SHUFFLED PLAYING CARDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130147113A1
• Filed: 02/05/2013
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Angel Group Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Angel Playing Cards Co Ltd
• Inventors: SHIGETA, Yasushi
• Granted Patent: US 8,567,786 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/148.R
• 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. A package of shuffled playing cards in which a predetermined number of decks of playing cards are shuffled and individually packaged, the package comprising:

a shuffled card ID attached to the package of the shuffled playing cards,

wherein the shuffled card ID is associated with a carton ID attached to a carton.

2. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein the cards are shuffled one by one in a random order using a random number generator.

3. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein the carton is loaded on a pallet and a pallet ID is attached to the pallet and the carton ID is associated with the pallet ID.

4. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 3, wherein the pallet ID provides shipping information.

5. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 4, wherein the pallet is loaded in a container.

6. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 3, wherein defective shuffled playing cards are identified by the carton ID or the pallet ID.

7. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein the shuffled card ID is registered in a database by being associated with a production line of the shuffled playing card or customer information.

8. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein images of the shuffled playing cards are captured so as to check a number of cards.

9. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein the shuffled card ID is registered in a database by being associated with information related to identification of a shuffling machine or a shuffling machine group involved in shuffling of the shuffled playing cards to which the shuffled card ID is attached.

10. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein the shuffled card ID code comprises a bar code or a two-dimensional matrix code.

11. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1, wherein the shuffled card ID is attached to a sealing label of a package of the shuffled playing cards.