Abstract: An electronic gaming system has a plurality of tables each having a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIA's) spaced preferably about a table periphery so that a gaming player locates oneself in front of a respective EPIA to play a game. A controller of the system assigns any one of preferably a variety of games to any one table. The player is then free to choose what game he/she desires to play by picking a particular table. When playing of a game is being conducted by the controller at a particular table, the table is considered to be active. When a table is without players and thus a game is not being played, the table is considered to be inactive. The gaming system has a host console that communicates with each EPIA via the controller for managerial control of the plurality of tables. A host interface of the host console enables input by a host to move a game and the respective players from an active table to an inactive table.

Abstract: A host console and method for use with an electronic card table is disclosed. The electronic card table has plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table and a game computer. The game computer administers the electronic card table and is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas. The host console is connected to the game computer. The host console includes a host display, a host interface, and a host controller. The host controller is coupled to the host display and the host interface and allows the host to display information related to the card game and to pause and/or stop the game, to reserve seats at a table and to penalize players.

Abstract: A system and method for providing an electronic poker game includes a table having a table top with a central display area and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the table top. Each EPIA is designed to provide a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A dealer button and a button indicating a turn of the player in a next round are defined in each EPIA. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of EPIAs for administering the electronic poker game and for indicating a rake amount on the EPIA and the central display area, determining a winner from among the players; awarding a pot to the winner, and the like.

Abstract: A system and method for providing an electronic poker game includes a table having a table top with a central display area and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the table top. Each EPIA is designed to provide a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A dealer button and a button indicating a turn of the player in a next round are defined in each EPIA. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of EPIAs for administering the electronic poker game and for indicating a rake amount on the EPIA and the central display area, determining a winner from among the players; awarding a pot to the winner, and the like.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an improved spectrometer that measures light emissions and/or reflection from a non-solid material that flows through a system of pipes. This spectrometer is designed to fit into a standard pipe system. The material flows past a distal end of the spectrometer that is inserted in the pipe system. The spectrometer has the ability to project light onto the material and collect a resulting light from the material through the distal end as the material flows past this end.

Abstract: An electronic card table and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players. The electronic card table includes a table, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas, a central display area and a game computer. The table has a table top with a playing surface. The electronic player interaction areas are located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. The central display area is located in a central location of the table top for displaying information to the players. The game computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the central display area for dealing a hand of the electronic card game composed of electronic cards, displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interaction areas and/or the central display area, and administering the electronic card game using electronic chips and the electronic cards.

Abstract: A system and method displays an electronic playing card to a player on a video display. The playing card has a back side and a front side. The system and method detect a triggering event and display at least a portion of the front side of the electronic playing card in response to the triggering event.

Abstract: Generating a price schedule involves generating a graph (50) having paths that include states (52) with values (54, 56, 58). The graph (50) is generated by determining the values (56, 58) of a successor state (52) from the values (56, 58) of a predecessor state (52). An optimal path is selected, and a price schedule is determined from the optimal path. Computing an elasticity curve involves having a demand model, values for demand model, and filter sets that restrict the values. Elasticity curves are determined by filtering the values using filter sets, and calculating the elasticity curve using the demand model. An best-fitting elasticity curve is selected. Adjusting a demand forecast value (56) includes estimating an inventory and a demand at a number of locations (24). An expected number of unrealized sales at each location (24) is calculated. An sales forecast value (56) is determined according to the expected number.

Abstract: A valve for controlling fluid flow has a housing with a plurality of ports. A movable element has a movable surface with an opening, and is capable of moving between (i) a first position in which the opening is aligned to at least one of the ports such that fluid can pass between ports, and (ii) a second position which blocks the passage of fluid between the ports. At least one rim seal encircles each of the ports, each opening, or both. A floating seal is positioned between the movable surface and the housing and is in contact with the at least one rim seal. The floating seal has a passage that aligns with the opening of the movable surface and at least one of the ports when the movable element is in the first position, and a continuous sealing surface about the passage that is sufficiently long to close off the opening of the movable surface as the movable element moves from the first position to the second position, thereby reducing leakage of fluid between the movable surface opening and the ports.

Abstract: A stabilizer clip for a window assembly clip includes a clip body having a generally U-shaped profile. The clip body is preferably sized to be retained in a windowpane run channel assembly. The clip body defines a groove between opposed side walls for slidably receiving an edge of a windowpane. A plurality of pads extends outwardly from the walls. The pads are adapted to slidably engage the windowpane. When the clip body is retained in the windowpane run channel assembly by a mounting means and the windowpane is in an extended position, the pads engage with the windowpane to prevent lateral movement of the windowpane relative to the windowpane run channel assembly.

Abstract: A system and method for providing an electronic card game of the present invention includes a table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the playing surface. Each electronic player interaction area is designed to provide a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A wager options buttons, such as “Raise”, “Fold”, and “Check” buttons are defined in each EPIA to allow the players to make pre-selected wagering action in advance as the electronic card game proceeds. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of EPIAs for administering the electronic card game and for determining when the player is allowed to activate on of the wager options buttons.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for incorporating a jackpot into an electronic poker game played at electronic poker tables having a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs). The system includes a game computer for administering the electronic poker game and a jackpot administrator for administering the jackpot. The jackpot administrator monitors the EPIAs of each of the players for predetermined jackpot events such as predetermined card sequences, consecutive losses, etc, and then awards the jackpot when the predetermined jackpot events are detected.

Abstract: An electronic card table and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players. The electronic card table includes a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A computer administers the electronic card game using electronic cards, determines a winner from among the players and awards a pot to the winner at the end of each hand. The computer further detects possible collusion between two or more of the players.

Abstract: An electronic poker table provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table top, a plurality of display devices, and a game computer. The display devices are located around a periphery of the table top. Each display device implements an electronic player interaction area. The game computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and administers the electronic poker game using electronic chips and the electronic cards.

Abstract: System and method for providing an electronic card game on an electronic card table. The electronic card table has a table, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas and a server computer. The electronic player interaction areas are located around a periphery of the table top. The server computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas. The method includes the steps of administering at least one hand of the electronic card game using electronic cards, allowing the players to make wagers during at least one betting round of each hand using electronic chips, reporting information regarding the hand to the server computer, detecting a fault condition, and restoring the electronic card game in response to the fault condition as a function of the stored data.

Abstract: An electronic card game is provided to a plurality of players using an electronic card table. The electronic card table has a table top with a playing surface, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top and a central display area located in a central location of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the central display area for administering the electronic card game using virtual cards and chips. A host console is coupled to the game computer for configuring the electronic player interaction areas and the central display area and for establishing parameters of the electronic card game.

Abstract: An electronic card table includes a space table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas to administer the electronic card game using electronic cards and electronic chips and determine an allowed wager limit for each player's turn during the at least one betting round.

Abstract: A system and method provides an electronic poker game of an electronic poker. The system includes a table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the playing surface. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. A player away button is defined in each EPIA to allow the players to elect to leave the electronic poker game and to allow the one of the players to elect to re-join the electronic poker game. A game computer is coupled to the plurality of EPIAs for administering the electronic poker game using electronic cards and chips and for responding to the player electing to re-join the electronic poker game as the game computer determines if the player is allowed to continue the electronic poker game.

Abstract: An electronic poker table provides an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table top, a display device, and a game computer. The display device forms a plurality of a plurality of player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top. Each player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. The game computer is coupled to the display device for dealing a hand of the electronic poker game composed of electronic cards, displaying the electronic cards on the electronic player interface areas and administering the electronic poker game using electronic chips and the electronic cards.