Electronic card game
Patent 4339134 Issued on July 13, 1982. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 13, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 13, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3269503 3735982 3770269 3796433 3810627 3876208 3889956 Teaching device particularly adapted for the game of blackjack Television display control apparatus Electronic amusement machine InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 05/813199 filed on 07/05/1977US Classes:463/12, Ultimate outcome dependant upon summation of plural card or tile values (e.g., blackjack, etc.)463/22, Lot generator (e.g., card distribution, simulated dice, random number generator, etc.)463/25, Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation (e.g., game entry, betting, prize level, etc.)463/37, Hand manipulated (e.g., keyboard, mouse, touch panel, etc.)463/43, Data storage or retrieval (e.g., memory, video tape, etc.)463/46HousingExaminersPrimary: Hum, Vance Y.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 19/00 (20060101)A63F 1/00 (20060101) AbstractAn electronic card game simulation apparatus adapted primarily for portable hand-held use by a player. A microprogrammed MOS/LSI device receives selection signals generated by means of a keyboard to which a player has access, and controls the progress of the card game in response thereto and in accordance with established game rules as programmed in a storage device such as a read only memory unit. A display device, such as a plurality of seven-segment fluorescent displays, indicates the identity of simulated playing cards dealt randomly from a full 52-card deck of simulated cards as the game progresses. In a preferred embodiment, the microprogrammed device includes memory capacity, arithmetic capability, and appropriate programming to permit a player to play the well known game of Blackjack against a phantom dealer and to place bets which are automatically added or subtracted from a previously established stake in accordance with the outcome of each hand. | |
