Card Game Table With Sensor-Based Score Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
In casino card games, as the number of participants increases, dealers face significant challenges in managing scores and bets, leading to increased complexity and the risk of mistakes, particularly in dealing hands and tracking betting amounts.
Innovation Solution
A card game system that includes a card-game table with visually defined regions for participant and house hands, an analysis system to calculate scores and odds, and a display device to provide real-time visual indications, along with a card shuffler and reader to automate card distribution and data processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the number of participants in a card game increases, then the gaming capacity and revenue potential improve, but the complexity of scorekeeping and bet tracking increases, leading to higher risk of mistakes by the dealer
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the game table and cards to automatically track and report scores and bets. The card table includes sensors that detect chip placements and card movements, automatically updating the game state without requiring manual tracking by the dealer, thus resolving the complexity issue while maintaining high gaming capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical tracking system with an electronic detection and processing system. Sensors, processors, and display devices work together to automatically monitor card deals, chip placements, and score calculations, eliminating the burden on dealers while supporting increased participant numbers
2Ease of operation
If manual tracking of scores and bets is used, then the system remains simple and easy to operate, but mistakes increase and reliability decreases as the number of hands increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous feedback by automatically detecting card values, bet amounts, and game states through sensors, processing this information through a processor, and displaying real-time updates to all participants. This closed-loop feedback system eliminates manual errors while maintaining operational simplicity, as the system self-corrects and updates without dealer intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary electronic system between the physical game elements and the scorekeeping function. Sensors detect physical actions (card deals, chip placements), the processor acts as an intermediary to interpret these actions according to game rules, and display devices present the results, thereby ensuring accurate and reliable tracking without increasing operational complexity for the dealer
3Device complexity
If traditional card game interfaces are used, then the setup remains simple, but player engagement and personalized experience are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a digital display dimension to the traditional physical card table. Multiple display devices are positioned around the table to provide each participant with personalized views of their hands, scores, and game information. This dimensional addition enhances player engagement and personalization while maintaining the simplicity of the physical table setup
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the information display by providing individualized displays for each participant rather than a single shared interface. Each player receives personalized information about their specific hands, bets, and game status, enhancing engagement while the modular display architecture keeps the overall system configuration simple and scalable
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AI summary
Among other things, a system includes a card-game table that includes visually defined regions on a surface of the card-game table to accommodate one or more card hands of each of one or more participants in addition to one or more separate card hands of a house entity. An analysis system is associated with the card table and configured to receive data representing at least a value associated with each card from a group of cards dealt by a dealer to the one or more hands of each participant in addition to the one or more separate hands of the house; process the received data to calculate scores and odds for the one or more hands of each participant in addition to the one or more separate hands of the house, and generate an output signal indicative of the calculated scores and odds. The system includes as spectator system coupled to the analysis system via a network so that the analysis system can receive a spectator bet from a spectator using the spectator system and the spectator system can receive a final result of a game from the analysis system.