IP Library Granted Patent US 11,103,768
Granted Patent B2
US 11,103,768 · App. 16/678,717 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

Table game system

Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta (Shiga, JP)
Assignee: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
A63F1/14A63F1/12A63F1/18G07F17/3241A63F2001/008A63F2009/242A63F2009/2439A63F2250/58G07F17/3293
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Patent No.
US 11,103,768
App. No.
16/678,717
Granted
Aug 31, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system is disclosed to identify shuffled playing cards used at the time of the occurrence of a problem in a card shoe apparatus. A card shoe apparatus of the system includes a reader configured to read a shuffled card ID that uniquely identifies the shuffled playing card. A control unit is configured to identify a cut card by a card reading unit and store information associated with the cut card. The information is at least used to identify an end of the current game using the shuffled playing cards set in the card shoe apparatus. The control unit is further configured to store event information to identify specified events that occur during the use of set of the shuffled playing cards and to report an occurrence of a specified event.

Claims (69)

1. A system for use with a plurality of decks of playing cards, including cards shuffled in an order and a cut card, the system comprising:

a card shoe apparatus including:

a card housing unit configured to house the and the cut card;

an opening configured to enable drawing of the cards from the card housing unit one by one; and

a card reading unit configured to read card information from a card drawn via the opening;

a display unit configured to display a result of a card game using the plurality of decks of playing cards; and

a control unit configured to:

identify the cut card; and

perform an action based on identification of the cut card, the action includes:

calculate a tendency of results of the card game; or restart or reset the display which displays the results of the card game.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a database communicably coupled to the control unit,

wherein the control unit is configured to transmit information to the database, the information includes:

an identification of a game table;

an identification of a dealer;

a start time of use of the plurality of decks of playing cards;

an end time of use of the plurality of decks of playing cards;

a time period while the plurality of decks of playing cards were present on the game table;

a pit or a card room where the plurality of decks of playing cards were stored before being delivered to the game table;

a time period after an end of the card game played using the plurality of decks of playing cards until a start of a new game using another plurality of decks of playing cards;

a time period from the start of the card game played using the plurality of decks of playing cards to the end of the card game played using the plurality of decks of playing cards;

purchase or procurement of the plurality of decks of playing cards; or

a combination thereof.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the control unit is further configured to identify one or more events that occur during use of the plurality of decks of playing cards; and

the one or more events include:

a reading error in the card reading unit;

a drawing error when a card is attempted to be withdrawn from the card shoe apparatus when no card should be drawn according to one or more rules of the card game;

a determination of a winner/loser of each game during the use of the plurality of decks of playing cards for the card game;

an improper shuffling of the plurality of decks of playing cards housed in the card shoe apparatus; or

a combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein occurrence information of the one or more specified events is transmitted the control unit is further configured to transmit information of an identified occurrence of the one or more events to a remote terminal.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of decks of playing cards or the cut card includes an ID code associated with a card ID, and the card shoe apparatus is configured to detect the ID code.

6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising a communication means configured to receive the ID code prior to the ID code being detected by the card shoe apparatus.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to perform, based on identification of the cut card:

determine an average time of a have during use of the plurality of decks of playing cards; and

determine an average number of error occurrences during use of the plurality of decks of playing cards; or

a combination thereof.

8. A method of controlling a system for use with a plurality of sets of decks of playing cards, including cards shuffled in an order and having a cut card, the method comprising:

initiating display of a result of a card game using the plurality of decks of player cards;

identifying, by a control unit comprising at least one processor, the cut card drawn from a card shoe apparatus; and

performing, by the control unit, an action based on identification of the cut card, wherein performing the action includes:

calculating a tendency of results of the card game; or

restarting or resetting the display which displays the results of the card game.

9. A system for use with a plurality of decks of playing cards including cards shuffled in an order and a cut card, the system comprising:

a display unit configured to display a result of a card game played using cards of the plurality of decks of playing cards, the cards dealt from a card shoe apparatus; and

a control unit configured to:

identify the cut card dealt from the card shoe; and

perform an action based on identification of the cut card, the action including:

calculate a tendency of results of the card game; or

restart or reset the display which displays the results of the card game.

10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising the card shoe apparatus, where the card shoe apparatus includes the control unit and is configured to house the plurality of decks of playing cards and the cut card.

11. The system of claim 9 , further comprising the card shoe apparatus, where the card shoe apparatus includes a card reading unit coupled to the control unit, the card reading unit configured to read card information from a card of the plurality of decks of playing cards drawn from the card shoe apparatus or the cut card drawn from the card shoe apparatus.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the action includes calculate a tendency of results of the card game, and restart or reset the display which displays the results of the card game.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the control unit is configured to calculate the tendency of the results of the card game after identification of the cut card and after end of use of the plurality of decks of playing cards.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein:

the control unit is further configured to determine a winner/loser of each game during use of the plurality of decks of playing cards; and

the results of the card game are associate with win/loss results of multiple games of the card game played using the plurality of decks of playing cards.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the results of the card game are associate with multiple games of a player of the card game or multiple games of a dealer of the card game.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein:

identification of the cut card is associated with an end of use of the plurality of decks of playing cards for the card game; and

the control unit is configured to perform the action after identification of the cut card or after the end of use of the plurality of decks of playing cards for the card game.

17. The system of claim 9 , wherein the display is configured to display the results of multiple games of the card game played using the plurality of decks of playing cards for the card game.

18. The system of claim 9 , wherein the control unit is further configured to determine a time period duration during which the plurality of decks of playing cards is used for the card game.

19. The system of claim 9 , wherein the control unit is further configured to determine an average game time of all games played during use of the plurality of decks of playing cards.

20. The system of claim 9 , further comprising:

a monitor configured to track results of games during use of the plurality of decks of playing cards, wherein:

the result displayed by the display unit is associated with the tracked results of the monitor, and

to restart or reset the display, the control unit is configured to restart or reset the monitor.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ERRONEOUS FILLING PREVIOUSLY RECORDED PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 56803 FRAME: 916. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 29, 2024
From: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD.
To: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 069303/0740 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD.
To: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056803/0916 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 8, 2021
From: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD.
To: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057149/0078 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2019
From: SHIGETA, YASUSHI
To: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 050961/0024 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-246729 · Oct 23, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14438211
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