RFID-INCORPORATED GAME CARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20100113118A1
• Filed: 03/28/2008
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Angel Group Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Angel Playing Cards Co Ltd
• Inventors: Shigeta, Yasushi
• Application Number:
  US12/593,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20100113118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/11
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/02 Cards; Special shapes of cards card-printing methods B41K, B41M
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/022 Manufacturing of cards
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2489 by radio transmitters, e.g. using RFID
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49002 Electrical device making

Abstract

An RFID tag-incorporated game card having no irregularities on its surface layers is provided. In a card, an intermediate layer having an RFID tag incorporated therein with an appropriately uniform thickness is held between at least two sheets. The intermediate layer includes the RFID tag and at least two base films arranged to hold the RFID tag between them. The base films are preferably colored black. Alternatively, it is also preferable that the intermediate layer and the sheets are adhered to each other using a black adhesive.

Claims

1. A game card having an RFID tag held between at least two sheets, the RFID tag being held between the sheets as the RFID tag is incorporated in an intermediate layer having an approximately uniform thickness.

2. The game card according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer includes the RFID tag and at least two base films arranged to hold the RFID tag therebetween.

3. The game card according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer includes the RFID tag and a base film having the RFID tag embedded therein so that its surface does not protrude.

4. The game card according to claim 2, wherein the base film is colored black.

5. The game card according to claim 1, wherein the sheet and the intermediate layer are adhered to each other using a black adhesive.

6. The game card according to claim 2, wherein the at least two base films are adhered to each other using a black adhesive.

7. The game card according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer is an adhesive layer that adheres the at least two sheets.

8. The game card according to claim 7, wherein the adhesive layer is colored black.

9. A game card having an RFID tag held between at least two sheets, wherein at least one of the at least two sheets has a degree of plasticity that absorbs the thickness of the RFID tag.

10. The game card according to claim 9, wherein the sheet having plasticity contains foams.

11. The game card according to claim 9, wherein the sheet and the RFID tag are adhered to each other using a black adhesive.

12. A method of manufacturing a game card having an RFID tag-incorporated intermediate layer held between at least two sheets, the intermediate layer having an approximately uniform thickness, the method comprising the steps of:

having a plurality of RFID tags incorporated in the intermediate layer;

forming a layered body having the intermediate layer held between at least two sheets; and

cutting individual game cards out from the layered body.

14. The method of manufacturing a game card according to claim 12, comprising the step of printing a mark and/or a number on the surfaces of the sheets before the step of forming the layered body.

15. The method of manufacturing a game card according to claim 14, comprising the step of recording the plurality of RFID tags with pieces of information different from one another that correspond to the mark and/or the number printed on the sheets.

13. A method of manufacturing a game card having an RFID tag held between at least two sheets including a sheet having a degree of plasticity that absorbs the thickness of the RFID tag, comprising the steps of:

providing a plurality of RFID tags on at least one of the two sheets;

forming a layered boy produced by providing at least one sheet on the sheet having the plurality of RFID tags provided thereon; and

cutting individual game cards out from the layered body.