Table game system
First Claim
1. A card counting apparatus comprising:
- an optical sensor that is placed below the bottom of a card storage unit that stores a plurality of cards and receives reflected light of light applied to an end surface of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit; and
a playing card counting unit that receives a signal from the optical sensor and counts the entire number of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit,wherein the optical sensor is placed so as to receive reflected light from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit, or configured to be movable across a predetermined section by a sensor scanning unit so as to receive reflected light from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit.
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Abstract
A table game system with a card counting apparatus having: an optical sensor that is placed below the bottom of a card storage unit that stores a plurality of cards and receives reflected light of light applied to end surfaces of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit; and a playing card counting unit that receives a signal from the optical sensor and counts the number of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit. The optical sensor is placed so as to receive reflected light from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit, or configured to be movable across a predetermined section by a sensor scanning unit so as to receive reflected light from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit.
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6 Claims
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1. A card counting apparatus comprising:
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an optical sensor that is placed below the bottom of a card storage unit that stores a plurality of cards and receives reflected light of light applied to an end surface of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit; and a playing card counting unit that receives a signal from the optical sensor and counts the entire number of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit, wherein the optical sensor is placed so as to receive reflected light from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit, or configured to be movable across a predetermined section by a sensor scanning unit so as to receive reflected light from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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