A gaming chip reader can read one or more gaming chips from an antenna. Drawers can be read from the gaming chip. A version can be identified from the drawers. A memory mapping can be decrypted and data describing the gaming chip can be decoded from the drawers using the decrypted memory map. The data describing the gaming chip can be validated against a gaming chip inventory dataset.
A63F 13/71 - Aspects de sécurité ou de gestion du jeu utilisation d'une communication sécurisée entre les dispositifs de jeu et les serveurs de jeu, p. ex. en encryptant les données de jeu ou en authentifiant les joueurs
G06K 19/04 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par la forme
G07F 17/32 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour jeux, jouets, sports ou distractions
Provided is a game system capable of determining which of a plurality of stacks of gaming chips that have been placed in the same betting area by a plurality of players are the stacks of each player. This game system is provided with a game table (2) having a betting area (6) in which a plurality of types of betting targets are laid out, a camera (10) for generating a captured image by capturing an image of the game table (2), and an information processing device (12) for identifying, on the basis of the captured image, and on the basis of the positions of stacks (80) of gaming chips (8) within the captured image, the betting target (7) in which each stack (80) has been bet, wherein, if a plurality of stacks (80) of gaming chips (8) have been bet in the same betting area (6), the information processing device (12) determines, on the basis of the captured image (11), which of the stacks (80) are stacks (80) of a main player (3m), and which of the stacks (80) are stacks (80) of a back bet player (3b).
A management system for managing game token money (1001) is provided with a possessor specifying means for referring to a storage means in which a possessor of game token money (1001) is stored when the game token money (1001) is used and specifying the possessor of the game token money (1001), a player specifying means for specifying a player who is using the game token money (1001) when the game token money (1001) is used, and a control device (1003) for generating an error signal when the possessor specified by the possessor specifying means and the player specified by the player specifying means do not match for the game token money (1001) that is used.
A management system (210), in a facility for providing a game in which a game table (5004) having a play position is used, is provided with: a membership card (810) in which is housed a card RFID tag (811) in which member information is stored; and a card RFID reader (711, 54) for reading the member information from the card RFID tag (811), the card RFID reader (711, 54) being provided in a play position of the game table (5004).
A management system (600) for game token money (1) is provided with: a player specifying device (601) installed in a predetermined location of a casino facility, the player specifying device (601) specifying a player and thereby specifying that the player is in the predetermined location; a database (603) in which possessor information of game token money (1) is stored; and a management device (602) for referring to the database (603) and determining whether there is an abnormality in the possessor information; the management device (602) determining whether there is an abnormality in a combination of the predetermined location in which the player specified by the player specifying device (601) is present and the possessor information stored in the database (603).
A63F 3/00 - Jeux se jouant sur une tableJeux de hasard
G06K 19/04 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par la forme
Provided is a game table reading system (100) comprising: a game table (6004) comprising a plurality of reading areas comprising a plurality of bet areas (41); a plurality of reading antennae (511) which are installed in correspondence with each of the plurality of reading areas and are for reading RFID tags (831) which are embedded in substitute play currency (83) placed on the corresponding reading areas; reading limitation antennae (512) which limit the reading performed by the reading antennae (511) such that each reading antenna (511) does not read the RFID tags (831) of substitute play currency (83) in reading areas other than the reading area corresponding to that reading antenna (511); a reading control device (561) which acquires information stored on the RFID tags (831) from the reading antennae (511); a reading limitation control device (562) which controls the reading limitation antennae (512); a database (57) in which the information of the RFID tags (831) and associated information are associated and stored; and a management control device (56) which updates the database (57) on the basis of a relation between the information of the RFID tags (831) read with the reading antennae (511) and the reading areas where those RFID tags (831) are read.
A63F 3/00 - Jeux se jouant sur une tableJeux de hasard
G06K 19/04 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par la forme
A system for managing gaming token money (C) is provided with a background pattern acquiring device (12) for acquiring, by means of a camera (11), an image of a background pattern (1) of the gaming token money (C), an ID reading device (13) for reading a unique ID (2) of the gaming token money (C), and a management and control device (14) for storing a design (4) of the background pattern (1) in a database (15) in association with the unique ID (2), wherein the management and control device (14) is configured to determine the authenticity of the gaming token money (C) by subjecting the background pattern (1) acquired by the background pattern acquiring device (12) to image analysis in order to identify the design (4), and to search the database (15) to determine whether the identified design (4) of the background pattern (1) of the gaming token money (C) being determined matches the design (4) of the background pattern (1) associated with ID information of the gaming token money (C) being determined, obtained from the ID reading device (13).
The device (1) according to the present invention for exchange between currency (C) and a gaming chip (G) having, on the exterior surface thereof, a color or indication that represents the value of the chip, is provided with: a currency insertion slot (211); a currency scanning unit (2160) which acquires currency information and authenticity information of the currency inserted from the currency insertion slot (211); an inserted currency value display unit (232) which displays the amount of currency acquired by the currency scanning unit (2160); a gaming chip storage part (215) which stores gaming chips (G) by type thereof; a gaming chip dispensing part (216) which dispenses, from the gaming chip storage part (215), a gaming chip (G) corresponding to the currency amount acquired by the currency scanning unit (2160); an extraction part (217) in which the dispensed gaming chip (G) is placed; and a user recognition unit (22) which recognizes a person executing the exchange.
In the present invention, a management control device (50) identifies the position, type and number of chips (9) that a game participant has placed on a bet area of a game table (4), detects a total bet amount (B) for the chips (9) that the game participant has placed on the bet area of the game table (4), and further uses information obtained from a card shoe (3) and a measurement device (21) to detect a sum of money (Y) won or lost by a game host. A revenue balance management system (611) compares the return on revenue (X), which is the percentage of the sum of money (Y) won or lost by the game host versus the total bet amount (B), with a theoretical return or a past average return, and outputs a comparison result.
Provided is a trading card, with which fraud can be discovered by linking a trading card package and the contents thereof to specify the contents. A method for manufacturing a trading card package is also provided, which comprises: a step for grouping trading cards (4) on which information on a level of rarity (RM) is printed; and a step for packaging the grouped trading cards, wherein a trading card ID (2) is given to the trading card, the trading card ID is registered in a database (DB) in the grouping step, a package ID (3) is given to a package (1), the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided to the package, and the package ID of the package containing the trading card, the trading card ID contained in the package, and the level of rarity are associated with each other.
B42D 15/00 - Cartes ou imprimés d'un format ou d'un type particulier non prévu ailleurs
B65B 57/10 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer
B65B 61/02 - Dispositifs accessoires, non prévus ailleurs, opérant sur feuilles, flans, bandes, attaches, réceptacles ou paquets pour perforer, inciser ou appliquer des marques de code ou de dates avant l'emballage
B65B 65/08 - Dispositifs pour compter ou enregistrer le nombre d'objets traités ou le nombre de paquets produits par la machine
Provided is a game management system which reliably grants points corresponding to an amount bet by a player. A game management system (100) for managing a casino game carried out in a casino facility is provided with a gaming table (4) for carrying out a game using gaming token money (9), a camera (2) which captures an image of the gaming token money (9) that has been bet, and obtains an image, a control device (50) which identifies the amount bet at each player position on the gaming table (4) on the basis of the position, type, and quantity of the gaming token money (9) in the image, a reader/writer device (5) which identifies players participating the game at each player position on the gaming table (4), and a point processing unit (612) which associates a member ID of each player identified by the reader/writer device (5) with the amount bet at each player position, identified by the reader/writer device (5), and stores the same in a recording device (62), wherein the point processing unit (612) has a configuration provided with a function of granting to each player identified by the reader/writer device (5) points corresponding to the amount bet by the player.
Provided is a game management system for managing a casino game played at a game table in a casino facility, wherein the system determines a suitable minimum bet amount for the game table. A game management system (101) for managing a casino game played at a game table (4) in a casino facility comprises: a camera (2) for photographing bet chips (9) to obtain an image; a control device (14) for specifying a bet amount for each player position at the game table (4) on the basis of the positions, types, and numbers of chips (9) in the image; a player number assessment device for assessing the number of players participating in the game at the game table (4); and a management control device (60) for determining a recommended minimum bet value for each game table on the basis of the bet amount information specified by the control device (14) and the player number information assessed by the player number assessment device.
Provided is a layout for a gaming table in which gaming participants themselves can easily place a bet in a betting area for ties, player pairs, and banker pairs, which are known as side bets. Provided is an excellent layout (5) for a gaming table, wherein a plurality of betting areas (441) for players, betting areas (442) for a banker, betting areas (443) for ties, betting areas (444) for player pairs, and betting areas (445) for banker pairs are provided in rows for each player position (13), game tokens (1) are photographed by a camera device (2), etc., to recognize the type and number of the tokens, and the merits and demerits of the layout (5) for a gaming table are evaluated by calculating the ratio of money placed as side bets.
This management system is provided with: a card distribution device (3) for determining the win/loss result of a game played through the use of play tokens on a play table (4) and displaying the result; a dealer chip determination device for determining the type and number of play tokens held on a play token tray (17); a measurement device (19) for measuring the position, type, and number of play tokens on the play table (4); and a management control device (50) having a function of calculating the profit and loss for the casino at the play table (4). The management control device (50) has a function of transmitting a signal or carrying out display on a display device according to the result of a comparison between a collected amount and an increase amount and the result of a comparison between a payout amount and a decrease amount. When a mismatch is found in the comparison results, the management control device (50) changes the output content of the signal or the display according to the content of the mismatch.
This recognition system, which is a system for recognizing chips in a game venue in which a game table is present, is provided with: a game recording device which records, as an image, the state of chips piled on the game table by means of a camera; and a chip determination device which image-analyzes the recorded image of the chip state and determines the number and types of chips bet by a player. The chip determination device is further provided with a function for storing the feature of an image of chips in a prescribed state, and outputting and displaying, as a determined result, the gist of an indistinct determination, when an image obtained from the game recording device is determined as the image in the prescribed state.
Conventional shuffling systems present the problem of the possibility of shuffling-related information being stolen or divulged as the result of illicit access to the CPU, etc., information on the shuffled cards being illicitly obtained therefrom, and illicit actions being performed. The shuffling system according to the present invention provides a system comprising a plurality of shuffling devices connected in series, and a plurality of independent CPUs connected to each of the plurality of shuffling devices; wherein the CPUs are used to shuffle cards across each of the plurality of shuffling devices to randomize the order of the cards, so that, even if information related to the shuffling performed by the shuffling devices is stolen as the result of illicit access to the CPUs or the like, it is more difficult to identify the cards to which the shuffling information applies over all of the shuffling devices, thereby reducing the risk of the order of the shuffled cards being ascertained.
This playing card is configured such that: suits and ranks are printed on one surface of a card base sheet; the rear surface has a rear face design printed thereon; the card base sheet is provided with an intermediate layer that has a black layer, or a layer of a color similar to black, so as be less permeable to visible light; the suits and ranks are printed using a carbon-free ink in order to prevent, at the intermediate layer, the transmission of visible light from the rear surface; the suits and ranks printed with a carbon-free ink are permeable to infrared light, and thus make it hard to discern the suits and ranks from the rear surface when irradiated with both visible light and infrared light. Individual playing cards are cut out of the card base sheet by a cutting machine and make up a single or multiple decks.
There has been a problem in that multiple production steps must be carried out to produce a printed object having protrusions and recesses in which the protruding portions of the printed object are decorated with a metallic foil. This printed object comprises: a sheet or a mount; a printing layer that is printed onto the surface of the sheet or the mount, using an ink containing a release agent; a pattern that is formed on the surface of the printing layer by an ink or a resin which adheres to the printing layer; and a metallic foil that is provided on only the surface of the pattern via an adhesive having a property of adhering to the pattern formed of the ink or resin but not adhering to the printing layer.
This detection system uses the counting results of a betting chip counting device (19), and stores the position and amount of game tokens (9) placed by a game participant (6) on a gaming table (4), for each game participant (6) or each person at each player position (45) of the gaming table (4). At a point in time when a prescribed number of games has ended, a management control device (50) compares the actual winning rate and the total return amount to numbers calculated by probability statistics to determine whether there is a statistical difference therebetween, and identifies the existence of a significant difference in one of a game participant (6), a player position (45), a gaming table (4), or a room in which the gaming table (4) is located.
Shuffled playing cards are produced in the following manner: a suit and a rank are printed on one side of a card base paper and a back pattern is printed on the other side; a unique sheet ID is printed on the card base paper for each sheet or plurality of sheets of card base paper; individual cards are cut from the card base paper by a cutting machine, constituting a single deck or a plurality of decks; the single deck or the plurality of decks is shuffled by a shuffling machine to form one set of shuffled playing cards; a shuffled playing card ID, which is unique for each card set, is assigned to the shuffled playing cards as an ID code; and the sheet IDs of the playing cards constituting the shuffled playing cards and the shuffled playing card IDs are associated with each other in a database.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
11 - Appareils de contrôle de l'environnement
28 - Jeux, jouets, articles de sport
Produits et services
(1) Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for recording the movement of gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for recording the movement of gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing theft of gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing theft of gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing loss of gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing loss of gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying gaming objects and players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying gaming objects and players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recognizing and counting gaming objects and players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recognizing and counting gaming objects and players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording events on the gaming tables; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording events on the gaming tables; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for recording the movement of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for recording the movement of gaming chips; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing theft of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing theft of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for preventing theft of gaming chips; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing loss of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing loss of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for preventing loss of gaming chips; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying gaming objects and players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying gaming objects and players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in identifying gaming objects and players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording events on the gaming tables; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording events on the gaming tables; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in recording events on the gaming tables; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for inspecting gaming chips for counterfeits; UV cameras, UV sensors, and infrared sensors for inspecting gaming chips for counterfeits; electronic authenticity checking device for gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for scanning amount and quantity of gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared, and infrared sensors for scanning amount and quantity of gaming chips; electronic identity confirmation devices for gaming chips
(2) UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for inspecting gaming chips for counterfeits; UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for scanning amount and quantity of gaming chips
(3) Gaming chips; gaming chip cases of plastic for use in carrying gaming chips; gaming chip trays for use in storing gaming chips on the casino tables; security containers and boxes for gaming chips in the nature of gaming equipment
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
11 - Appareils de contrôle de l'environnement
28 - Jeux, jouets, articles de sport
Produits et services
(1) Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for recording the movement of gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for recording the movement of gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing theft of gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing theft of gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing loss of gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing loss of gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying gaming objects and players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying gaming objects and players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recognizing and counting gaming objects and players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recognizing and counting gaming objects and players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording events on the gaming tables; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording events on the gaming tables; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for preventing unfair acts of treating gaming chips; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for recording the movement of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for recording the movement of gaming chips; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing theft of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing theft of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for preventing theft of gaming chips; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for preventing loss of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for preventing loss of gaming chips; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for preventing loss of gaming chips; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in recording and pursuing gaming objects and players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying gaming objects and players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying gaming objects and players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in identifying gaming objects and players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording events on the gaming tables; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording events on the gaming tables; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in recording events on the gaming tables; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in identifying numbers and suit of playing cards on the gaming tables; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in recording head-count and sojourn time of game players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in identifying the identity and bet of game players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in preventing unfair acts of game players; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in managing operational status of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in managing income and outgo of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared cameras, and infrared sensors for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; computer operating software for UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for use in managing customers of casino game tables and casino floors; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for inspecting gaming chips for counterfeits; UV cameras, UV sensors, and infrared sensors for inspecting gaming chips for counterfeits; electronic authenticity checking device for gaming chips; Cameras and radio frequency identification (RFID) readers for scanning amount and quantity of gaming chips; UV cameras, UV sensors, infrared, and infrared sensors for scanning amount and quantity of gaming chips; electronic identity confirmation devices for gaming chips
(2) UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for inspecting gaming chips for counterfeits; UV flashlights, infrared flashlights, infrared lights and UV lights for scanning amount and quantity of gaming chips
(3) Gaming chips; gaming chip cases of plastic for use in carrying gaming chips; gaming chip trays for use in storing gaming chips on the casino tables; security containers and boxes for gaming chips in the nature of gaming equipment
23.
PLAY TOKEN, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PLAY TOKEN, AND INSPECTION SYSTEM
Provided is a play token having a laminate structure with an embedding part visible from the front face or side face. This play token (10) is provided with a plurality of plastic layers laminated by thermocompression bonding and a colored layer (12) at least therebetween, and configured so that light-colored layers (11) are laminated on both sides of the colored layer (12), a stripe pattern is formed on the side face in the direction of lamination, and the colored layer (12) specifies the value of the play token (10). The plurality of plastic layers except the outermost layers contain an RFID (16), and a type part (13) indicating the play token (10) type is embedded in at least one of the light-colored layers (11). The play token (10) is shaped such that the type part (13) is visible from the side face and front face. The RFID (16) is provided with information relating to the play token (10) value and type, the latter being held by the type part (13).
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G06K 19/04 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par la forme
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code
G06K 19/07 - Supports d'enregistrement avec des marques conductrices, des circuits imprimés ou des éléments de circuit à semi-conducteurs, p. ex. cartes d'identité ou cartes de crédit avec des puces à circuit intégré
G06K 19/077 - Détails de structure, p. ex. montage de circuits dans le support
G06K 19/08 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code utilisant des marquages de différentes sortes sur le même support d'enregistrement, p. ex. un marquage étant lu optiquement et l'autre par des moyens magnétiques
Provided is a novel amusement token of which the authenticity can be determined on the basis of an image obtained by image capturing. A checking system (50) for checking an amusement token is provided with: an amusement token (1) having an ID mark area (121) to which UV ink has been applied and which is partially irradiated with laser light to modify or remove the irradiated part, thereby providing the amusement token (1) with code information; an ultraviolet irradiation lamp which irradiates the amusement token (1) with ultraviolet radiation to make the UV ink visible; a UV camera (51) which captures an image of the amusement token (1) that has been irradiated with ultraviolet radiation; and a checking device (55) which, on the basis of the image captured using the UV camera (51), recognizes the code information made visible by ultraviolet irradiation and determines the authenticity of the amusement token (1).
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G06K 7/12 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation électromagnétique, p. ex. lecture optiqueMéthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation corpusculaire utilisant une longueur d'onde choisie, p. ex. pour lire des marques rouges et ignorer des marques bleues
G06K 19/04 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par la forme
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code
G06K 19/08 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code utilisant des marquages de différentes sortes sur le même support d'enregistrement, p. ex. un marquage étant lu optiquement et l'autre par des moyens magnétiques
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Provided is a novel play token of which the authenticity can be determined on the basis of an image obtained by image capturing. A management system (100) comprises: a recording device (55) for recording an image of a play token (10); and an inspection device (56) for determining the type and authenticity of the play token (10) using the results of recording by the recording device (55). The play token (10) has a multilayer structure in which a colored layer (11) is sandwiched on both sides thereof by light-colored layers (12a), (12b). The outside of the light-colored layers (12a), (12b) is provided with a surface-print indicating the type of the play token (10). The colored layer (11) on the inside of the light-colored layers (12a), (12b) is printed, as an internal-print, with an authenticity recognition mark using an infrared absorbing material. A visible light camera (52) captures a visible light image of the surface-print, and an infrared camera (51) captures an infrared image of the internal-print by irradiating the surface-print side with infrared light. The inspection device (55) determines the type and authenticity of the play token (10) using the visible light image and the infrared image.
Provided is a chip recognition system having a mechanism for recognizing the colors of chips from an image and for enabling counting of the number of the chips even under different illumination environments. A chip (W) is configured to at least partially have a specific color (121) indicating the value of the chip (W). A chip recognition system (10) comprises: a recording apparatus (11) that records, as an image, the state of the chip W by using a camera (212); an image analysis apparatus (14) that, by analyzing the recorded image, recognizes at least two colors including the specific color (121) and a reference color (4a) existing in the image but being different from the specific color (121); and a recognition apparatus (12) including at least an artificial intelligence device (12a) that specifies the specific color (121) of the chip (W) by using the image analysis result by the image analysis apparatus (14), wherein a plurality of images of the chip (W) and the reference color (121) illuminated at different brightnesses are taught, as teacher data, to the artificial intelligence device (12a) of the recognition apparatus (12).
Provided is a novel game token tray system which includes a game token tray having a dual tray structure that accommodates game tokens. This game token tray system is provided with: a dual tray comprising a lower tray (172) and an upper tray (171) for accommodating game tokens (120) provided with an RF tag (125) in which tag information is stored, the upper tray (171) overlapping the lower tray (172); a camera (2) that captures images of the game tokens (120) accommodated in the upper tray (171) and acquires tray image data; an RFID reading device (170) which reads the tag information from the RF tags (125) of the game tokens (120) accommodated in the lower tray (172); and a game recording device (11) which, for the game tokens (120) accommodated in the upper tray (171), records the tray image data and/or the image analysis result for the tray image data, and which, for the game tokens (120) accommodated in the lower tray (171), records the tag information read by the RFID reading device (170).
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G06K 7/12 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation électromagnétique, p. ex. lecture optiqueMéthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation corpusculaire utilisant une longueur d'onde choisie, p. ex. pour lire des marques rouges et ignorer des marques bleues
G06K 7/14 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation électromagnétique, p. ex. lecture optiqueMéthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture de supports d'enregistrement par radiation corpusculaire utilisant la lumière sans sélection des longueurs d'onde, p. ex. lecture de la lumière blanche réfléchie
G06K 19/00 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques
G06K 19/04 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par la forme
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code
G06K 19/07 - Supports d'enregistrement avec des marques conductrices, des circuits imprimés ou des éléments de circuit à semi-conducteurs, p. ex. cartes d'identité ou cartes de crédit avec des puces à circuit intégré
Provided is a chip recognition system capable of accurately recognizing stacked chips. This chip recognition system, which recognizes chips on a game table in a game hall having game tables, is provided with: a game recording device that uses a camera to record, as an image, the state of chips stacked on the game table; an image analyzing device that analyzes the recorded image of the state of the stacked chips; a plurality of chip determination devices which include at least a first artificial intelligence device that determines the number of stacked chips by using the results of the image analysis performed by the image analyzing device; and a second artificial intelligence device that determines the correct answer for number of chips when determination results indicating a different number of chips are obtained from the plurality of chip determination devices.
This chip recognition learning system 10 is provided with: a game recording device 11 which records, as an image, a state of chips W stacked on a game table 4 by means of a camera 212; a chip determination device 12 which includes an artificial intelligence device 12a that analyzes the image of the recorded state of the chips W and determines the number and types of the chips W which are bet by a player C; and a teaching device 13 which teaches by inputting as teaching data, to the artificial intelligence device 12a, the image which is used for the determination by the chip determination device 12 and the number and types of chips W of a correct answer for an error, when it is determined that a determination result from the chip determination device 12 has the error.
Provided is a system for managing playing cards (4) to which information is added by RFID tags (306) and gaming currency (3) to which information is added by RFID tags (125). The system (500) is provided with: a storage box (200) having integrated therein a card drawer (220) for storing the playing cards (4) and a chip drawer (210) for storing the gaming currency (3); a card RFID reader (601) for reading, from the RFID tags (306), information added to the playing cards (4) stored in the card drawer (220); and a chip RFID reader (701) for reading, from the RFID tags (125), information added to the gaming currency (3) stored in the chip drawer (210). The card RFID reader (601) and the chip RFID reader (701) read the information from each of the RFID tags (306, 125) using different frequencies.
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31.
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR GAMING CURRENCY AND STORAGE BOX
This system (500) for managing a package (302) of shuffled playing cards (301S) and gaming currency (3) comprises a storage box (200) and a control device (204). The storage box (200) is provided connected to a game table (21), is used to store a plurality of shuffled playing cards (301S) and a plurality of chip cases (100), and is provided with a card reader (305) for reading the playing card ID codes of the shuffled playing cards (301S) and a chip reader (202) for reading the case ID codes (103) of the chip cases (100). The control device (204) monitors the read playing card ID codes and case ID codes and outputs the total number of shuffled playing cards and chip cases stored in the storage box (200) and the playing card ID codes and case ID codes stored in the storage box (200).
G07D 9/00 - Comptage de pièces de monnaieManipulation de pièces de monnaie non prévue dans les autres groupes de la présente sous-classe
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32.
INSPECTION SYSTEM, INSPECTION DEVICE, AND GAME TOKEN
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an inspection system and an inspection device with which it can be ascertained that a wireless tag is broken. This inspection system (51) inspects game tokens, which have built-in wireless tags having token information stored therein, and have, provided to the outer surfaces, a colour or an indicator indicating the value, while the game tokens are in a state of being accommodated in a case (5100) for which the maximum number of accommodated game tokens is limited. The game tokens are accommodated in the case which is capable of accommodating the game tokens stacked on top of each other in the thickness direction such that a row is formed. The present invention is provided with: a reading device (5221) which reads the wireless tags of the game tokens in the case to acquire the token information of the game tokens; and a determination unit (5222) which compares the token information acquired by the reading device with the maximum number of game tokens that can be accommodated in the case, and determines that the game tokens in the case are abnormal when the number of game tokens obtained from the token information acquired by the reading device, is different to the maximum number of game tokens that can be accommodated.
Provided is an inspection system which uses RFIDs to inspect articles such as valuables, and which is capable of detecting that an article having an RF tag which cannot be read is present. This inspection system, which has, as objects to be inspected thereby, products (9) having categories capable of being identified by a weight difference, and which inspects products (9) provided with RF tags (8) having information related to the products (9) recorded therein, is provided with: an RF reading device (1) which reads the information related to the products (9) from the RF tags (8) of the products (9) placed on a placement platform (22); a weight measuring device (2) which measures and records the weights of the products (9); and a management control device (3) which uses measurement results from the weight measuring device (2) to ascertain the total weight of the products (9) on the placement platform (22). The management control device (3) is provided with a function for ascertaining the weight of the products (9) on the placement platform (22) on the basis of standard weights of the products (9) from the information obtained from the RF reading device (1), and measuring the total weight of the products (9) on the placement platform (22) using the measurement results from the weight measuring device (2), and comparing the total weight of the products (9) obtained from the measurement results from the weight measuring device (2) and the calculated weight of the products (9) obtained from the RF reading device (1), to estimate whether the totals for the number of products (9) correspond.
Provided is an inspection system which is capable of inspecting a plurality of game tokens accommodated in cases, while the game tokens remain accommodated in the cases. This inspection system (1) inspects game tokens (C) which have built-in wireless tags having first token information stored therein, and have, provided to the side surfaces, second token information which can be read optically. The inspection system (1) is provided with: cases (100) in which the plurality of game tokens (C) are stacked and accommodated; and an inspection device (200) which inspects the game tokens (C) accommodated in the cases (100). The inspection device (200) is provided with: an RFID reader (221) which reads RFID tags (503) of the game tokens (C) accommodated in the cases (100) to acquire the first token information; an infrared camera (225) and a visible light camera (226) which optically read the side surfaces of the game tokens (C) accommodated in the cases (100) to acquire the second token information; and a determination unit (231) which determines the acceptability of the game tokens (C) in each case (100) on the basis of the acquired first token information and the acquired second token information.
Chips which serve as substitute currency for gaming are stacked in bulk and placed on a gaming table, but with conventional techniques whereby IC tags are installed in each chip and are read using a reading device, there are problems in that the total value cannot be read accurately, and using a captured image from a camera results in blind spots or shadows caused by overlaps, and thus the total value of the chips serving as substitute currency for gaming cannot be discerned. The measuring system of the present invention is provided with: a plurality of height measurement cameras (2) which obtain images of stacked chips (120) being measured, from different positions or angles; and a chip number measuring device (302) which obtains the height of the chips being measured, from each viewing angle to each chip being measured, relative to a horizontal or vertical direction, obtained from the plurality of height measurement cameras, and obtains by calculation the number of chips being measured.
The present invention detects an unauthorized game token when such an unauthorized game token is handed from a player to a dealer. This inspection system 600 for inspecting a game token C having a built-in RF tag is provided with: a game token tray 617 for holding the game tokens C being kept by a dealer in a casino game; an RF reader 6100 for reading RF tags of a plurality of the game tokens C held in the game token tray 617; a plurality of photo sensors 6173 that detect, by a method other than an RFID method, at least the number of the game tokens C held in the game token tray 617 at certain time intervals or constantly; and an inspection/alarm unit 6200 that generates an alarm in the case when the number of game tokens C of which RF tags have been read by the RF reader 6100 does not agree with the number of game tokens C detected by the plurality of photo sensors 6173.
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G07D 5/00 - Vérification spécialement adaptée à la détermination de l'identité ou de l'authenticité des pièces de monnaie, p. ex. pour séparer les pièces qui ne peuvent pas être acceptées ou qui sont en monnaie étrangère
The present invention enables comprehension of overall sales or profits at a casino, or sales or profits at a table or a pit. A game management system (100) manages casino games that are played on a plurality of tables in a casino facility. The game management system (100) is provided with: a camera (2) that captures an image of game tokens at stake; a control device (14) that identifies a bet subject on the basis of the location of the game tokens in the image, and identifies a bet amount on the basis of the types and numbers of the game tokens in the image; a card distribution device (3) that determines the game result of a casino game; an arithmetic device (51) that calculates the casino operator's profits for each of the plurality of tables and for each game on the basis of bet subjects, bet amounts, and game results; and a recording device (52) that records the profits.
This game token management system is provided with: a game token tray (17) that accommodates game tokens kept by a dealer; a card distribution device (3) that determines the result of a game; a management control device (50) that determines a subject on which a player has laid a bet and the amount of the bet, and also determines the amount of game tokens being held in the game token tray (17) so as to determine whether increment/decrement of the game tokens in the game token tray (17) after the completion of the game is accurate or inaccurate; and a display lamp (173) that is turned on or turned off according to the determination by the management control device (50).
When assembled, a disposal box (2) for used playing cards (1a) has a cuboid shape provided with six surfaces, namely front and back surfaces, left and right surfaces and upper and lower surfaces. A slit (9) into which the used playing cards (1a) can be inserted is provided in at least one location in the six surfaces, and in addition the disposal box has a construction provided with a plurality of holes of a size that does not allow the cards to be removed, forming viewing windows (10) through which the enclosed used playing cards are visible. The disposal box (2) is formed from a paper or plastic material, and is constructed so as to be capable of being disposed of with the used playing cards (1a) enclosed therein.
The present invention provides a management system in a casino or another card game facility in which card game tables are used, the purpose of the management system being to prevent improper use of game tokens while a casino in which numerous game tokens are used is being operated. The management system is provided with a function for: registering an ID of an assumed game token in a database in advance; managing IDs of game tokens present in a game table chip tray or vault together with location information in the database; specifying game tokens in the game table chip tray and the vault at predetermined timing; and generating an error signal when 1) an ID that was not present in the database newly appears or 2) two or more of the same ID are present.
Provided is a table game management system with which it is possible to manage, in disposal carton units, whether or not cards have been definitely disposed of after use, in units of packages in which the cards are packaged, without dispersal. In this table game management system, information indicating carton ID read by an ID code reader is stored. A movement device (700) for moving a disposal carton (600) for receiving disposed cards (3) in areas (600A) that differ in package units is provided below a discharge port (4) of a game table (2). The movement device (700) is provided with an X-Y table (701) for moving the disposal carton (600) in X-Y directions (illustrated in fig. 5), and the disposal carton (600) is placed on the X-Y table (701) and fixed.
The present invention addresses the issue of image analysis technology being unable to determine whether or not a dealer has accurately redeemed substitute currency for gaming (chips) corresponding to wagered chips, when chips are being redeemed, and the issue of insufficient prevention of mistakes, said issues resulting from complicated chip design on a gaming table. This management system for table games has: a camera (4) that captures images of substitute currency (100) for gaming placed upon a gaming table (1); and a management control device (9) that ascertains the type (10 points, 20 points, 100 points, 1,000 points, etc.) of the substitute currency (100) for gaming placed upon the gaming table (1), on the basis of the color of a side surface of the substitute currency (100) for gaming captured by the camera (4).
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A63F 3/00 - Jeux se jouant sur une tableJeux de hasard
G07F 17/32 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour jeux, jouets, sports ou distractions
43.
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR TABLE GAMES AND SUBSTITUTE CURRENCY FOR GAMING
The present invention addresses the issue of image analysis technology being unable to determine whether or not a dealer has accurately performed redemption, during redemption of substitute currency for gaming (chips) corresponding to wagered chips, and the issue of being unable to sufficiently prevent mistakes, as a result of the design of the chips on a gaming table being complicated. This detection system comprises a control device (9) that detects unfair practices at a gaming table (1), using image analysis results from an image analysis device (6). A substitute currency for gaming, used in this detection system, has a multi-layer structure having laminated therein a plurality of different colored plastic layers, comprising a colored layer (101) in at least the middle thereof, and having laminated therein, on both sides of the middle colored layer (101), a white layer (102) or a light-color layer (not shown in the drawing but can be a layer of any color lighter than the colored layer (101)). In this way, the substitute currency for gaming has a multi-layer structure comprising a colored layer (101) and has laminated on both sides of this middle colored layer (101) a white layer (102) or a light-color layer (not shown in the drawing but can be a layer of any color lighter than the colored layer (101)).
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09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
(1) Cameras for pursuing and recording casino chips on casino tables, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; cameras for verifying casino chips on casino tables, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; computer hardware for cheating prevention of casino games and computer software thereof, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; computer software and hardware for use in providing accounting, security, and player information and rating for gaming and amusement machines and casino games, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; electronic gaming chip for casino tables, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; casino gaming chips with communication function, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; computer software and hardware for use in the management of casino tables, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; electronic security equipment, namely, counting equipment to prevent theft or loss of chips for casino gambling, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; closed captioned television systems, namely analog, digital, Internet protocol and power over Ethernet, pan, tilt, zoom and thermal cameras, digital video recorders, monitors, camera controllers, network digital video recorders, enterprise and global management software for security, access control and video systems, video analytics, housings and mounts for surveillance monitoring and recording of premise, surroundings and gaming processes, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; computer software and hardware for recording, monitoring, and verifying the motion of casino chips and casino game results, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team; computer software and hardware for use in recording, monitoring, and checking the distribution of casino chips and verifying the distribution as appropriate for the casino game result, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or a softball team
45.
CARD-CENTERED ABNORMALITY DETECTION SYSTEM USING CAMERA AND SHOE
Conventional systems have the problem of not being able to detect mistakes that occur when a dealer is dealing cards to the player side and to the banker side after having drawn cards onto a table in a baccarat game, or mistakes that occur when passing cards to game participants after the cards have been dealt. In the abnormality detection system according to the present invention, image analysis results from an image analysis device 12 can be used to detect and to warn against or stop illicit actions or abnormal situations such as mistakes that occur when a dealer is dealing cards to the player side and to the banker side after having drawn cards onto a table in a baccarat game, or mistakes that occur when passing cards to game participants after the cards have been dealt.
This detection system is provided with a control device which uses image analysis results from an image analysis device to detect fraud perpetrated at a gaming table; this substitute currency for gaming used in the detection system is formed by laminating layers of plastic of different colors and has a multilayer structure which includes a colored layer (121) at least in the middle and comprises a white layer (122) or a light-color layer (not shown in drawing, but it is sufficient to be a layer of a color lighter than that of the colored layer (121)) on both sides of the colored layer (121) in the middle. In this way, the substitute currency for gaming has a multilayer structure which has a colored layer (121), and comprises a white layer (122) or a light-color layer (not shown in the drawing, but it is sufficient to be a layer of a color lighter than that of the colored layer (121)) on both sides of the colored layer (121) in the middle.
A novel system is provided for detecting fraud in games at a game parlor and for detecting mistakes or fraud during betting and settlement of chips. This fraud detection system detects fraud in games in which chips are collected and redeemed in accordance with win and loss results, and is provided with a camera (2) which images chips (9) housed a chip tray (17) of a dealer (5), an image analysis device (12) which analyzes images captured by the camera (2) and detects the value of the chips (9) housed in the chip tray (17), a card distributing device (13) which determines win and loss results in a game, and a control device (14) which detects fraud by comparing the win and loss results in the game with the value of the chips (9) stored in the chip tray (17) before and after chip collection and redemption.
Previously, due to complexity of the patterns on substitute currency for gaming at a gaming table (gaming substitute currency), there was a problem that it was not possible to robustly prevent mistakes because it was not possible to determine with image analysis techniques whether or not, during redemption, the dealer correctly redeemed the gaming substitute currency corresponding to the gaming substitute currency that was wagered. This detection system is provided with a control device (14) which detects fraud perpetrated at a gaming table (4) using image analysis results of an image analysis device (12), and further, the substitute currency (120) for gaming used in this detection system is formed by laminating layers of plastic of different colors and has a multilayer structure which includes a colored layer (121) at least in the middle and comprises a white layer (122) or a light-color layer (not shown in the drawing, but it is sufficient to be a layer of a color lighter than that of the colored layer (121)) on both sides of the colored layer (121) in the middle.
The objective of the present invention is to provide a management system for managing packages of shuffled playing cards, in order to prevent loss or substitution of packages of cards in the course of the operation of a casino which uses multiple card packages, in casinos or other card game establishments that use card game tables. A management system including a management and control device (7) stores and builds a database of ID codes (4) attached to a plurality of packages (2) introduced into a management and storage box (10), verifies the presence in the management and storage box (10) of each ID code (4) recorded in the database, by reading at predetermined time intervals the ID codes (4) of the plurality of packages (2) introduced into the management and storage box (10), and manages the ID codes (4) of the packages (2) before use and the ID codes (4) of the packages (2) that have been removed.
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(1) Playing card dealing machines having computer programs that determine authenticity of playing cards and win or lose by monitoring and reading encoded information in the playing cards; playing card dealing equipment for casino games; game machines for casino games; playing card reading machines for casino games; playing cards
A table game system comprising: a predetermined number of a plurality of decks of cards 1; a package PA in which the plurality of decks of cards 1 are packaged; a card shoe that includes a card holding unit 2 for holding the plurality of decks of cards 1 packaged in the package PA, an opening for manually drawing the cards to be used in each game one by one from the card holding unit 2, and a card reading unit for reading, one by one, at least the rank of the cards that are drawn from the opening; a card feeder that is provided with a card feeding mechanism which comes in contact with the card in the opening and feeds out the cards forward one by one from the opening, a control device which controls operations of the card feeding mechanism, and an activation means for causing the control device to operate the card feeding mechanism; a card stocker for receiving the cards fed out from the card holding unit by the card feeding mechanism; and a management control unit that is provided with a storage device which stores at least the rank information of the cards read by the card reading unit and is capable of calculating the number of cards for each rank on the basis of at least the rank information of each card stored in the storage device. The control device operates the card feeding mechanism when the activation means is activated when use of the plurality of decks of cards held in the card holding unit has finished according to predetermined rules of the card game and automatically feeds out all the cards left in the card holding unit. The card feeding mechanism does not operate when the cards are drawn manually from the card holding unit. The card reading unit reads at least the rank of the cards that are fed out by the card feeder. The management control unit has a processing function to calculate the total number of cards from adding the number of cards for each rank that have been drawn manually from the card holding unit before the use of the plurality of decks of cards held in the card holding unit is finished according to the predetermined rules of the card game and the number of cards for each rank fed out by the card feeder from the card holding unit after the use of the cards has finished, and to check that there is no shortage or excess of cards by comparing the total number of cards with the number of cards for each rank that should be included in the predetermined number of the plurality of decks of cards.
This table game system provides a system for measuring, using a card shoe used in a table game, the time for the progress of the game by a dealer, in particular, the game playing time from the drawing of cards from a card holding unit to the display of results of the game, and the time required to place and settle wagers not including the game playing time.
This card discarding device for table top games comprises: an disposal opening (4) for discarding cards (3) after a game; a discard card receiving base (5) that receives the cards (3) from the disposal opening (4); a discard card information acquisition means (6) for acquiring number (rank) information from the cards (3) thrown into the disposal opening (4); a set information acquisition means (7) for acquiring set information from the cards (3) to be discarded; a card number counter (8) serving as a number measuring means for counting the number of cards (3) that are inserted in the disposal opening (4) and are to be discarded; a deck checking means (13) which, when the cards (3h) to be discarded are a set of 8 decks, checks whether all 416 cards of the 8 decks of 52 cards are there; and an output means (10) for outputting the checking result. Void holes are disposed on the cards to prevent the cards from being used illicitly, and all of the cards to be discarded are guaranteed to be discarded.
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(1) Chips for casino none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or softball team; equipment relating to chips for casino, namely, authenticity determination equipment for chips for casino, ID verification equipment for chips for casino, counting equipment for chips for casino, storage box for chips for casino, none of the foregoing relating to baseball or softball or to a baseball or softball team.
This card shooter device (1) is provided with: a main unit (7) equipped with a card storage part (3) for storing cards (2s) that make up a prescribed number of decks; a detachable top cover (4) situated in the upper part of the card storage part (3), for covering the card storage part (3); a bottom surface (5) that slopes forward, for guiding cards (2) from the card storage part (3) onto a game table (6); and a front cover (8) arranged at the front of the main unit (7) in such a way that cards (2) can be withdrawn one at a time from the card storage part (3). The front cover (8) is detachable from the main unit (7) in cooperation with an engaging member (9) provided at the front of the main unit, a feature that makes it possible for cards (2s) making up a prescribed number of decks to be stored in the card storage part (3), when the front cover (8) has been detached.
The purpose of the present invention is to prevent unauthorized replacement of cards in a casino, and for this purpose, a system for managing packages (2) has: packages (2) of shuffled playing cards (1s) in which playing cards constituting a deck of a prescribed number of cards are shuffled in random order and each card is individually packed in one package (2), a unique ID code (4) being assigned for each unique package (2); a game table (11); a storage box (401) arranged to the side of the game table (11), the storage box (401) storing a plurality of packages (2) and being provided with a reader (451) for reading in the ID codes (4) of all of the packages (2), and lids (452a, 452b) capable of opening and closing so as to allow one package at a time to be removed; and a control device (112) for monitoring whether or not the packages (2) are in the storage box (401) by monitoring the ID codes (4) of the packages (2) read in by the reader (451), and then outputting the result of said monitoring.
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The present invention aims to provide a table game monitoring system with which it is possible to allow casinos to stop an ongoing game immediately when something unexpected happens by administrating the whole game from the start to the end of the game and during payoffs. The card game monitoring system has: a game table (1) on which bettors (2) put wagers (3) on betting areas (4); and a card shooter apparatus has a card reading unit to read and record the number (rank) and suit of the cards (6); and a control unit (7) to determine a winning hand according to a table game rules based on information of numbers (ranks) and suits of the cards sequentially read by the card reading unit (5); a monitor video camera system (8) to capture positions of cards and to identify wagers (3) on each betting area (4) at the game table (1); the control unit (10) has further processing function to check whether wagers (3) with payoff (3W) move to a pool (12) of the winner (W) of the bettors (2) determined by the card shooter apparatus (5) at the end of each game.
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This tri-fold card (1) has a shape in which three cards (1a, 1b, 1c) can be unfolded in a contiguous side-by-side state. The tri-fold card is provided with tangent lines or boundary lines (2) between the card (1b), which is located in the middle of the three cards (1a, 1b, 1c), and the cards on the two ends (1a, 1c). The three cards (1a, 1b, 1c) are glued side-by-side to a plastic film mount (4). The tri-fold card (1) changes from an unfolded state to a tri-folded state by being folded and when folding, is folded into a stack with the tangent lines or boundary lines (2) as ridges. As appropriate or as needed, a pattern (5) or letters (6) are printed on one or both sides of the cards (1a, 1b, 1c).
The present invention has been devised in view of an object of providing a method for administrating a package of shuffled playing cards to prevent fraud exchanges of cards in casinos. The administrating system 7 is programmed to calculate places and a number of all packages 2 of shuffled playing cards at each places of the backyard 8, the places of playing tables 11, places of carriers 9 and the disposition place 10 by using information obtained by the loading step and unloading step and the administrating system 7 calculates by every ID codes bases 1) places of all packages registered by the registering step for registering to a data base of administrating system 7 and each number of packages place by place from the information obtained from both the loading step and the unloading step. And then the administrating system 7 is programmed to recognize whether or not there is a lost package by comparing the information of all ID cords registered in registering step with the ID cords at each every places of all packages obtained at the calculating step from both the loading step and the unloading step and reporting about the lost package to an administrating section or to a main administration organization.
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A table game system capable of providing a table game to provide a chance to bet more higher paid off odds and additional wagering opportunities during the play in a way that is not complicated is provided. The set of shuffled decks of playing cards 1s has a different card arrangement orders due to shuffling, and thus, each set is unique. Therefore, in order to identify each set, an ID code is used in the form of a bar code 5 or a QR (quick response) code. The set of shuffled decks of playing cards 1s has a special card 1a which has been packaged together with other normal cards 1 of the shuffled decks of playing cards 1s in one package in a factory (see Fig. 1(b)). Fig. 1(b) shows a state in which the packing box 4 is exposed partially and contains a special card 1a.
A table game system is provided that includes a plurality of association tables, each of which makes it possible to obtain the correlation between codes attached to shuffled playing cards and the ranks thereof, and prevents the correlation between the codes of the shuffled playing cards and the ranks thereof from being known by a person who intends to commit cheating by changing the association table used as appropriate. A card shoe apparatus 2 of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader 100 that reads a barcode 3 attached to a shuffled playing card set 1s, and thereby reads a shuffled card ID that can uniquely identify the shuffled playing card set 1s. The shuffled card ID of the shuffled playing cards to be used is subjected to a process of association to identify one of association table numbers (T1 to T10) or database numbers, and the rank and the suit of a card 1 that are attached to the card 1 are identified based on a code C with an association table (T3). If the code C does not match a code defined in the association table (T3), an error occurs and it is determined that cheating may be committed.
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A table game system is provided capable of identifying shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus, thereby enabling an investigation of the cause thereof or the taking of countermeasures therefor. A card shoe apparatus 2 of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader 100 that reads a barcode 3 provided in a shuffled playing card set 1s, thereby reading a shuffled card ID that uniquely identifies the shuffled playing card set 1s. Also, a lid 2f for enabling the entry/removal of the shuffled playing card set 1s is provided in an upper portion of the card shoe apparatus 2. A sensor S for detecting the opening/closing of the lid 2f is provided under the lid 2f to detect the opening/closing of the lid 2f, thereby detecting replacement of the shuffled playing card set 1s. A control unit 12 further includes a function of storing the following security items in connection with a shuffled card ID: (1) a reading error of a code C of a card 1 in a cord reading unit 8 (in the case of a false card, the code C is not present in the card 1 or a false code C is printed on the card 1, and these will be determined as irregular by the card reading unit 8) and (2) replacement of the shuffled playing card set 1s (such replacement is determined by detecting the opening/closing of the lid 2f).
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A63F 9/24 - Jeux utilisant des circuits électroniques, non prévus ailleurs
A table game system is provided capable of identifying shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus, thereby enabling an investigation of the cause thereof or the taking of countermeasures therefor. A card shoe apparatus 2 of the table game system of the present invention includes a barcode reader 100 and RFID that reads a barcode 3 or RFID provided in a shuffled playing card set 1s, thereby reading a shuffled card ID that uniquely identifies the shuffled playing card set 1s. Also, The control unit 12 has further a function of identifying an exposition of the cut card by the card reading unit 8 and memorizing this information as that the shuffled playing card set 1s now being used is will be or have changed to the new one. The information of the exposition of the cut card is at least used for identifying an end of the current game using the shuffled playing cards set 1s currently set in the card shoe apparatus 2. A control unit 12 further includes a function of identifying specified events that occur during the use of set of the shuffled playing cards at a game table, and of reporting these occurrences of the specified event in connection with a shuffled card ID.
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A table game system (1) is configured from a card shooter (2), and a protector (3) for preventing an unauthorized activity from being performed to the card shooter (2). The card shooter (2) has a main unit (5) provided with a card housing unit (4) for housing cards, and a cover (6) which covers the card housing unit. In front of the main unit (5) is provided an inverted U-shaped aperture (8) for extracting cards (7) one by one from the card housing unit (4). The protector (3) is mounted so as to cover the front surface portion of the card shooter (2), and is configured so as to be removable with respect to the card shooter (2). As a result, the invention eliminates opening the cover with an illicit purpose and extracting a card or inserting a fake card, and also prevents unauthorized extraction of a card from the inverted U-shaped aperture of the front of the card shooter.
Provided is a card shooter device that can prevent illicit activities. The card shooter device (4) contains: a card guide section (7) that guides cards (1) pulled out one at a time from a card housing section (5) into a game table (6); a code reading unit (8) that reads from the cards (1) a code (2) representing a number (quantity, rank) of the card (1) when the card (1) is pulled out from the card housing section (5); an authenticity determination unit (9) that determines the authenticity of the card from information pertaining to the authenticity of the card; an outcome determination unit (10) that determines the outcome of a card game on the basis of the number of cards (1) sequentially read by the code reading unit (8); and an output unit (11) that outputs the determination results of the outcome determination unit (10). The card guide section (7) is provided with card exit/entry limiting sections (30, 40) that limit the exit/entry of the cards (1) from the card housing section (5).
This card shooter device (4) has: a card guide unit (7) that guides cards (1), which are pulled out one at a time from a card housing unit (5), towards the top of a game table (6); a card reading unit (8) that reads from the cards (1) a code (3) representing a number (quantity, rank) of cards (1) when the cards (1) are pulled out from the card housing unit (5); and a control unit (12) that determines the outcome of a card game on the basis of the quantity of cards (1) read sequentially by the card reading unit (8). The control unit (12) further has the function of detecting abnormalities of shuffled playing cards (1s) and has a memory (13) that records, for a predetermined number of cards, information of the cards (1) read by the card reading unit (8). When an abnormality of the shuffled playing cards (1s) housed in the card housing unit (5) is detected, the abnormality and cards are notified to the pit or management department of a casino via an external output means (100), and furthermore the abnormality is made known by means of a liquid crystal display unit (102) and a card and abnormality lamp (101). As a result, it is possible to prevent illicit activities.
Shuffled playing cards that are used in various kinds of card games are usually configured from 416 cards if using eight-deck cards. But being bulky, there is the problem that when the dealer tries to set the playing cards in a card shooter, etc. all at once, the cards scatter and cannot easily be placed therein. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a packing box for playing cards that a game leader can easily set in a card shooter, etc. prior to a game. When assembled, the packing box (2) for shuffled playing cards (1) has a three-dimensional shape with six surfaces, a front surface (3), a back surface (4), a left side surface (5), a right side surface (6), an upper surface (7), and a lower surface (8), so as to wrap the entire perimeter of the shuffled playing cards (1). The packing box (2) is provided with: zippers (11) at two places separated by a specified interval, the zippers being provided with zipper-shaped cutting lines (10) that run parallel to the longitudinal direction (arrow (L)) of the three-dimensional shape; and a central band (12) in the central area demarcated by the zippers (11) in the two places. The packing box is configured so that by removing the two zippers (11) along the cutting lines (10) obtained from the zipper lines and a linear slit (13), the left and right side surfaces (5, 6) of the packing box (2) can each be removed to expose the two side surfaces of the shuffled playing cards (1).
A card disposal system for a table game is provided that is capable of assuring the disposal of all of cards corresponding to a predetermined number of decks that are used at a game table without any deficiency and without any fraudulent diversion being made over such cards. A card disposal system for a table game of the present invention includes a discharge opening (4) for disposal of cards (3) after a game, a disposed card receiving board (5) for receiving the cards 3 from the discharge opening (4), a disposed card information acquiring means (6) that acquires information on the number (rank) of the card 3 placed in the discharge opening (4), a group information acquiring means (7) that acquires group information of the card (3) disposed of, a card counter (8) serving as a number counting means that counts the number of cards (3) that are placed in the discharge opening (4) for disposal, a deck examination means (13) that determines whether cards (3h) to be disposed of includes all the cards within a predetermined number of decks, for example, 416 cards in case of 8 decks (52 cards x 8 decks), and an output means (10) that outputs a result of the determination. With the card disposal system, a void hole is made on the card to be disposed of, and the disposal of all the cards without any deficiency and without any fraudulent diversion being made over such cards is assured.
A card-shooter device (4) of this table-game system is provided with a card shooter having a card enclosure (5) for horizontally stacking and enclosing multiple cards (1), a control device (24) configured from a program storage unit, a computer device, and the like being disposed in the lower section of the card-shooter device. A lid (12) is provided in the upper section of the card enclosure (5), an optical sensor (19), for receiving the reflected light of a light radiating on the end face of the multiple cards (1) enclosed in the card enclosure (5), being disposed below the lid (12). When the multiple cards are inside the card-shooter device, it is possible to check that a predetermined number of cards (for example, for eight decks, 416 cards) are arranged. Thereby provided are a card-shooter device and a table-game system making it possible to check that the predetermined number of cards (for example, for eight decks, 416 cards) are arranged when the multiple cards are inside the card-shooter device.
The present invention provides shuffled playing cards that leave no room for dishonest actions to be carried out by shuffling shuffled playing cards a second time. A shuffling device (1) is provided with: a plurality of cards (2) that contain information for determining the authenticity thereof; two card set trays (3) where stacks of cards (2) are placed; and a shared card stocker (4) that stocks cards dispensed from the two card set trays (3) in one place. A dispensing roller (5) and a dispensing roller (6) are provided below each of the two card set trays (3) for dispensing one card (2) at a time from the card set trays (3) to the card stocker (4). A control device (8) has a card quantity-determining means that controls the aforementioned dispensing means so that cards (2) are dispensed from only one of the two card set trays (3) in order to prevent cards from being dispensed simultaneously from the two card set trays (3), and determines the quantity of cards to be dispensed each time by randomly changing the quantity of cards within a range of predetermined values for the quantity of cards to be dispensed at one time.
One problem of traditional playing cards is that when a plurality of cards representing a hand are collected and held in the hand, the index on each card corner becomes visible if the cards are shifted while being held, and when a dishonest person cheats (peeks) with the intention of carrying out a dishonest action, all cards being held in the hand are seen by a third party. The purpose of the present invention is to provide playing cards that make it possible to prevent dishonest actions such as peeking during card games. The playing cards (1) of the present invention are designed so that a deck of 52 playing cards is configured from two types of cards, each of which comprises indexes (2) indicating the numerical value that expresses the rank of a card: cards (1a) that have indexes (2) on only the top left and bottom right corners of the card (1); and cards (1b) that have indexes (2) on only the top right and bottom left corners of the card (1).
This token coin for play (chip) is provided with code information by DNA, and the chip (10) has a disklike shape. The chip (10) is constituted by a body (11) forming the chip shape, labels (12) affixed on both surfaces of the body (11), and a core (13) embedded in the body (11). According to this token coin for play, the authenticity of a token coin for play can surely be determined. Further provided is a system (system for determining the authenticity of a token coin for play) capable of preventing an illicit act by using such a token coin for play.
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This card shooter device (1) of a tabletop game system comprises a card shooter unit (4) further comprising a card storage unit (2) which stores a plurality of cards (100) in a horizontal stack. A control device (5) is positioned in the lower part of the card shooter device (1), said control device (5) being configured of such as a program storage unit and a computer device. A transparent base plate (9) is disposed on the bottom of the card storage unit (2). An optical sensor (10), which receives reflected light of light which is projected on the end faces of the plurality of cards which are stored in the card storage unit (2), and a DNA sensor (11), which acquires DNA information from a coating containing DNA which is attached to the cards (100) which are stored in the card storage unit (2), are positioned below the base plate (9). It is thus possible to inspect that a prescribed number of cards (i.e., 416 cards in eight decks) are present in a state of a plurality of cards being within a card shooter device.
This device (1) for creating a card deck is provided with: a card reading device (23) for determining the suit and rank of playing cards (10) sent from a card set unit (14), by reading the suit and rank inscribed on the playing cards (10) or the identification code (type code information (106)) that displays the suit and rank and is included on the playing cards; a sorting device (26) provided with a plurality of sorting arms (24) for switching the direction of movement of the playing cards (10) for which suit and rank has been determined, and rotary solenoids (25) for rotating and powering the sorting arms (24); and a plurality of card stockers (27-1, 27-2, 27-3) for stocking each playing card (10) for which the direction of movement has been switched by the sorting device (26). As a result, a device is provided for automatically creating a card deck that has the prescribed number of cards used in a card game, without excess or deficiency.
A card reading device (2) comprises: a shoe unit (8) wherein cards (C) are housed; a card reading unit (9) which reads information of cards that are withdrawn; a controller unit (10) which adjudicates an outcome of a game on the basis of the information of the cards thus read; and display units (11, 12) which display adjudicated game outcomes. In a tabletop game system (1), information of the cards as read out by the card reading unit (9) and information of the outcome results as adjudicated by the controller unit (10) is transmitted by wireless communication from the card reading device (2) to a main computer device (3). The card reading device (2) further comprises a battery (15) which supplies power to the controller unit (10), the display units (11, 12), and a wireless output unit (13). With such a card reading device (2), it is possible to easily move the card reading device in a participatory tabletop game.
Deck information representing a deck of cards (100) is encoded by the DNA contained in the DNA ink (DNA-containing coating) with which the markings (101) representing card suit or rank are printed. The cards (100) are guided along rails (19) in a card shoe (3). A DNA sensor (13) is provided on the sliding surface (17) of the card shoe (3). When light from a light source of the DNA sensor (13) is shined on the DNA-containing coating of the marking (101) printed on the card (100), the light reflected from the DNA-containing coating (light of a prescribed frequency) is received by the DNA sensor (13). When the deck information is read from the DNA, the card (100) is verified using said deck information and the results of the verification are output, thereby allowing on-the-spot detection of cheating in card games as well as preventing those who have obtained cards (100) dishonestly from reproducing said cards (100).
A card shooter device (1) is equipped with a card shooter part (3), which is equipped with a card storage part (10) and an opening (11), a card guide (15) that guides a card (C) drawn from the opening (11) onto a table (T), a card reader (4) that reads the number of cards drawn from the card shooter part (3), a win/lose judgment part (28) that determines whether a card game has been won or lost based on the card number information that has been read, and a communication terminal (8) that transmits the card number information. The card number information that has been read is temporarily stored in a memory (25). The temporarily stored card number information is transmitted to a supervisor when the transmission thereof has been enabled by means of an enable-transmission button (9), whereby the timing with which the card number information is transmitted can be controlled so that the supervisor is unable to know the contents of the cards (C) before the player. Thus, a card shooter device is provided that is able to prevent cheating by cooperation between the game supervisor and the player.
This object aims to provide shuffle trump cards that does not require taking a long time for a game organizer to shuffle and has no room in which a dishonesty is involved. A shuffle machine shuffles trump cards (12) composing the predetermined number of decks to obtain a set of shuffle trump cards (1). Every set of the shuffle trump cards (1) is individually packed and is sealed by a seal (13) on which a barcode (13a) indicative of a shuffle trump cards ID is printed. The shuffle trump cards ID is associated with information possible to specify the shuffle machine involved in the shuffle of the trump cards and the associated trump cards ID is registered at a database.
Structure of a token money for game incorporating an RFID in which the RFID is not removed easily and the FRID tag does not fail easily during production or use. The token money (10) for game has such a structure as an RFID tag (121) covered with a flexible cover sheet (122) is held between laminate resin films or plates and hot pressed thus incorporating the RFID tag (121) in the body (11). Material of the cover sheet (122) is paper, polyvinyl, or polyethylene terephthalate, for example.
A44C 21/00 - Pièces de monnaieJetonsPièces ou jetons à usage privé ou de jeu, ou similaires
G06K 19/07 - Supports d'enregistrement avec des marques conductrices, des circuits imprimés ou des éléments de circuit à semi-conducteurs, p. ex. cartes d'identité ou cartes de crédit avec des puces à circuit intégré
G06K 19/077 - Détails de structure, p. ex. montage de circuits dans le support
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GAME CARD WITH BUILT-IN RFID, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
A game card which has a built-in RFID tag and whose surface layer is never corrugated. A playing card (10) has an intermediate layer (12) having the built-in RFID tag (121) and having nearly equal thickness, and has two or more sheets (11a, 11b) sandwiching the intermediate layer (12) between themselves. The intermediate layer (12) contains, for example, the RFID tag (121) and two or more base films (122a, 122b) sandwiching the RFID tag (121) between themselves. It is preferable that the base films (122a, 122b) are colored in black. Alternatively, it is also preferable that the intermediate layer (12) is bonded to the sheets (11a, 11b) with a black adhesive.
