System for playing card games remotely
CA 2132467 C · Owner: Penzias, Arno Allan · Inventors: Penzias, Arno Allan
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A system for playing card games remotely includes both a multimedia communication system that allows players located remotely from each other to seeand hear each other and a "card toaster" and associated image recognition system at each game site which receives and manages a physical deck of cards at every site at which the game is being played. The toaster has the capability of (1) reading cards for example, by scanning them, (2) finding particular cards and, if necessary, sorting, them, and (3) distributing cards such as by dealing them. The system enables the players to deal and then play a game, such as the game of bridge in a manner which, closely approximates the manner in which a …
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- Filed September 20, 1994 and granted September 22, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 20, 2014.
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