Patent ID: 9421451
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A63F

Claim Text:
1. A card detection apparatus comprising: a housing configured to receive at least one playing card wherein a playing card is selected from a group of playing cards having tens, aces and face cards marked with ultraviolet ink surface of said playing cards; an ultraviolet emitter configured to emit pulsed width ultraviolet light responsive to a playing card being inserted into said housing; an ultraviolet detector configured to measure an amount of light reflected off of a playing card; and an indicator device configured to illuminate based on an amount of measured light detected by said ultraviolet detector such that said indicator device illuminates in manner consistent with: 1) continued game play if said amount of measured light detected by said ultraviolet detector is below a threshold amount; and 2) game stoppage if said amount of measured light detected by said ultraviolet detector is above said threshold amount.