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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6357658 | Apparatus and methods for scanning documents including OMR, bar-code, and image data A multifunctional scanner having a first processor, an image scanner, a laser scanner, and a host interface port is provided. The image scanner scans documents to detect the presence of images imprinted thereon, generates image data based on the detected ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5772505 | Dual card scanner apparatus and method A dual card scanning module announces when the symbols of a face-up standard playing card and a face-down standard playing card achieve a desired combination. The module has a scanner system that illuminates and scans at least a portion of a symbol of the... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5669816 | Blackjack scanner apparatus and method A module for announcing when a Dealer has blackjack without exposing the face of the Dealer's down-card. The module scans a character from the Dealer's face-down standard playing card, compares the result of the scan with a set of references, and identifi... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5632483 | Blackjack scanner apparatus and method A module for announcing when a dealer has blackjack without exposing the face of the dealer's down-card. The module scans a character from the dealer's face-down standard playing card, compares the result of the scan with a set of references, and identifi... | 05/27/1997 |
| 4969648 | Apparatus and method for automatically shuffling cards An apparatus and method are provided for detecting malfunctions in an automatic card shuffler device of the type which randomly extracts cards from two or more storage wells. Detection is accomplished by sensing the failure of a card to be extracted for a... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4902880 | Card reader system and method with printing and verification capability A system and method is provided for entering data from a marked card into a central processing unit and for producing a receipt on which is displayed the entered data in alpha-numeric characters and a unique transaction code in machine readable form. The ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4492855 | Badge reader with improved slide arrangement Badge reading apparatus for reading a data encoded badge or the like has a channel for receiving the badge, the channel having a slide positioned therein which clock-holes for producing synchronizing timing signals, the slide being adapted to move within ... | 01/08/1985 |
