US 12,138,528 B2
Card-handling devices and related methods, assemblies, and components
Peter Krenn, Neufeld (AT); and Paul K. Scheper, Bloomington, MN (US)
Assigned to SG Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by SG Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/389,967.
Application 17/389,967 is a continuation of application No. 17/064,259, filed on Oct. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,173,383.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/911,907, filed on Oct. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0354028 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A63F 1/14 (2006.01); A63F 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC A63F 1/12 (2013.01) [A63F 1/14 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A card-handling device comprising:
a card input configured to receive playing cards;
a card output configured to receive at least one playing card from a card-shuffling apparatus, the card-shuffling apparatus comprising a carousel comprising multiple compartments;
an imaging device configured to capture images of the playing cards, respectively, as the playing cards are transported between the card input and the card output of the card-handling device and identify at least one non-conforming card, the captured image of the at least one non-conforming card lacking a recognizable rank and suit value; and
a designated compartment in the carousel of the card-shuffling apparatus configured to receive the at least one non-conforming card;
wherein the card-handling device is configured to move the at least one non-conforming card into the designated compartment.