruction of the staff for the to-be-manually-dealt box, where the dealing instruction includes the number of manually dealt cards that is the same as the number of dealt cards of other card-dealing boxes; Control the to-be-manually-dealt box to deal playing cards corresponding to the number of manually dealt cards.

11. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: After receiving the card game restart instruction of the staff, raise each card-dealing box from the card table to facilitate personnel to replace the playing cards in each card-dealing box; After the playing cards in each card-dealing box are replaced, lower each card-dealing box back into the card table. After each card-dealing box is lowered back into the card table, the card outlet of each card-dealing box is located above the surface of the card table.

12. A poker card selection and distribution device, characterized in that, Includes: A card-dealing instruction receiving unit, configured to receive the card-dealing instruction of the user, where the card-dealing instruction includes at least one card-dealing box identifier specified by the user among multiple card-dealing boxes; A target card-dealing box determining unit, configured to determine the card-dealing box corresponding to the card-dealing box identifier among multiple card-dealing boxes as the target card-dealing box, and each of the card-dealing boxes includes multiple playing cards; A card-dealing unit, configured to control the target card-dealing box to deal the playing cards to the user.

13. A playing card selection and distribution mechanism, characterized in that, Includes: Multiple single card-dealing boxes (1) and a card-dealing box lifting component (4); The single card-dealing box (1) includes a card-dealing structure for dealing the playing cards stored in the single card-dealing box (1) to the user; Multiple of the single card-dealing boxes (1) are arranged side by side on the card-dealing box lifting component (4), and the card-dealing box lifting component (4) can lift multiple of the single card-dealing boxes (1) out of the surface of the card table, or lower multiple of the single card-dealing boxes (1) below the surface of the card table; After the single card-dealing box (1) receives the selection signal input by the user, drive the card-dealing structure to deal the playing cards in the single card-dealing box (1) out of the single card-dealing box (1).

14. The playing card selection and distribution institution according to claim 13, characterized in that, The card-dealing structure includes a card outlet (11) located on the side of the single card-dealing box (1), and a card-dealing roller (12) and a playing card lifting component (13) located inside the single card-dealing box (1); The card-dealing roller (12) is located above the plane where the card outlet (11) is located, and the card-dealing roller (12) is used to deal the uppermost playing card in the single card-dealing box (1) to the user from the card outlet (11); The playing card lifting component (13) of the playing cards is located below the lowermost playing card in the single card-dealing box (1), and is used to adjust the lifting height of the playing cards in the single card-dealing box (1) so that the uppermost playing card in the single card-dealing box (1) contacts the card-dealing roller (12).

15. The playing card selection and distribution institution according to claim 14, characterized in that, The card-dealing structure further includes a card-return roller (18) located inside the single card-dealing box (1); The card-returning roller (18) is located below the plane where the card-playing outlet (11) is located, and is used to return the playing cards that are sent by the card-dealing roller (12), have not completely left the single card-dealing box (1), and are adjacent to the card-returning roller (18) from the card-playing outlet (11) back into the single card-dealing box (1).

16. The playing card selection and distribution mechanism according to claim 15, characterized in that, The perpendicular distance between the card-dealing roller (12) and the side where the card-playing outlet (11) is located is greater than the perpendicular distance between the card-returning roller (18) and the side where the card-playing outlet (11) is located.

17. The playing card selection and distribution mechanism according to claim 14, characterized in that, The card-dealing structure further includes a card-pushing component (14) located in the single card-dealing box (1). The card-pushing component (14) is away from the card-playing outlet (11) and is used to push the playing cards in the direction of the card-playing outlet (11).

18. The playing card selection and distribution mechanism according to claim 14, wherein The card-dealing structure further includes a friction-adjusting component (15) located in the single card-dealing box (1), between the playing cards at the lowermost part in the single card-dealing box (1) and the lifting component (13) of the playing cards, and is used to apply an upward pressure to the playing cards in the single card-dealing box (1), so as to adjust the friction between the uppermost playing cards in the single card-dealing box (1) and the card-dealing roller (12).

19. The poker card selection and distribution institution according to claim 14, characterized in that, The playing card selection and dealing mechanism further includes a card-dealing box placement box (3); The top surface of the card-dealing box placement box (3) is open and is embedded in the card table, and the top surface is adjacent to the card table surface; A plurality of single card-dealing boxes (1) are located in the card-dealing box placement box (3); When the card-dealing box lifting component (4) lowers the single card-dealing box (1) to the lowest point of the card-dealing box placement box (3), the card-playing outlet (11) is located above the card table surface.

20. A computer device, comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory, characterized in that, When the processor executes the computer program, it implements the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

21. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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