CN103118749B - 牌处理系统、用于牌处理系统的装置及相关方法 - Google Patents
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提供了一种牌处理系统，所述牌处理系统包括洗牌装置（12）、鞋状物装置（14）以及自动地将牌从洗牌装置传递到鞋状物装置中的牌传递系统。洗牌装置可以包括分隔器（34），所述分隔器（34）被构造为接触位于洗牌装置的分隔室内的至少一张牌。鞋状物装置可以包括用于通过鞋状物装置的基底中的开口（92）将牌装载到牌存储区域（88）中的牌装载系统（86）。在游戏城桌牌游戏过程中提供牌的方法包括：在洗牌装置和鞋状物装置中识别包括每张牌的排序和组的牌信息，并且将牌从洗牌装置传送给鞋状物装置。
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相关申请的交叉引用
本申请要求2010年10月14日提交的、名称为“牌处理系统、用于牌处理系统的牌处理装置及相关方法”的美国临时专利申请系列No.61/393,299的权益。
技术领域
本公开的实施方案一般涉及游戏领域和游戏城桌牌游戏领域。更特别地，本公开的实施方案涉及用于处理纸牌的系统和装置及相关方法。
背景技术
基于牌的随机生成排列的结果的游戏币游戏是公知的。在游戏场所广泛地玩这些游戏，通常可以使用单副或多副五十二（52）张的纸牌来玩游戏。使用多副纸牌的游戏可以包括例如在诸如21点和巴卡拉纸牌戏的游戏中使用的六副或八副牌以及在诸如双副21点的游戏中使用的两副纸牌。许多其它专业游戏可以使用单副或多副牌，具有或不具有小丑牌并且具有或不具有所选的移除牌。
从玩家的角度看，发牌人必须在洗牌上花费的时间缩减了游戏的刺激性。从游戏城的角度看，洗牌时间减少了玩家的数量并且尤其减少了在既定量时间内游戏币的放置和解析的数量，结果是降低了游戏城的收益。游戏城更愿意不改变游戏或增加更多的桌来增加游戏所产生的收益量。一种方法是仅加速游戏。提高玩游戏的速度的一个选项是减少发牌人在洗牌上花费的时间。
减少洗牌时间的愿望已经推进了机械和机电式洗牌装置的开发。这些装置提高了洗牌和发牌的速度，从而增加了实际的玩牌死机。这些装置还通过减少发牌人或游戏城在准备玩游戏时所必须花费的时间量而增加了游戏的刺激性。
发牌人更喜欢使用在发牌人的手、背和臂上施加最小劳损的洗牌机。一些现有洗牌机设计在用户的肌肉上施加了不必要的劳损。发牌人偏爱相对于游戏桌的表面呈现低轮廓的洗牌机，尤其当洗牌机将牌分配到游戏中时，而不是用于鞋状物游戏对批量牌进行混洗的洗牌机。
已经采用多种方法来设计洗牌机。这些方法包括例如随机射出设计（例如，美国专利No.6,959,925;6,698,756;6,299,167;6,019,368;5,676,372;以及5,584,483）、叠分离和插入（例如，美国专利No.5,683,085和5,944,310）、交错设计（例如，美国专利No.5,275,411和5,695,189），使用刮板的随机插入（美国专利No.5,382,024）以及使用多个混洗分隔室的设计。
在授予Lorber等人的美国专利No.4,586,712中公开了分隔室洗牌机的一个这样的实施例。所公开的自动洗牌装置被设计为在计算机的程序控制下使多副牌混合。所述装置为旋转式输送带型洗牌机，其具有收容器、用于存储经混洗的纸牌的存储装置、用于将混合收容器中的纸牌的移除装置和插入装置、分牌鞋状物以及用于将经混洗的纸牌从存储装置供给到分牌鞋状物的供给装置。收容器包括多个牌容纳分隔室，每个分隔室能够容纳单张牌。
在授予Johnson等人的美国专利No.6,267,248中公开了在旋转式输送带中布置有混合分隔室的另一种洗牌机。牌被装载到馈入托盘中，顺序地供给而经过读牌传感器，并且插入到旋转式输送带内的分隔室中以随机化牌的排序或将牌分类为预选排序。在洗牌过程中，旋转式输送带沿两个方向移动。授予Johnson等人的美国专利No.6,676,127描述了洗牌机的另一变型例，其中牌被插入旋转式输送带的侧并且从所述旋转式输送带的相同侧移除，使得牌馈入托盘位于掷出托盘的上方（参见图3）。
授予Erickson等人的美国专利No.3,897,954公开了一次将一张牌传送到多个垂直堆置的洗牌分隔室中的一个中的装置。逻辑电路用于确定用来确定牌的传送位置的序列。洗牌机可用于将经混洗的牌叠分发给玩家。
授予Hoffman等人的美国专利No.4,770,421公开了包括带有传送带的牌装载站的洗牌装置。带将叠中最下面的牌移动到分配升降机上，由此一叠牌积聚在分配升降机上。与升降机相邻的是一叠垂直的混合袋。由有限数量的分配程序表进行编程的微处理器对应于程序表中调用的高度而发送信号序列到升降机。每个分配程序表包括与随机相对的固定的预选分配序列。单张牌移动到在该高度处对应的袋中。或者是随机地选择分配程序表，或者是按序列执行程序表。当微处理器完成单次分配循环的执行时，一次移除一叠牌，并且将牌装载的第二升降机中。第二升降机将牌传送到输出储器。
授予Breeding的美国专利No.5,275,411公开了用于自动地混洗和分发各手牌的机器。尽管该装置不是通过将牌分配到多个分隔室中来洗牌，但是该机器被认为是将随机排布的各手牌传送到游戏城牌游戏的第一种机器。对单副牌进行混洗，然后将牌自动分配到手形成托盘中。洗牌机包括副接收区域、用于将一副分为两副部分的滑架部、位于副部分的相邻角之间的斜坡机构以及用于将牌抓紧移动到斜坡机构上方以使牌交错的装置。Breeding的洗牌机最初被设计为与单副扑克式样的游戏（例如， 和市场上出售的的牌九扑克的变体）结合使用。
在尝试提高装有洗牌机的专业桌牌游戏的玩牌速率时，开发出了如美国专利号6,149,154、6,588,750、6,655,684和7,059,602中公开的洗牌机。这种洗牌机的工作速度比上述现有已知洗牌机装置的快，具有较少的移动部件，并且需要比现有设计短得多的设置时间。洗牌机包括牌馈入托盘、一叠垂直的混洗分隔室和牌输出托盘。第一牌移动机构（牌移动器）分别牌从馈入托盘推入分隔室中。处理器随机地指导将供给的牌放置到分隔室中以及每个分隔室与第一牌移动器的对准，在每个分隔室内形成随机的多组牌。通过第二牌移动机构将多组牌卸载到输出托盘中。
能够传送在游戏城纸牌游戏中使用的随机排布的各手牌的另一分隔室式洗牌机为洗牌机（由之前称为Casino AustriaResearch&Development(CARD)的Shuffle Master GMBH&Co KG研发）。在美国专利号6,659,460和6,889,979中公开了这种洗牌机。当第一可移除递送端被附接时，这种洗牌机能够递送随机排布的各手牌，并且当第二可移除递送端被附接时，洗牌机能够递送从鞋状物型结构连续供给的牌。牌从供给器分别供给到旋转式输送带的分隔室内以完成牌的随机排序。也是通过随机卸载多组牌来完成洗牌。
大多数已知的洗牌机设计，尤其是多副式洗牌机，在洗牌过程中（例如，从洗牌机移除经混洗的纸牌并且将牌放置到鞋状物中以便发牌人使用）需要一定程度的交互（例如，通过发牌人进行的交互）。这些交互以及将牌传递到不同装置可以不利于在洗牌过程中牌的安全性并且造成了篡改牌的机会。此外，在大多数已知的洗牌机设计中，纸牌的混洗可受到在洗牌机中使用的用于将附加牌装载到洗牌机中的特定机构的限制。
发明概述
在一些实施方案中，本公开包括牌处理系统，所述牌处理系统包括包含第一牌感应装置的洗牌装置、包含第二牌感应装置的鞋状物装置、用于将牌从洗牌装置传递到鞋状物装置中的牌传递系统以及用于控制系统的运行的处理器。
在另外的实施方案中，本公开包括包括开拍馈入区域的洗牌装置、用于将从牌馈入区域传送到包含多个分隔室的旋转式输送带的第一牌供给机构以及紧邻所述旋转式输送带定位并且可操作以接触位于旋转式输送带的多个分隔室的至少一个分隔室内的至少一张牌的分隔器。
在另外的实施方案中，本公开包括包含牌存储区域的鞋状物装置和用于通过鞋状物装置的基底中的开口将牌装载到牌存储区域中的牌装载系统。
在另外的实施方案中，本公开包括在游戏城桌牌游戏中提供牌的方法。所述方法包括：将牌装载到至少部分位于游戏桌的玩牌表面下方的洗牌装置中；在牌移动通过洗牌装置时，获得包括每张牌的排序和组的牌信息；将牌从洗牌装置传送到位于游戏桌的玩牌表面上方的鞋状物装置；在牌移动通过鞋状物装置时，获得包括每张牌的排序和组的牌信息；以及通过鞋状物装置的牌输出区域提供牌。
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尽管说明书通过权利要求书进行了总结，权利要求书尤其指出并且明确地要求了被视为本公开的实施方案的权利，从下面结合附图对本公开的示例性实施方案的描述中更易于确定本公开的实施方案的各种特征和优点，在附图中：
图1为依据本公开的实施方案的包括洗牌装置和鞋状物装置的牌处理系统的局部截面侧视图；
图1A为依据本公开的另一实施方案的牌处理系统的部分的局部截面侧视图；
图2为可在本公开的牌处理系统（例如图1和图1A中所示的牌处理系统）的实施方案中使用的洗牌装置的部分的局部截面图；
图3为图2所示的洗牌装置的部分的局部放大截面图；
图3A为依据本公开的另一实施方案的洗牌装置的部分的局部放大截面图；
图4为可在本公开的牌处理系统（例如，图1和图1A中所示的牌处理系统）的实施方案中使用的鞋状物装置的局部截面图；以及
图5为可在本公开的牌处理系统（例如，图1和图1A中所示的牌处理系统）的实施方案中使用的控制系统的示意图。
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本文给出的示例不是任何特定装置、系统或其部件的实际视图，而是仅为用于描述本公开的实施方案的理想化表示。另外，为了方便和简洁起见，各图之间共用的元件可持有相同的附图标记。
图1为牌处理系统10的实施方案的局部截面侧视图，牌处理系统10包括牌处理装置，例如，洗牌装置12和鞋状物装置14。可以实施牌处理系统10以便提供在例如游戏城桌牌游戏（例如，巴卡拉纸牌戏、21点、或其它单副或多副牌的游戏）中使用的经混洗（例如，随机化、分类等）的牌。牌处理系统10可以包括用于将纸牌提供给牌处理系统10的纸牌馈入区域（例如，洗牌装置12中的牌输入区域22）和用于提供在游戏中使用（例如，由发牌人使用）的纸牌的牌输出区域（例如，鞋状物装置14的排出端94）。
如图1所示，牌处理系统10可以被定位为使得洗牌装置12和鞋状物装置14在将纸牌从洗牌装置12提供给鞋状物装置14的取向上安装到游戏桌11。例如，鞋状物装置14可以安装（例如，可移除地安装）到游戏桌11的上方（例如，在游戏桌11的玩牌表面上方或上面），而洗牌装置12紧邻鞋状物装置14安装到游戏桌11的下方（例如，至少部分在下方，在玩牌表面的外部，等）。换言之，鞋状物装置14相对更加紧邻游戏桌11的玩牌表面定位，而洗牌装置12与鞋状物装置14相比相对更加远离（即，远位于或在外部）游戏桌11的玩牌表面定位。在一些实施方案中，牌处理系统10可以至少部分紧邻游戏桌11的侧部13安装。例如，牌处理系统10的部分（例如，洗牌装置12）可以部分安装到游戏桌11的下方并且可以从游戏桌11的侧部13延伸出。牌处理系统10的从游戏桌11的侧部13延伸出的所述部分即可使得鞋状物装置12能够直接定位在牌处理系统10的部分上。牌传递系统在洗牌装置12和鞋状物装置14之间的部分（即，牌通路）（例如，牌出口74、牌通路17，下文将进行讨论）可以与游戏桌11相邻（例如，在其外部）定位并且可以不延伸贯通游戏桌11。如图1所示，该实施方案可以免除在游戏桌11中为洗牌装置12和鞋状物装置14之间的牌通路切割孔的需要。
在一些实施方案中，对接站16可以安装在游戏桌11上洗牌装置12和鞋状物装置14之间。对接站16可以包括从其突出以接受鞋状物装置14的安装装置（例如，一个或多个对准销18）。对准销18可以将鞋状物装置14与对接站和洗牌装置12对准，从而在洗牌装置12和鞋状物装置12之间对准牌传递系统。例如，对准销18可以将贯通对接站16的牌通路17与洗牌装置12中的开口（例如，牌出口74）和鞋状物装置14的开口（例如，牌入口84）对准。在其它实施方案中，对接站可以包括直接安装到游戏桌11中的对准销18，并且鞋状物装置14可以直接布置在桌上并且附接至对准销18，从而免除了对其中形成有牌通路17的结构16的需要。对准销18可根据实现方式用于对准洗牌装置12、鞋状物装置14和对接站16，从而确保将纸牌从洗牌装置12正确地装载到鞋状物装置14中。通过使得每个鞋状物装置能够安装到牌处理系统10上以及从牌处理系统10移除，对准销18可使得多个鞋状物装置14能够与牌处理系统10可互换地使用（例如，与洗牌装置12一起使用）。
在一些实施方案中，牌处理系统10可以包括在纸牌从洗牌装置12提供给鞋状物装置14之前表示鞋状物装置14是否被接收在对准销18上的装置。例如，牌处理系统10可以包括发送表示鞋状物装置14被接收在对准销18上的信号的一个或多个传感器15（图5）。如果传感器15未检测到鞋状物装置14，则牌处理系统10可以防止将纸牌从洗牌装置12提供给鞋状物装置14。在一些实施方案中，牌处理系统10可用于固定鞋状物装置14，使得当纸牌正从洗牌装置12被提供给鞋状物装置14时不能从牌处理系统10移除鞋状物装置14。例如，对准销18可接受在鞋状物装置14中形成的凹槽内，并且在牌处理系统10运行期间一个或多个对准销18的部分（例如，形成在其上的翼片）可以将鞋状物装置14固定到相邻结构（例如，对接站16、游戏桌11）。
仍参照图1，可以通过洗牌装置12中的牌输入区域22将纸牌提供给牌处理系统10。在一些实施方案中，洗牌装置12可以包括任何适当的洗牌装置，例如，在1997年10月14日发行的授予Sines等人的美国专利号5,676,372、在2001年7月3日发行的授予Grauzer等人的美国专利号6,254,096、在2003年11月25日发行的授予Grauzer等人的美国专利6,651,981以及在2003年12月9日发行的授予Blaha等人的美国专利6,659,460中公开的那些洗牌装置。洗牌装置12可以具有与上文提到的美国专利6,659,460中公开的洗牌装置稍类似的轮或旋转式输送带设计。例如，牌供给系统20将牌从牌输入区域22递送到多分隔室的旋转式输送带24。
在一些实施方案中，牌处理系统10的牌输入区域22可以包括可平移暗匣44（例如，可旋转暗匣），在关闭位置上，所述暗匣可以至少部分布置在牌输入区域22内。如图1所示，在打开位置上，暗匣44可以定位为基本水平（例如，相对于放置有牌处理系统10或游戏桌11的表面（例如，地板水平）。暗匣44可以具有第一固定侧边46和可移动侧边48，所述可移动侧边48沿朝向固定侧边的方向偏置以将纸牌保持在暗匣44的侧边46、48之间。例如，可移动侧边48与暗匣44（与暗匣44上或其部分中的轨道）可移动地耦合并且可沿着朝向固定侧边46的方向被偏置（例如，通过弹簧）从而将一叠水平的纸牌夹持在侧边46、48之间（例如，在此处，每张纸牌的面基本横向于牌供给系统20的通路取向）。在一些实施方案中，可移除盒位于暗匣内并且锁定到可旋转支撑结构中的适当位置上。一旦可旋转暗匣44装有纸牌，暗匣44可以绕着轴线52沿方向50旋转到关闭位置，直到一叠牌基本垂直（例如，在此处，每张纸牌的面基本平行于牌供给系统20的通路取向）。在洗牌装置12启动之前，暗匣44可被锁定在垂直位置。在一些实施方案中，一个或多个传感器45（图5）可以指示在使能进行牌处理系统10（例如，洗牌装置12）的操作之前暗匣44处于关闭位置。
在其它实施方案中，纸牌可直接输入牌输入区域22（例如，布置在牌输入区域22中的固定暗匣）或输入到与牌处理系统10可移除地耦合的可移除暗匣。例如，暗匣44可以包括保持一叠牌（例如，沿正面到背面取向的六副至八副纸牌）可移除盒（例如，框架构件）。在这种实施方案中，盒可以预先装有一副或多副纸牌并且可以布置在（例如，插入）暗匣44中。由于盒被装载到暗匣44中，暗匣44可被插入牌处理系统10中。
在另外的实施方案中，如图1A所示，牌处理系统10的牌输入区域22可以包括可平移暗匣44，升降机系统45使得可平移暗匣44能够在升起位置44A和下降位置44B之间移动。可平移暗匣44可与上文参照图1描述的暗匣基本相似。如图1A所示，在升起位置上，暗匣44可被定位为使得可从游戏桌11（例如，从游戏桌11的玩牌表面）接近暗匣44的至少部分。在升起位置上，待插入牌处理系统10中的纸牌可以被装载到暗匣44中。一旦可平移暗匣44装有纸牌，通过升降机系统45（例如，由发牌人操作的自动化系统、控制系统200（图5）或它们的组合）可以将暗匣44移位到下降位置（即，进入牌输入区域22）。
再次参照图1，通过牌供给系统20可以将输入到牌输入区域22中的纸牌从牌输入区域22传送到多分隔室的旋转式输送带24。牌供给系统20可以包括分别传送牌的一组拾取辊54、56。另外成对的辊60、62、64、66、68、70可以将纸牌从牌输入区域22移位到多分隔室的旋转式输送带24。在一些实施方案中，牌感应系统58的一个或多个部件可以紧邻牌输入区域22放置，并且牌供给系统20可以传送牌经过牌感应系统58。例如，牌感应系统58的部件或装置（例如，传感器）可以沿着牌供给系统20布置以便在纸牌被插入多分隔室的旋转式输送带24之前检测纸牌。牌感应系统58可用于检测纸牌并且针对存储器装置（例如，牌感应系统58的存储器装置、控制系统200（图5）的存储器装置等）中包含的数据集来验证检测纸牌得到的数据，以验证该组纸牌未被篡改（例如，通过验证该组纸牌是完整的）。在一些实施方案中，牌感应系统58可以包括2007年1月25日公开的授予Downs的美国专利申请公开No.US2007/0018389A1（现在为2011年4月26日发行的美国专利7,933,448）或在2010年7月27日发行的授予Downs的美国专利7,764,836中公开的部件中的一个或多个。
洗牌装置12可以包括用于沿多个方向（例如，顺时针方向和逆时针旋转多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的驱动机构（例如，步进电动机）并且可以将所选分隔室25（图2）与牌供给系统20对准，从而将一张或多张纸牌装载到多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的所选分隔室25内。在一些实施方案中，驱动机构可与上文提到的于2010年8月3日发行的授予Grauzer等人的美国专利6,659,460和美国专利7,766,332中公开的驱动机构相似。
图2为洗牌装置12的局部截面图。如图2所示，多分隔室的旋转式输送带24可以包括由从可旋转中央构件27延伸出的指状件26、28形成的多个分隔室25（例如，四十三（43）个分隔室）。每个分隔室25可以由多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的两个相邻指状件26、28限定。在一些实施方案中，指状件26、28可以包括在插入多分隔室的旋转式输送带24之后用于将纸牌牢固地保持在分隔室25内的板簧29。注意的是，在其它实施方案中，多分隔室的旋转式输送带24可以包括少于四十三（43）个的分隔室25或者多于四十三（43）个的分隔室25。
洗牌装置12可以包括用于辅助将纸牌插入多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的每个分隔室25中的包装臂装置36。包装臂装置36可以与牌处理系统10的部分可旋转地耦合并且可以部分沿着牌供给系统20的通路平移以确保将纸牌正确地装载到多分隔室的旋转式输送带24内。在一些实施方案中，包装臂装置36可与上文提到的美国专利6,659,460和美国专利7,766,332中公开的装置相似。
洗牌装置12可以包括分隔器34，在收缩位置38处，分隔器可以避免与布置在与供给辊20对准的多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的分隔室25内的一张或多张纸牌（例如，一叠纸牌）的边缘相接触。在啮合位置40处，分隔器34可以接触纸牌并且可以向纸牌施加力。分隔器34的接触端35可以接触分隔室25内的一张或多张纸牌的边缘，从而保持一张或多张纸牌的边缘与分隔器34的接触端35紧邻。例如，分隔器34的接触端35可以接触一张或多张纸牌的边缘以引起它们之间的摩擦力。在一些实施方案中，分隔器34的接触端35可以接触一张或多张纸牌的边缘并且向纸牌施加力以便至少部分弯曲一张或多张纸牌的部分。例如，分隔器34可以使得一叠纸牌稍弯曲并且可使得纸牌之间或者一张或多张纸牌的部分与其上布置有纸牌的指状件26、28的部分之间分离。在一些实施方案中，分隔器34的接触端35可以为平滑的、带槽的、带肋状件的、直的、斜的或覆有高摩擦材料（例如，橡胶或氯丁橡胶），从而保持一张或多张纸牌的边缘。
图3为图2中所示的洗牌装置12的部分的局部放大截面图。参照图2和图3，指状件26、28可以包括使能将纸牌插入分隔室25中现有牌的上面或下面的成斜面边缘30、32。当分隔器34处于啮合位置40时，多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的分隔室25中的一张或多张纸牌可相对于分隔器34移位以形成用于将一张或多张另外的纸牌插入位于相同分隔室25内的两张纸牌之间或者一张或多张纸牌和分隔室25的部分之间的开口。例如，多分隔室的旋转式输送带24可以沿一方向（例如，顺时针方向42）旋转。在一些实施方案中，控制系统200（图5）可以使得驱动系统的步进电动机按在两个所选牌之间形成开口所需的步数旋转多分隔室的旋转式输送带24。在其它实施方案中，一旦处于啮合位置40上，分隔器34可以平移以形成用于插入一张或多张另外的纸牌的开口。
图3进一步图示了分隔器34（图2）的接触端35A、35B的实现的两个实施例。如图3所示，接触端35A在分隔室25内的一张或多张纸牌与其它纸牌之间形成了开口以用于将一张或多张另外的纸牌插入已经布置在分隔室25内的纸牌之间。通过另一实施例，接触端35B在一张或多张纸牌和其上布置有纸牌的指状件28的表面31之间形成开口，以用于将一张或多张另外的纸牌插入已经布置在分隔室25内的纸牌和其上布置有纸牌的分隔室的表面（例如，在纸牌在分隔室25装载期间取向时，位于分隔室25中的纸牌下面或下方指状件28的部分）之间。
往回参考图2，从上面的描述可以理解到，包括分隔器34的洗牌装置12可以使得一张或多张牌能够插入多分隔室的旋转式输送带24中同时位于分隔室25中所有牌的上方、同时位于分隔室25中所有牌的下方以及分隔室25中已经选择的牌之间。这种在洗牌装置中插入纸牌的灵活性可以增强装置对通过诸如上文提到的那些洗牌装置的相似洗牌装置不可能混洗的纸牌进行混洗（例如，随机化，分类等）的洗牌能力。
在一些实施方案中，可以在多张纸牌（例如，两张、三张或多张纸牌）已经被递送到一个或多个分隔室25中之后来实现分隔器34。随着分隔室25中纸牌的数量增加，通过增加分隔室25内的每张牌的可能位置的数量，分隔器34增加了分隔室25内的纸牌的可能位置的数量并且可以通过使能每个分隔室25保持更多的纸牌来提高洗牌效率。在一些实施方案中，设置多个分隔器，每个分隔室内设置一个分隔器。在其它实施方案中，仅紧邻馈入辊20（图2）设置一个分隔器。
在一些实施方案中，分隔器34可以与牌处理系统10（例如，洗牌装置12）的部分可移动地耦合。例如，分隔器34可与洗牌装置12的部分可枢转地耦合并且在收缩位置38和啮合位置40之间可旋转地平移。换句话说，分隔器34的接触端35可以沿着多于一个的轴平移（例如，沿着x轴和y轴）。在其它实施方案中，分隔器34可被约束为单轴移动（例如，沿着x轴）。例如，分隔器34可以与洗牌装置12的部分可滑动地耦合并且可以在收缩位置38和啮合位置40之间横向地变换分隔器34的接触端35。在该实施方案中，分隔器34可以沿着x轴移动以与分隔室25内的一张或多张牌啮合和分离。当与牌啮合时，通过如上所述旋转多分隔室的旋转式输送带24，可以在分隔室25的的牌中形成开口。在另外的实施方案中，分隔器34的接触端35可以沿着x轴和y轴移动以便通过沿着x轴移动而与分隔室25内的一张或多张牌啮合和分离并且通过沿着y轴移动而在分隔室25的牌中形成开口。
在一些实施方案中，一个或多个传感器以及任选地用于接收来自传感器的信号并且用于控制电动机23（图5）的控制器也可以设置在牌处理系统10中。传感器可被配置为检测多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的相对位置以使牌处理系统10的控制系统200（图5）能够识别哪个分隔室25对准以接收来自牌供给系统20的牌以及哪个分隔室25对准以通过牌传递系统（例如，下文讨论的排出供给器组件72）排出其中的所有牌。例如，牌处理系统10可以包括一个磁性传感器，所述磁性传感器被配置为检测位于多分隔室的旋转式输送带24上的另一磁体157。
在一些实施方案中，如图3A所示，多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的部分可以包括提供多分隔室的旋转式输送带24中的一个或多个分隔室25中的至少一些纸牌之间的偏移（例如，沿着纸牌的正面的横向偏移）的表面。例如，分隔室25的内部（例如，中央构件的表面、紧邻中央构件27的表面或它们的组合）可以包括成角度表面127。由于纸牌被装载到分隔室25内，各张纸牌的边缘将接触提供至少一些纸牌之间的偏移的成角度表面127的部分。在一些实施方案中，可使成角度表面127取向为使得纸牌的边缘从分隔室25延伸出比堆叠有纸牌的边缘远的距离。在其它实施方案中，可以使分隔室25的表面取向以形成与图3A中所示的偏移相对的偏移或这两种偏移的组合。纸牌中的这些偏移使得分隔器34能够接触分隔室25中的一张或多张纸牌的所选边缘。如图3A中进一步显示，在一些实施方案中，分隔器34的接触端35还可以包括用于选择性地接触分隔室25内的一张或多张纸牌的边缘的成角度表面135。
往回参照图1，推牌器71可以传递来自洗牌装置12的分隔室25的纸牌（例如，多组随机化的纸牌）并且传递到用于将多组纸牌从洗牌装置12传递到鞋状物装置14的牌传递系统中。如果洗牌机仅将一张牌传递到鞋状物装置14的分隔室中，则推牌器71仅推一张牌。在一些实施方案中，推牌器71可以与上文提到的美国专利6,659,460和美国专利7,766,332中公开的牌输出装置相似。纸牌可以作为一组（例如，一张或多张纸牌）移动（例如，在例如排出供给器组件72中的一个或多个辊的传送机构的力下）而通过洗牌装置12中的输出开口74、通过对接站16（如果实现）中的牌通路17、然后通过鞋状物装置14的最下部（例如，基底）中的开口84进入鞋状物装置14。换句话说，牌传递系统可以包括例如一个或多个机构（例如，排出供给器组件72、传送机构86）以及洗牌装置12和鞋状物装置14中的相关开口（例如，开口74、84），从而将纸牌从洗牌装置12传递到鞋状物装置14（例如，无需手动干预）。在一些实施方案中，在实现对接站16的情况下，对接站16可以包括传送机构，例如，紧邻牌通路17安装的一个或多个辊，从而沿着牌通路17推进纸牌并且推入鞋状物装置14中。
牌装载系统（例如，在鞋状物装置14的基底中的传送机构86）将纸牌传递到鞋状物装置14的牌存储区域88中。在一些实施方案中，旋转包装臂90可以接触纸牌的尾端并且推进牌通过牌存储区域88中的孔隙92。纸牌可以位于鞋状物装置14的牌存储区域88中，在此处纸牌可被推到鞋状物装置14的排出端94。例如，可移动牌砝码96可以沿着鞋状物装置14中的牌存储区域88的下倾斜表面朝向鞋状物装置14的排出端94推进纸牌。在一些实施方案中，可借助于重力或借助于机械力（例如，一个或多个弹簧、齿条与齿轮机构等）来移动可移动牌砝码96。
在一些实施方案中，鞋状物装置14可以包括与上文关于洗牌装置12讨论的牌感应系统58相似的牌感应系统98的一个或多个部件（例如，例如传感器的牌识别系统的部件或装置）。在一些实施方案中，牌感应系统58、98可以包括单个牌感应系统的部件。鞋状物装置14的牌感应系统98可以与洗牌装置12的牌感应系统58进行数据通信。在一些实施方案中，即使当鞋状物装置14与洗牌装置12分离（例如，从对准销18移除，在一些实施方案中与对接站16移除），鞋状物装置14也可以与洗牌装置12的控制系统200（图5）通信（例如，无线通信或有线通信）。
鞋状物装置14中的牌感应系统98的传感器能够识别纸牌的排序和组。在一些实施方案中，牌感应系统98可以（例如，通过发送信息给控制系统200（图5））监测由牌处理系统10提供给玩家的最终手。例如，从牌处理系统10提供的最终手的信息可用于获得正确的支付率或者可以被显示、跟踪或以其它方式分析。在一些实施方案中，感应牌位置的传感器可用于确定手的组成。
在一些实施方案中，来自传感器98的信息可以发送到洗牌装置12的控制系统200（图5）的部分并且进行比较以确认属于最初提供给洗牌装置12的一组纸牌的退出鞋状物装置14的所有牌。例如，在纸牌供给到洗牌装置12中并且由洗牌装置12中的牌感应系统58的传感器进行检测时，可以生成设置文件。通过相似的方式，来自洗牌装置12的牌感应系统58的数据可以用于进行比较（例如，通过控制系统200）以验证已经退出鞋状物装置14的纸牌为与输入到洗牌装置12中的牌相同的牌。在重新使用牌的应用中，鞋状物传感器98的数据可用于确认输入到洗牌机中的牌是相同的。在一些实施方案中，传感器可以检测牌上的特殊标记，例如，批号、游戏城标识号、鞋状物号、偏移号、桌号、任何其它已知类型的特殊标记或它们的组合。
如上文所述，在一些实施方案中，牌感应系统98可以包括在上文提到的美国专利申请公开No.US2007/0018389A1中公开的一个或多个部件。在一些实施方案中，牌感应系统58、98可以包括用于接收来自传感器（例如，照相机装置或线扫描装置）的信号以确定通过牌感应系统58、98读取或感应的每张牌的排序和/或组的一个或多个控制器（例如，电子信号处理器、例如，场可编程门阵列（FPGA）器件）。
在一些实施方案中，牌处理系统10可以提供切割牌特征。例如，鞋状物装置114的上部（例如，鞋状物装置14的牌存储区域88上方的盖89）可以防止发牌人或玩家接近牌存储区域88中的纸牌（例如，牌仅可通过鞋状物装置14的排出端94接近并且可以防止切割牌插入）。牌处理系统10可以使切割牌能够通过洗牌装置12供给到鞋状物装置14中。例如，切割牌可以插入牌输入区域22并且供给到牌处理系统10中。在一些实施方案中，牌感应系统58可识别切割牌并且将其放置在预定位置处（例如，放置到多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的所选分隔室25）。洗牌装置12可以将切割牌装载到处于预定位置的鞋状物装置12中（例如，一组八副牌中的四百一十六张牌中的四百张牌）。当切割牌从鞋状物装置14中移除（例如，通过发牌人）时，切割牌可以指示以停止从鞋状物装置12收容的供给输出牌。在一些实施方案中，在鞋状物装置14已经装载之后，可以通过洗牌装置12插入切割牌。例如，在鞋状物装置14卸载期间，可通过洗牌装置12插入切割牌。通过另外的实施例，在已从鞋状物装置14中分发预定数量的牌之后，可以从洗牌装置12提供切割牌12。
图4为鞋状物装置114的另一实施方案的局部截面图。如图4所示，鞋状物装置114可以包括形成在例如支撑在相邻结构（例如，游戏桌11、洗牌装置12、对接站16等）上的鞋状物装置114的部分的鞋状物装置的基底中的开口101。开口101被定位为接收来自牌处理系统10的另一部分的纸牌（例如，洗牌装置12、对接站16）。鞋状物装置114可以包括能够沿着在鞋状物的侧边的狭槽104移动的可移动支撑板103。当鞋状物为空时，板103可以移动到装载位置102，并且沿着狭槽104朝向鞋状物装置114的排出端在箭头105所示的方向上推进直到到达当鞋状物装置114中的纸牌库存已耗尽时的最终位置103。支撑板103对准装载的牌并且防止牌下落并阻挡馈入孔隙。
在一些实施方案中，鞋状物装置114可以包括牌阻挡特征（例如，鞋状物装置114的控制系统200（图5）），所述牌阻挡特征使得鞋状物装置114能够防止在选定次数期间内（例如，由游戏规则限定）牌被移除或插入鞋状物装置114。例如，鞋状物装置114可以包括挡板特征106，挡板特征106可将挡板选择性地定位在牌通路中的（例如，定位在鞋状物装置114的排出端94处），以防止牌从鞋状物装置114中排出或者不利地重新插入到鞋状物装置114中。在一些实施方案中，挡板特征106可移动（例如，通过控制系统200自动移动）到阻挡位置以及收缩位置，在所述阻挡位置处可不从鞋状物装置114的出口端排出牌或将牌插入鞋状物装置114的出口端，在所述收缩位置处可从鞋状物装置114排出牌。例如，挡板特征106可响应来自控制系统200的命令而将挡板从收缩位置移动到阻挡位置（例如，使用诸如螺线管的致动器来致动挡板），从而防止牌从鞋状物装置114中排出或重新插入鞋状物装置114中。挡板特征106还可以响应来自控制系统200的命令而将挡板从阻挡位置移动到收缩位置（例如，致动挡板），以使牌能够从鞋状物装置114中排出。在一些实施方案中，可以通过一个或多个单方向螺线管或通过双向或多向螺线管使挡板特征106在收缩位置和阻挡位置之间移动。在一些实施方案中，挡板特征106可以在一个位置（例如，收缩位置或阻挡位置）上被偏置。例如，挡板特征106可以在收缩位置上被偏置（例如，通过弹簧、重力等）并且可以包括将挡板移动到阻挡位置并且将挡板保持在阻挡位置的螺线管。一旦来自螺线管的力被释放，偏置元件可将挡板特征106返回到收缩位置。
在一些实施方案中，鞋状物装置114可以包括掩盖装置108，掩盖装置108至少部分隐藏挡板特征106在收缩位置和阻挡位置之间移动的至少一个指示（例如，由于挡板特征106的部分的移动而产生的声音）。例如，掩盖装置108可以通过形成与挡板特征106在移动期间的输出类似的输出而掩饰挡板特征106的移动。通过另一实施例，掩盖装置108可以包括另一螺线管，该螺线管独立于挡板特征106移动以使挡板特征106和掩盖装置108的移动的外部指示基本难以辨别。
注意的是，为了附图简要起见，图1和图4中的鞋状物装置14、114显示为具有牌感应系统98和挡板特征106中的一个。在一些实施方案中，鞋状物装置14、114可以包括牌感应系统98和挡板特征106中的一个或两个。
另外注意的是，尽管本文提出的牌处理系统10的两维表示可能留下了牌处理系统10的部件（例如，牌供给系统20的辊、分隔器34、包装臂装置36、旋转包装臂90等）布置在相同的平面中的印象，洗牌装置12的部件可以彼此偏移。例如，如图2所示，分隔器34可以横向偏离于牌供给系统20的辊和包装臂装置36，使得分隔器34可以接触纸牌，而不干扰牌供给系统20的辊和包装臂装置36。
图5为可在诸如图1中所示的本公开的牌处理系统的实施方案中使用的控制系统的示意图。如图5所示，牌处理系统10可以包括用于控制诸如本文讨论的牌处理系统10的各个部件的控制系统200。控制系统200可以被构造为接收来自用户的输入信号（例如，通过显示器202和输入装置204），接收来自本文描述的各个传感器中的一个或多个的输入信号，和/或用于选择性地控制之前描述的牌处理系统10的各个有源部件中的一个或多个。
在一些实施方案中，整个控制系统200可以在物理上位于牌处理系统10内。换句话说，控制系统200可以集成到牌处理系统10中或与牌处理系统10的部件（例如，洗牌装置12和鞋状物装置14）集成到一起。在其它实施方案中，控制系统200的一个或多个部件可在物理上位于牌处理系统10的外部。这些部件可以包括例如计算机装置（例如，台式计算机、膝上型计算机、手持式计算机、个人数据助手（PDA）、网络服务器等）。这些外部部件可被配置为执行诸如图像处理、奖金系统管理、网络通信等功能。
控制系统200可以包括至少一个电子信号处理器202（例如，微处理器）。控制系统200还可以包括至少一个存储器装置204，所述存储器装置用于存储待由电子信号处理器202读取的数据和/或用于存储由电子信号处理器202发送到至少一个存储器装置204的数据。控制系统200还可以包括一个或多个显示器206、一个或多个输入装置208以及一个或多个输出装置210。通过实施例的方式并且非限制性的，一个或多个输入装置208可以包括键区、键盘、触摸板、按钮、开关、杠杆、触摸屏、压力感应板等，并且一个或多个输出装置210可以包括图形显示装置（例如，屏幕或监视器）、打印机、一个或多个发光的发光二极管（LED）、用于发射可听信号的装置等。在一些实施方案中，输入装置208和输出装置210可以集成到单个整体式结构（例如，显示器206）中。
控制系统200可被配置为与之前描述的牌感应系统58、98（例如，实施为接收来自牌感应系统58、98的传感器的信号的传感器和控制器）、用于指示鞋状物装置14、114附接的传感器15（图1和图4）、用于指示暗匣44的位置的传感器45（图1）以及用于控制多分隔室的旋转式输送带24的电动机的传感器23（图1）中的每个进行电通信。
在一些实施方案中，牌处理系统10可通过连接或以其它方式提供牌处理系统10的控制系统200和网络250之间的通信而并入桌式游戏管理系统中。例如，牌处理系统10上的数据端口（未显示）可用于提供导线、电缆或无线连接来提供与网络250的电通信。网络250可以与控制系统200的电子信号处理器202进行通信。在另外的实施方案中，网络250可以与牌感应系统58、98的一个或多个控制器或与控制系统200的电子信号处理器202和牌感应系统58、98的控制器这两者直接通信。
本公开的实施方案还可尤其用于为例如巴卡拉纸牌戏的游戏城桌牌游戏提供牌处理系统，其在未经混洗的牌的供给或输入与用于游戏的牌的输出之间提供了封闭的过程。由于本公开的牌处理系统提供了通常在牌的输入和输出之间不需要手动交互的系统，由于牌处理系统可以验证一副或多副纸牌（例如，完整且未经篡改的多副）提供给牌处理系统的输入且随后进行混洗并传递给鞋状物以便输出到游戏的玩家，可以减少通常提供一组纸牌的安全措施。这种牌处理系统具备纸牌的安全性措施（例如，关于生成、传递、存储、分配、混洗以及从洗牌机传递到鞋状物）。还能够减少或消除通过处理洗牌机和鞋状物之间的牌而产生的安全性问题。而且，本公开的系统防止在洗牌之后以及牌传递之前改动或篡改牌，提高了牌的安全性。
本公开的实施方案可特别用于提供牌处理系统，所述牌处理系统可安装到游戏桌或其它表面以使牌处理系统的大多数洗牌装置布置在较不妨碍用从牌处理系统供给的牌玩游戏城游戏的区域（例如，游戏桌的下方）中。牌处理系统还可使能将牌处理系统的部分附接至游戏桌，而无需在游戏桌中切孔或以其它方式改动游戏桌。此外，由于一个或多个鞋状物可以与牌处理系统连接并且随后从牌处理系统移除，诸如洗牌装置的牌处理系统的部分可以与多个鞋状物装置可互换地使用。在一个实施方案中，鞋状物可以从对接站移除或以其它方式与洗牌机分离以使发牌人能够在桌上使用鞋状物的期间移动鞋状物。最后，牌处理系统可以通过诸如洗牌装置的分隔器的部件来提高牌处理系统的洗牌能力，所述部件使能将纸牌插入洗牌装置中，而类似的洗牌装置可能不能够实现这种功能。
下面描述了另外的非限制性实施例的实施方案。
实施方案1：一种牌处理系统，包括：洗牌装置，其包含第一牌感应装置；鞋状物装置，其包含第二牌感应装置；牌传递系统，其用于将牌从洗牌装置直接传递到鞋状物装置中；以及用于控制系统的操作的处理器。
实施方案2：实施方案1所述的系统，其中所述牌传递系统被配置为将牌从洗牌装置自动地传递到鞋状物装置的牌存储区域中。
实施方案3：实施方案2所述的系统，进一步包括在所述洗牌装置中的牌馈入区域，所述牌馈入区域被构造为通过包括第二牌感应系统的牌供给系统将牌提供给洗牌装置。
实施方案4：实施方案3所述的系统，其中所述牌馈入区域包括可旋转暗匣。
实施方案5：实施方案1至4中的任一个所述的系统，其中所述鞋状物装置能够与洗牌装置分离。
实施方案6：实施方案5所述的系统，其中所述洗牌装置被配置为能够与多个鞋状物装置互换使用。
实施方案7：实施方案1至6中的任一个所述的系统，其中牌传递系统紧邻游戏桌的侧部定位。
实施方案8：实施方案7所述的系统，其中鞋状物装置被配置为布置在游戏桌的玩牌表面上，并且其中，洗牌装置被配置为布置在游戏桌的玩牌表面的外部。
实施方案9：实施方案8所述的系统，进一步包括对接站，所述对接站包括被配置为将鞋状物装置接收在其上的至少一个安装装置。
实施方案10：实施方案9所述的系统，其中鞋状物装置可移除地安装到对接站。
实施方案11：一种洗牌装置，其包括：牌馈入区域；第一牌供给机构，其用于将牌从牌馈入区域传送到包括多个分隔室的旋转式输送带；以及分隔器，其紧邻旋转式输送带定位并且可操作以接触位于旋转式输送带的多个分隔室的至少一个分隔室内的至少一张牌。
实施方案12：实施方案11所述的洗牌装置，进一步包括用于控制洗牌装置的操作的处理器，所述操作包括：在分隔器接触至少一张牌以便在多个分隔室的至少一个分隔室内的至少一张牌和至少另一张牌以及至少一张牌和形成多个分隔室的至少一个分隔室的部分的旋转式输送带的表面中的至少一项之间形成开口之后，分隔器相对于旋转式输送带平移。
实施方案13：实施方案12所述的洗牌装置，其中所述处理器对旋转式输送带的旋转进行初始化以形成所述开口。
实施方案14：实施方案12或13所述的洗牌装置，其中所述分隔器能够在收缩位置和啮合位置之间移动，分隔器与处于收缩位置的至少一张牌分离并且与处于啮合位置的至少一张牌相接触。
实施方案15：一种鞋状物装置，包括：牌存储区域；以及通过鞋状物装置的基底中的开口将牌装载到牌存储区域中的牌装载系统，所述牌装载系统包括至少一组传送辊。
实施方案16：实施方案15所述的鞋状物装置，其中所述牌装载系统被定位为通过鞋状物装置的基底接收来自洗牌装置的牌。
实施方案17：一种在游戏城桌牌游戏中提供牌的方法，所述方法包括：将牌装载带至少部分位于游戏桌的玩牌表面下方的洗牌装置中；在牌移动通过洗牌装置时，获得包括每张牌的排序和组的牌信息；对装载的牌进行混洗；将牌从洗牌装置传送到位于游戏桌的玩牌表面上方的可移除鞋状物装置；在牌移动通过鞋状物装置时，获得包括每张牌的排序和组的牌信息；以及通过鞋状物装置的牌输出区域提供牌。
实施方案18：实施方案17所述的方法，进一步包括将在鞋状物装置中获得的牌信息与在洗牌装置中获得的牌信息进行比较。
实施方案19：实施方案17或18所述的方法，其中对装载的牌进行混洗包括：将至少一张牌装载到包括多个分隔室的旋转式输送带的至少一个分隔室内；通过分隔器在所述至少一个分隔室内的至少一张牌和至少另一张牌以及至少一张牌和形成至少一个分隔室的部分的旋转式输送带的表面中的至少一项之间形成开口；以及将至少另一张牌装载到开口中。
实施方案20：实施方案17至19中的任一项所述的方法，进一步包括将鞋状物装置可移除地定位在洗牌装置的部分上方。
实施方案21：实施方案20所述的方法，进一步包括将鞋状物装置与设置在洗牌装置上方的至少一个安装装置对准。
尽管前面的描述包含了许多具体细节，这些具体细节不应被解释为限制本公开的范围，而是仅提供一些示例性实施方案。类似地，可以构思出不偏离本公开的范围的本公开的其它实施方案。例如，本文结合一个实施方案描述的特征还可以设置在本文描述的其它实施方案中。因此，本公开的范围仅由随附的权利要求及其法律上的等同内容来表示和限制，而不是通过前面的描述。本文公开的落在权利要求的含义和范围之内的对本公开进行的所有添加、删除和修改由本公开包含。
当在说明书和权利要求书中使用时，术语“包括”、“包含”及其变形表示包括了具体的特征、步骤、或整体。这些术语不被解释为排除其它特征、步骤、或部件的存在。
前述说明书、随附权利要求、或附图中公开的特征，以其特定形式表示或表示为用于执行所公开功能的装置，或者用于实现所公开结果的方法或过程，可以适当地（单独地或与这些特征进行任何组合地）被用于以多种形式实现本发明。
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1.一种牌处理系统，包括：
洗牌装置，其包括第一牌感应装置，所述第一牌感应装置被构造为获得至少包括至少一张牌的排序的牌信息；
鞋状物装置，其包括第二牌感应装置，所述第二牌感应装置被构造为获得包括至少一张牌的排序和组的牌信息，其中所述鞋状物装置能够与所述洗牌装置分离；
牌传递系统，其用于将牌从所述洗牌装置直接传递到所述鞋状物装置中，其中所述鞋状物装置被构造为与所述洗牌装置对准，以通过所述牌传递系统将牌装载到所述鞋状物装置的牌存储区域，并且其中所述鞋状物装置被构造为，在所述牌存储区域已经被装载后能够与所述洗牌装置分离，牌布置在所述牌存储区域中；以及
处理器，其用于控制所述系统的操作。
2.如权利要求1所述的系统，其中所述牌传递系统被构造为将牌从所述洗牌装置自动地传递到所述鞋状物装置的牌存储区域中。
3.如权利要求2所述的系统，进一步包括在所述洗牌装置中的牌馈入区域，所述牌馈入区域被构造为通过包括所述第二牌感应装置的牌供给系统将牌供给到所述洗牌装置中。
4.如权利要求3所述的系统，其中所述牌馈入区域包括可旋转暗匣和能够通过升降机系统移动的暗匣中的至少一种。
5.如权利要求1所述的系统，其中所述鞋状物装置能够与所述洗牌装置分离。
6.如权利要求5所述的系统，其中所述洗牌装置被构造为可与多个鞋状物装置互换使用。
7.如权利要求1所述的系统，其中所述牌传递系统与游戏桌的侧部相邻定位。
8.如权利要求1所述的系统，其中所述鞋状物装置被构造为布置在游戏桌的玩牌表面上，并且其中，所述洗牌装置被构造为布置在游戏桌的玩牌表面的外部。
9.如权利要求8所述的系统，进一步包括对接站，所述对接站形成所述牌传递系统的至少部分并且包括被构造为在其上容纳所述鞋状物装置的至少一个安装装置。
10.如权利要求1-9中任一项所述的系统，其中所述洗牌装置还包括：
牌馈入区域；
第一牌供给机构，其用于将多张牌从所述牌馈入区域传送到包括多个分隔室的旋转式输送带；以及
分隔器，其与所述旋转式输送带紧邻定位并且可操作以便接触位于所述旋转式输送带的所述多个分隔室的至少一个分隔室内的所述多张牌中的至少一张牌。
11.如权利要求10所述的系统，其中所述处理器可操作以便在所述分隔器接触所述至少一张牌之后使所述分隔器相对于所述旋转式输送带平移，以便在所述多个分隔室内的所述至少一个分隔室内的所述多张牌中的所述至少一张牌和至少另一张牌之间以及所述至少一张牌和形成所述多个分隔室的所述至少一个分隔室的部分的所述旋转式输送带的表面之间的至少一项处形成开口。
12.如权利要求11所述的系统，其中所述处理器可操作以便初始化所述旋转式输送带的旋转从而形成所述开口。
13.如权利要求11所述的系统，其中所述分隔器能够在收缩位置和啮合位置之间移动，所述分隔器在所述收缩位置上与所述至少一张牌分离并且在所述啮合位置上与所述至少一张牌相接触。
14.如权利要求10所述的系统，其中所述多个分隔室的至少一个分隔室包括取向为在位于所述至少一个分隔室内的所述多张牌中的至少两张牌之间形成横向偏移的表面。
15.如权利要求1-9中任一项所述的系统，其中所述鞋状物装置还包括：
牌存储区域；以及
牌装载系统，其用于通过所述鞋状物装置的基底中的开口将牌装载到所述牌存储区域中。
16.如权利要求1-9中任一项所述的系统，其中所述鞋状物装置进一步包括用于在所述鞋状物装置的排出端处选择性地阻挡牌通路的牌阻挡特征。
17.如权利要求16所述的系统，其中所述牌阻挡特征包括挡板，所述挡板能够响应于所述处理器而移动到阻挡位置并且能够响应于所述处理器而移动到收缩位置。
18.如权利要求17所述的系统，其中所述牌阻挡特征能够通过螺线管的致动而移动到阻挡位置并且能够通过螺线管和偏置元件中的至少一个的致动而移动到收缩位置。
19.如权利要求17所述的系统，其中所述鞋状物装置进一步包括掩盖装置，所述掩盖装置至少部分地隐藏所述牌阻挡特征在所述阻挡位置和所述收缩位置之间移动的指示。
20.一种在游戏城桌牌游戏过程中提供牌的方法，所述方法包括：
将牌装载到至少部分位于游戏桌的玩牌表面下方的洗牌装置中；
在所述牌移动通过所述洗牌装置时，获得包括每张牌的排序和组的牌信息；
对装载的牌进行混洗；
将所述牌从所述洗牌装置输送到位于游戏桌的玩牌表面上方的鞋状物装置；
在所述牌移动通过所述鞋状物装置时，获得包括每张牌的排序和组的牌信息；以及
通过所述鞋状物装置的牌输出区域来提供所述牌。
21.如权利要求20所述的方法，进一步包括将在所述鞋状物装置中获得所述牌信息与在所述洗牌装置中获得的所述牌信息进行比较。
22.如权利要求20所述的方法，其中对装载的牌进行混洗包括：
将至少一张牌装载到包括多个分隔室的旋转式输送带的至少一个分隔室中；
使用分隔器在所述至少一个分隔室内的所述至少一张牌和至少另一张牌之间以及所述至少一张牌和形成所述至少一个分隔室的部分的所述旋转式输送带的表面之间的至少一项处形成开口；以及
将至少另一张牌装载到所述开口中。
23.如权利要求20-22中任一项所述的方法，进一步包括将所述鞋状物装置可移除地定位在所述洗牌装置的部分的上方。
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