Abstract: Methods and apparatus for identifying unexpected cards in a card-handling device are disclosed. The method comprises providing a card-handling device, wherein the card-handling device comprises a card storage area, an output end for the manual removal of cards, a processor with associated memory, and a card recognition system capable of reading at least a rank of a card, wherein the associated memory has a data file of a set of expected card values, reading a value of a card, comparing the read card value to the set of expected card values, and when the card value is not an expected card value, generating an error signal indicative of a card not belonging to the set.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 8, 2013
Publication date:
April 17, 2014
Applicant:
SHFL enterainment, Inc.
Inventors:
Attila Grauzer, Roger M. Snow, James R. Roberts, James P. Jackson, Nathan J. Wadds, Oliver M. Schubert