System for managing packages of shuffled playing cards

• US 10,252,147 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2014
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Angel Group Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Angel Playing Cards Co Ltd
• Inventors: Shigeta, Yasushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US15/128,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20170106270A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,632 Days
• Field of Search: 273309, 273148 R, 273149 R, 273149 P
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/06 Card games appurtenances
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/062 Boxes or cases for cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/12 Card shufflers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 11/00 Game accessories of general use , e.g. score counters, boxes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2003/00164 Casino tables
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/242 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2425 Scanners, e.g. for scanning regular characters
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2439 the input being a code, e.g. ID
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/24 with a lock, e.g. for a puzzle
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/58 Antifraud or preventing misuse
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3293 Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack

Abstract

The present invention provides a system having: packages (2) of shuffled playing cards (1s) in which playing cards included are shuffled in random order and are individually packed in one package (2), and in which a unique ID code (4) is attached to each unique package (2); a game table (11); a storage box (401) that is installed beside the game table (11), stores the plurality of packages (2), includes a reader (451) that reads the ID codes (4) of all the packages (2), and includes an openable lid (452a, 452b) so that the packages can be taken out one by one; and a control device (112) for monitoring whether or not the packages (2) are present in the storage box (401) by monitoring the ID codes (4) of the packages (2) read by the readers (451), and for outputting monitoring results.

Claims

1. A system for managing packages of shuffled playing cards, comprising:

packages of shuffled playing cards in which playing cards included in a predetermined number of decks are shuffled in random order and are individually packed in one package, and in which a unique ID code is given to each unique package of the shuffled playing cards;

a game table at which a game is performed using the shuffled playing cards;

a storage box that is associated with the game table, stores the plurality of packages, includes one or more readers that read the ID codes of all the packages, and includes an openable portion so that the packages can be taken out one by one; and

a control device for monitoring whether or not the packages are present in the storage box by monitoring the ID codes of the packages read by the readers, and for outputting monitoring results.

2. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein the storage box includes locking means configured to prevent taking-out of the packages from the storage box.

3. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein the storage box includes a rotary side lid with a leg.

4. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, the system further comprising:

a carton in which the predetermined number of packages are packed, and to which a unique carton ID code is given; and

a carton cabinet to store the carton that has one or more readers that read the carton ID code,

wherein the control device monitors whether or not the carton is present in the carton cabinet by monitoring the carton ID code read by the readers, and outputs monitoring results.

5. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 4, wherein the carton cabinet includes locking means configured to prevent taking-out of the packages from the storage box.

6. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 4, wherein the carton cabinet is installed beside a game table.

7. A storage box that stores packages of shuffled playing cards and monitors ID codes given to the packages, the storage box comprising:

a carton cabinet that stores the plurality of packages, includes one or more readers that read the ID codes of all the packages, and includes an openable portion so that the packages can be taken out one by one; and

a control device for monitoring whether or not the packages are present in the storage box by monitoring the ID codes of the packages read by the readers, and for outputting monitoring results.

8. The storage box that stores the packages of the shuffled playing cards and monitors the ID codes given to the packages according to claim 7, wherein the storage box includes locking means configured to prevent taking-out of the packages from the storage box.

9. The storage box that stores the packages of the shuffled playing cards and monitors the ID codes given to the packages according to claim 7, wherein the storage box includes a rotary side lid with a leg.

10. A package of shuffled playing cards for use in a system for managing one or more packages of playing cards, comprising:

a predetermined number of decks of playing cards that are each randomly shuffled and are individually packed in the package, the package configured to be stored in a storage box of the system associated with a gaming table, the storage box configured to store the one or more packages of playing cards and enable one by one removal of the one or packages from the storage box via an openable portion of the storage, and

a unique ID code given to the package of shuffled playing cards, the unique ID code configured to enable one or more readers included in the storage box to read the unique ID code, the one or more readers configured to read IDs of the one or more packages such that a control device of the system for monitoring the ID codes read by the one or more readers is enabled to determine which packages are present in the storage box and output a monitoring result.

11. A system for managing packages of shuffled playing cards, comprising:

packages of shuffled playing cards in which playing cards included in a predetermined number of decks are each uniquely shuffled in random order and are individually packed in one package, and in which a unique ID code is given to each unique package of the shuffled playing cards;

a game table at which a game is performed using the shuffled playing cards;

a storage box that is associated with the game table, stores the plurality of packages, and includes one or more readers that read repeatedly the ID codes of all the packages; and

a control device for monitoring whether or not the packages are present in the storage box by repeatedly collating the ID codes of the packages read by the readers with registered ID codes of the packages in a database.

12. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 11, wherein the system further includes a displaying means that displays a result corresponding to a determination by the control device of whether or not the packages are present in the storage box.

13. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 11, wherein the storage box includes locking means configured to prevent taking-out of the packages from the storage box.

14. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 11, wherein the storage box includes an openable portion so that the packages can be taken out one by one.

15. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 11, the system further comprising:

a carton in which the predetermined number of packages are packed, and to which a unique carton ID code is given; and

a carton cabinet to store the carton that has one or more readers that read the carton ID code,

wherein the control device monitors whether or not the carton is present in the carton cabinet by monitoring the carton ID code read by the readers, and outputs monitoring results.

16. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 15, wherein the carton cabinet includes locking means configured to prevent taking-out of the packages from the storage box.

17. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 15, wherein the carton cabinet is installed beside a game table.

18. The system for managing the packages of the shuffled playing cards according to claim 11, wherein the storage box is placed under the game table.