CUT CARD ADVERTISING

• US 20110078096A1
• Filed: 09/23/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barry B. Bounds
• Original Assignee: Barry B. Bounds
• Inventors: Bounds, Barry B.
• Application Number:
  US12/889,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20110078096A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/500
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 1/02 Single substantially flat cards

Abstract

The present disclosure sets forth a method of advertising using a cut card. In one embodiment of the present application, a method for providing an advertising message on a cut card during a card game is described. A cut card, including an advertising message region, is provided during a card game. The cut card is then used during at least one shuffle of the card game. During the shuffle, a camera is focused on the shuffle from an angle such that the advertising message is viewed in the advertising message region. Other embodiments of the present application disclose a cut card for use during a card game. The cut card comprises an advertising message region, wherein the advertising message region provides an area for viewing at least one advertising message, and wherein each side of the cut card provides one advertising region.

Claims

1. A method for providing an advertising message on a cut card during a card game, the method comprising:

providing the cut card, the cut card including an advertising message region displaying at least one advertising message;

using the cut card during at least one shuffle of the card game; and

during the at least one shuffle, focusing a camera on the shuffle from an angle such that the least one advertising message is viewed in the advertising message region of the cut card.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertising message region may include more than one advertising message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the cut card is made of plastic.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein focusing the camera on the shuffle further comprises:

focusing a first camera on the cut card producing a first view; and

focusing a second camera on the cut card producing a second view.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining which of the first view and the second view provides a clearer shot of the advertising message region on the cut card.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing operation further comprises:

digitally inserting at least one of the advertising messages on to a blank advertising message region after focusing the camera on the shuffle.

7. A cut card for use during a card game comprising:

a sheet of material having dimensions selected based on dimensions of playing cards used in the card game;

an advertising message region, wherein the advertising message region provides an area for viewing at least one advertising message, and wherein each side of the cut card provides one advertising region; and

at least one advertising message within the advertising region of the cut card.

8. The cut card of claim 7, further comprising two advertising messages in the advertising region.

9. The cut card of claim 8, wherein the advertising messages are different.

10. The cut card of claim 7, wherein the material is made of plastic.

11. The cut card of claim 7, wherein the cut card is the same size as the playing cards.

12. The cut card of claim 7, wherein the cut card is colored differently from the other cards in the deck.

13. The cut card of claim 7, wherein the cut card has at least one dimension that is slightly larger than that of a playing card.

14. A deck of playing cards comprising:

a predetermined number of playing cards; and

at least one cut card having;

an advertising message region, wherein the advertising message region provides an area for viewing at least one advertising message, and wherein each side of the cut card provides one advertising region; and

at least one advertising message within the advertising region of the cut card.

15. The cut card of claim 14, further comprising two advertising messages in the advertising region.

16. The cut card of claim 15, wherein the advertising messages are different.

17. The cut card of claim 14, wherein the cut card is made of a material different from that of the playing cards.

18. The cut card of claim 14, wherein the cut card has dimensions selected based on dimensions of the playing cards.

19. The cut card of claim 14, wherein the cut card is colored differently from the playing cards in the deck.

20. The cut card of claim 14, wherein the cut card has at least one dimension that is slightly larger than that of a playing card.