Blackjack play director

Claim 2

A blackjack play director which comprises: a. structure having four normally deenergized indicator means adapted to be sensed by a player, each said indicator means providing a corresponding one of four blackjack play responses when energized, b. a plurality of input switches, and c. circuit means interconnecting said switches and said indicator means for exclusive actuation of any one of said four indicator means i. said circuit means including means responsive to closure of a first of said switches representative of the value of a dealer's up card, and ii. means further responsive to closure of one or more additional ones of said switches to represent the status of the player's first two cards, said circuit means being constructed and arranged in dependence upon a predetermined odds criteria to signal to said player a proper response by actuation of one of said indicator means.

Claim 3

A blackjack play director which comprises: a. an indicator unit having means normally deenergized to selectively signal exclusively one of four indications positioned to be sensed by a player and an input key means actuable by said player including i. means to signal a representation of each of the cards having numerical count A-10 to enter the value of any dealer up card, ii. means to signal a representation of each of the cards having numerical count A- 10 to enter the existence and value of a pair in the player's hand, iii. means to signal a representation of each of the cards having numerical count A- 10 to signal the presence of an ace and to enter the value of a card in a player's hand which accompanies said ace card, and iv. means to signal representations of a. a player hand total count of 8 or less, b. a player hand of total counts of 9, 10, 11 or 12, c. a player hand of total count of 13, 14, 15 or 16, and d. a player hand of total count of 17 or higher, and b. circuit means interconnecting said keys and said display and responsive to said representations and the order of occurrence thereof to provide a circuit exclusively to one of said indicators in accordance with a predetermined odds criteria to signal to said player a proper response.

Claim 4

A blackjack play director which comprises: a. an indicator unit having means normally deenergized to selectively signal exclusively one of four indications positioned to be sensed by a player and an input key means actuable by said player including i. means to signal a representation of each of the cards having numerical count A-10 to enter the value of any dealer up card, ii. means to signal a representation of each of the cards having numerical count A- 10 to enter the existence and value of a pair in the player's hand, iii. means to signal a representation of each of the cards having numerical count A- 10 to signal the presence of an ace and to enter the value of a card in a player's hand which accompanies said ace card, and iv. means to signal representations of a. a player hand total count of 8 or less, b. a player hand of total counts of 9, 10, 11 or 12, c. a player hand of total count of 13, 14, 15 or 16, and d. a player hand of total count of 17 or higher, and b. circuit means interconnecting said keys and said display and responsive to said representations and the order of occurrence thereof to provide a circuit exclusively to one of said indicators in accordance with a predetermined odds criteria to signal to said player a proper response.

Claim 5

A blackjack play director which comprises: a display unit having four normally deenergized indicators positioned to be simultaneously viewed by a player and four sets of input keys and associated switches wherein: i. a first set includes a plurality of keys, one to represent each of the cards having numerical count A-10 to enter the value of a dealer up card, ii. a second set includes a plurality of keys, one to represent each of the cards having numerical count A-10 to enter the existence of a pair in the player's hand, iii. a third set includes a plurality of keys, one to represent each of the cards having numerical count A-10 to enter the value of a card in a player's hand which accompanies an ace card, and iv. a fourth set includes: a. one key to represent a player hand total count of 8 or less, b. keys to represent each of total counts of 9, 10, 11 and 12, c. one key to represent a total count of 13, 14, 15 or 16, and d. a key to represent a total count of 17 or higher, and circuit means interconnecting said switches to provide a circuit exclusively to one of said indicators through said first set at a location representing the value of said up card and through one of said second, third or fourth sets representing said player's hand in accordance with a predetermined odds criteria to signal to said player a proper response.

Claim 6

A blackjack play director which comprises: a display unit having four normally deenergized indicators positioned to be simultaneously viewed by a player and four sets of input keys and associated switches wherein: i. a first set includes a plurality of keys, one to represent each of the cards having numerical count A-10 to enter the value of a dealer up card, ii. a second set includes a plurality of keys, one to represent each of the cards having numerical count A-10 to enter the existence of a pair in the player's hand, iii. a third set includes a plurality of keys, one to represent each of the cards having numerical count A-10 to enter the value of a card in a player's hand which accompanies an ace card, and iv. a fourth set includes: a. one key to represent a player hand total count of 8 or less, b. keys to represent each of total counts of 9, 10, 11 and 12, c. one key to represent a total count of 13, 14, 15 or 16, and d. a key to represent a total count of 17 or higher, and circuit means interconnecting said switches to provide a circuit exclusively to one of said indicators through said first set at a location representing the value of said up card and through one of said second, third or fourth sets representing said player's hand in accordance with a predetermined odds criteria to signal to said player a proper response.

Claim 7

The combination set forth in claim 1 in which said play director is a hand held unit having a plurality of normally deenergized indicator lamps therein.

Claim 8

The combination set forth in claim 4 in which said input switches are arrayed in four different banks with the first bank being interconnectible through any one of the three banks to said indicator for selective energization of one of said indicators to signal said proper response.

Claim 9

The combination set forth in claim 5 in which AND logic circuitry interconnects said first bank and said other three banks of switches.

Claim 10

The combination set forth in claim 1 in which said indicator means is optically sensible.

Claim 11

The combination set forth in claim 1 in which said indicator means is audibly sensible.

Claim 12

The combination set forth in claim 1 in which said indicator means is touch sensible.