公开(公告)号：US20060058090A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-16

申请号：US11052130

申请日：2005-02-07

申请人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

发明人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F1/18 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： A system provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players on an electronic card table. The electronic card table has 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 database maintains a player account for each player. Each player account includes identification information and a monetary amount. A server computer is coupled to the plurality of electronic player interaction areas and the database for administering the electronic card game using electronic cards and electronic chips. The server computer allows each player to log-in to one of the electronic player interaction areas, draw down at least a portion of the monetary amount in their player account, and purchase electronic chips using the drawn down portion of the monetary amount.

摘要翻译： 系统向电子卡表上的多个玩家提供电子纸牌游戏。 电子卡片台具有桌面，其具有游戏表面和位于台面周边周围的多个电子游戏者交互区域。 每个电子玩家交互区域提供用于与玩家之一进行交互的玩家界面。 数据库为每位玩家维护一个玩家帐户。 每个玩家帐户包括身份信息和金额。 服务器计算机耦合到多个电子玩家交互区域和数据库，用于使用电子卡和电子芯片管理电子纸牌游戏。 服务器计算机允许每个玩家登录到电子玩家交互区域中的一个，在玩家帐户中减去金额的至少一部分，并且使用货币金额的下拉部分购买电子筹码。

公开(公告)号：US20060058089A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-16

申请号：US11052129

申请日：2005-02-07

申请人： Gehrig White ,  James Crawford

发明人： Gehrig White ,  James Crawford

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/322 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3276 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： A system and method provides an electronic card game to a plurality of players using an electronic card table. The system includes a player tracking system. The player tracking system is coupled to the electronic card table and stores information related to the players.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法使用电子卡表向多个玩家提供电子纸牌游戏。 该系统包括一个玩家跟踪系统。 玩家跟踪系统耦合到电子卡片表并存储与玩家有关的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20060058082A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-16

申请号：US11052391

申请日：2005-02-07

申请人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

发明人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3276 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： A system and method provides a card tournament on one or more electronic card tables. The card tables have 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 a plurality of players. A tournament computer is coupled to the electronic player interaction areas of the electronic card table for administering the card tournament. The card tournament includes a series of card hands of a card game played at the electronic card table using electronic cards and electronic chips.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法在一个或多个电子卡片表上提供卡片比赛。 卡片台具有一个具有游戏表面的桌面和位于台面周边周围的多个电子游戏者交互区域。 每个电子玩家交互区域提供用于与多个玩家之一进行交互的玩家界面。 比赛计算机耦合到电子卡片表的电子玩家交互区域，用于管理卡片比赛。 卡片比赛包括使用电子卡片和电子筹码在电子卡片桌上播放的一系列卡片游戏的卡牌手。

公开(公告)号：US20070126186A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11565919

申请日：2006-12-01

申请人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White ,  Hal Shinn ,  Kendal Ferner ,  Jonathan Hamlin

发明人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White ,  Hal Shinn ,  Kendal Ferner ,  Jonathan Hamlin

IPC分类号： A63F9/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/02 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/322 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3276 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： A queuing system and method are provided for filling vacancies at seats at manual and electronic gaming tables in a card room by establishing electronic waiting lists. The queuing system comprises at least one player interface, a queue interface, and a server computer networked to the player interface and the queue interface. In use, new players are placed on one or more of the electronic waiting lists, while the seats are monitored for vacancies via the player interfaces. Upon detecting a vacant seat, the server computer automatically assigns the next new player on the corresponding waiting list to the vacant seat of the selected manual or electronic gaming table.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种排队系统和方法，用于通过建立电子等待列表来填充在卡室中的手动和电子游戏桌的座位上的空缺。 排队系统包括至少一个播放器接口，队列接口和联网到播放器接口和队列接口的服务器计算机。 在使用中，新玩家被放置在一个或多个电子等待名单上，而通过播放器界面监视座位的空缺。 在检测到空座位时，服务器计算机自动将相应等待列表上的下一个新玩家分配给所选择的手动或电子游戏桌的空闲座位。

公开(公告)号：US20060189384A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-24

申请号：US11381260

申请日：2006-05-02

申请人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

发明人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F2300/66

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法在电视显示器上向玩家显示电子扑克牌。 扑克牌具有背面和前侧。 所述系统和方法响应于所述触发事件来检测触发事件并显示所述电子纸牌的前侧的至少一部分。

公开(公告)号：US20060068871A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11199701

申请日：2005-08-09

申请人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

发明人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3276 ,  A63F2300/66 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US20060068868A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11074038

申请日：2005-03-07

申请人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

发明人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3276 ,  A63F2300/66 ,  G06Q50/34 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法提供电子扑克的电子扑克游戏。 该系统包括具有播放表面的台面和位于播放表面周围的多个电子播放器交互区域（EPIAs）的桌子。 每个电子玩家交互区域提供用于与玩家之一进行交互的玩家界面。 每个EPIA中定义了一个玩家离开按钮，以允许玩家选择离开电子扑克游戏，并允许玩家之一选择重新加入电子扑克游戏。 游戏计算机耦合到多个EPIAs，用于使用电子卡片和芯片管理电子扑克游戏，并且当游戏计算机确定玩家是否允许继续电子游戏时，响应选择重新加入电子扑克游戏的玩家 扑克游戏

公开(公告)号：US20060068867A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11074035

申请日：2005-03-07

申请人： Gehrig White ,  James Crawford

发明人： Gehrig White ,  James Crawford

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3276 ,  A63F2300/66 ,  G06Q50/34 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 用于在电子卡片表上提供电子纸牌游戏的系统和方法。 电子卡表具有表，多个电子玩家交互区域和服务器计算机。 电子玩家交互区域位于桌面的周围。 服务器计算机耦合到多个电子玩家交互区域。 该方法包括以下步骤：使用电子卡片管理电子纸牌游戏的至少一只手，允许玩家在使用电子筹码的每只手的至少一轮下注期间进行下注，向服务器计算机报告关于手的信息，检测 故障状况，以及作为所存储的数据的函数的故障条件，恢复电子纸牌游戏。

公开(公告)号：US20060058088A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-16

申请号：US10993505

申请日：2004-11-19

申请人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

发明人： James Crawford ,  Gehrig White

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3276 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： An electronic poker table and method provide an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table having a table top with a playing surface, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of the table top, and a game computer. Each electronic player interaction area provides a player interface for interaction with one of the players. Each player interface has a rabbit button. At least one hand of the electronic poker game is administered using virtual cards. A winner for the at least one hand is determined and a pot is awarded to the winner. The hand includes at least one common card and, after the winner has been determined, a player may view any undealt common cards by actuating the rabbit button.

摘要翻译： 电子扑克桌和方法向多个玩家提供电子扑克游戏。 电子扑克台包括具有桌面，具有游戏表面的桌子，位于桌面周边周围的多个电子玩家交互区域和游戏计算机。 每个电子玩家交互区域提供用于与玩家之一进行交互的玩家界面。 每个玩家界面都有一个兔子按钮。 使用虚拟卡管理电子扑克游戏的至少一只手。 确定了至少一只手的获胜者，并向获胜者颁发了一个牌。 该手包括至少一张通用卡，并且在获胜者确定之后，玩家可以通过启动兔子按钮来查看任何未解除的普通卡。

公开(公告)号：US20060058086A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-16

申请号：US11073804

申请日：2005-03-07

申请人： Gehrig White ,  James Crawford

发明人： Gehrig White ,  James Crawford

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3276 ,  G07F17/3293

摘要： A system for providing an electronic poker game to a plurality of players at first and second electronic poker tables. Each electronic poker table has a table top, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas, and a server computer. The table top has a playing surface. The plurality of 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 a plurality of players. The server computer is coupled to the electronic player interaction areas of the first electronic poker table and to the electronic player interaction areas of the second electronic poker table for administering a first poker game to a first group of the players at the first electronic poker table and a second poker game to a second group of the players at the second electronic poker table.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在第一和第二电子扑克桌上为多个玩家提供电子扑克游戏的系统。 每个电子扑克台具有桌面，多个电子玩家交互区域和服务器计算机。 桌面有一个游戏表面。 多个电子玩家交互区域位于桌面的周围。 每个电子玩家交互区域提供用于与多个玩家之一进行交互的玩家界面。 服务器计算机耦合到第一电子扑克桌的电子玩家交互区域和第二电子扑克桌的电子玩家交互区域，用于在第一电子扑克桌面上向第一组扑克牌进行第一扑克游戏，以及 在第二电子扑克桌上的第二组玩家的第二扑克游戏。