Card-reading shoe with inventory correction feature and methods of correcting inventory

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method of identifying unexpected cards in a card-handling device, comprising:
determining identifying information of a card utilizing a card recognition system of the card-handling device; adding the determined identifying information to a running inventory of identifying information for detected cards in a memory of the card-handling device; comparing at a processor of the card-handling device the running inventory to a database of identifying information correlating to a set of expected cards; generating at the processor an alert signal indicating that the identifying information for the card is not in accordance with the set of expected cards; receiving a signal at the processor from a user input of the card-handling device indicating that the detected card was removed from play after it was withdrawn from the card-handling device; and responsive to the signal, removing the identifying information for the card from the running inventory in the memory utilizing the processor.