Patent ID: 7753373

Claim:
A multiple mode device that performs at least one operation selected from the group consisting of verifying cards and randomizing an order of cards comprising: a top surface and a bottom surface of said device; a single card receiving area for receiving an initial set of playing cards; a randomizing system comprising components that move for randomizing the order of an initial set of playing cards, wherein only a portion of the components that move in the randomizing system can be and are disabled in a verifying mode; a collection surface in a card collection area for receiving playing cards one at a time into the card collection area, the collection surface receiving cards so that all cards are received below the top surface of the device; an image capture device that reads the rank and suit of each card before being received on the card collection surface; an elevator for raising the collection surface so that all cards are elevated to be manually removed from the top surface of the device; at least one processor including an associated memory, the associated memory containing a set of expected card values, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform a) comparing read card values to stored values to verify the cards or b) randomizing an order of cards or c) both verifying the cards and randomizing the cards; and wherein the processor is further configured to select from among one of the functions a), b) and c); and wherein a user interface provides a user input that selects among one of the functions a), b) and c).