SHUFFLED PLAYING CARDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100314834A1
• Filed: 07/08/2010
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Angel Group Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Yasushi Shigeta
• Inventors: Shigeta, Yasushi
• Granted Patent: US 8,387,983 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/293
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/02 Cards; Special shapes of cards card-printing methods B41K, B41M
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/062 Boxes or cases for cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/10 Card holders
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/12 Card shufflers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/18 Score computers; Miscellaneous indicators time-testing devices G07C
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 11/00 Game accessories of general use , e.g. score counters, boxes
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/022 Manufacturing of cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2250/58 Antifraud or preventing misuse

Abstract

The present invention provides shuffled playing cards which eliminate the need for a game host to shuffle cards before games by taking a lot of time as well as eliminate the possibility of cheating. A shuffled playing cards (1) obtained by shuffling a predetermined number of decks of playing cards (12) using a shuffling machine is packaged as an individual pack. The shuffled playing cards (1) is individually packaged and sealed with an adhesive label (13). A bar code (13a) which represents a unique shuffled card ID has been printed on the adhesive label (13). The shuffled card ID is registered in a database by being associated with information which allows identification of a shuffling machine used to shuffle the playing card set.

Claims

1. Shuffled playing cards in which a predetermined number of decks of playing cards are shuffled and individually packaged, wherein

a shuffled card ID is affixed as an ID code to a package of the shuffled playing cards, the shuffled card ID being different for each set of shuffled playing cards,

an image of a side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards in the package is shot by a camera as an image for checking the number of cards,

data of the image is associated with the shuffled card ID and registered in a database.

2. Shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein

the shuffled card ID and the side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards are shot together in the same image.

3. Shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein

the package comprises a slit for checking the number of cards, and wherein

the image of the side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards in the package is shot through the slit.

4. Shuffled playing cards according to any one of claims 1, wherein

the shuffled card ID is a bar code or a two-dimensional matrix code.

5. Shuffled playing cards according to any one of claims 1, wherein

the package is a box having a lid, and wherein

after the image of the side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards in the package is shot, the lid is closed and sealed by a sealing label.

6. Shuffled playing cards according to any one of claims 1, wherein

the package is a box having a lid comprising a slit for checking the number of cards, and wherein

the image of the side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards in the package is shot through the slit, after the lid is closed and sealed by a sealing label.

7. Shuffled playing cards in which a predetermined number of decks of playing cards are shuffled and individually packaged, wherein

a shuffled card ID is affixed as an ID code to a package of the shuffled playing cards, the shuffled card ID being different for each set of shuffled playing cards,

an image of a side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards in the package is shot by a camera as an image for checking the number of cards, and the shuffled playing cards are checked.

8. Shuffled playing cards according to claim 7, wherein

checking the shuffled playing cards is checking the number of cards by means of the image.

9. Shuffled playing cards according to claim 7, wherein

data of the image is associated with the shuffled card ID and registered in a database.

10. A manufacturing method of shuffled playing cards in which a predetermined number of decks of playing cards are shuffled and individually packaged,

the method comprising:

affixing a shuffled card ID as an ID code to a package of the shuffled playing cards, the shuffled card ID being different for each set of shuffled playing cards,

shooting an image of a side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards in the package by a camera as an image for checking the number of cards,

registering data of the image in a database, the data being associated with the shuffled card ID,

providing the shuffled playing cards and the shuffled card ID of the shuffled playing cards as a set, the shuffled card ID being affixed to the package of the shuffled playing cards.

11. The manufacturing method of shuffled playing cards according to claim 10, wherein

the shuffled card ID and the side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards are shot together in the same image.

12. The manufacturing method of shuffled playing cards according to claim 10, wherein

the package comprises a slit for checking the number of cards, and wherein

the image of the side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards in the package is shot through the slit.

13. The manufacturing method of shuffled playing cards according to any one of claims 10, wherein

the shuffled card ID is a bar code or a two-dimensional matrix code.

14. The manufacturing method of shuffled playing cards according to any one of claims 10, wherein

the package is a box having a lid, and wherein

after the image of the side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards in the package is shot, the lid is closed and sealed by a sealing label.

15. The manufacturing method of shuffled playing cards according to any one of claims 10, wherein

the package is a box having a lid comprising a slit for checking the number of cards, and wherein

the image of the side face of each playing card of the shuffled playing cards in the package is shot through the slit, after the lid is closed and sealed by a sealing label.