Patent ID: 8038521

Claim:
A device for card handling comprising: a card receiving area for receiving an initial set of cards; a card stacking area for receiving cards from the card receiving area; a card moving system for moving cards from the card receiving area to the card stacking area; an elevator in the card stacking area with a moving platform for moving a stack of cards; a collection surface on the moving platform in the elevator; a processor associated with the device, the processor being programmed with software; a motor to move the moving platform in the card stacking area; at least one sensor for sensing at least one of a) position of the platform, b) height of the platform, c) position of any card in the elevator in the card stacking area, d) height of any card or cards in the elevator in the card stacking area, e) pressure applied to any card in the elevator in the card stacking area, f) presence of the platform at a predetermined height, g) presence of the platform at a predetermined position, h) presence of card(s) on the platform, and i) absence of card(s) on the platform, and the software programmed in the processor being accessible to direct the device to automatically calibrate the device to enable the device to accurately handle cards during card shuffling.