Shuffled playing cards and manufacturing method thereof
View Patent ↗The present invention provides shuffled playing cards which eliminate the need for a game host to shuffle cards before games by taking a lot of time as well as eliminate the possibility of cheating. A shuffled playing cards ( 1 ) obtained by shuffling a predetermined number of decks of playing cards ( 12 ) using a shuffling machine is packaged as an individual pack. The shuffled playing cards ( 1 ) is individually packaged and sealed with an adhesive label ( 13 ). A bar code ( 13 a ) which represents a unique shuffled card ID has been printed on the adhesive label ( 13 ). The shuffled card ID is registered in a database by being associated with information which allows identification of a shuffling machine used to shuffle the playing card set.
1. A package of shuffled playing cards in which a predetermined number of decks of playing cards are shuffled and individually packaged, the package comprising:
a shuffled card ID attached to the package of the shuffled playing cards,
wherein the shuffled card ID is associated with a carton ID attached to a carton.
2. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein the cards are shuffled one by one in a random order using a random number generator.
3. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein the carton is loaded on a pallet and a pallet ID is attached to the pallet and the carton ID is associated with the pallet ID.
4. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 3 , wherein the pallet ID provides shipping information.
5. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 4 , wherein the pallet is loaded in a container.
6. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 3 , wherein defective shuffled playing cards are identified by the carton ID or the pallet ID.
7. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein the shuffled card ID is registered in a database by being associated with a production line of the shuffled playing card or customer information.
8. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein images of the shuffled playing cards are captured so as to check a number of cards.
9. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein the shuffled card ID is registered in a database by being associated with information related to identification of a shuffling machine or a shuffling machine group involved in shuffling of the shuffled playing cards to which the shuffled card ID is attached.
10. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein the shuffled card ID code comprises a bar code or a two-dimensional matrix code.
11. The package of shuffled playing cards according to claim 1 , wherein the shuffled card ID is attached to a sealing label of a package of the shuffled playing cards.