Card reading device and tabletop game system
First Claim
1. A tabletop game system comprising:
- a card reading device comprising;
a card shoe including a card container portion configured to hold a plurality of cards that include a cut card, the card shoe including a detachable cover disposed at a top of the card container portion, and defining an opening through which the cards can be withdrawn from the card container portion;
a card reader configured to obtain information on one or more cards of the plurality of cards;
a controller configured to determine an outcome of a card game based on the information on the one or more cards obtained by the card reader;
a display configured to output an indication of the outcome determined by the controller;
a battery configured to supply electric power to the controller and the display; and
a wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit cut card appearance information to a main computer after obtaining the cut card appearance information from the card reader.
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Abstract
A card reading device includes a card shoe part in which cards are housed, a card reading part that reads information on the cards drawn out, a control part that determines the outcome of a game based on the read information on the cards, and display parts that display the determined outcome of the game. In a tabletop game system, the information on the cards read by the card reading part and information on the game outcome determined by the control part are transmitted from the card reading device to a main computer apparatus via wireless communication. The card reading device includes a battery that supplies electric power to the control part, the display parts and a wireless output part. The card reading device, as such, is capable of facilitating moving the card reading device in a participatory tabletop game.
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20 Claims
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1. A tabletop game system comprising:
a card reading device comprising; a card shoe including a card container portion configured to hold a plurality of cards that include a cut card, the card shoe including a detachable cover disposed at a top of the card container portion, and defining an opening through which the cards can be withdrawn from the card container portion; a card reader configured to obtain information on one or more cards of the plurality of cards; a controller configured to determine an outcome of a card game based on the information on the one or more cards obtained by the card reader; a display configured to output an indication of the outcome determined by the controller; a battery configured to supply electric power to the controller and the display; and a wireless transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit cut card appearance information to a main computer after obtaining the cut card appearance information from the card reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A tabletop game system comprising:
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a plurality of cards, wherein each of one or more cards of the plurality of cards has a corresponding code representing information associated with the card; and a card reading device comprising; a card shoe including a card container portion configured to hold the plurality of cards, including a detachable cover disposed at a top of the card container portion, and defining an opening through which the one or more cards can be individually withdrawn from the card container portion; a card reader configured to read the codes from each of the one or more cards to obtain information on the one or more cards; a controller configured to determine an outcome of a card game based on the information obtained by the card reader; a display configured to output an indication of the outcome determined by the controller; a battery configured to supply electric power to the controller and the display; and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit the information on the cards obtained by the card reader or information on the outcome determined by the controller, wherein the controller further is configured to determine a transmission timing so that at a time when the outcome of the card game is obtained, the information on the cards obtained by the card reader and information on the outcome of the card game are transmitted according to the transmission timing determined by the controller, and wherein the controller is further configured to detect that the detachable cover is detached and to transmit a notification that the detachable cover is opened to an external device via the wireless transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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