Patent ID: 11898837
Assignee: SHUFFLE MASTER GMBH & CO KG
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A card-handling device, comprising:
an input area sized and shaped to receive cards;
an output area for outputting at least some of the cards;
a defect detection system located along a card path downstream from the input area, the defect detection system configured to scan at least one card of the received cards to determine whether at least one characteristic of the at least one card has been modified beyond a predetermined limit or whether the at least one characteristic of the at least one card is within the predetermined limit; and
a diverter configured to:
divert the at least one card from the card path when the at least one characteristic of the at least one card has been modified beyond the predetermined limit; and
enable the at least one card to continue on the card path when the at least one characteristic of the at least one card is within the predetermined limit.