Trading card package and manufacturing method for same
Provided is a trading card in which a trading card package and content of the trading card package are linked and the content can be specified, and an illegal act can be found. A manufacturing method for a trading card package includes a step of grouping trading cards on which rareness degree information is printed and a step of packaging the grouped trading cards. Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards. In the grouping step, the trading card IDs are registered in a database. A package ID is imparted to a package. The package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package. The package ID of the package including the trading cards, the trading card IDs, and the rareness degrees included in the package are associated.
1. A manufacturing method for a trading card package comprising:
a grouping step of grouping a predetermined number of trading cards to combine the trading cards, which are classified into different rareness degrees, according to predetermined rules and package the trading cards as one package, the trading cards having a plurality of rareness degrees and each being classified into any one of the rareness degrees, and information concerning the rareness degrees being printed on the trading cards; and
a packaging step of packaging, in one package, a group of the trading cards grouped in the grouping step,
wherein, in the grouping step:
the trading cards are physically selected and combined to group, in the group of the predetermined number of trading cards forming the group, the trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees, according to the predetermined rules; and
after physical selection of at least one trading card of the trading cards combined to form the group, content information of the combination is registered in a database based on the at least one trading card physically selected;
wherein the predetermined rules include that at least one rareness degree of a plurality of the trading cards included in a predetermined number of packages that are collectively handled is present in a predetermined number,
a package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package, and a code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package,
the package ID of the package including the trading cards and the content information of the combination of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database, the package ID is a unique ID value,
whether the plurality of trading cards included in the predetermined number of packages conform to the rules is able to be inspected by referring to the database, and
authenticity of the trading cards is able to be determined by referring to the package ID in the database.
2. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 1 , wherein
trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards,
in the grouping step, the trading card IDs of the trading cards forming the group are registered in the database, and
the package ID and the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees of the trading cards included in the package are associated in the database.
3. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 2 , wherein the respective trading card IDs are read when the trading cards are grouped in the grouping step or before the group of the trading cards is packaged in the packaging step or during the packaging.
4. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 2 , further comprising an inspecting step of inspecting, from the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees of the trading cards included in the package, whether a number and a group of the trading cards in the package are a number and a group conforming to the predetermined rules.
5. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a boxing step of enclosing a plurality of packages having undergone the packaging step in an inner box, and
wherein a unique inner box ID different for each inner box is imparted to the inner box enclosing the plurality of packages, and package IDs of the plurality of packages included in the inner box and the inner box ID are associated in the database.
6. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 5 , further comprising a packing step of packing a plurality of inner boxes in a carton, wherein
a unique carton ID different for each carton is imparted to the carton, and
the carton ID and inner box IDs of the plurality of inner boxes included in the carton are associated in the database.
7. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 6 , further comprising an inspecting step of inspecting, from trading card IDs and the rareness degrees of all the trading cards included in the inner box, whether a combination of a number and rareness degrees of the trading cards in the inner box is a combination of a number and rareness degrees conforming to the predetermined rules.
8. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 6 , further comprising an inspecting step of inspecting, from trading card IDs and the rareness degrees of all the trading cards included in the carton, whether a combination of a number and rareness degrees of the trading cards in the carton is a combination of a number and rareness degrees conforming to the predetermined rules.
9. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 6 , further comprising an inspecting step of inspecting, from weight in a state in which all the trading cards included in the carton are included in the carton, whether a number of the trading cards in the carton is a number conforming to the predetermined rules.
10. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 5 , further comprising an inspecting step of inspecting, from weight in a state in which all the trading cards included in the inner box are included in the inner box, whether a number of the trading cards is a number conforming to the predetermined rules.
11. The manufacturing method for the trading card package according to claim 1 , further comprising an inspecting step of inspecting, in a state in which the group of the trading cards included in the package is included in the package, from weight or thickness, whether a number of the trading cards in the package is a number conforming to the predetermined rules.
12. A trading card package, comprising:
trading cards are classified into predetermined rareness degrees, and information concerning the rareness degrees into which the trading cards are classified is respectively imparted to the trading cards,
a predetermined number of trading cards are grouped in order to combine, according to predetermined rules, the trading cards classified into different rareness degrees and package the trading cards in one package,
the grouped trading cards are packaged in one package,
wherein in the group of the predetermined number of trading cards forming the group, the trading cards classified into a plurality of different rareness degrees are combined according to the predetermined rules, and after physical selection of at least one trading card of the trading cards combined to form the group, content information of the combination is registered in a database based on physical selection of the at least one trading card of the trading cards combined to form the group,
the predetermined rules include that at least one rareness degree of a plurality of the trading cards included in a predetermined number of packages that are collectively handled is present in a predetermined number,
a package ID for specifying the package is imparted to the package for each package, and a code display representing the package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package,
the package ID of the package including the trading cards and the content information of the combination included in the package are associated in the database, the package ID is a unique ID value,
whether the plurality of trading cards included in the predetermined number of the packages conform to the rules is able to be inspected by referring to the database, and
authenticity of the trading cards is able to be determined by referring to the package ID in the database.
13. The trading card package according to claim 12 , wherein:
trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards, and the trading card IDs of a plurality of the trading cards in the group are registered in the database, and
the package ID of the package including the trading cards and the trading card IDs included in the package are associated in the database.
14. The trading card package according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a plurality of the packaged packages enclosed in an inner box, and
wherein a unique inner box ID different for each inner box is imparted to the inner box enclosing the plurality of packages, and package IDs of the plurality of packages included in the inner box and the inner box ID are associated in the database.
15. The trading card package according to claim 14 , further comprising:
a plurality of inner boxes packed in a carton,
a unique carton ID different for each carton is imparted to the carton, and
wherein the carton ID and inner box IDs of the plurality of inner boxes included in the carton are associated in the database.
16. The trading card package according to claim 15 , wherein it is inspected, from the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees of all the trading cards included in the carton, whether a combination of a number and rareness degrees of the trading cards in the carton is a combination of a number and rareness degrees conforming to the predetermined rules.
17. The trading card package according to claim 13 , wherein it is inspected, from the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees of the trading cards included in the package, whether a number and a group of the trading cards in the package are a number and a group conforming to the predetermined rules.
18. The trading card package according to claim 13 , wherein it is inspected, from the trading card IDs and the rareness degrees of all the trading cards included in an inner box, whether a combination of a number and rareness degrees of the trading cards in the inner box is a combination of a number and rareness degrees conforming to the predetermined rules.