Abstract: A data providing device associated with a trajectory sensing system has at least: a) a frame; b) the frame supporting at least two sensing receivers and at least one emitter for the sensing receivers, the sensors sensing movement with respect to a surface; c) the frame supporting a third sensor that senses information from the surface at least in addition to movement; d) a communication link from the two sensing receivers to a data storage device; e) a communication link from the third sensor to a data storage device; and f) a processor that determines position of the system with respect to the surface based at least in part on data from the two sensing receivers. The device may be used to scan text in segments and a processor recombines the segments into a complete text. Even complex text such as musical scores can be scanned.

Abstract: A method of controlling the game of baccarat is disclosed, the method including the steps of providing a card delivery shoe equipped with a sensor capable of reading at least a rank of each card; at least one first processor capable of controlling operation of the card delivery shoe; and receiving signals from the sensor and programmed to display information related to the game of baccarat, visual result information for each round of play being displayed on the card delivery shoe or on a screen provided on a casino table.

Abstract: Hardware, systems, devices, architecture and methods for a wagering game-specific platform features secure storage and verification of game code and/or other data. An external connection securely communicates with a computerized wagering gaming system. Some embodiments of the invention provide the ability to identify game program code as certified or approved. This is provided by use of various electronic devices and elements for encryption, including at least a device that is internally embedded in the gaming device that access digital signatures, encrypted files, encrypted compiled files and hash functions as well as other encryption methods. Such functions are able to be effected, and security and validation is advantageously applied to data loaded into storage media even while the gaming machine is in operation.

Abstract: A device for forming a random set of playing cards comprises a card infeed area, a shuffling system, a card removal area; and a card reading system located within the device, the card reading system employing a CMOS sensor and a hardware component, the hardware component capable of converting signals from the CMOS sensor into vector sets and comparing the vector sets to known vectors to determine rank and suit.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus determines at least one of rank or suit of a playing card. The apparatus has at least one two-dimensional complementary metal oxide semiconductor imaging system that provides a signal when playing cards are moved over the system. The signal is a series of gray scale values that are converted into binary values. The sensed data is transmitted to a hardware component that identifies at least one of rank and suit to an external data storage device.

Abstract: A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat or blackjack or any game where cards are pulled one at a time from the shoe. The apparatus comprises a reader or an imager that scans lines bisecting the image at spaced intervals. The scanning occurs on playing cards in at least the region where suit and rank symbols are provided. The scanner output is a series of voltages that are converted to binary information. This binary information is compared to stored binary information to determine rank and suit. The upper surface of the output end of the shoe contains a partial barrier for cards being scanned. The partial barrier has an elevated surface and limits a size of a pathway so that only one card can be removed at a time.

Abstract: A casino table card gaming system in which messages are communicated from at least two or three distinct sensors without date stamping to a first intelligent microprocessor component that at least date stamps the signal and forwards the date stamped signal to a distal memory component that stores the date stamped signal. The system may comprise the at least two signals originating from at least one dealer card sensor and at least one discard rack sensor. The system with at least three signal sources may comprise a casino table, at least three distinct sensors that send an undated signal, and a first intelligent microprocessor component, wherein the at least three distinct sensors comprise at least one bet sensor, at least one dealer card sensor, and at least one card sensor in a discard rack.

Abstract: An access system enables casino personnel to access casino information from a casino computer through a network accessible display device that contains a web browser. The access system comprises a thin client user interface server. Information provided to the casino computer can be requested from multiple files and provided in customized formats or from among numerous available formats at the request of the casino personnel. The request can be configured and responded to according to such diverse information requests as data/records specific to personnel (e.g., dealers, pit bosses, croupier, security guards, etc.), specific tables, specific games, specific classes of games, pits, wagering limits, shufflers, roulette wheels, and the like, and the requests can define bases of information such as performance, down time, volume, frequency, and individual round events (e.g.

Abstract: A system for monitoring the play of baccarat is disclosed, comprising: a card delivery shoe, the shoe comprising a logic module, a card rank and suit sensor, a player display and a player display processor. The logic module includes a microprocessor comprising a card identification module, a game control module and a configuration module. The logic module further comprises a hardware component capable of interpreting signals from the card rank and suit sensor; and a network communication port. The card rank and suit sensor is located within the card delivery shoe. The sensor is capable of sending signals to the hardware component, wherein the hardware component generates a signal representative of rank and/or suit. The system further includes a player display and a computer associated with the player display, wherein the computer has a network communication port.

Abstract: A gaming table with multiple sensing devices on or proximate the table. Each sensing device or groups of devices has a separate intelligent module that senses changes in the sensing devices. The module date stamps and transmits the data over a network to an external database.

Abstract: Casino table card games are provided with sensors or readers for detection of information or a signal identifying a crew member (e.g., dealer, croupier, pit worker, etc.) at a specific casino table. The table has a component that reads information or receives a first signal from the card. The first signal is received or read from a card (e.g., by swiping the card, or receiving an RF or responsive signal) by a table subcomponent that has a time or time/dating capability. The first signal is time/date stamped (referred to herein as “Date Stamping” or “date stamping” for simplicity) when sent, when read or when received. The date stamped signal is then transmitted from the subcomponent to a processor (e.g., gaming table processor or pit processor or main casino processor and/or central processor for multiple casinos).

Abstract: A gaming table with multiple sensing devices on or proximate the table. Each sensing device or groups of devices has a separate intelligent module that senses changes in the sensing devices, as through a state change signal from the sensor. The module date stamps and transmits the data over a network to an external database. The modules broadcast information over a network, such as an Ethernet.

Abstract: A sensing system for determining the rank and suit of playing cards is disclosed. The system includes a sensing module capable of reading a line of data from a printed image, a position sensor and a hardware component that combines the signals from the sensing module and position sensor, converts the signal to binary values and compares the converted signal to stored signals. The comparisons are correlated to identify card rank and Suit. The system can be used in a playing card delivery shoe used to control the game of baccarat. The shoe may be a customary dealing shoe equipped with a sensing module, or may be a mechanized shoe.

Abstract: A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of blackjack is disclosed.

Abstract: A method of controlling the game of baccarat is disclosed, the method including the steps of providing a card delivery shoe equipped with a sensor capable of reading at least a rank of each card; at least one first processor capable of controlling operation of the card delivery shoe; and receiving signals from the sensor and programmed to display information related to the game of baccarat, visual result information for each round of play being displayed on the card delivery shoe or on a screen provided on a casino table.

Abstract: A method for forming inserts for steam cooled hot gas path components involves casting the inserts and laser drilling the cast inserts with the ceramic casting core still in place. Thereafter, the ceramic core is removed through the use of a leachant. By laser drilling the holes with the ceramic core still in place, the ceramic core acts as a backer during the laser drilling which results in more precise drilling of the inserts and reduced processing time.