Shuffled playing cards and manufacturing method thereof
First Claim
1. Shuffled playing cards comprising:
- a multiple number of decks of playing cards being shuffled at random in a factory;
a rank and suit of each card being detected during or after the shuffling of the cards, but before packaging;
wherein the number of each rank and suit of the cards of the multiple number of decks of playing cards are counted, and it is determined whether or not there is any excess or deficiency in the rank or suit of the cards of the multiple number of decks of playing cards during or after the shuffling of the cards, but before packaging;
the multiple number of decks of shuffled playing cards is packaged in an individual package, and a unique shuffled card ID is associated with the individual package; and
wherein the shuffled card ID is unique for the set of the multiple number of decks of shuffled playing cards packaged in the individual package and the shuffled card ID comprises information about the manufacture or delivery of the multiple numbers of decks of playing cards.
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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.
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21 Claims
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1. Shuffled playing cards comprising:
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a multiple number of decks of playing cards being shuffled at random in a factory; a rank and suit of each card being detected during or after the shuffling of the cards, but before packaging; wherein the number of each rank and suit of the cards of the multiple number of decks of playing cards are counted, and it is determined whether or not there is any excess or deficiency in the rank or suit of the cards of the multiple number of decks of playing cards during or after the shuffling of the cards, but before packaging; the multiple number of decks of shuffled playing cards is packaged in an individual package, and a unique shuffled card ID is associated with the individual package; and wherein the shuffled card ID is unique for the set of the multiple number of decks of shuffled playing cards packaged in the individual package and the shuffled card ID comprises information about the manufacture or delivery of the multiple numbers of decks of playing cards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of manufacturing shuffled decks of playing cards, the method comprising:
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shuffling a multiple numbers of decks of playing cards at random in a factory utilizing at least a first card feeding step and a second card feeding step; detecting a rank and a suit of each of the cards, counting the number of each rank and each suit, and inspecting, during or after the shuffling of the decks of playing cards, but before packaging, whether or not there is any excess or deficiency in the rank or the suit contained in the multiple number of decks of playing cards; packaging a set of the shuffled decks of the playing cards in an individual package; and associating a shuffled card ID with the individual package, wherein the shuffled card ID is unique for the set of shuffled playing cards packaged in the individual package and the shuffled card ID comprises information about the manufacture or delivery of the multiple numbers of decks of playing cards. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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