CARD READING APPARATUS AND TABLE GAME SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A card shooter apparatus comprising:
- a card shooter unit including a card storage unit that stores a plurality of cards in a horizontal stack, and an opening through which the cards can be slid from the card storage unit and taken out onto a game table;
a card reading unit that reads the number of cards taken out from the card shooter unit;
a win/loss determination unit that determines win/loss of a card game based on information on the number of the plurality of cards from the card reading unit;
a communication unit that transmits the information on the number of cards read by the card reading unit;
an optical sensor that receives reflected lights of lights applied to end surfaces of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit;
a playing card counting unit that receives a signal from the optical sensor and counts the number of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit; and
a count determination unit that determines from an output of the playing card counting unit whether the number of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit is a predetermined number,wherein the optical sensor is placed so as to receive reflected lights from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit, or configured to be movable across a predetermined section by a sensor scanning unit so as to receive reflected lights from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit.
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Abstract
A card shooter apparatus (1) in a table game system a card shooter unit (4) including a card storage unit (2) that stores a plurality of cards (100) in a horizontal stack. A control device (5) constituted by a program storage unit, a computer device, or the like is placed in a lower part of the card shooter apparatus (1). A transparent bottom plate (9) is provided on a bottom of the card storage unit (2). An optical sensor (10) that receives reflected lights of lights applied to end surfaces of the plurality of cards (100) stored in the card storage unit (2), and a DNA sensor (11) that obtains DNA information from a DNA-containing coating applied to the cards (100) stored in the card storage unit 2 are placed below the bottom plate (9).
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16 Claims
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1. A card shooter apparatus comprising:
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a card shooter unit including a card storage unit that stores a plurality of cards in a horizontal stack, and an opening through which the cards can be slid from the card storage unit and taken out onto a game table; a card reading unit that reads the number of cards taken out from the card shooter unit; a win/loss determination unit that determines win/loss of a card game based on information on the number of the plurality of cards from the card reading unit; a communication unit that transmits the information on the number of cards read by the card reading unit; an optical sensor that receives reflected lights of lights applied to end surfaces of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit; a playing card counting unit that receives a signal from the optical sensor and counts the number of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit; and a count determination unit that determines from an output of the playing card counting unit whether the number of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit is a predetermined number, wherein the optical sensor is placed so as to receive reflected lights from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit, or configured to be movable across a predetermined section by a sensor scanning unit so as to receive reflected lights from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12)
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7. A table game system comprising:
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cards each having a molecular sequence for encoding deck information indicating a deck of cards; and a card shooter apparatus including a card shooter unit including a card storage unit that stores a plurality of cards in a stack, and an opening through which the cards can be slid from the card storage unit and taken out onto a game table, wherein the card shooter apparatus further includes a card reading unit that reads the number of cards taken out from the card shooter unit, a win/loss determination unit that determines win/loss of a card game based on information on the number of the plurality of cards from the card reading unit, a communication unit that transmits the information on the number of cards read by the card reading unit, an optical sensor that receives reflected lights of lights applied to end surfaces of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit, a molecular sequence sensor that reads molecular sequences of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit and obtains molecular sequence information, a playing card counting unit that receives a signal from the optical sensor and counts the number of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit, a deck information obtaining unit that receives a signal from the molecular sequence sensor and obtains deck information on the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit, a count determination unit that determines from an output of the playing card counting unit whether the number of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit is a predetermined number, and a deck information determination unit that determines from an output of the deck information obtaining unit whether the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit each have predetermined deck information and outputs a result, the optical sensor and the molecular sequence sensor are placed so as to receive reflected lights from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit and the molecular sequence information, or configured to be movable across a predetermined section by a sensor scanning unit so as to receive reflected lights from end surfaces of all of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage unit and the molecular sequence information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification