Patent SG-11201407560R-A (SG)
Title: Card disposal system for table game
Inventor: SHIGETA YASUSHI
IPC: A63F1/06
Filed: 2013-05-17
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 21 November 2013 (21.11.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/172038 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: A63F1/06 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/JP2013/003146 17 May 2013 (17.05.2013) English English (30) Priority Data: 2012-127495 17 May 2012 (17.05.2012) JP (71) Applicant: ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD. [JP/JP]; 10-1, Kawarayamachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka- shi, Osaka, 5420066 (JP). (72) Inventor: SHIGETA, Yasushi; c/o ANGEL PLAYING CARDS CO., LTD., 614 Higashi Shiokoji-cho, Sh- iokoji-dori Karasuma Nishi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, 6008216 (JP). (74) Agents: OHNO, Seiji et al.; OHNO & PARTNERS, Mar- unouchi Kitaguchi Building 2IF, 6-5, Marunouchi 1- chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 1000005 (JP). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: CARD DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR TABLE GAME [Fig. 1] 00 m o CJ l> i-H cn i-H o CJ o & 406 (57) Abstract: A card disposal system for table a game provided is that is capable of assuring the disposal of all of cards correspond - ing 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 discharge a opening (4) for disposal of cards (3) after game, a a disposed card receiving board (5) for receiving the cards 3 from the discharge opening (4), a dis - posed 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 predetermined a 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.